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The Unpredictability of the Past: Memories of the Asia-Pacific War in U.S.East Asian Relations (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
In The Unpredictability of the Past, an international group of historians examines how collective memories of the Asia-Pacific War continue to affect relations among China, Japan, and the United States. The contributors are primarily concerned with the history of international relations broadly conceived to encompass not only governments but also nongovernmental groups and organizations that influence the interactions of peoples across the Pacific. Taken together, the essays provide a rich, multifaceted analysis of how the dynamic interplay between past and present is manifest in policymaking, popular culture, public commemorations, and other arenas. The contributors interpret mass media sources, museum displays, monuments, film, and literature, as well as the archival sources traditionally used by historians. They explore how American ideas about Japanese history shaped U.S. occupation policy following Japan's surrender in 1945, and how memories of the Asia-Pacific War influenced Washington and Tokyo policy makers' reactions to the postwar rise of Soviet power. They investigate topics from the resurgence of Pearl Harbor images in the U.S. media in the decade before September 11, 2001 to the role of Chinese war museums both within China and in Chinese-Japanese relations, and from the controversy over the Smithsonian Institute's display of the Enola Gay to Japanese tourists' reactions to the U.S.S. Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. One contributor traces how a narrative commemorating African Americans' military service during World War II eclipsed the history of their significant early-twentieth-century appreciation of Japan as an ally in the fight against white supremacy. Another looks at the growing recognition and acknowledgment in both the United States and Japan of the Chinese dimension of World War II. By focusing on how memories of the Asia-Pacific War have been contested, imposed, resisted, distorted, and revised, The Unpredictability of the Past demonstrates the crucial role that interpretations of the past play in the present. Contributors. Marc Gallicchio, Waldo Heinrichs, Haruo Iguchi, Xiaohua Ma, Frank Ninkovich, Emily S. Rosenberg, Takuya Sasaki, Yujin Yaguchi, Daqing Yang.
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Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations
From Iago to Fredo, Judas to General Hospital, acts of betrayal fascinate us. Eventually we all encounter this universal experience of human interaction, but despite its ubiquity, being betrayed can turn our lives upside down and leave us feeling suddenly frail and alone. Betrayal only arises out of sharing something of yourself with another, and its impact speaks to the great tragedy of human relations: at bottom, other people are unknowable. While most attempts to study betrayal only consider its moral or psychological dimensions, Gabriella Turnaturi here examines betrayal as an act embedded in social relationships whose meanings change over time. For example, adultery is one of the most recognizable forms of betrayal, but a wide gulf exists between its role in Madame Bovary and in The Ice Storm. Therefore, Turnaturi contends, in order to examine the many meanings of betrayal we need to understand its context in a specific time and place. Born from the unpredictable possibilities of human interaction, betrayal emerges as a sociological event in this thought-provoking meditation on the stab in the back. (20070402).
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The Unshackled Organization: Facing the Challenge of Unpredictability Through Spontaneous Reorganization
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Kanawha kruisin': unpredictability keeps inland tender at the top of its game.: An article from: Coast Guard Magazine
This digital document is an article from Coast Guard Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 767 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Kanawha kruisin': unpredictability keeps inland tender at the top of its game. Author: Thomas Blue Publication:Coast Guard Magazine (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 1, 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 2007 Issue: 3 Page: 12(4) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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From Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of Unpredictability
Cosmology has undergone a revolution in recent years. The exciting interplay between astronomy and fundamental physics has led to dramatic revelations, including the existence of the dark matter and the dark energy that appear to dominate our cosmos. But these discoveries only reveal themselves through small effects in noisy experimental data. Dealing with such observations requires the careful application of probability and statistics. But it is not only in the arcane world of fundamental physics that probability theory plays such an important role. It has an impact in many aspects of our everyday life, from the law courts to the lottery. Why then do so few people understand probability? And why do so few people understand why it is so important for science? Why do so many people think that science is about absolute certainty when, at its core, it is actually dominated by uncertainty? This book attempts to explain the basics of probability theory, and illustrate their application across the entire spectrum of science..
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Chaotic Markets: Thriving in a World of Unpredictability
There is no doubt that the business environment has become increasingly unpredictable. Yesterday's market leaders become tomorrow's has-beens; upstarts take on established giants; customers flock to new technologies while demanding old-fashioned customer service; and, of course, the Internet and the forces of globalization are accelerating the pace of change. Learning how to survive--and thrive--in this environment is of utmost importance for any company that intends to stick around. Drawing from decades of research, teaching, and consulting in the fields of marketing and strategy, the author demystifies these chaotic forces, identifying the pressures on business that create uncertainty, but also the potential for innovation for those who recognize opportunities to strengthen their competitive position. Featuring dozens of illustrative examples of both winners and losers, Samli shows readers how to turn market chaos and uncertainty to their advantage. Concluding each chapter with a series of questions designed to help readers apply the book's principles in their own organizations, Samli demonstrates how to detect changes in market conditions early, uncover latent customer needs, create new products and services, and maintain a competitive edge..
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More uncertainty and unpredictability greet frozen shrimp sector in 2002: good riddance to 2001, a year of living dangerously for many in the shrimp trade. ... from: Quick Frozen Foods International
This digital document is an article from Quick Frozen Foods International, published by E.W. Williams Publications, Inc. on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1904 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: More uncertainty and unpredictability greet frozen shrimp sector in 2002: good riddance to 2001, a year of living dangerously for many in the shrimp trade. Uptick in market recently detected as prices finally bottom out. But can recovery be sustained? (QFFI'S Global Seafood Magazine).(Statistical Data Included) Author: Ernest Wayland Publication:Quick Frozen Foods International (Magazine/Journal) Date: January 1, 2002 Publisher: E.W. Williams Publications, Inc. Volume: 43 Issue: 3 Page: 42(5) Article Type: Statistical Data Included Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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