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 Conservatism: Dream & Reality By Robert A. Nisbet 2001 | 136 Pages | ISBN: 0765808625 | DJVU | 1 MB The essential concerns of conservatism are the same as those that motivated Nisbet's first and most influential book, The Quest for Community. In fact, Conservatism unites virtually all of Nisbet's work. In it, Nisbet deals with the political causes of the manifold forms of alienation that underwrite the human quest for community. The sovereign political state is more than a legal relationship of a superstructure of power, it is inseparable from its successive penetrations of man's economic, religious, kinship and local allegiances, and its revolutionary dislocations of established centers of power.Nisbet holds that although political philosophers are often conceived in terms of their views of the individual and the state, a more useful approach adds the factor of social groups or communities mediating between the individual and the state. Such groups comprise "society" the protection of which is the "sole object" of the conservative tradition, according to Nisbet. This conservative ideology arose in the West as a reaction to the French Revolution and its perceived impact upon traditional society. Edmund Burke was the first spokesman of the new ideology. In this book, Nisbet argues that modern conservatism throughout the West can be seen as a widening of Burke's indictment not only of the French Revolution, but of the larger revolution we have come to call modernity.From Edmund Burke and his contemporaries such as Bonald, de Maistre, Haller, and Savigny, down to T.S. Eliot, Christopher Dawson, Michael Oakeshott, Irving Babbit, Paul Elmer More, and Russell Kirk, the essential themes of political conservatism remained the same. They are centered upon history, tradition, property, authority, liberty and religion, and attack equally the political collectivism and radical individualism that have the same irrational outcomes. Nisbet makes the point that, at present, conservatism is also in a crisis, one created in large measure by mixing in the political arena economic liberalism and welfare state socialism - a lethal mix for conservative politics.  Connections, sprays and Finsler structures By Kertész, Dávid Cs; Lovas, Rezső L.; Szilasi, József 2014 | 709 Pages | ISBN: 9814440094 | PDF + DJVU | 23 MB La 4ème de couverture indique "This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Finsler geometry in the language of present-day mathematics. Through Finsler geometry, it also introduces the reader to other structures and techniques of differential geometry. Prerequisites for reading the book are minimal: undergraduate linear algebra (over the reals) and analysis. The necessary concepts and tools of advanced linear algebra (over modules), point set topology, multivariable calculus and the rudiments of the theory of differential equations are integrated in the text. Basic manifold and bundle theories are treated concisely, carefully and (apart from proofs) in a self-contained manner. The backbone of the book is the detailed and original exposition of tangent bundle geometry, Ehresmann connections and sprays. It turns out that these structures are important not only in their own right and in the foundation of Finsler geometry, but they can be also regarded as the cornerstones of the huge edifice of Differential Geometry. The authors emphasize the conceptual aspects, but carefully elaborate calculative aspects as well (tensor derivations, graded derivations and covariant derivatives). Although they give preference to index-free methods, they also apply the techniques of traditional tensor calculus. Most proofs are elaborated in detail, which makes the book suitable for self-study. Nevertheless, the authors provide for more advanced readers as well by supplying them with adequate material, and the book may also serve as a reference."  Concurrency and Nets: Advances in Petri Nets By Klaus Voss; Hartmann J. Genrich; Grzegorz Rozenberg (eds.) 2011 | 622 Pages | ISBN: 3642728243 | DJVU | 7 MB [center]
 Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images. Fundamentals, Methods and Applications: Proceedings of the International Symposium Compimage 2006 (Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October 2006) By Jorge, Renato M. Natal; Tavares, João Manuel R. S 2018 | 462 Pages | ISBN: 0415433495 | PDF | 94 MB This book contains keynote lectures and full papers presented at the International Symposium on Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images (CompIMAGE), held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 20-21 October 2006. International contributions from nineteen countries provide a comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art in the fields of:- Image Processing and Analysis;- Image Segmentation;- Data Interpolation;- Registration, Acquisition and Compression;- 3D Reconstruction;- Objects Tracking;- Motion and Deformation Analysis;- Objects Simulation;- Medical Imaging;- Computational Bioimaging and Visualization.Related techniques also covered in this book include the finite element method, modal analyses, stochastic methods, principal and independent components analyses and distribution models. Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images will be useful to academics, researchers and professionals in Computational Vision (image processing and analysis), Computer Sciences, and Computational Mechanics.  Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychoanalysis By Salman Akhtar 2009 | 420 Pages | ISBN: 1855758601 | PDF | 4 MB This book provides easy to read, concise, and clinically useful explanations of over 1800 terms and concepts from the field of psychoanalysis. A history of each term is included in its definition and so is the name of its originator. The attempt is made to demonstrate how the meanings of the term under consideration might have changed, with new connotations accruing with the passage of time and with growth of knowledge. Where indicated and possible, the glossary includes diverse perspectives on a given idea and highlights how different analysts have used the same term for different purposes and with different theoretical aims in mind.  John D. Hurth, "Combat Tracking Guide" English | 2012 | ISBN: 0811710998 | 288 pages | EPUB | 5 MB The first book on tracking in a combat situation that includes suggestions for integrating visual tracking operations into existing military doctrine in addition to the boots-on-the-ground detail necessary for soldiers who perform those operations  Nani Gopal Mahanta, "Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA: Assam and the Politics of History" English | ISBN: 9391370055 | 2021 | 344 pages | PDF | 2 MB This book argues that citizenship debate over NRC and CAA in India is a legacy of partition, and not a crisis of secularism.
 Christianity in the Light of Science: Critically Examining the World's Largest Religion By John W. Loftus 2016 | 380 Pages | ISBN: 1633881733 | EPUB | 2 MB This anthology of new critical essays written by experts in their fields, in honor of the late Victor Stenger, examines Christianity using established scientific criteria. Where science specifically touches upon the claims of Christianity the authors seek to show those claims lack the required evidence. The result is that Christianity is not a sufficiently evidenced religion.In hisNew York Timesbestseller,God: The Failed Hypothesis, physicist Victor Stenger argued that claims of religion should be subject to the same standards of scientific rigor as any other truth claim. Taking this approach, the contributors argue that Christianity fails every known scientific test for truth. Stenger himself wrote a chapter for this volume before he died. In it he presents a brief history of ideas about cosmology, showing thatattempts to use astronomy to verify biblical stories such as the Star of Bethlehem, Paul on the road to Damascus, and the darkness at the crucifixion of Jesus have no scientific basis.Other contributors examine a wide variety of topics, including biblical archeology, Intelligent Design, the Shroud of Turin, free will, the existence of the soul, the efficacy of petitionary prayer, and more.This challenging work is indispensable reading for both skeptical readers and open-minded people of faith.
 Chipotle & Southwest: Enjoy Easy Southwest and Chipotle Cooking with Chipotle Recipes and Southwest Recipes (2nd Edition) by BookSumo Press English | June 17, 2019 | ISBN: 1074141695 | 140 pages | PDF | 4.59 Mb Re-Discover Spicy Cooking.
 China and the long march to global trade : the accession of China to the World Trade Organization By Alexandroff, Alan S.; Ostry, Sylvia; Gomez, Rafael 2003 | 239 Pages | ISBN: 0203563271 | PDF | 3 MB On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book examines the Prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event. |
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