Does "Asian American" denote an ethnic or racial identification? Is a person of mixed ancestry, the child of Euro- and Asian American parents, Asian American? W...
An unofficial guide to EMPIRE, the runaway hit of the 2014-15 television season.Empire is the breakout, network television hit of 2015--from its opening night, ...
This volume presents state of the art analyses from scholars dealing with a range of demographic topics of current concern, including longevity, mortality and m...
In this book new mathematical and statistical techniques that permit more sophisticated analysis are refined and applied to questions of current concern in orde...
This annual summary of educational policies and practices worldwide includes discussion of multi-skills and flexibility, school-work links, qualifications, and ...
This edited volume offers state-of-the-art research on the dynamics of contemporary fertility by examining the implications of the economic and social forces th...
This book provides an up-to-date survey on the nature, causes, and patterns of family change. The traditional nuclear family has been replaced by a multiplicity...
Since the first Oregon State Fair was held on four acres along the Clackamas River in the Gladstone/Oregon City area in 1861, the fair has been the focal point ...
This title was first published in 2003. Since independence in 1947, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. New planning laws have been passed, new o...
byJurjen Battjes,Robert Labeur
Practitioners in water engineering rely on a thorough understanding of shallow water flows in order to safeguard our habitat, while at the same time sustaining ...
From January to April 2000 historian David Irving brought a high-profile libel case against Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt in the British High Court, chargi...
In January 2004, America's national attention was riveted by the longest prison standoff in history and the brutal hostage-taking of Corrections Officer Lois Fr...
The mythic origin stories of the Grand Canyon and the Native American tribes who live in and near it....
A young Haida boy in the Pacific Northwest learns the importance of honoring the spirits of the salmon caught for food....