This book examines, in detail, the political context within which the civil service operates, including the role of the central government in Hong Kong SAR civil service policy making, the changing le ... 続きを読む

The Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary is the most comprehensive and authoritative English-Urdu dictionary available today. It is derived from the highly acclaimed Concise Oxford English Dictionary and co ... 続きを読む

This is an ideal dictionary for Urdu-speaking learners of English. It gives clear explanations throughout, with detailed pronunciation guidance, and thousands of illustrative phrases to show how words ... 続きを読む

Professional and Therapeutic Communication focuses on the professional approaches to communication and the therapeutic elements of the caring relationship. It provides a contemporary and practical app ... 続きを読む

This is derived from the very popular The Little Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary. It contains 33,000 most commonly used words in English with their meanings in Urdu orthography. Grammatical info ... 続きを読む

Motivation is that which moves us to action. Human motivation is thus a complex issue, as people are moved to action by both their evolved natures and by myriad familial, social and cultural influence ... 続きを読む

Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic-acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the la ... 続きを読む

本書はブルースというジャンルの主な流れと主要なアーティストを追い、ブルースについての知識の幅を広げてくれる入門書です。ブルースのルーツをアフリカやアフリカ系アメリカの音楽、ヨーロッパのフォークミュージック、吟遊新人や音楽やラグタイムなどの中に見い出しながら、独立したジャンルの歴史を簡として、また実質的なアメリカ音楽の土台として、20世紀にどのように進化を遂げてきたかをたどっていきます。 &nbs ... 続きを読む

紀元前6世紀に成立した儒教の教え。人間愛と規範に基づく理想社会の実現を説いた孔子の思想の伝統は、2600年もの間中国に影響を与え続けてきました。19-20世紀には近代化の進む西洋と日本の間で、中国の封建主義や発展の遅れの原因として糾弾され、改革や脱却が試みられたこともあります。中国人の日常に密接に関わり続けてきた儒教の思想と歴史に加え、今日の儒教再生の動きが、中国の政府と人にとってどんな意味を持つ ... 続きを読む

For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or w ... 続きを読む