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From Semantics to Computer Science: Essays in Honour of Gilles Kahn

Cambridge University Press, 2009

Gilles Kahn was one of the most influential figures in the development of computer science and information technology, not only in Europe but throughout the world. This volume of articles by several leading computer scientists serves as a fitting memorial to Kahn's achievements and reflects the broad range of subjects to which he contributed...

Correspondence Analysis and Data Coding with Java and R (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis)

CRC Press, 2005

Developed by Jean-Paul Benzérci more than 30 years ago, correspondence analysis as a framework for analyzing data quickly found widespread popularity in Europe. The topicality and importance of correspondence analysis continue, and with the tremendous computing power now available and new fields of application emerging, its...

Empire: A New History of the World

Pegasus Books, 2020

A dazzling new history of the world told through the ten major empires of human civilization.

Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire,...

European E-Democracy in Practice (Studies in Digital Politics and Governance)

Springer, 2019

This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices...

Economic Development and Financial Markets: Latest Research and Policy Insights from Central and Southeastern Europe (Contributions to Economics)

Springer, 2019

This book offers fresh insights into the economic development and financial markets of Southeastern and Central European countries. The first part analyses macroeconomic trends and monetary policy issues, while the second part explores the development of financial and insurance markets. With contributions covering topics such as regional and...

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering (ICIE 2019): Volume II (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

Springer, 2019

This book highlights recent findings in industrial, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and provides an overview of the state of the art in these fields, mainly in Russia and Eastern Europe. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering are discussed, including the dynamics of machines and working processes, friction, wear and...

Muslim Volunteering in the West: Between Islamic Ethos and Citizenship (New Directions in Islam)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This edited volume explores various facets of Muslims’ civic engagement in Western post-secular societies, fundamentally challenging simplistic boundaries between Islamic ethical conduct and liberal-democratic norms and practice.

Bringing together scholars from sociology, anthropology, and Islamic theology, the...

David Greig’s Holed Theatre: Globalization, Ethics and the Spectator

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

With a Foreword by Dan Rebellato, this book offers up a detailed exploration of Scottish playwright David Greig’s work with particular attention to globalization, ethics, and the spectator. It makes the argument that Greig’s theatre works by undoing, cracking, or breaking apart myriad elements to reveal the holed,...

The Birth of Modern Belief: Faith and Judgment from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

Princeton Press, 2019

An illuminating history of how religious belief lost its uncontested status in the West

This landmark book traces the history of belief in the Christian West from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, revealing for the first time how a distinctively modern category of belief came into being. Ethan Shagan focuses...

Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History

Oxford University Press, 2019

Eric Hobsbawm's works have had a nearly incalculable effect across generations of readers and students, influencing more than the practice of history but also the perception of it. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of second-generation British parents, Hobsbawm was orphaned at age fourteen in 1931. Living with an uncle in Berlin, he...

Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust

Scribe Publications, 2019

One of the few remaining living Holocaust survivors answers the questions children ask her

“There are no stupid questions, nor any forbidden ones, but there are some questions that have no answer.”

Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis snatched her family from their home...

The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy (Digital Barricades)

Pluto Press, 2019

From the Pirate Parties in Northern Europe to Podemos in Spain and the 5-Star Movement in Italy, from the movements behind Bernie Sanders in the United States and Jeremy Corbyn in the United Kingdom, to Jean-Luc Melenchon's presidential bid in France, the last decade has witnessed the rise of a new blueprint for political...

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