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“john andrew black”

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  • A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present

    by John Andrew Black ...
    A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present is a unique study: the first by a Western scholar to place the long-term development of Japanese infrastructure alongside an analysis of its evolving political economy. Drawing from New Institutional Economics, Black offers an historically informed critique of contemporary planning using the example of Japan’s historical ... Read more

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  • Legislating for Risk and Precaution

    Bridging the Divide between Science and Law for Biosecurity

    Edited by Robert Black, John Moloney, Andrew Graffham ...
    This book aims to demystify the law for scientists and instructing officials by exploring the science and legal concepts of risk and precaution for national legislation to facilitate safe trade in agricultural products (in compliance with international trade rules).The book is not meant to supplant the many authoritative titles on legislative drafting, but provide some practical exercises on ... Read more

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  • Essentials of WTO Law

    by Peter Van den Bossche, Denise Prévost ...
    The multilateral trading system and the WTO, its principal institution, are currently in crisis. Now more than ever, it is essential to provide a sound understanding of WTO rules and procedures, and their contribution to a secure and predictable framework for trading relations between nations. This book provides a timely and carefully considered overview of the substantive rules and institutional ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges

    by World Bank ...
    Published in association with Harper Collins the completely revised and updated third edition of the Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. 'This is an excellent up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of and staff teaching higher levels of geography .... a clear concise easily-accessible and well-illustrated ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Japan

    From samurai to Sony

    by Curtis Andressen ...
    New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a comprehensive, readable history of the land of the Rising Sun, from its ancient origins to its fascinating present.Japan is a country of contradictions and extremes. It is a country of age-old practices and cutting edge technology, strong martial traditions and refined artistic accomplishments. Few countries have been the ... Read more

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  • Bending Adversity

    Japan and the Art of Survival

    by David Pilling ...
    “[A]n excellent book...” —The EconomistFinancial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section of Japanese citizenry, including novelist Haruki Murakami, former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, industrialists and bankers, activists and artists, teenagers and octogenarians. Through their voices, ... Read more

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  • A Traveller&Amp;Apos;S History Of Japan

    by Richard Tames ...
    <I>A Traveller’s History of Japan</I> not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation’s development but also provides an invaluable introduction to its language, literature and arts, from kabuki to karaoke. This clearly written history explains how a country embedded in the traditions of Shinto, Shoguns and Samurai has achieved stupendous economic growth ... Read more

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  • State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO): Forests and Agriculture: Land Use Challenges and Opportunities

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    Forests and trees support sustainable agriculture. They stabilize soils and climate, regulate water flows, give shade and shelter, and provide a habitat for pollinators and the natural predators of agricultural pests. They also contribute to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, for whom they are important sources of food, energy and income. Yet, agriculture remains the major driver ... Read more

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  • The Japanese

    A History in Twenty Lives

    by Christopher Harding ...
    A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday TimesFrom the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals.The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

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  • International Economic Law

    Text, Cases and Materials

    by Leïla Choukroune, James J. Nedumpara ...
    Reconciling all fields of international economic law (IEL) and creating bridges between disciplines in a conceptual as well as practical manner, this book stands out as the first modern, comprehensive international economic law textbook. Containing a technically solid yet critically rich body of knowledge that spans disciplines from trade law to investment, from trade finance to fisheries ... Read more

    $56.59 USD

  • Japan and the Shackles of the Past

    by R. Taggart Murphy ...
    Japan is one of the world's wealthiest and most technologically advanced nations, and its rapid ascent to global power status after 1853 remains one of the most remarkable stories in modern world history. Yet it has not been an easy path; military catastrophe, political atrophy, and economic upheavals have made regular appearances from the feudal era to the present. Today, Japan is seen as a has ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • A Country of Two Agricultures

    by Wandile Sihlobo ...
    Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of 'two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks.These disparities can be traced ... Read more

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