Costly Calculations: A Theory of War, Casualties, and Politics
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1107075289 | 394 Pages | PDF | 11 MB
Gartner and Segura consider the costs of war - both human and political - by examining the consequences of foreign combat, on domestic politics. The personal costs of war - the military war dead and injured - are the most salient measure of war costs generally and the primary instrument through which war affects domestic politics. The authors posit a general framework for understanding war initiation, war policy and war termination in democratic polities, and the role that citizens and their deaths through conflict play in those policy choices. Employing a variety of empirical methods, they examine multiple wars from the last 100 years, conducting analyses of tens of thousands of individuals across a wide variety of historical and hypothetical conditions, whilst also addressing policy implications. This study will be of interest to students and scholars in American foreign policy, international politics, public opinion, national security, American politics, communication studies, and military history.
Tanya Long Bennett, "Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First Year Composition"
English | 2015 | pages: 311 | ISBN: 1940771218 | PDF | 2,6 mb
In response to the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, Dr. Tanya Bennett and ten colleagues from the University of North Georgia have written Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First Year Composition. This peer reviewed textbook, published by the University of North Georgia Press, combines a composition rhetoric manual with grammar and documentation instruction and resources, components that can be flexibly arranged to fit instructors' classroom plans. It includes standard rhetoric instruction, information and practice for Standard English Grammar, and guidelines for the four most common documentation styles. Its reader compiles essays written for English 1101, focused for thematic discussion and selected for use in rhetorical analysis. The textbook also includes a glossary of pertinent terms and ancillary instructor resources.
Computer Systems:
Digital Design, Fundamentals of Computer Architecture and ARM Assembly Language 2nd Edition
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030934489 | 307 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
Clean Water Policy and State Choice by John C. Morris
English | ISBN: 1108839126 | 350 pages | EPUB | 17 Mar. 2022 | 6 Mb
The Water Quality Act of 1987 ushered in a new era of clean water policy to the US. The Act stands today as the longest-lived example of national water quality policy. It included a then-revolutionary funding model for wastewater infrastructure - the Clean Water State Revolving Fund - which gave states much greater authority to allocate clean water infrastructure resources. Significant differences between states exist in terms of their ability to provide adequate resources for the program, as well as their ability (or willingness) to meet the wishes of Congress to serve environmental needs and communities. This book examines the patterns of state program resource distribution using case studies and analysis of state and national program data. This book is important for researchers from a range of disciplines, including water, environmental and infrastructure policy, federalism/intergovernmental relations, intergovernmental administration, and natural resource management, as well as policy makers and policy advocates.
Aishwarya Pandit, "Claiming Citizenship and Nation: Muslim Politics and State Building in North India, 1947-1986"
English | ISBN: 0367335565 | 2021 | 284 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The book provides insight into the changing nature of Muslim politics and the ideas of citizenship in independent India. It studies the electoral mobilization of minority groups across North India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh where Muslims have been demographically dominant in various constituencies. The volume discusses themes such as the making and unmaking of the 'Congress heartland' and the threat of revival of 'Muslim communalism', alongside issues of representation, property, language politics, rehabilitation and citizenship, politics of Waqf, personal law and Hindu counter-mobilization. The author utilizes previously unused government and institutional files, private archives, interviews and oral resources to address questions central to Indian politics and society.
Stephen Teo, "Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action "
English | ISBN: 0367474158 | 2021 | 174 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre. It draws on Chinese philosophical ideas derived from, or based on, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Legalism, examines a cluster of recent Chinese martial arts films centering on the figure of the xia―the heroic protagonist, the Chinese equivalent of medieval Europe's knight-errant―and outlines the philosophical principles and themes undergirding the actions of xia and their narratives. Overall, the author argues that the genre, apart from being an action-oriented entertainment medium, is inherently moral and ethical.
Herbert Waldmann, Petra Janning, "Chemical Biology: Learning through Case Studies"
English | 2009 | pages: 306 | ISBN: 3527323309 | PDF | 24,8 mb
This first book to adopt a problem-based approach teaches the true basics of the subject through illustrated everyday case studies. The editor's extensive experience in writing textbooks and his close relationship to the authors ensure that the contributions are presented in a pedagogically uniform and highly motivating fashion. Each chapter introduces a different biological problem taken from everyday lab work, such that students learn how to think in order to solve problems in biology by using techniques and tools taken from chemistry.
F.S.L. Lyons, "Charles Stewart Parnell"
English | 2005 | pages: 754 | ISBN: 0717139395 | EPUB | 0,8 mb
If Daniel O'Connell first articulated modern Irish nationalism, Parnell first organized it. This enigmatic, icy aristocrat became the unlikely and unchallenged leader of Irish nationalism in its early heroic phase. Without him, Home Rule would not have become the formidable cause that it was. Parnell not only mobilized nationalist Ireland, exploiting discontent with the land system and a desire for political autonomy, he also subverted the usages of nineteenth-century British politics by introducing the filibuster into the House of Commons, by dividing Gladstone's Liberal party between those who supported Home Rule and those who opposed it, and generally forced the Irish question to the heart of British politics where it remained until 1922.
Matthew J. Kirby, "Cave of Wonders (Infinity Ring, Book 5)"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0545901200, 0545387000 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 5.1 mb
Critically acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby reveals the last days of a great civilization.
Building construction illustrated By Francis D.K. Ching
2008 | 474 Pages | ISBN: 0470087811 | PDF | 127 MB
To construct a building, architects and other industry professionals must be familiar with the materials and choices available to them. This book takes into account recent advances in materials, building technology, and code requirements. The building site --The building --Foundation systems --Floor systems --Wall systems --Roof systems --Moisture & thermal protection --Doors & windows --Special construction --Finish work --Mechanical & electrical systems --Notes on materials.