Bøger udgivet af Ateneo de Manila University Press

Is there hope that human society will be able to protect its valuable water resources? In order to answer this question, it is important to identify the needs of society for water, and how different sectors can contribute to its protection.

Representing a wide range of disciplines, this argues for a social transformation that produces a caring, equitable, and productive society with the human person located squarely in the middle. Through their teaching, research, and community outreach, the contributors take pride in sharing the Ateneo's commitment to academic excellence inextricably linked to social justice.

Presents the voices of young people - honest and raw; often rather tentative; at times quite sure. They offer a glimpse of who and how they are, and allow us to discover how they view their lives. Their narratives, too, may suggest what they could eventually be, and how their hopes and aspirations would, in time, become, real.

"Philosophers tell us that all human beings seek to make sense of their lives and their circumstances. The particular culture we are in offers us a menu of options with which to make sense of the various and disparate events in our lives. Culture therefore cannot be ignored for being "unimportant," for, through it, the lives that we lead acquire a shape that gladdens us." - From the Introduction.

These twelve tales of teaching English in the public schools offer rich experiences and fresh insights that may not be apparent to those who thrive in the comforts of the private sector. Each tale of teaching is a testament to the daily struggles public school teachers of English face.

The essays in this volume cohere along one claim - our political hope lies in building a viable state that can govern us well and justly. This means that we should focus on rebuilding our governance systems so that they allow government to be responsive to the demands of the people and allow citizens to fruitfully engage government in the shared task of state and nation building.

Presents two novel ways of capturing the intimacy of contemporary Philippines-Japan relations. It uses photos and diaries of Nikkeijin. Its title violates the rules of proper communication in Philippine society: avoid code-switching could have been avoided, but good grammar was purposefully avoided and three languages were deliberately mixed to convey the richness of the intimate relationship.

Aims to challenge the conventional use of written documents in delineating the course of Philippines-Japan relations. This book highlights the perspective of the popular press instead of the commonly solicited viewpoints of policy makers. It analyzes various levels of synthesis used to represent the Japanese in Philippine editorial cartoons.

Addresses two aspects of a provincial town in the Philippines. First, it examines the town's Chinese trade community, which follows commercial ends by means of competitive tactics. Second, it describes changes the town has experienced and how these have been a result of commercial strategies followed by substantial Chinese entrepreneurs.