Burgess Chris - The ‘Illusion’ of Homogeneous Japan and National Character: Discourse as a Tool to Transcend the ‘Myth’ vs. ‘Reality’ Binary
Mar 6, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
The ‘Illusion’ of Homogeneous Japan and National Character: Discourse as a Tool to Transcend the ‘Myth’ vs. ‘Reality’ Binary1 Chris Burgess One feature of contemporary writings on Japan is the framing of a ‘false’ homogeneous Japan ‘myth&rsquo...Tags: Binary Number, Chris Burgess, Concrete Examples, Discourse, Discourses, Framing, Illusion, Japan History, Key Role, Multicultural Japan, Myth, National Character, National Identity, National Tool, Notion, Problem With This Approach, Rsquo, Social Reality, Stock, Tradition
UK teens cleared of Columbine-inspired murder plot
Sep 16, 2009 World
LONDON (AP) -- Two British teens obsessed with the Columbine shootings were acquitted Wednesday of charges they plotted a copycat massacre, after a jury rejected the notion that diary entries outlining a similar attack were anything more than a fantasy....Tags: British Teens, Columbine Shootings, Diary Entries, Fantasy, London, Murder Plot, Notion, Uk Teens
Robinho confirms love for Barcelona
Sep 8, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Striker Robinho has admitted he would love to play for Barcelona in the future The Brazilian has been consistently linked with move to European champions Manchester City have resisted any notion of se...Tags: Barcelona, European Champions, Love, Manchester City, Notion, Robinho, Striker
Clientele on the rise at Biloxi soup kitchen
Aug 28, 2009 North America, USA
From soup kitchen director Rita Baldwin's perspective, the notion that "homeless people are the scum of the earth" has returned to her Gulf Coast town, which still struggles four years after Hurricane Katrina.Tags: Baldwin, Biloxi, Clientele, Gulf Coast, Homeless People, Hurricane Katrina, Notion, Perspective, Rita, Scum Of The Earth, Soup Kitchen
Interchangeable Parts
Jul 29, 2009 World
The decision by two political archenemies to join forces after the election only confirms a widely held notion that ideology means nothing in Albania.Tags: Albania, Archenemies, Interchangeable Parts, Notion
Guo Yingjie - Farewell to Class, except the Middle Class: The Politics of Class Analysis in Contemporary China
Jun 29, 2009 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Farewell to Class, except the Middle Class: The Politics of Class Analysis in Contemporary China* Yingjie Guo Anthony Giddens was right to emphasize that ‘[a] large part of the chequered history of the concept of class has to be understood in terms of the changing concerns of those who hav...Tags: Anthony Giddens, Changing Directions, Chequered History, China Prc, Contemporary China, Farewell, Methodologies, Middle Class, Notion, Paradigm Shifts, People, Perceptions, Politics, Profession, Republic Of China, Social Models, Social Values, Sociology, Yingjie Guo
Lithuanian PM says country on course for 2012 euro adoption
Jun 18, 2009 Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe
Lithuanian PM Andrius Kubilius rejected the notion his country may need an international bailout, and said Lithuania is on course to adopt the euro in three years, writes Bloomberg..Tags: Adoption, Andrius, Bailout, Euro, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Notion
Kubilius: Lithuania is on course for 2012 euro adoption
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius rejected the notion his country may need an international bailout, and said the Baltic state is on course to adopt the euro in three years, in 2012. The goal is to "keep our deficit as low as possible," within 6% and 7% of gross domestic product, Kubiliu...Tags: Adoption, Andrius, Bailout, Baltic State, Bloomberg Television, Brussels, Euro, Gross Domestic Product, Lithuania, Notion, Prime Minister, Television Interview
