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 Language, Society and Power: An Introduction By Linda Thomas, Shan Wareing 2003 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0415303931 | PDF | 2 MB This is a completely updated and expanded second edition of Language, Society and Power. Lively and accessible, it looks at the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? The book also looks at language use in politics and the media and examines how language affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use.  Knowledge Networks: The Social Software Perspective By Miltiadis D. Lytras, Miltiadis D. Lytras, Robert Tennyson, Patricia Ordonez de Pablos 2008 | 423 Pages | ISBN: 1599049767 | PDF | 8 MB Social networks are collections of individuals linked together by a set of relations. The linkage of social networks to people and business contexts as well as to critical government domains is important for the emerging information ecosystems of the knowledge society. Knowledge Networks: The Social Software Perspective concentrates on strategies that exploit emerging technologies for the knowledge effectiveness in social networks. This comprehensive book delivers an excellent mix of information for readers and is a must for those thirsty for knowledge on social networks and information systems.  Key Concepts in Literary Theory By Julian Wolfreys, Ruth Robbins, Kenneth Womack 2006 | 209 Pages | ISBN: 0748624589 | PDF | 10 MB Key Concepts in Literary Theory provides authoritative and precise definitions of the most significant terms and concepts currently used in psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, Marxist, feminist, and postcolonial literary studies. The volume also presents clear discussions of the main areas of literary, critical, and cultural theory, supported by bibliographies and a chronology of major thinkers. Accompanying the chronology are short biographies of major works by each critic or theorist.This revised edition of this comprehensive reference includes definition for more than seventy new terms and concepts, from Absurdism and Aga Saga to Writerly texts and Zeugma; a broader selection of classical rhetorical terms; an expanded chronology with a wider historical and cultural range, from Immanuel Kant to G.W.F. Hegel and bell hooks; and richer bibliographies including key texts by major critics.  Islam: The Key Concepts By Kecia Ali, Oliver Leaman 2007 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0415396395 | PDF | 2 MB Islam: The Key Concepts is a clear andВconcise guide to the religion and culture of Islam. Kecia Ali and Oliver Leaman explore this highly topical subject focusing on keyВissues including: the Qur’an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law. This is the ideal study resource and includes: a comprehensive introduction, an alphabetical list of relevant terms (fully cross-referenced),Вa short bibliographical guide, bibliography, and index. A glossary of all non-English terms is also provided.  Invisible Women: Junior Enlisted Army Wives By Margaret C. Harrell 2001 | 131 Pages | ISBN: 0833028804 | PDF | 2 MB Military manpower policy is often crafted by policymakers without an in-depth understanding of the life experiences and views of junior enlisted personnel. It is plausible to expect that some policymakers attribute the attitudes and experiences of these young soldiers to such features as youth or lack of an advanced education and may thus believethemselves able to empathize with this population group by recalling their own parallel life experiences. However, this approach oversimplifies the life experiences of these families and neglects the reality that most policymakers and professional managers have never experienced the compendium of problems these couples face, such as youth, lack ofeducation, financial difficulties, emotional and physical distance from extended family, and invisibility in a large bureaucracy. At the center of this book are the personal stories of three junior enlisted spouses, told in their own voices and selected to emphasize the dilemmas numerous enlisted families face. The stories provide insight into the experiencesand attitudes of other junior enlisted families. Those interested or involved in the military, or those who live a military lifestyle--at any pay grade--will find these stories both useful and engaging.  Infection and Immunity By Jon S. Friedland, Liz Lightstone 2004 | 267 Pages | ISBN: 1841843733 | PDF | 4 MB Imperial College London, UK. Explores current areas of research and discusses the role of MHC genes, cytokine networks, and B-cells. Examines the genetics of infection with emphasis on the building blocks on which host defense is based. For researchers and practitioners.
 Health Information Management: Integrating Information and Communication Technology in Health Care Work By Marc Berg 2003 | 242 Pages | ISBN: 0415315190 | PDF | 3 MB This book introduces the reader to the challenges, lessons learned and new insights of health information management at the beginning of the 21st century with a strong international orientation.  Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy By Janet Salmons, Janet Salmons, Lynn Wilson 2008 | 898 Pages | ISBN: 1605661066 | PDF | 15 MB Collaboration among organizations in the digitally connected 21st century society often requires electronic communications within and across fields to facilitate superior outcomes that would not be possible without the power of communication technologies. The Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy offers exhaustive research on collaborations in education, business, and the government and social sectors. Through 50 in-depth research contributions by multidisciplinary scholars from 20 countries, this unique collection identifies areas where previous theories, literature, research methods, and approaches need to be updated to acknowledge the changes now emerging in a digitally connected global economy and society.  Groundwater Treatment Technology By Evan K. Nyer 2009 | 432 Pages | ISBN: 0471657425 | PDF | 7 MB AВkey resource on groundwater remediation, thoroughly updated and revised The cleanup of groundwater is unique. Unlike every other type of water, groundwater is not self-cleaning; we must clean the body of water, the aquifer, itself. Evan Nyer's Groundwater Treatment Technology has been the key to understanding the treatment of groundwater contamination for professionals in environmental engineering and treatment systems. Adapting to recent developments in technology, regulations, and approaches for mitigating newly monitored contaminants, this Third Edition updates and extends its coverage, this time with a dedicated focus on aboveground treatment. Groundwater Treatment Technology, Third Edition provides a complete review of current technologies for groundwater treatment. It also explains the design techniques that are required to apply those technologies successfully in a groundwater cleanup and provides the reader with the unique design criteria and detailed knowledge of these specific treatment methods. Given the current prominence of aboveground treatment, the text limits the design discussion to aboveground techniques, though it still discusses how the various aboveground technologies interact with various in-situ methods. New to the Third Edition: A unique focus on aboveground treatment technologies Coverage of new treatment methods and regulations for arsenic, radon, 1,4-dioxane, MTBE, perchlorate, and NDMA among others New material covering the operations of treatment systems Detailed strategies for remediation Specific data on treatment methods as applied in the field Wide-ranging, authoritative, and completely updated, the Third Edition of Groundwater Treatment Technology is essential reading for wastewater engineers, industrial managers, hydrologists, soil experts, government officials, and environmental lawyers who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in this still challenging field.  Glamorous Sorcery: Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages By David Rollo 2000 | 261 Pages | ISBN: 0816635463 | PDF | 14 MB Medieval Studies A new picture of the relationship between literacy, social status, and political power in the medieval period. Through the analysis of magic as a metaphor for the mysterious workings of writing, Glamorous Sorcery sheds light on the power attributed to language in shaping perceptions of the world and conferring status. David Rollo considers a series of texts produced in England and the Angevin Empire to reassess the value and nature of literacy in the High Middle Ages. He does this by scrutinizing metaphors that represent writing as a form of sorcery or magic in Latin texts and in the work of the Old French writer Benot de Sainte-Maure. Rollo then examines the ambiguous representation of literacy as a skill that can be exploited as a commodity. Glamorous Sorcery demonstrates how closely interconnected certain types of vernacular and Latin writing were in this period. Uncovered through a series of illuminating, incisive, and often surprising close readings, these connections give us a new, more complex appraisal of the relationship between literacy, social status, and political power in a time and place in which various languages competed for cultural sovereignty-at a critical juncture in the cultural history of the West. David Rollo is associate professor of English at the University of Southern California. Medieval Cultures Series, volume 25 Translation Inquiries: University of Minnesota Press |
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