The content of this book is ideal for beginners learning French. Each chapter is detailed with French customs and traditions. It has exercises that you can do yourself with a partner. The book contains small hints and facts about French society and how it differs from America

The content of this book is ideal for beginners learning French. Each chapter is detailed with French customs and traditions. It has exercises that you can do yourself with a partner. The book contains small hints and facts about French society and how it differs from America

This book introduces the history of the Gayageum instrument, its many forms and genres of performance. The text also contains information on special methods and functions necessary to create modern plays for Gayageum

This book contains the reports of the participants of the Seminar - scientists from East Asian countries, which widely studied the problems, opportunities and policies of cultural studies in Asia, as well as presented views on literature focused on the issues of cultural hegemony, a market economy, mass culture and globalization

This publication of this book marks the bicentenary of the Koninklijike Bibliotheek, the national library of the Netherlands

Rural-urban migration is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the economic and demographic landscape of Chinese cities. Over the past two decades, China has transformed itself from a relatively immobile society to one in which more than 10 percent of the population are migrants. China's mobility rate is still low compared with that of advanced industrial economies, the sheer size of the migrant flows and their dramatic economic and social consequences have already profoundly affected economic growth and urban development. Looking ahead, decision makers at all levels will need to craft policies that address issues of migration and rural-urban migrants issues that are hotly debated among scholars, Chinese policy makers, and others. This report presents recent findings that describe migration patterns and changes since the 1980s.

Costs and Benefits of Economic Integration in Asia is an essential reference on the controversy and consensus on economic integration, and how it will influence individual Asian countries, the region as a whole, and the world, for decades to come

China's emergence as a global economic player has been accompanied by a major internal transformation. Over the past decade, the economy has made the transition from complete reliance on state-owned and collective enterprise to a mixed economy where private enterprise also plays a strong role

This book, is the result of a joint effort by two World Bank vice presidencies—the Financial and Private Sector Development Network and the Sustainable Development Network—in collaboration with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery