More than just a glossary of words, Speak American is a friendly guide to all the essentials of surviving your encounters with America and Americans

This book was written for foreign visitors to Korea to be able to understand Korean culture through the historic sites of Seoul. Reading this book provides an easy yet thorough understanding of not only the outward appearances but also the basic cultural principles that have formed these sites. This book describes a field trip through Gyeongbok Palace and Changdeok Palace, the most focal relics of ancient Seoul, and Bukchon, the historic neighborhood of the former ruling class. Readers can discover more about the many UNESCO-designated World Heritages as a part of the palace tour.

Nonfiction. Travel. Southeast Asia Studies. Seoul Selection is proud to announce the release of SEOUL SELECTION GUIDES: SEOUL. The most comprehensive guidebook to the city of Seoul ever released, SEOUL contains 464 pages of in-depth travel information, helpful tips, background information on culture and history, detailed maps and beautiful photographs. Making full use of Seoul Selection

Social Change in Korea covers almost all the important spheres of social life, touching upon most of the significant aspects of social change in Korea over the years, especially during the past two decades. It can be a very useful complementary textbook for any course taught in English which deals with social change in Korea.

These two domains are generally known to conflict each other. However, the author of this book claims that these two share common ground in terms of pursuit of truth. Since when we had achieved an ability to think, we has been asked those questions: "where we came from?", "how the universe began?" These are the questions aboutthe origin of man, the universe, and the life. Religion and science are commonly the legacy of our effort to find the answer to these fundamental inquiries. The author attempts to develop a contextual dialogue between science and religion in the context of Korea, Here, the theological context of Korea, which differs from the Western, reflects both the religio-cultural context of religious pluralism as well as the socio-political context experienced colonialism and dictatorship. The readers looking for an ultimate truth may enjoy a mosaic woven through the contextual dialogue between modern science and the East Asian religious tradition.

Un 2001 the World bank updated an earlier poverty assessmentof Brazil that analyzed the relation between income variables and household characteristics

В книгу вошли произведения древней культуры Востока, такие как: "Повести о Великом мире", "Махабхарата", "Повесть о Савитри", а также исследования древней культуры Востока, историографии и источниковедения истории стран Азии

Авторы хотят показать все пути к Небесной покровительнице многочисленным паломникам, стекающимся в Тихвин, про Успенский монастырь, об истории русской духовной и материальной культуры России

This teacher-written resource has lots of surefire ways to help kids learn‹and love‹social studies. Hands-on activities, such as shaped time lines, want ads, and map explorations encourage students to develop an understanding of our world

At the core of STAY STRONG is the idea that with the right attitude and strategies, kids can truly accomplish anything. And Terrie Williams is the ideal person to encourage and inspire. Her solid advice about ambition, goals and making real, personal connections speaks to readers without a hint of preaching. Urging them to stick to just a few simple but powerful rules -- tools that have successfully served Terrie