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"The first official publication detailing the stories about Turkish Cypriot migration to Australia from Cyprus. The publication also studies, in depth, the struggles involved with establishing the major Turkish Cypriot entities, which act as the foundations for the community. The recognition of the second generation Australian-Turkish Cypriots is also a feature of the book"--Provided by publisher.
Is it possible to generate "capitalist spirit" in a society, where cultural, economic and political conditions did not unfold into an industrial revolution, and consequently into an advanced industrial-capitalist formation? This is exactly what some prominent public intellectuals in the late Ottoman Empire tried to achieve as a developmental strategy; long before Max Weber defined the notion of capitalist spirit as the main motive behind the development of capitalism. This book demonstrates how and why Ottoman reformists adapted (English and French) economic theory to the Ottoman institutional setting and popularized it to cultivate bourgeois values in the public sphere as a developmental st...
Have you ever driven through a small town with an intriguing name like Wyandotte or Cuyamungue and wondered where that name came from? Or how such well-known placenames as Tucson, Waco, or Tulsa originated? Native American placenames like these occur all across the American Southwest. This user-friendly guide—covering Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas—provides fascinating information about the meaning and origins of southwestern placenames. With its unique regional approach and compact design, the handbook is especially suitable for curious travelers. Written by distinguished linguist William Bright, the handbook is organized alphabetically, and its entries for places—including ...
Het boekje ""Karlo"" is ideale lectuur voor wie een cursus Esperanto afgerond heeft, de taal wil oefenen en nieuwe woorden leren. Het verhaal beschrijft het leven van een fictieve ?Karlo? (Karel) en dit vanaf zijn geboorte tot en met zijn huwelijksreis, alsook het overlijden van zijn grootvader. Op deze manier komen de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen uit een mensenleven aan bod en leer je meteen de bijbehorende woordenschat. Nieuwe woorden staan onderstreept in de tekst en rechts vind je de vertaling van dit woord of deze woordstam, telkens in het enkelvoud of in de infinitief, net als in een woordenboek. Zo leer je om het woord in de tekst zelf op de juiste manier te interpreteren.