Sarah N. Saffa, "Kinship and Incestuous Crime in Colonial Guatemala "
English | ISBN: 036754282X | 2022 | 174 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Kinship and Incestuous Crime in Colonial Guatemala examines social relations in colonial Guatemala through the lens of incest. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses of incest trials from the Spanish secular courts, this study shows that incest codes were not homogenous nor were its various forms equally condemned. Further, incest codes and the criminal process impacted the articulation of kinship and contributed to the racialization of kin behavior. Colonial actors of all sorts were proficient at using these types of distinctions as they negotiated various crises in their lives. The models of relatedness created within incestuous crime ultimately foreshadowed changes in marriage proscriptions and continued racial polarization following independence from Spain. Overall, this study demonstrates how the lens of incest can add further nuance to our understanding of social relations in a given area. Incest codes force latent divisions between kin to the surface and can provide individuals with multiple avenues to creatively manage interpersonal relationships. They also afford a fruitful arena in which to explore social inequalities in society and mechanisms of culture change. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Latin America or engaged in the fields of kinship, gender, or sexuality studies.

Den Warren, "Kings and Clans Trilogy: Three Complete Novels"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1512251771 | EPUB | pages: 740 | 0.6 mb
In a world where the United States falls, characters struggle to survive among various factions, and seek to rebuild their lost civilization. But there are different ideas about how things are to be done, and many as always, are only out for themselves.

Yuka Hiruma Kishida, "Kenkoku University and the Experience of Pan-Asianism: Education in the Japanese Empire "
English | ISBN: 1350057851 | 2019 | 288 pages | EPUB | 561 KB
Kenkoku University and the Experience of Pan-Asianism makes a fresh contribution to the recent effort to re-examine the Japanese wartime ideology of Pan-Asianism by focusing on the experiences of students at Kenkoku University or "Nation-Building University," abbreviated as Kendai (1938-1945). Located in the northeastern provinces of China commonly designated Manchuria, the university proclaimed to realize the goal of minzoku kyowa ("ethnic harmony"). It recruited students of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Mongolian and Russian backgrounds and aimed to foster a generation of leaders for the state of Manchukuo. Distinguishing itself from other colonial schools within the Japanese Empire, Kendai promised ethnic equality to its diverse student body, while at the same time imposing Japanese customs and beliefs on all students.

Livia Day, "Keep Calm and Kill the Chef: Cafe La Femme Mysteries Book 3"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1922101613 | EPUB | pages: 382 | 0.4 mb
Scones, tea, and a stabbing...

Kajari Kamal, "Kautilya's Arthashastra"
English | ISBN: 036753567X | 2022 | 260 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book studies India's foreign policy through the lens of Kautilya's Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on state and statecraft. It assesses the extent of influence of the foundational elements/core beliefs extrapolated from the Arthashastra on the nation's international behaviour to understand the grand strategic preferences of independent India. The volume examines the basic realist and cultural underpinnings of statecraft such as

Paul Bogdanor, "Kasztner's Crime "
English | ISBN: 1412864437 | 2016 | 336 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book re-examines one of the most intense controversies of the Holocaust: the role of Rezs Kasztner in facilitating the murder of most of Nazi-occupied Hungary's Jews in 1944. Because he was acting head of the Jewish rescue operation in Hungary, some have hailed him as a saviour. Others have charged that he collaborated with the Nazis in the deportations to Auschwitz. What is indisputable is that Adolf Eichmann agreed to spare a special group of 1,684 Jews, who included some of Kasztner's relatives and friends, while nearly 500,000 Hungarian Jews were sent to their deaths. Why were so many lives lost?

Shimon Shokek, "Kabbalah and the Art of Being: The Smithsonian Lectures"
English | ISBN: 041524045X | 2000 | 192 pages | EPUB | 1155 KB
This new approach introduces Kabbalah as a spiritual Jewish way of living, a practical wisdom for living, creativity and well being, and not merely a religious phenomenon or esoteric theology. Professor Shokek suggests that the Kabbalistic theme of Creation is the central ingredient in the spiritual teachings of Jewish mysticism. He skilfully reveals the core questions that emerge from the wisdom of the Jewish sages, opening up a lively avenue of debate in this increasingly popular area of study.

It Takes a Worried Woman: Essays (Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction) by Debra Monroe
English | October 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 0820363081 | 192 pages | True EPUB | 0.87 MB
Debra Monroe has always written about the source of trouble, "that one incident you zero down to and everything bad that happens afterward happens because of it." The illusion that every problem has a clear-cut cause and discernible solution is apparently her gateway drug. It Takes a Worried Woman explores the outer limits of her faith that all past hardship could have been prevented and all future hardship might still be.

Island Disputes and Maritime Regime Building in East Asia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Min Gyo Koo
English | PDF | 2010 | 217 Pages | ISBN : 0387896694 | 3 MB
islands has emotional content far beyond any material significance because giving way on the island issue to Japan would be considered as once again compromising the sovereignty over the whole Korean peninsula. For Japan, the Dokdo issue may lack the same degree of strategic and economic values and emotional appeal as the other two territorial disputes that Japan has had with Russia and the two Chinas - namely the Northern Territories/Southern Kurile Islands and the Senkaku Islands, respectively. Nevertheless, fishing resources and the maritime boundary issues became highly salient with the introduction of UNCLOS.

Investment Strategies: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Investor Returns
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030827100 | 316 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 12 MB
This book is a practical and unique investment resource designed to guide investors towards successful investing in the financial markets. It provides a selection of time-tested investment strategies to help investors enhance returns. Factor investing is positioned between active management and passive investing to combine their advantages. The book provides comprehensive coverage of common style factors such as quality and momentum in response to the rising investor interest in factor strategies. It presents a detailed description of the multifactor approach regarding its principle, investment merits and construction methods. The book also covers sustainable investing as it continues to rise in prominence across the investment sector. It employs an abundance of financial data, real cases and practical examples to help the audience understand different investment strategies in an interesting and informative way. The book is primarily written for private investors and investment practitioners such as equity analysts and investment advisors. It is also suitable for university students who are interested in learning practical investment strategies and traditional asset classes.