Set within the context of an era referred to as the age of science as well as the age of ideologies, this volume explores how the Soviet Union responded to the impacts and interactions of both science and ideology between 1917 and 1967. Non-specialists as well as experts are apt to disagree sharply about, or to be ignorant of, the mutual relationship. But even if the system is defunct, the issues remain.This book divides its attention among four different fields of science: cybernetics, economics, philosophy, and sociology. The authors believe that the disciplines discuss revealing trends in Soviet science, in general, and its interaction with an established (though not immutable) ideology, in particular.The authors conducted a pioneering examination of the mutual influence of ideology and science and the problems and opportunities created for government by the new scientific revolution. Specifically, they hold that in the 1960s Soviet science (or at least the disciplines covered here) helped sustain the established system and its ideology rather than weaken them. This volume is of historical interest and provides insight into how one may explore the ways science and ideology interact.

Set within the context of an era referred to as the age of science as well as the age of ideologies, this volume" "explores how the Soviet Union responded to the impacts and interactions of both science and ideology between 1917 and 1967. Non-specialists as well as experts are apt to disagree sharply about, or to be ignorant of, the mutual relationship. But even if the system is defunct, the issues remain. This book divides its attention among four different fields of science: cybernetics, economics, philosophy, and sociology. The authors believe that the disciplines discuss revealing trends in Soviet science, in general, and its interaction with an established (though not immutable) ideology, in particular.

The authors conducted a pioneering examination of the mutual influence of ideology and science and the problems and opportunities created for government by the new scientific revolution. Specifically, they hold that in the 1960s Soviet science (or at least the disciplines covered here) helped sustain the established system and its ideology rather than weaken them. This volume is of historical interest and provides insight into how one may explore the ways science and ideology interact.

First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Many things make up a modern society: its history, culture, natural setting, wealth, classes, and peoples. For some, the power structure, the political system, lies at the heart of the social order. Russia has long been a "political society" and its future may also be decided in large part by the power structure. A good way to understand Russia and other modern societies is to examine the ties between the "Soviet system" and the rest of the country's life. George Fischer argues that it is these ties that explain much about the consequences of a communist state. The Soviet System, originally published in 1968, presents a provocative challenge to prevailing theories of modernization throughout the world. In this book Fischer takes issue with current assumptions that societies developing an advanced, fully modern economy and culture must inevitably adopt Western-type social and political institutions. The author holds that our understanding of contemporary nations is impeded by assessing them in terms of the prevailing American theory of "pluralism." The notion that a "pluralist" division of labor pervades all of modern society is challenged and tested in the context of the former Soviet Union as a modern society. The emergence of the dual executive, a leader with a special mixture of political and economic know-how, is emphasized as a trend toward a "monist" model of society. Fischer demonstrates how this model, in which all power is public and both industry and culture remain part of a non-capitalist, non-liberal state structure, can prove useful in studying social change today. The result is a book of value to all scholars and students dealing with the social and political systems of both developing and advanced societies long after the Soviet system of rule dissolved.

Featuring over 150 waterfalls. Praise for previous editions: "A very practical guidebook to exploring 80 different provincial waterfalls... A coffee table book on one hand, a guidebook on the other... nicely balanced, organized and provocative." Toronto Star. "It's rare to have a book that's so user friendly, packed with information yet beautiful enough to hold its own on the coffee table with any photography tome. A must-read for anyone touring the countryside." Waterloo Region Record. Waterfalls of Ontario is the definitive guide to enjoying and exploring the Canadian province's most beautiful waterfalls. Packed with full-page colour photographs, this fourth edition features over 150 waterfalls and includes new waterfalls you can visit across Ontario. Adventure awaits at new hidden gems like Paradise Lagoon, Webwood Falls, Old Man River Falls and Robertson Creek Falls. The book covers waterfalls in the following regions: Algoma, Cottage Country, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto, Hamilton, Lake Huron, Northeastern Ontario, Northwestern Ontario. Over 100 key waterfalls each feature a full-colour photograph along with text describing the characteristics, history and geography of the falls. Accurate driving directions and GPS coordinates make finding each falls easy, and sidebars feature handy information, such as the nearest settlements, walk time, trail conditions and the height of the waterfall. Even more falls can be discovered in the Other Waterfalls sections as well as in an updated provincial inventory. All new maps show you where to find waterfalls at-a-glance. Packed with gorgeous photographs and updated information, Waterfalls of Ontario continues to be both an attractive reference book and an outstanding regional travel guide for holiday explorers, outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travellers.

This beautifully illustrated guide features 125 of Canada’s most remarkable destinations. Scattered across every province and territory, some represent dream excursions to the far reaches of the land, while others are closer to home than you would have imagined. These destinations will show you unforgettable vistas, unusual land formations and compelling glimpses into Canada’s history and spirit. From coast to coast to coast, you’ll find some of the best places to visit in this vast land known for its diversity and extremes. Whether you want to climb the world’s oldest rocks, visit a Viking encampment, kayak with killer whales or tour a diamond mine, you’ll find the perfect trip in Unforgettable Canada. Among the 10 new destinations included in this revised and expanded edition are these five: Portage & Main – This famous intersection in downtown Winnipeg is legendary in Canadian folklore and often part of the country’s unique humor. Known as the “crossroads of Canada,” due to its relative proximity to the longitudinal centre of Canada, it is simply one bitterly cold place to wait for a bus; Point Pelee National Park – The southernmost part of mainland Canada that’s renowned among birdwatchers for the millions of migrating birds that stopover in the park’s marshes; The Georgian Bay Islands – This national park consists of 63 small islands and is part the Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve, one of the world’s largest freshwater archipelagos; West Montrose Covered Bridge – Known as the “Kissing Bridge,” it is a wooden covered bridge, the last of its kind in Ontario and the oldest such bridge in Canada; Cape Dorset Artists and Workshop – Known as the “Capital of Inuit Art,” this has been the centre for traditional Inuit drawing, printmaking and carving — the community’s main economic activities — since the 1950s. Artworks from the workshop fetch high prices around the world.

European integration is focused on improving economic performance and increasing income levels in nations across the European Union. Political leaders and the media often use income trends to measure this progress, with inequality moving more and more to the forefront of these conversations. In this book, contributing authors focus on the economies within the EU, its member countries, and other European countries closely associated with the EU. The book includes an overview of economic and social trends, using long-term processes of European integration as a way to frame the discussions. Georg Fischer, Robert Strauss, and their contributors focus on explaining how policy makers and the media focus on national trends to measure progress among the nations in Europe. They make a specific point to look at the EU as an economic and political entity whose parts are closely interlinked rather than as a conglomerate of individual countries. The contributors consider the commonalities and differences between various institutions and policies, explaining how a decision in one country might impact another. Europe's Income, Wealth, Consumption, and Inequality offers a novel approach to the analysis of social and economic trends, and the resulting book identifies major policy challenges applicable in the EU and beyond.

Neuheit! Innovation!! Revolution!!! schreit uns die Werbung an. Innovation! versprechen Politiker die Losung anstehender Probleme. Innovation klingt verheissungsvoll und zeitgemass, irgendwie modern. Das wollen wir doch mal sehen...Nicht Ideen zu zeugen, sie zu nutzen ist Sache der Innovation. Innovation schopft aus dem, was mit Ideen geschaffen wurde. Im Grunde meint Innovation deshalb mehr nicht als den geplanten Diffusionsprozess einer Idee bis zur Anwendung. Sie reklamiert von aller Kreativitat die nutzliche und nutzbringende fur sich, fuhrt verwertbare Ideen dem Markte zu und verweist alle anderen als wertlos ins Reich der Phantasie oder Kunst. Zugleich wird sie vom Markt getrieben, der nur fur Neues noch aufmerkt. Innovation ist darum sowohl Kur als auch Pflicht der Moderne. Hinter ihre zunehmend beschleunigte Erneuerungssucht tritt der Sinn einer Idee zuruck und wir wissen nicht mehr, was und warum wir erneuern.

----------------------------------------- Als ich im Jahre 1984 begann, mich fUr Mikrocomputer zu interessieren, batte ich nie gedacht, dass aus diesem Hobby einmal ein wesentlicher Bestandteil meines Berufes werden sollte. Heute blicke ich auf spannende Jahre zuruck, in denen ich mit dem IBM-PC und dem Atari Erfahrungen gesammelt habe. Bereits nach kurzer Zeit wuchs meine Vorliebe zum IBM-PC, da fUr ibn auf dem Markt das grossere Software-Angebot zu find en ist. Ich begann, einfachere Programme in Basic zu schreiben, weil MS-DOS von Anfang an mit einem BASIC-Interpreter ausgeliefert wurde. Doch nach der ersten Faszination entdeckte ich schnell, daB es sehr aufwendig ist, Systemprogramme in Basic zu schreiben, da es nur wenig fest eingebaute Funktionen dafUr gibt. Ausserdem sind im Befehlsumfang von GW-Basic (oder BASICA) keine Befehle enthalten, die den direkten Aufruf von Interruptroutinen erlauben. Diese zwei Nachteile fUhrten schliesslich dazu, daB ich mich fUr Turbopascal interessierte und begann, einige mathematische Probleme sowie DOS-Utilities zu programmieren.

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