Author: Murray Milner Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: status, indian, culture, analysis, theory, sacredness, general, relations
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1994-06-16
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0195084896
ISBN-13: 9780195084894
Status and Sacredness provides a new theory of status and sacral relationships and a provocative reinterpretation of the Indian caste system and Hinduism. Milner shows how in India and many other social contexts status is a key resource, and that sacredness can be usefully understood as a special form of status. By analyzing the nature of this resource Milner is able to provide powerful explanations of the key features of the social structure, culture, and religion. He argues against the widely held view that the Indian caste system is best understood as a unique cultural development, demonstr
Author: Ryszard I. Cholewinski
Publisher: Council of Europe
Keywords: legal, law, status, comparative, study, immigrants, international, experts, migrants, admitted, employment, committee, rights
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2005-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 9287154090
ISBN-13: 9789287154095
Author: Committee on the Status of Pollinators in North Am
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: america, north, pollinators, status
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 2007-04-24
List price: $56.00
ISBN-10: 0309102898
ISBN-13: 9780309102896
Pollinators - insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction - are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination.This book provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America’s most important managed pollinator, the honeybee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed a
Author: Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status an
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: strategies, future, status, current, sclerosis, multiple
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2001-07-10
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 0309072859
ISBN-13: 9780309072854
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often disabling disease of the nervous system, affecting about 1 million people worldwide. Even though it has been known for over a hundred years, no cause or cure has yet been discovered-but now there is hope. New therapies have been shown to slow the disease progress in some patients, and the pace of discoveries about the cellular machinery of the brain and spinal cord has accelerated. This book presents a comprehensive overview of multiple sclerosis today, as researchers seek to understand its processes, develop therapies that will slow or halt the diseas
Author: Ray Varzhabedian
Publisher: Wheatmark
Keywords: quo, status
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-10-15
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1587368943
ISBN-13: 9781587368943
Ray Varzhabedian draws on thirty-one years of restaurant experience to bring restaurant owners like you a different and refreshing perspective on how to create and maintain a successful dining establishment.Learn how to: Maximize profit Prevent theft Manage your bartenders and wait staff Deliver excellent customer service Create the right menu Manage overhead Status Quo provides insightful advice for all kinds of restaurants, with separate chapters containing advice for pizza parlors, quick serve restaurants, cafés, and caterers. No matter what type of restaurant you own, this book will help
Author:
Publisher: APH Pub
Keywords: women, advancement, status
Number of Pages: 568
Published: 2000
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8176481696
ISBN-13: 9788176481694
Author:
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Keywords: status, current, environment, global
Published: 2000
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8176251046
ISBN-13: 9788176251044
