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Identity meets nationality [[electronic resource] ] : voices from the humanities / / edited by Helen Lauer, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Jemima Asabea Anderson
| Identity meets nationality [[electronic resource] ] : voices from the humanities / / edited by Helen Lauer, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Jemima Asabea Anderson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ghana, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LauerHelen
AmfoNana Aba Appiah AndersonJemima Asabea |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics
Humanities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-11425-9
9988-647-79-4 9786613114259 9988-647-99-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Notes on the Contributors; 1. The Humanities and the Ideaof National Identity; Introduction; Religion and identity; Politics and identity; References; 2. Empiricalism: The Empirical Character of an African Philosophy; 1. Akan language and the expression of abstract ideas; 2. The empirical and the metaphysical; 3. Empirical concepts of time and space; 4. Empiricalism; References; 3. Metaphors of Death in Akan; Introduction; 1. The conceptual metaphor theory (CMT); 2. Language, data, and method
3.1 Analysis and discussion of Akans' view of death3.2 Death is departure; 3.3 Death is a loss; 3.4 Death is a person; 3.5 Death is sleep; Summary and conclusion; References; 4. Political Nicknaming in Ghana: Social Representations of Democracy Achieved through Conceptual Blending; Introduction and background; 1. Political discourse and social cognition; 2. Language in meaning construction; 2.1. Meaning creation in cognitive semantics; 2.1.1. Metaphor in meaning construction; 3. Conceptual blending theory-an overview; 3.1. The nature of blending; 3.2. The blending analysis 3.2.1. Ellembele Mugabe3.2.2. Lawra Nandom Kabila; 3.2.3. World Bank; 3.2.4. Rural Bank; Conclusion: conceptual blending in social cognition; References; Internet references; 5. "Do not Rob us of Ourselves"Language and Nationalism in Colonial Ghana; Introduction; 1. Initial Gold Coast reaction to European entry into Africa; 2. Language and nationalism in the Gold Coast; 2.1. Early strong advocates of the use of Ghanaian languages; 2.1.1. Reverend Jacob Benjamin Anaman; 2.1.2. Reverend Gaddiel Robert Acquaah; 2.1.3. William Esuman Gwira Kobina Sekyi; 3. Language in education; Conclusion References6. Language Use in Education in Minority Language Areas; Introduction; 1. Language use in education in Ghana-an overview; 2. The case of Logba; 3. Respondents; 4. Method; 5. Discussion of results; References; 7. The Dilemma of African-American EnglishIdentity; Introduction; 1. Syntactic similarities; 1.1 Resumptive-with construction in Ghanaian languages; 1.2 Properties of the resumptive-with construction in Akan; 1.3 The antecedent of the pronoun in the resumptive-with construction; 1.4 Genitive marking; 1.5 Multiple Negation; 2. Phonological similarities 2.1 Consonant cluster reduction2.2 The phonological account/voicing generalisation; 2.3 The African origin view; 2.4 Similarities shared by Ghanaian English and African-American English; 2.4.1 Sociolinguistic influence; 2.4.1 Deletion of liquids; 2.5 Consonant replacement; 2.6 Metathesis; 3. Speech events and verbal/oral gestures; 3.1 Kiss-teeth (suck-teeth); 3.2 Cut-eye; 3.3 Signifying and playing the dozens; Conclusion; References; 8. Constructing a National Languageas a Vehicle for National Identity; Introduction; 1. Methods of language construction 2. Unification, linguistic synthesis, and Pidgins |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457016703321 |
| Ghana, : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip
| Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip |
| Autore | Galip Özlem <1982-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 891.597093851 |
| Collana | Written culture and identity |
| Soggetto topico |
Collective memory - Kurdistan
Kurdish literature - History and criticism National characteristics 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| ISBN |
0-7556-0884-4
0-85772-643-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Kurdistan and beyond: the search for a homeland -- An overview of Kurdish politics: wars, uprisings and movements -- Kurdish literary and cultural productions: from oral literature to digital media -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in diaspora: constructing 'home-land' and 'identity' -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in Turkish Kurdistan: constructing 'homeland' and 'identity' -- A comparative analysis of the novels: from Turkish Kurdistan to its diaspora. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511416303321 |
Galip Özlem <1982->
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| London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip
| Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip |
| Autore | Galip Özlem <1982-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 891.597093851 |
| Collana | Written culture and identity |
| Soggetto topico |
Collective memory - Kurdistan
Kurdish literature - History and criticism National characteristics 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| ISBN |
0-7556-0884-4
0-85772-643-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Kurdistan and beyond: the search for a homeland -- An overview of Kurdish politics: wars, uprisings and movements -- Kurdish literary and cultural productions: from oral literature to digital media -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in diaspora: constructing 'home-land' and 'identity' -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in Turkish Kurdistan: constructing 'homeland' and 'identity' -- A comparative analysis of the novels: from Turkish Kurdistan to its diaspora. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796987103321 |
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Galip Özlem <1982->
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| London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip
| Imagining Kurdistan : identity, culture and society / / Özlem Belçim Galip |
| Autore | Galip Özlem <1982-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 891.597093851 |
| Collana | Written culture and identity |
| Soggetto topico |
Collective memory - Kurdistan
Kurdish literature - History and criticism National characteristics 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| ISBN |
0-7556-0884-4
0-85772-643-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Kurdistan and beyond: the search for a homeland -- An overview of Kurdish politics: wars, uprisings and movements -- Kurdish literary and cultural productions: from oral literature to digital media -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in diaspora: constructing 'home-land' and 'identity' -- The Kurdish novelistic discourse in Turkish Kurdistan: constructing 'homeland' and 'identity' -- A comparative analysis of the novels: from Turkish Kurdistan to its diaspora. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813419503321 |
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Galip Özlem <1982->
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| London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival / / Rasul Bakhsh Rais
| Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival / / Rasul Bakhsh Rais |
| Autore | Rais Rasul Bux |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 954.91 |
| Soggetto topico |
Islam and politics - Pakistan
National characteristics |
| ISBN | 1-4985-5396-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islam and the State -- 3. Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan -- 4. Erosion of Modernist Tradition --5. The State in Decline -- 6. The Politics of Islamic Revival -- 7. The Struggle Within -- 8. Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794920603321 |
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Rais Rasul Bux
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival / / Rasul Bakhsh Rais
| Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival / / Rasul Bakhsh Rais |
| Autore | Rais Rasul Bux |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 954.91 |
| Soggetto topico |
Islam and politics - Pakistan
National characteristics |
| ISBN | 1-4985-5396-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islam and the State -- 3. Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan -- 4. Erosion of Modernist Tradition --5. The State in Decline -- 6. The Politics of Islamic Revival -- 7. The Struggle Within -- 8. Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809177003321 |
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Rais Rasul Bux
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| Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India [[electronic resource] ] : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland
| India [[electronic resource] ] : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland |
| Autore | Gesteland Richard R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GestelandMary C |
| Soggetto topico |
Business etiquette - India
Intercultural communication - India National characteristics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-62198-662-4
87-630-9946-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459686503321 |
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Gesteland Richard R
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| [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India [[electronic resource] ] : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland
| India [[electronic resource] ] : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland |
| Autore | Gesteland Richard R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GestelandMary C |
| Soggetto topico |
Business etiquette - India
Intercultural communication - India National characteristics |
| ISBN |
1-62198-662-4
87-630-9946-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785673303321 |
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Gesteland Richard R
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| [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland
| India : cross-cultural business behavior : for business people, expatriates and scholars / / Richard R. Gesteland & Mary C. Gesteland |
| Autore | Gesteland Richard R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GestelandMary C |
| Soggetto topico |
Business etiquette - India
Intercultural communication - India National characteristics |
| ISBN |
1-62198-662-4
87-630-9946-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Colophon -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Richard -- Mary -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: Communicating, Negotiating and Managing in India -- Chapter One: The Business Culture of India -- Business Culture: A Definition -- National Business Cultures -- Nordic Examples -- Tendencies versus Stereotypes -- Definition of the "West" -- Cultural Differences and Similarities -- Chapter Two: Polychronic and Monochronic Time -- Climate and Time Behavior -- Wilting in Jaipur -- Comparing Polychronic and Monochronic Time Behavior -- Lack of Punctuality -- Meeting Behavior -- Case 2‑1: Waiting in Bangalore -- Late Deliveries, Missed Deadlines -- Case 2‑2: The Reluctant Messenger -- Case 2‑3: The Outsourcing Contract -- Surviving Polychronic Time Behavior -- Time Behavior Is Changing … Slowly -- Chapter Three: Relationship Focus and Deal Focus -- Case 3‑1: Collecting Past Due Accounts -- Case 3‑2: Cutting Red Tape in India -- Case 3‑3: Negotiating with Indian Government Officials -- The Importance of Relationships -- Case 3‑4: Using Your Contacts -- Maintaining Your Relationships -- Chapter Four: Hierarchical and Egalitarian Business Behavior -- The North-South Cultural Divide in Europe -- Characteristics of Hierarchical Business Cultures -- Characteristics of Egalitarian Business Cultures -- Formality: Forms of Address -- UK Foreign Minister Insults Indian Counterparts -- Formality: Dress Code -- Case 4‑1: Negotiating in South Asia -- Meeting the Prime Minister -- Egalitarian Managers in Hierarchical Cultures -- Case 4‑2: Danish Manager in India I -- Expatriate Preparation Training -- Learn the Local Language? -- Invasion of the Rats -- The Trailing Spouse -- The Cages of Bombay (Mumbai) -- Caste Issues -- Case 4‑3: Danish Manager in India II -- Gender Issues in a Hierarchical Society -- Case 4‑4: Gender Issues.
Chapter Five: Communication Direct Westerners Encounter Indirect Indians -- "When Does 'Yes' Mean Yes?" -- Case 5‑1: Communicating in India: "Yes or No?" -- So When Does a "Yes" in India Really Mean Yes? -- Written Communication -- Nonverbal Communication -- "Danish Humor Is a Problem" -- Chapter Six: Intercultural Leadership Challenges in India -- Improving Staff Retention -- Recruiting Staff in the Old Days -- Communication Issues -- Criticizing or Correcting Indian Counterparts -- Tool Kit for Issues Resolution -- Case 6‑1: The Performance Evaluation -- Improving Teamwork -- Building a Shared Culture -- North-South Divide in India -- Leveraging the Similarities -- Summary for Westerners: Indian Expectations and Assumptions about Communicating, Negotiating and Managing -- Polychronic Time Behavior -- Relationship Orientation -- Hierarchies, Status and Caste -- Verbal Communication -- Protocol and Etiquette -- Indian Business Protocol and Social Etiquette for Westerners: Three Quizzes -- Etiquette in India I: Health versus Etiquette -- Etiquette in India II: Dealing with Beggars -- Etiquette in India III: Inviting Indians to Dinner -- Part Two: Your Life In India -- Introduction -- Chapter One: How To Prepare Yourself -- Taking a Pet -- Chapter Two: The First Weeks -- Learning the Language -- Housing -- The Housing Contract -- Chapter Three: Moving Into Your New Home -- Domestic Help -- Finding the Right Help -- Dealing with Your Domestic Help -- Chapter Four: Settling Your Children -- Water -- Schools -- Discipline -- Finding a Doctor or Dentist -- Chapter Five: Culture Shock -- How to Adjust -- Learn the Local Language -- Make New Friends -- Chapter Six: Parties and Etiquette -- New Delhi -- Chennai (Madras) -- Mumbai (Bombay) -- The Job of Giving a Party -- Social Etiquette -- Chapter Seven: Caste. Chapter Eight: Body Language and Communication -- Physical Contact -- The Left Hand -- Feet -- Body Space -- Verbal and Non Verbal Communication -- Chapter Nine: Beggars and Traveling -- Travel -- In Cities -- Taxis -- Three-Wheelers -- Bicycle Rickshaws -- Subways -- Motorbikes -- Traveling Between Cities -- By Train -- By Motorbike -- By Airplane -- By Car -- Road Etiquette -- Chapter Ten: The Diversity Of India -- Dress -- Perceptions -- Last Word -- Addendum: Background Information -- Population -- Languages -- Weather -- Historical Summary -- Aryan Influence -- Islamic Influence -- Government And Economy -- The Economy -- Religions -- Hinduism -- Jainism -- Buddhism -- Islam -- Sikhism -- Christianity -- Zoroastrianism -- Holidays & -- Festivals -- January -- February - March -- March - April -- April - May -- May - June -- June - July -- July - August -- August - September -- September - October -- October - November -- November - December -- Rear Cover. |
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Gesteland Richard R
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| [Frederiksberg], : Copenhagen Business School Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to landscape / / Peter J. Howard
| An introduction to landscape / / Peter J. Howard |
| Autore | Howard Peter <1944-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 309 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 304.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Landscape assessment
Landscapes Landscape protection Cultural property - Protection Environmental management Human geography Nature (Aesthetics) National characteristics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-28172-4
9786613281722 1-4094-0385-8 1-351-95878-X 1-315-26268-1 1-4094-0383-1 1-4094-9031-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. What is landscape? -- pt. 2. How is landscape perceived? -- pt. 3. What is the future?. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155605203321 |
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Howard Peter <1944-, >
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soggetto topico
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National characteristics
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- Business etiquette (10)
- Intercultural communication (10)
- Culture (9)
- Export marketing (9)