Taiwan, an island lying less than 100 miles (165 kilometers) off the east coast of the People’s Republic of China, is first noted in Western records has having been “discovered” by the Portuguese in 1590. They named the tobacco-leaf-shaped island “Ilha Formosa,” or “Beautiful Island.” The name that is more common today is Taiwan, thought to mean “terraced bay,” for the active terrace building that has taken place during the past three centuries on the western flanks of the mountains that slope westward toward the Taiwan Strait.
For anyone who is interestd in exploring ones true nature, Leo Hartong's writings are an invaluable guide. He points the way for you to see for yourself the way it really is in a very clear and explicit manner.
Each of the short chapters - taken mainly from e-mails and letters - is presented in a question and answer format that lends intimacy and relevancy.
What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world.
This A-to-Z collection of essays explores more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena that have taken on iconic status in American culture.
It is common practice to teach nuclear physics and particle physics together in an introductory course and it is for such a course that this book has been written. The material is presented so that different selections can be made for a short course of about 25–30 lectures depending on the lecturer’s preferences and the students’ backgrounds. On the latter, students should have taken a first course in quantum physics, covering the traditional topics in non-relativistic quantum mechanics and atomic physics.
Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, this book gives a
rounded and balanced view of Arab literary creativity. 'High'
literature is examined alongside popular folk literature, and the
classical and modern periods, usually treated separately, are presented
together. Cachia's observations are not subordinated to any pre-formed
literary theory, but describe and illustrate the directions taken, in
order to present an overall picture of the field of relevance to the
student of literature as well as to Arabists working in related fields.
