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 Contested Representation: Challenges, Shortcomings and Reforms English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009267728 | 367 Pages | PDF | 5 MB In the past two decades, democratic institutions have faced a crisis of representation. From authoritarian backsliding in countries with recent democratic transformations, to severe challenges to established liberal democracies, the meaning of political representation and whether and when it succeeds has become highly debated. In response to an increasingly fraught political climate, Contested Representation brings together scholars from across the United States and Europe to critically assess the performance of representative institutions in Europe and North America. Taking an interdisciplinary, comparative approach, this volume looks at the viability of electoral institutions, the responsiveness of government to public preferences, alternative institutions for more inclusive democracy, and the political economy of populism. Chapters also address the broader normative question of how democratic institutions can be adapted to new conditions and challenges. Expertly researched and exceedingly timely, Contested Representation provides critical frameworks that highlight realistic pathways to democratic reform.  Complex Systems and Cognitive Processes by Roberto Serra, Gianni Zanarini English | PDF | 1990 | 208 Pages | ISBN : 364246680X | 11.5 MB This volume describes our intellectual path from the physics of complex sys tems to the science of artificial cognitive systems. It was exciting to discover that many of the concepts and methods which succeed in describing the self organizing phenomena of the physical world are relevant also for understand ing cognitive processes. Several nonlinear physicists have felt the fascination of such discovery in recent years.  Complete Economics for Cambridge IGCSE® & 0 Level English | 2018 | ISBN: 0198409702 | 508 Pages | PDF | 127 MB This bestselling title, fully updated to match the latest Cambridge IGCSE and O Level syllabuses. Used and loved by teachers and students around the world, engage students with full colour pages, the latest statistics and examples and case studies from across the globe. Packed full of engaging  Community Helpers at the Hospital By Mari Schuh 2016 | 24 Pages | ISBN: 1515723976 | PDF | 2 MB Presents the community helpers on the scene at a hospital using simple text and full-color photography.  Commercializing Successful Biomedical Technologies English | 2023 | ISBN: 1316510069 | 565 Pages | PDF | 5 MB Transform your research into commercial biomedical products with this revised and updated second edition. Covering drugs, devices and diagnostics, this book provides a step-by-step introduction to the process of commercialization, and will allow you to create a realistic business plan to develop your ideas into approved biomedical technologies. This new edition includes: Over 25% new material, including practical tips on startup creation from experienced entrepreneurs. Tools for starting, growing and managing a new venture, including business planning and commercial strategy, pitching investors, and managing operations. Global real-world case studies, including emerging technologies such as regulated medical software and Artificial Intelligence (AI), offer insights into key challenges and help illustrate complex points. Tips and operational tools from established industry insiders, suitable for graduate students and new biomedical entrepreneurs.  Melo e Castro P., "Colonial and Post-Colonial Goan Literature in Portuguese: Woven Palms" English | 2019 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 1786833905 | PDF | 15,0 mb This is a comprehensive collection of essays on Goan literature in Portuguese stretching from the colonial late-nineteenth century to the post-colonial period of the 1960s and 1970s.It gives an overview of Goan Literature in Portuguese which will be useful for students and experienced scholars of Portuguese wanting an overview of this production.  Coffee Table Book: Design and Fashion Books to Upgrade Your Coffee Table by Mary Woods English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BKFG7WLR | 77 pages | EPUB | 6.53 Mb At the moment, stackable table books are all the rage. Use them to decorate any room and coordinate your designs and colors. For extra style, set something or an ornament on top of your books, or raise the book upright to see the spine's content. There are countless uses and alternatives. There are photos of flowers within, however I advise against stretching the book's integrity by opening it too widely. This colorful book should only be used to create a striking visual impression. Book Details: A decorative statement piece specifically created to be used in interior design, If you want to stack books, make sure they are very thick so that the writing can be seen on the spine.  Clinical Behavior Analysis for Children English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031122461 | 335 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB This book is a guide for child psychotherapists interested in applying clinical behavioral analysis to their work and for clinical behavior analysts working with children. In the literature of behavior analysis, a considerable number of publications present clinical strategies to more effectively conduct therapeutic interventions with adults and adolescents, but there is still a lack of publications that address practical aspects of the work of the child behavior analytic therapist. This volume aims do fill this void by bringing together chapters written by therapists who share their views on theoretical and practical aspects of child care and describe the stages and challenges of the psychotherapy process with clients of up to 12 years of age.  Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures By Joseph Ratzinger 2006 | 116 Pages | ISBN: 1586171429 | EPUB | 1 MB Written by Joseph Ratzinger shortly before he became Pope Benedict XVI, "Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures"looks at the growing conflict of cultures evident in the Western world. The West faces a deadly contradiction of its own making, he contends. Terrorism is on the rise. Technological advances of the West, employed by people who have cut themselves off from the moral wisdom of the past, threaten to abolish man (as C.S. Lewis put it) whether through genetic manipulation or physical annihilation. In short, the West is at war-with itself. Its scientific outlook has brought material progress. The Enlightenment's appeal to reason has achieved a measure of freedom. But contrary to what many people suppose, both of these accomplishments depend on Judeo-Christian foundations, including the moral worldview that created Western culture. More than anything else, argues Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, the important contributions of the West are threatened today by an exaggerated scientific outlook and by moral relativism-what Benedict XVI calls "the dictatorship of relativism"-in the name of freedom. "Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures"is no mere tirade against the moral decline of the West. Razinger challenges the West to return to its roots by finding a place for God in modern culture. He argues that both Christian culture and the Enlightenment formed the West, and that both hold the keys to human life and freedom as well as to domination and destruction. Ratzinger challenges non-believer and believer alike. "Both parties," he writes, "must reflect on their own selves and be ready to accept correction." He challenges secularized, unbelieving people to open themselves to God as the ground of true rationality and freedom. He calls on believers to "make God credible in this world by means of the enlightened faith they live." Topics include: Reflections on the Cultures in Conflict Today The Significance and Limits of Today's Rationalistic Culture The Permanent Significance of the Christian Faith Why We Must Not Give Up the Fight The Law of the Jungle, the Rule of Law We Must Use Our Eyes! Faith and Everyday Life Can Agnosticism Be a Solution? The Natural Knowledge of God "Supernatural" Faith and Its Origins "  Christian Married Love By Raymond Dennehy 2018 | 132 Pages | ISBN: 0898700086 | EPUB | 1 MB This book presents five insightful essays by well-known theologians and writers who give powerful witness to the truths about love, sex, and marriage illuminated by Humanae Vitae, the prophetic encyclical by Pope Paul VI. The pieces by Hans Urs von Balthasar, Louis Bouyer, and Malcom Muggeridge were delivered at a symposium on Humanae Vitae held in 1978 at the University of San Francisco. In this year of the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Ignatius Press is pleased to re-release this entire collection, masterfully introduced by Raymond Dennehy. At the time of the symposium, Muggeridge was not yet a Catholic and perhaps more famous outside the Church than within it for his colorful career as a leftist British journalist, an Allied spy during World War II, and an unorthodox Christian convert with a remarkable relationship with Mother Teresa. In his essay "Humane Vitae: What's Really at Stake?" he discusses the impact of contraception on the traditional family. In "The Ethics of Marriage", French priest and theologian Bouyer, formerly a Lutheran, contrasts the "would-be theologians who launched incredible propaganda against Pope Paul and his teaching" with non-Catholics and even non-Christians who praised the pope for upholding the sacredness of sexuality and human life. Von Balthasar, a Swiss priest and theologian later named a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II, offers a profound meditation on Ephesians 5:21-23. The book concludes with an introduction to Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II). |
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