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 Yi Deng, "Information Security and Cryptology: 18th International Conference, Inscrypt 2022, Beijing, China, December 11-13, 2022," English | ISBN: 3031265521 | 2023 | 506 pages | PDF | 24 MB This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2022, held in Beijing, China during December 11-13, 2022.  Gevisa La Rocca, "Infodemic Disorder: Covid-19 Coping Strategies in Europe, Canada and Mexico" English | ISBN: 3031136977 | 2023 | 285 pages | PDF | 8 MB This contributed volume identifies how the information processes of public institutions and citizens have changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, within a new context that emerged: the infodemic disorder. Public debate is largely characterized today by a crisis of the legitimacy of institutions, accompanied by a crisis of authority in public communication, leading to the emergency of a state of information disorder due specifically to the need to find information related to the coping of the pandemic. This condition is characterized by growing attention to issues related to 'fake news', 'misinformation', and 'media manipulation', that are intertwined in digital platform ecosystems, and the effects of which on democracy, public communication and research, and the sharing of information in the civic sphere are broad and far-reaching. This volume analyzes the links between communication strategies of public institutions, and the resulting citizen communication, in an attempt to tease out how communication processes have changed during the pandemic. It was decided to investigate this infodemic disorder as it appeared in three different geographical contexts: Europe, Canada and Mexico and, at the same time, to bring out the formal and informal coping strategies implemented by public institutions and citizens. Beginning with an introduction to the crisis of information created by the pandemic, the contributors build a theoretical framework, provide contagion data, and subsequently, for each of the geographical contexts analyzed, explore the public communication strategies and those activated by citizens seeking to share information.  Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles by Zaloga, Steven J.;Gilliland, Alan;Shumate, Johnny; English | 2023 | ISBN: 1472853431 | 82 pages | True PDF | 35.5 MB  Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles: A Prospective Overview English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032024763 | 342 Pages | PDF (True) | 14 MB Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, with great potential to solve the developmental challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, agriculture, bioengineering, cosmetics, chemicals, electronics, energy, renewables, surface coatings, textiles, medicine, materials manufacturing, military equipment, etc. To compile this book, distinguished scientists, engineers, and industrial professionals from different parts of the world have been invited. An array of 17 high-quality science-based chapters covering recent advancements, challenges, and future trends in industrial applications of nanotechnology is presented. The book is aimed at industrial professionals and graduate-level students and researchers.
 Indie Reframed: Women's Filmmaking and Contemporary American Independent Cinema By Linda Badley (editor), Claire Perkins (editor), Michele Schreiber (editor) 2016 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 1474403921 | PDF | 7 MB With the consolidation of 'indie' culture in the 21st century, female filmmakers face an increasingly indifferent climate. Within this sector, women work across all aspects of writing, direction, production, editing and design, yet the dominant narrative continues to construe 'maverick' white male auteurs such as Quentin Tarantino or Wes Anderson as the face of indie discourse. Defying the formulaic myths of the mainstream 'chick flick' and the ideological and experimental radicalism of feminist counter-cinema alike, women's indie filmmaking is neither ironic, popular nor political enough to be readily absorbed into pre-existing categories. This ground-breaking collection, the first sustained examination of the work of female practitioners within American independent cinema, reclaims the 'difference' of female indie filmmaking. Through a variety of case studies of directors, writers and producers such as Ava DuVernay, Lena Dunham and Christine Vachon, contributors explore the innovation of a range of female practitioners by attending to the sensibilities, ideologies and industrial practices that distinguish their work - while embracing the 'in-between' space in which the narratives they represent and embody can be revealed.
 Kent Lightfoot, "Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers" English | 2006 | ISBN: 0520249984, 0520208242 | 355 pages | PDF | 4.6 MB California's earliest European colonists-Russian merchants and Spanish missionaries-depended heavily on Native Americans for labor to build and maintain their colonies, but they did so in very different ways. This richly detailed book brings together disparate skeins of the past-including little-known oral histories, native texts, ethnohistory, and archaeological excavations-to present a vivid new view of how native cultures fared under these two colonial systems. Kent Lightfoot's innovative work, which incorporates the holistic methods of historical anthropology, explores the surprising ramifications of these long-ago encounters for the present-day political status of native people in California.
 J Sai Deepak, "India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of Sandwiched Civilisation" English | 2022 | ISBN: 9354353010 | 568 pages | MOBI | 4.1 MB India, Bharat and Pakistan, the second book of the Bharat Trilogy, takes the discussion forward from its bestselling predecessor, India, That Is Bharat. It explores the combined influence of European and Middle Eastern colonialities on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilisation, and on the origins of the Indian Constitution. To this end, the book traces the thought continuum of Middle Eastern coloniality, from the rise of Islamic Revivalism in the 1740s following the decline of the Mughal Empire, which presaged the idea of Pakistan, until the end of the Khilafat Movement in 1925, which cemented the road to Pakistan. The book also describes the collaboration of convenience that was forged between the proponents of Middle Eastern coloniality and the British colonial establishment to the detriment of the Indic civilisation. One of the objectives of this book is to help the reader draw parallels between the challenges faced by the Indic civilisation in the tumultuous period from 1740 to 1925, and the present-day. Its larger goal remains the same as that of the first, which is to enthuse Bharatiyas to undertake a critical decolonial study of Bharat's history, especially in the context of the Constitution, so that the religiosity towards the document is moderated by a sense of proportion, perspective and purpose.
 India II: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries by Md. Nazrul Islam English | EPUB | 2022 | 448 Pages | ISBN : 3030943941 | 119.8 MB This book presents a variety of climate change impact and mitigation strategies for different environments in India. These include fractional snow cover change in the Himalayan region, and the impact of frequent cyclonic storms on land use and land cover changes along coastal areas. The book explores watershed, surface water, and hydrologic conditions for urban storm water drainage, as well as trend analysis of precipitation, and a statistical approach to detect rainfall trends.  Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Education: A Critical Exploration of the Sustainable Development Goals English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811950075 | 287 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 14 MB
 In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters by Nancy Goldstone English | September 21, 2021 | ISBN: 0316449334 | 587 pages | PDF (Converted) | 81 Mb The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa-one of the most renowned women rulers in history-and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France. |
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