A record of the Buddhist religion as practised in India and the Malay archipelago (A. D. 671-695) /

Half-title: Buddhist practices in India.

Providing solutions for a better tomorrow : a progress report on U.S. EPA's drinking water treatment technology demonstrations in Ecuador, Mexico and China /

Shipping list no.: 99-0007-P

The light of Asia : being the life and teachings of Gautama, Prince of India and founder of Buddhism /

Mode of access: Internet.

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Mode of access: Internet.

On the practicability of an invasion of British India; and the commercial and financial prospects and resources of the empire.

Mode of access: Internet.

Australia and the East : being a journal narrative of a voyage to New South Wales in an emigrant ship, with a residence of some months in Sydney and the bush, and the route home by way of India and Egypt, in the years 1841 and 1842 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Travels in south-eastern Asia : embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China : with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman empire : with dissertations, tables, etc. /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The University of Michigan and China : 1845-2008 /

Mode of access: Internet.

The American gazetteer, exhibiting a full account of the civil divisions, rivers, harbors, Indian tribes, &c. of the American continent: also of the West-India, and other appendant islands: with a particular description of Louisiana.

Atlas issued separately. cf. Sabin, Bibl. Amer., 50939.

Stray Feathers. a Journal of Ornithology for India and Its Dependencies

Mode of access: Internet.

The Thackerays in India and some Calcutta graves,

Mode of access: Internet.

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J. H. Whitley, Chairman.

Consumption of luxury goods in Brazil: purchasing motives and values of Brazilian consumers and implications for marketing

Aiming at success in the currently challenging Brazilian market, luxury firms must consider a number of factors. Not only the adaptation to certain economic and political conditions but also the understanding of Brazilian luxury consumers’ characteristics as well as their value perceptions towards luxury are crucial in order to create an effective marketing strategy. This study investigated the value perceptions and purchasing motives of 428 Brazilian consumers. Brazilians purchase luxury goods in order to conspicuously put them on show to certain social reference group or to the general public. Thus, they display their wealth, income and social status. Social groups therefore play a distinct role in the purchasing decision process. Moreover, Brazilians are found to be hedonic consumers, seeking pleasurable moments and the reduction of stress when consuming luxury products. In addition to that, they use luxurious products to express their own personality. Brazilians hence place a much higher importance on self-expressive, emotional product benefits rather than on rational, functional product benefits. Marketers of luxury goods are advised to make use of this knowledge in order to adequately address consumers’ needs, wants and beliefs. The study focuses on consumers living in Rio de Janeiro and does not take into account different value perceptions on different luxury product categories. Therefore, suggestions for further research include replicating the study in different Brazilian regions and probing for differences among product categories.

Southeast Asia and China: The role of history and culture in shaping future relations

Despite the position of the United States as de facto global hegemon, China is a rising power in the world. As Chinese power grows, the projection of Chinese influence will be felt most acutely in Southeast Asia. Whether to accommodate, contain or resist China will depend on future developments that none can foresee, including Chinese ambitions, the policies of other international players (the U.S., Japan), and the cohesion or fragility of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN). This paper argues that in deciding how best to deal with China, two factors that will influence the countries of Southeast Asia are their own long histories of bilateral relations with China and their own differing conceptions of how foreign relations should be conducted. This is to argue that history and culture are central to any understanding of the likely future shape of China-Southeast Asia relations. Only by taking history and culture into account will analysts be in a position to predict how the mainland and maritime states of Southeast Asia are likely to respond to a more powerful, confident and assertive China.