1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450581103321

Autore

Tsai Shih-shan Henry

Titolo

Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's quest for identity [[electronic resource] /] / by Shih-shan Henry Tsai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

ISBN

1-281-36795-8

9786611367954

1-4039-7717-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

951.24/905/092

B

Soggetti

Presidents - Taiwan

Electronic books.

Taiwan Politics and government 1988-2000

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book is an account of Taiwan's evolving national consciousness told through the biography of its former President Lee Teng-hui - the central figure in the island's political transformation over the past two decades. In describing the broader historical and social context of the various stages of Lee's life, the book also analyzes Taiwan's own evolution during the past century as a Japanese colony, a Leninist party-state dictatorship, and then an American-inspired fledgling democracy. The book explores such questions as: Is Lee Teng-hui an opportunistic recidivist who is interested only in his own self-preservation, or is he a hero who not only propelled Taiwan into a new era, but also constructed a new national identity for the islanders? Are the multi-ethnic islanders culturally 'Chinese' or are they 'Taiwanese'? Is Taiwan historically and politically part of 'China' or does it have its own history and identity, and deserves international recognition as an independent sovereign country?



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910150659303321

Autore

Pimsleur

Titolo

Pimsleur Dutch Level 1 Lessons 16-20 MP3 : Learn to Speak and Understand Dutch with Pimsleur Language Programs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

: Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster)

ISBN

1-4423-1896-1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The Pimsleur® Method is scientifically proven to be your fastest route to near-native fluency. Speak and understand Dutch in just 30 minutes a day.Dutch Phase 1, Units 16-20 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning tospeakDutch. These units contain Reading Lessons designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787470403321

Autore

Smith Gerald L. <1959->

Titolo

A Black educator in the segregated South : Kentucky's Rufus B. Atwood / / Gerald L. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1994

©1994

ISBN

0-8131-5867-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/11

Soggetti

Segregation in higher education - Kentucky - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Homeplace; 2. Goodbye, ""Skullbuster""; 3. The New Administration; 4. Walking a Tightrope; 5. Beyond the Campus; 6. Difficult Days; 7. School Desegregation; 8. Spring 1960; 9. Measuring the Years; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Black college presidents in the era of segregation walked a tightrope. They were expected to educate black youth without sufficient state and federal funding. Yet in the African American community they were supposed to represent power and influence and to be outspoken advocates of civil rights, despite the continual risk of offending the white politicians on whom they were dependent for funding. The dilemmas they faced in balancing these conflicting demands have never been fully examined. Gerald Smith's study of the long-time president of Kentucky State College helps fill that void.From 1929 t