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Alternative Lithography: Unleashing the Potentials of Nanotechnology (Nanostructure Science and Technology)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0306478587 |
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This book intended for academic and industrial research scientists and engineers, as well as industrial laboratories working on sensors, biotechnology and opto/electronics details in 17 chapters state-of-the-art technologies and the prospects for micro-contact printing and nanoimprint lithography.
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Alternative Lithography: Unleashing the Potentials of Nanotechnology
Clivia M. Torres Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MV2DXE |
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What Did the Internment of Japanese Americans Mean? (Historians at Work)
Alice Yang Murray Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312208294 |
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During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were removed and confined four years in sixteen camps located throughout the western half of the United States. Yet the internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps remains a largely unknown episode of World War II history. In these selections, Alice Yang Murray investigates the U.S. government's role in planning and carrying out the removal and internment of thousands of citizens, resident aliens, and foreign nationals, and the ways in which Japanese Americans coped with or resisted their removal and incarceration.Customer Reviews:
A Valuable Resource On The American Internment.......2003-04-20
Murray's book is a compilation of several selections from prominent scholars and authors concerning the plight of those of Japanese descent caught in the Americas during World War II. A brief introduction providing insights into the lives of the authors and several questions accompany each selection. There is also a brief historical background of the internment preceding the selections. Murray provides an extensive list of other works witch may aid the reader in further studies of the topics represented following the selections. The book contains the following excerpts by the following authors; "The Decision for Mass Evacuation" - Roger Daniels, "Gordon Hirabayashi v. United States: A Jap's a Jap" - Peter Irons, "Hostages" - Michi Weglyn, "Tule Lake under Martial Law: A Study in Japanese Resistance" - Gary Y. Okihiro, and "Amache" - Valerie J. Matsumoto.
Murray does an admirable job of portraying to the reader popular interpretations and general historical facts regarding the internment. The topics range from the constitutional laws broken by the internment, to the transfer of Latin Americans of Japanese descent to the United States so that the U.S. could barter them for Allied POWs. The book presents popular views of the Americans interned and their reactions to internment, giving the reader a well-rounded look at the current debate over the subject. Each selection is unique and proves invaluable in regards to understanding the internment and its implications on modern society.
Each literary style is quite original therefore denoting that each style will need proper review. Murray writes in an average style, creating places where the sentence structure can be somewhat awkward. The author periodically goes back and forth between present and past tense, but does do a good job of conveying the topic at hand. The compositional style Daniels uses is quite assertive and conveys a more radical tone, he also seems to generally dislike lawyers - often bringing this dislike into his work, causing the reader general annoyance. However he provides proof to back up his statements and uses an otherwise gripping literary style that keeps the reader interested. Irons writes in a very professional tone, and presents the topics without extreme biases resulting in a well-written work. Weglyn presents a descriptive work, which at times appears to have a bit of anger behind it. Okihiro is slightly vindictive, often targeting other prominent authors and dismissing their work as incorrect. He presents a rather compelling work, but his single mindedness taints it. Matsumoto is very open minded, relating to the reader the wide spectrum of opinion instead of the lone mindset promoted by other authors. However, she sometimes overuses some of her sources, which slightly detracts from the work.
"What Did the Internment of Japanese Americans Mean? (Historians at Work)" makes for an excellent introduction to the various facets of internment, but is not a precise work on any individual realm of the subject. Murray's work is a necessary overview and resource for anyone, both seasoned experts and casual readers, interested in one of the darkest chapters of American history.
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What did Jesus Mean?: Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts
Anna Wierzbicka Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195137337 |
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In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount. Her approach results in strikingly novel interpretations of the Gospels. Written in dialogue with other biblical commentators, What Did Jesus Mean? is both scholarly rigorous yet accessible.Customer Reviews:
A more open book now.......2001-11-20
This book makes me happy as a beliver and as a linguist........2001-08-08
a linguist examines the meaning of jesus' words.......2001-07-14
Very difficult reading.......2001-06-21
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What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors
Jude Welton Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 1843102072 |
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Jude Welton looks at a hundred of the most common figures of speech in this visual workbook designed as a springboard for family and classroom discussions. Each figure of speech is accompanied by an illustration showing its literal meaning, which will help AS children recognize and learn to enjoy metaphors and figurative language. The book can be used by parents one-to-one with their ASD child. Teachers can also use the book as the basis for classroom work on figurative language.Customer Reviews:
Fun!.......2007-02-23
Great idea -- but there are problems.......2005-10-15
This is the Book to Put NT Translators Out of Business.......2004-12-23
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What Did the Constitution Mean to Early Americans? (Historians at Work)
Edward Countryman Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312182627 |
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What Did Jesus Mean?
Ron Rhodes Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0736900497 |
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I recommend this book to everybody........2002-06-18
I found this book especially helpful in talking about the trinity. It also helped me in understanding the difficult sayings in the Gospel of John.
I highly recommend it, and I was very surprised when it said it was out of print. It is a must needed book.
Denominational bias abounds.......2001-05-26
Better resources are available.......2000-12-16
Rhodes attempted to differentiate his book from others on this subject (i.e. When Critics Ask or Hard Sayings of the Bible). Those other books tackled the tough passages in a chronological Bible order. Rhodes decided to cover the verses in subject order. This, I believe, makes What Did Jesus Mean? very difficult to navigate. However, I will say that I will keep the book on my shelf next to others like it, utilizing it when looking for another opinion on a controversial passage. This, by itself, makes it a book worthy of purchase.
Diffucult Saying of Jesus.......2000-03-22
confusing.......1999-08-24
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What Did It Mean?
Angela Mackail Thirkell Manufacturer: Moyer Bell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1559212748 |
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The capable and forthright Lydia Merton, wife of the esteemed Noel Merton, chairs the local committee preparing for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. What follows is pure Angela Thirkell - squabbles, jealousies, and high jinks aplenty. As always, romance brews amidst the eccentricity.Customer Reviews:
Not One of Thirkell's Best Efforts.......2000-04-03
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What Did Jesus Mean?: Making Sense of the Difficult Sayings of Jesus
Ron Rhodes Manufacturer: Wipf & Stock Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1592444032 |
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America A Concise History 3e & What Did the Constitution Mean?
James A. Henretta , David Brody , Lynn Dumenil , and Edward Countryman Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0312453248 |
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America A Concise History 3e V1 & What Did the Constitution Mean?
James A. Henretta , David Brody , Lynn Dumenil , and Edward Countryman Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0312453868 |
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America Views the Holocaust and Pearl Harbor & the Coming of the Pacific War and: What Did the Internment of Japanese Americans Mean?
Akira Iriye , and Alice Yang Murray Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0312398042 |
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