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 Inventing Leadership: The Challenge of Democracy By J. Thomas Wren 2007 | 422 Pages | ISBN: 1840649550 | PDF | 2 MB `Tom Wren's book is a masterpiece of intellectual history. It explores the philosophical and historical foundations of democracy in a compelling way. Wren is a sparkling and graceful writer. He makes a potentially dry subject come alive with wit and insight. The issues Wren addresses are extremely timely, as the United States endeavors to advance democracy in the Middle East.' - George Goethals, University of Richmond, US `In this important analysis of democratic thought and treatise on leadership, historian Tom Wren drills down to the essential intellectual paradox: that ''leadership'' and ''democracy'' are inherently hostile concepts. Wren brilliantly strips down our ''fictions'' concerning these domains in his extensive deconstruction of both classical and modern thought. What emerges is a dialectical awakening and a practical new vision of citizen participation and enlightened leadership.' - Georgia Sorenson, James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park and US Army `An excellent scholarly work that is well written and highly relevant within the context of contemporary politics. Although essential reading for teachers and students of political theory, it will also interest the general reader and armchair politician.' - First Trust Bank Economic Outlook and Business Review `Wren is to be commended for attempting to lay bare the underlying assumptions and premises that inform any approach to politics. . . an important contribution to an ongoing conversation about what contemporary leadership should look like. Undergraduates will benefit from his review of important theorists, and practitioners should be challenged by Wren's own theses about leadership. Highly recommended. All readership levels.' - M.J. Watson, Choice The tension between ruler and ruled in democratic societies has never been satisfactorily resolved, and the competing interpretations of this relationship lie at the bottom of much modern political discourse. In this fascinating book, Thomas Wren clarifies and elevates the debates over leadership by identifying the fundamental premises and assumptions that underlie past and present understandings. The author traces the intellectual history of the central constructs: the leader, the people, and, ultimately, the relationship between them as they seek to accomplish societal objectives. He begins with a discussion of the invented notion of the classical paragon of a ruler. Next he pursues the invention of the countervailing concept of a sovereign people, and finally, the need for the invention of a new construct - leadership - which embodies a new relation between ruler and ruled in regimes dedicated to power in the people. In doing so, he draws upon the giants of the Western intellectual tradition as well as the insights of modern historians, political scientists, sociologists and leadership scholars. The book concludes with a proposed model of leadership for a modern democratic world. Elegantly written and masterfully argued, this comprehensive study will be essential reading for students and scholars of leadership and democracy.  Introduction to Geopolitics By Colin Flint 2006 | 257 Pages | ISBN: 0415344948 | PDF | 3 MB An Introduction to Geopolitics highlights in a concise, accessible manner how geographic factors are important in determining whether tensions become conflicts and whether resolutions are just and long lasting or not. The result is an understanding of geopolitics as the way geography and its representation facilitates the exercise of power and resistance towards it. The process and feedback model of geopolitical tension, conflict and resolution structures the book. For each of these three stages four geographic concepts will be discussed: scale of governance; changing places and spaces; networks versus states and resources. Each will be illustrated with a case study. Dialogue boxes will also be used to illuminate the many sides to a conflict.  Introducing MLOps: How to Scale Machine Learning in the Enterprise by Mark Treveil English | 2021 | ISBN: 1492083291 | 150 Pages | EPUB | 5.47 MB  Daniel Lynwood Smith, "Into the World of the New Testament: Greco-Roman and Jewish Texts and Contexts" English | ISBN: 0567657035, 0567657027 | 2015 | EPUB | 256 pages | 3 MB Daniel Lynwood Smith orients readers of the New Testament to its historical and cultural settings, introducing the cast of characters, and illuminating key concepts by exploring their use in ancient texts. Smith includes quotations from many primary sources including Josephus, Tacitus, the Qumran Community, Pliny the Younger, and other carefully chosen texts from lesser-known ancient sources. These texts are all carefully woven together with commentary, to provide a narrative framework for the material and guide students through the text. A glossary of complex terms is provided, to make everything as clear as possible for the newcomer to New Testament studies.  InterstellarNet: Complete by Edward M. Lerner English | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07FLHZNN9 | 930 pages | EPUB | 2018 | 2.10 Mb All three epic novels in one discounted ebook bundle!  Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy by Julia Davidson and Petter Gottschalk English | ISBN: 0415559804 | Aug 27, 2010 | PDF | 216 pages | 3,8 mb Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy provides a timely overview of international policy, legislation and offender management and treatment practice in the area of Internet child abuse. Internet use has grown considerably over the last five years, and information technology now forms a core part of the formal education system in many countries.  Intelligent Internet Knowledge Networks: Processing of Concepts and Wisdom By Syed V. Ahamed 2006 | 549 Pages | ISBN: 0471788562 | PDF | 29 MB Introducing the basic concepts in total program control of the intelligent agents and machines, Intelligent Internet Knowledge Networks explores the design and architecture of information systems that include and emphasize the interactive role of modern computer/communication systems and human beings. Here, you’ll discover specific network configurations that sense environments, presented through case studies of IT platforms, electrical governments, medical networks, and educational networks.  Wenwu Zhang, "Intelligent Energy Field Manufacturing: Interdisciplinary Process Innovations" English | 2010 | ISBN: 1420071017 | 728 pages | PDF | 11,6 MB Edited by prominent researchers and with contributions from experts in their individual areas, Intelligent Energy Field Manufacturing: Interdisciplinary Process Innovations explores a new philosophy of engineering. An in-depth introduction to Intelligent Energy Field Manufacturing (EFM), this book explores a fresh engineering methodology that not only integrates but goes beyond methodologies such as Design for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Concurrent Engineering, TRIZ, green and sustainable manufacturing, and more. This book gives a systematic introduction to classic non-mechanical manufacturing processes as well as offering big pictures of some technical frontiers in modern engineering.  Insights From Beyond the Lens: Inside the Art & Craft of Landscape Photography by Robert Rodriguez English | September 11, 2012 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0099RFUDC | 72 pages | PDF | 3.32 Mb Insights from Beyond the Lens is a short new book from landscape photographer Robert Rodriguez Jr that explores the art and craft of landscape photography from a holistic perspective. Based on real world experiences as a photographer as well as an instructor, speaker, and blogger, Robert distills his approach to capturing evocative images in a series of essays based on his popular Beyond the Lens blog.  Adam Ehrlich Sachs, "Inherited Disorders: Stories, Parables & Problems" English | 2016 | ISBN: 1682450155 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 0.9 mb A son receives an inheritance from his father and tries to dispose of it before it destroys him. Inherited Disorders tells this elemental story in over 100 hilarious, witty variations. |
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