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This volume showcases continuity and change in communication with and within North Korea. By approaching the country from three distinct angles -news media, popular culture, and digital technology- the volume…
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Dal-Yong Kim,Hong Manjong
A collection of thirty-eight stories about Korean mountain wizards, Taoist hermits with supernatural powers, divine Taoists, and divine beings, who enjoy perennial youth, longevity, and immortality, and sometimes ascend to…
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Seongcheol Kim, Dal Yong Jin
Korea's Platform Empire explores the evolution of digital platforms in South Korea's media sphere, and their global political, economic, cultural, and technological influence.
Hee Sun Kim
In the forest when they see a bear, everyone yells, "AHH the Bear!"
But are they scared or excited? Let's find out!
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Hi, I'm Lulu. I'm a Chirpy Bird.
This flying business isn't easy AND I'm afraid of heights (whatever that means).
Come join me on my flying adventures.
Hi, I'm Lulu. I'm a Chirpy Bird. Listen to my lullaby:
CHORRP CHORRP CHORRP
CHORRRP CHORRP,
CHOR RR P
Did you notice anything wrong there?
Well, neither…
One day, my friend turned into a pinecone. Yes, a PINECONE!
But, whether he's a pinecone or a Chirpy Bird, he's still my…
Lim Kim Seng, Lim Kim Chuah, Yong Ding Li
A fully comprehensive field guide to Malaysia's 829 bird species, including Sabah and Sarawak. The species are clearly illustrated in over 170 plates, with many variants. The main identifying features…
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Hwang Sok-yong, Sora Kim-Russell (trans.), Youngjae Josephine Bae (trans.)
Virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story — an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history.
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Hwang Sok-Yong
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history.
In contemporary…
Hwang Sok-yong
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
?International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story - an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history.
…
Seon Yong Kim
Paul’s complex argumentation for dissuading the Galatians from the demand of circumcision is to be understood in light of ancient (both Jewish and pagan ) rhetorical strategies that were commonly…
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Dal-Yong Kim
Argues that esoteric ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche and James Frazer provide answers to ontological questions about the origin and substance of poets looking beyond the established rationalist codes of the…
This book includes an editorial and 12 research papers on micromixers collected from the Special Issue published in Micromachines. The topics of the papers are focused on the design of…
Micromixers are an important component in micrototal analysis systems and lab-on-a-chip platforms which are widely used for sample preparation and analysis, drug delivery, and biological and chemical synthesis. The Special…
Sang-Yong Kim
Diese Untersuchung befasst sich mit den Voraussetzungen fur die Scheidung und des Sorgerechtes nach der Scheidung in Deutschland und Korea. Hierbei wird vor allem das Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen Privatautonomie einerseits und…
Myong-Yong Kim
Larm ist ein zentrales Umweltproblem in der industriellen Welt. Vor allem durch die rasante Zunahme des Strassenverkehrs-, Flug- oder Sportlarms haben die Larmbelastungen bedrohliche Formen angenommen. Die Arten von Larm…
Jeong-Yong Kim
Dieser Studie dient das moderne Groteske als ein realistisches Gestaltungsprinzip mit gesellschaftskritischem Anspruch als Arbeitsgrundlage. Das Groteske in Odon von Horvaths Stucken erweist sich einerseits als ein angemessenes Gestaltungsmittel der…
This volume fulfills the need for an accessible academic book that addresses the gender issues that women face as Christian disciples, whether in formal leadership roles or engaging leadership in…
Byung-Yong Kim
In Europa verdichteten und konzentrierten sich vom 11. bis zum 13. Jahrhundert die landlichen und stadtischen Siedlungen. Sie entwickelten sich starker als zuvor zu grossen und kleinen Dorfern, zu grossen…
This book studies Eliot’s New England Puritanism in consultation with the major works of 17th- and 18th-century American Puritan writers. Eliot’s works reflect the literary principles and practices of the…
Philippe Vergne,Beck Jee-Sook,Hans Ulrich Obrist
This monograph presents the development of Kim Yong-Ik’s work from the 1970’s to the present day
Yong Kim
Kim Yong shares a brutal account of life in a labour camp - a singularly despairing form of torture carried out by the secret state.
Long Road Home shares the remarkable story of the survivor of a North Korean labor camp, a former military official who spent six years in a gulag and experienced firsthand…
This handbook provides research guidelines to study roles of the genes and other factors involved in a variety of complex behaviors. Utilizing methodologies and theories commonly used in behavior genetics…
Yong-Mi Kim
Information technology (IT) investments have continued to increase over the last few decades while, concurrently, executives continue to question the value being obtained from these investments. In order to address…
Yong-Ho Kim
Rownania Navier-Stokes z tlumieniem opisuja przeplyw z oporem ruchu. Z matematycznego punktu widzenia, rownania te moga byc postrzegane jako modyfikacja klasycznych rownan Navier-Stokes z terminem regularizujacym. Niniejsza monografia dotyczy poczatkowych…
This book reviews all the important aspects of treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders, covering issues such as definitions, clinical aspects, neurobiological correlates, treatment options, and predictors of treatment response.
This book, in two volumes, focuses on contemporary issues and dilemmas in relation to depression. The aim is to equip readers with an up-to-date understanding of the clinical and neurobiological…
This book reviews all important aspects of anxiety disorders with the aim of shedding new light on these disorders through combined understanding of traditional and novel paradigms.
Detailed attention is also paid to the applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science technology in psychiatry and to their role in the development of new hypotheses, which…
This book reviews all aspects of major depressive disorder (MDD), casting light on its neurobiological underpinnings and describing the most recent advances in management. The book is divided into four…
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder, phenotypically and biologically. MDD may be caused by complex interaction between genes and environment in susceptible individuals. Thus, a combination…
Covers such topics as advances in working capital management.
Volume 4 in this research series contains nine papers. Following the tradition of the earlier volumes, it is similar in style to the first three volumes and illustrates ongoing research…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt das Schaffen von Ferdinand Raimund auf dem Gebiet des Theaters dar. Raimunds Verwendung traditioneller Inhalte in seinen Dramen - aus Mythologie, Religion, Aberglauben und aus der…
Yong-Won Kim
Mit der Entwicklung des Industriezeitalters gehen die Anspruche der Arbeitenden weit uber die Verbesserung ihrer materiellen Situation hinaus und erstrecken sich auf die Forderung nach der Mitbestimmung an der Gestaltung…
Yong-Woo Kim
Activity Based Cotsting for Construction Companies provides guidelines on how overhead costs can be managed for using Activity Based Costing (ABC), providing gains in contractor competiveness.
Yong Shin Kim
Focuses primarily on the psychoanalytic theory surrounding the ego ideal, and the place of phantasy and hallucination in the psychopolitical functions of ideology. The author specifically examines the Korean student…
