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The Fall of the Roman Empire: Film and History

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

For over a century, epic cinema has significantly shaped popular interest in Roman history and culture. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), the last of the silver-screen epics about ancient Rome before Gladiator, stands out as the only epic that attempted, and largely succeeded, to show the greatness of Roman civilization rather...

Punk Rock Warlord: the Life and Work of Joe Strummer (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)

Routledge, 2014

Punk Rock Warlord explores the relevance of Joe Strummer within the continuing legacies of both punk rock and progressive politics. It is aimed at scholars and general readers interested in The Clash, punk culture, and the intersections between pop music and politics, on both sides of the Atlantic. Contributors to the collection represent a...

Information, Interaction, and Agency

Springer, 2005

Contemporary epistemological and cognitive studies, as well as recent trends in computer science and game theory have revealed an increasingly important and intimate relationship between Information, Interaction, and Agency. Agents perform actions based on the available information and in the presence of other interacting agents. From this...

The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide

Greenwood Press, 2007

Part of the enduring fascination of the Salem witch trials is the fact that, to date, no one theory has been able to fully explain the events that ravaged Salem in 1692. Countless causes, from ergot-infected rye to actual demonic posession, have been offered to explain why the accusations and erratic behavior of seven village girls left hundreds...

Curious Encounters: Voyaging, Collecting, and Making Knowledge in the Long Eighteenth Century (UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series)

University of Toronto Press, 2019

With contributions from historians, literary critics, and geographers, Curious Encounters uncovers a rich history of global voyaging, collecting, and scientific exploration in the long eighteenth century. Leaving behind grand narratives of discovery, these essays collectively restore a degree of symmetry and contingency to our...

Curriculum in a New Key: The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki (Studies in Curriculum Theory)

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

Aoki is definitely in the avant garde of thinkers and writers in the curriculum field. He explores the relationship of other disciplines and areas of artistic endeavor to the curriculum field with poetic nuance and philosophical lenses....There is little sense of 'having been there before' when contemplating Aoki's work...Anyone interested in...

Geographies of Girlhood: Identities In-Between (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts)

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

The real-world, applied research nature of this book - from the viewpoints of girls themselves - adds a nuanced perspective not yet explored in girls' studies....the multidisciplinary nature of the anthology will appeal to sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, religion, and education scholars as well as to women's and girl's studies...

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Edition 4. (International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers) 4-Vol Set

KidHaven Press, 2006

This is a revised edition of the 4th volume of the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, which also includes Volume 1, Films, Volume 2, Directors, and Volume 3, Actors and Actresses. The book contains 545 entries, consisting of a brief biography, a complete filmography, a selected bibliography of works by and about the entrant, and a...

Neural Networks and Psychopathology: Connectionist Models in Practice and Research

Cambridge University Press, 1999

This volume of essays on neural networks and psychopathology is aimed at an unusually diverse audience. On the one hand, we hope that the volume will be read by psychiatrists, psychologists, and other clinicians and researchers interested in psychopathology and its treatment. On the other hand, we hope that it will be read by...

Hegelian Metaphysics

Oxford University Press, 2009

The great German idealist philosopher G. W. F. Hegel has exerted an immense influence on the development of philosophy from the early 19th century to the present. But the metaphysical aspects of his thought are still under-appreciated. In a series of essays Robert Stern traces the development of a distinctively Hegelian approach to metaphysics and...

CMMI for Development®: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement (3rd Edition)

Addison Wesley, 2011

CMMI® for Development (CMMI-DEV) describes best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services across their lifecycle. By integrating essential bodies of knowledge, CMMI-DEV provides a single, comprehensive framework for organizations to assess their development and maintenance processes and...

CMMI for Acquisition: Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services (2nd Edition)

Addison Wesley, 2011

CMMI® for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) describes best practices for the successful acquisition of products and services. Providing a practical framework for improving acquisition processes, CMMI-ACQ addresses the growing trend in business and government for organizations to purchase or outsource required products and...

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