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In search of a new identity:Shiga Shigetaka's recommendations for Japanese in Hawaii [PDF]

, 2008
The demand for on-demand video streaming has seen an enormous increased usage and is today the main contributor to Internet traffic. Technological developments combined with the accessibility of sufficiently powerful end-user hardware, large bandwidth ...
Gavin, Masako
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Urban patriotism in the media space of Ekaterinburg: Cases of “Public Garden”, “Lion on Weiner Street”, “Toporkov’s House”

Управление культурой
The article presents the results of a study of urban patriotism in the social space of a metropolis, the purpose of which is to determine effective strategies for influencing public opinion and decision-making by government agencies regarding the urban ...
Liya M. Khakimzyanova, Vera S. Kharchenko   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumer Ethnocentrism and Its Relation with Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism Characteristics Among Students of University of Isfahan [PDF]

‫مدیریت بازرگانی, 2009
Consumer ethnocentrism as an important factor in consumers’ buying decisions of local or imported products has been the topic of so many researches. For this reason the present study by taking 230 students of University of Isfahan as its statistical ...
Bahram Ranjbarian, Rasoul Gholizadeh Shoghl Abad   +1 more
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The Study of Prehistoric Artefacts in National Context: Belgian Archaeologists and the Problem of Ancient Stone Implements

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2013
During the early nineteenth century European archaeologists were formulating new ideas about the significance of ancient stone artefacts. Some, such as Christian Thomsen in Copenhagen, believed that in Scandinavia, a Stone Age had preceded the Bronze and
Matthew R. Goodrum
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Globalizing Comparative Public Administration With Integrative Contextualization: State Autonomy in the Developmental Path of Hong Kong and Singapore

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The lack of a common variable for comparison has been a major obstacle to the development of Comparative Public Administration (CPA). State autonomy enables an integrative contextualization approach, allowing both the analysis of contextual individual country experiences and the generation of generalized comparable knowledge.
Wilson Wong
wiley   +1 more source

Eating à la Criolla : Global and Local Foods in Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico

IdeAs, 2012
This essay examines the changing meanings of local and global foods in Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. Nineteenth-century Latin America is often viewed as a period of liberal ascendancy when imported goods were highly valued, while on the contrary, the ...
Jeffrey M. PILCHER
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The Position of National Minorities in Putin’s Russia: Uniformity or Diversity? [PDF]

, 2015
No abstract ...
Prina, Federica
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Universal Models: Contextual Pathways Linking Student Psychological and Social Well‐Being to English Learning in Indonesia's General and Islamic Schools

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Differences in school culture and context can shape how student well‐being influences learning outcomes. This study addresses this gap by examining the relationships between psychological and social well‐being domains and English learning outcomes across Indonesian general and Islamic schools.
Abu Nawas, I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan, Nina Maadad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spektrum: Kebesaran Gayo dalam Pentas Seajarah

Buletin Al-Turas, 2010
Gayo people's role in national history during Dutch colonization is very significant. The exposure of their role will surely uplift the sense of natio­nalism and patriotism of Gayo people toward Indo­nesia.
M. Dien Madjid
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