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 Alain-G. Gagnon, André Lecours, Geneviève Nootens, "Contemporary Majority Nationalism" English | 2011 | ISBN: 0773538259 | PDF | pages: 244 | 0.7 mb In light of a renewed interest in the study of nationalism, Contemporary Majority Nationalism brings together a group of major scholars committed to making sense of this widespread phenomenon. To better illustrate the reality of majority nationalism and the way it has been expressed, authors combine analytical and comparative perspectives. In the first section, contributors highlight the paradox of majority nationalism and the ways in which collective identities become national identities. The second section offers in-depth case study analyses of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, and the United States. This book is an international project led by three members of the Research Group on Plurinational Societies based at Université du Québec à Montréal. Contributors include James Bickerton (St-Francis Xavier University), Ángel Castiñeira (ESADE - Escuela superior de administración y dirección de empresas), John Coakley (University College Dublin), Alain Dieckhoff (Institut d'études politiques, Paris), Louis Dupont (Sorbonne University), Enric Fossas (Unversitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Alain-G. Gagnon (Université du Québec à Montréal), Liah Greenfeld (Boston University), André Lecours (Ottawa University), John Loughlin (St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and Cambridge University), and Geneviève Nootens (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi).  Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change since the 1980s By Jeff Kingston 2010 | 324 Pages | ISBN: 1405191945 | PDF | 6 MB Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change since the 1980s presents a comprehensive examination of the causes of the Japanese economicbubble in the late 1980s and the socio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse. Represents the only book to examine in depth the turmoil of Japan since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, the Cold War ended, and the economy collapsed Provides an assessment of Japan's dramatic political revolution of 2009 Analyzes how risk has increased in Japan, undermining the sense of securityand causing greater disparities in society Assesses Japan's record on the environment, the consequences of neo-liberal reforms, immigration policies, the aging society, the US alliance, the Imperial family, and the 'yakuza' criminal gangs Selected as a 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE  Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom By Rebecca MacKinnon 2012 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0465024424 | EPUB | 1 MB The Internet was going to liberate us, but in truth it has not. For every story about the web's empowering role in events such as the Arab Spring, there are many more about the quiet corrosion of civil liberties by companies and governments using the same digital technologies we have come to depend upon.Sudden changes in Facebook's features and privacy settings have exposed identities of protestors to police in Egypt and Iran. Apple removes politically controversial apps at the behest of governments as well as for its own commercial reasons. Dozens of Western companies sell surveillance technology to dictatorships around the world. Google struggles with censorship demands from governments in a range of countries-many of them democracies-as well as mounting public concern over the vast quantities of information it collects about its users.InConsent of the Networked, journalist and Internet policy specialist Rebecca MacKinnon argues that it is time to fight for our rights before they are sold, legislated, programmed, and engineered away. Every day, the corporate sovereigns of cyberspace make decisions that affect our physical freedom-but without our consent. Yet the traditional solution to unaccountable corporate behavior-government regulation-cannot stop the abuse of digital power on its own, and sometimes even contributes to it.A clarion call to action, Consent of the Networked shows that it is time to stop arguing over whether the Internet empowers people, and address the urgent question of how technology should be governed to support the rights and liberties of users around the world.  Annedore Leber, "Conscience In Revolt: Sixty-four Stories Of Resistance In Germany, 1933-45 " English | ISBN: 0813321859 | | 270 pages | EPUB | 6 MB Leber's thumbnail portraits bring to life and record the heroism of sixty-four members of the Resistance from every walk of life. Their stories are sometimes spectacular, often quiet and almost commonplace accounts of men and women striving to maintain dignity and decency in the face of the ruthless, total power of the Nazis.  Congress on Research, Development and Innovation in Renewable Energies: Selected Papers from CIDiER 2021 by Mayken Espinoza-Andaluz English | EPUB | 2022 | 193 Pages | ISBN : 3030978613 | 22.6 MB The 2021 Congress on Research, Development and Innovation in Renewable Energies (CIDiER 2021) aims to promote international collaboration that fosters ideas and dialogue on developing a solution to climate change through research and development that leads to clean energy innovation via renewable energies. These selected papers cover both theoretical and applied research that will strengthen the implementation of renewable energy projects between universities, research centers, and private companies.  Concise Oral Medicine English | 2018 | ISBN: 8123928688 | 299 Pages | PDF True | 57 MB Concise Oral Medicine is primarily meant for the undergraduate dental students. This handy textbook presents the subject material in a simple and concise manner, with clinical photographs, illustrations, and meaningful inclusions such as chapters on differential diagnosis and syndromes. Chapters on forensic odontology and evidence-based dentistry are also included as these topics are a part of the recent syllabus. Every effort has been made to make the text as student-friendly as possible. Additional reading is suggested at the end of each chapter to guide the reader in studying the subject in greater depth and detail.  Computer Vision Analysis of Image Motion by Variational Methods by Amar Mitiche English | PDF(True) | 2014 | 212 Pages | ISBN : 3319007106 | 6.3 MB This book presents a unified view of image motion analysis under the variational framework. Variational methods, rooted in physics and mechanics, but appearing in many other domains, such as statistics, control, and computer vision, address a problem from an optimization standpoint, i.e., they formulate it as the optimization of an objective function or functional. The methods of image motion analysis described in this book use the calculus of variations to minimize (or maximize) an objective functional which transcribes all of the constraints that characterize the desired motion variables. The book addresses the four core subjects of motion analysis: Motion estimation, detection, tracking, and three-dimensional interpretation. Each topic is covered in a dedicated chapter.  Computer Science - CACIC 2021: 27th Argentine Congress, CACIC 2021, Salta, Argentina, October 4-8, 2021, Revised Selected Papers by Patricia Pesado English | EPUB | 2022 | 321 Pages | ISBN : 3031059026 | 35.1 MB This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 27th Argentine Congress on Computer Science, CACIC 2021, held in Salta, Argentina in October 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a virtual mode.  CompTIA Data+ Certification 100+ Practice Exam Questions (Exam DA0-001) To Help You Pass on The First Attempt by Michael Wilson English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B25YL7K2 | 111 pages | EPUB | 0.16 Mb This fully updated study guide covers every topic on the current version of the CompTIA Data+ exam  Julia T. Wood, "Communication Mosaics: An Introduction to the Field of Communication" English | 2016 | ISBN: 1305403584 | PDF | pages: 602 | 5.4 mb COMMUNICATION MOSAICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATION, 8E draws from the most up-to-date research, theories, and technological information to provide both an overview of the field and practical applications you can immediately use to improve your personal, professional, and public communication skills. Extremely student friendly, the text combines the author's signature first-person narrative style with popular student commentaries. It introduces the basic processes and skills central to all communication contexts and then explains how these aspects of communication are applied in specific contexts such as interpersonal and public speaking. New coverage in Chapter 13 walks you step-by-step through the process of planning and preparing a public speech. As you progress through the text, each chapter ends with a case study enabling you to put what you learn into practice. |
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