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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This extensive, edited volume investigates how architects,
planners, and other related experts responded to the contexts and
discourses of "development" after WWII. The essays encompass
countries as diverse as Israel, Ghana, Greece, Belgium, France,
India, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela, the Philippines, South
Korea, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Zambia, and
Canada. The subject matter is increasingly taught as part of a
broader turn to globalize the field of architecture studies,
incorporating hitherto unacknowledged geographies primarily from
the global south, with a focus on how architecture production is
part of technical, economic, and political processes.
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Experimental Researches
C. G. Jung; Edited by Gerhard Adler; Translated by Leopold Stein; Edited by Michael Fordham; Translated by Diana in collaboration with Riviere; Edited by …
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After joining the staff of the Burgholzli Mental Hospital in 1900,
Jung developed and applied the word-association tests for studying
normal and abnormal psychology. The studies have remained a
significant phase in the development of Jung's conceptions and an
important contribution to diagnostic psychology and psychiatry.
Between 1904 and 1907 he published nine studies on the tests. These
studies, together with two lectures on the association method given
in 1909 at Clark University and three articles on psychophysical
researches from American and English journals in 1907-1908, compose
this volume. Jung's association studies showed the definite
influence of Bleuler and also of Freud, with whom he worked closely
for several years. With this volume, the Collected Works are
complete except for the Miscellany, Bibliography and Index volumes.
The modern world is characterised by pervasive economic
inequalities. Strong economic growth in some developing countries
has contributed to a degree to a reduction in the levels of
inequality between nations, yet inequality within nations remains
high and in some cases, continues to increase. Ethnic
Stratification and Economic Inequality around the World
investigates the reasons for these striking differences, exploring
the coincidence and interaction between economic stratification and
ethnic differentiation. Drawing on extensive international survey
and statistical data, the author develops a new theory and concrete
hypotheses concerning the conditions which lead toward extreme
inequality and those which tend toward greater equality. A
systematic examination of the interaction between class structures,
social stratification and ethnic differentiation, this book sheds
light on the manner in which the resulting social structures
produce different levels of economic inequality, offering a
fivefold typology of patterns of ethnic stratification, which can
be applied to present-day world regions. Drawing on the work of Max
Weber to provide a rigorous investigation of inequality around the
world, it demonstrates what 'sociology as a science of social
reality' can significantly contribute to our understanding of
global economic stratification. The book is relevant for a wide
social-scientific audience, particularly for sociologists,
economists and political scientists working in a comparative
perspective.
The ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider is an
apparatus of unprecedented complexity, designed to probe physics in
proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies up to 14 TeV.
It was installed in its underground cavern at the LHC during the
period 2004 to 2008. Testing of individual subsystems began
immediately with calibration systems and cosmic rays, and by 2008
full detector systems could be operated with the planned
infrastructure, readout, and monitoring systems. Several
commissioning runs of the full detector were organized in 2008 and
2009. During these runs the detector was operated continuously for
several months with its readout triggered by cosmic ray muons. At
the same time, regular calibrations of individual detector systems
were made. In the course of these runs, signals from tens of
millions of cosmic ray events were recorded. These commissioning
runs continued until the first beam-beam collisions in late 2009.
This volume is a collection of seven performance papers based on
data collected during this commissioning period. Five papers deal
with the response of individual detector systems. One paper
describes the performance of the simulation infrastructure used to
model the detector's response to both cosmic rays and to the later
beam-beam collisions. The final paper describes measurements
drawing on the integrated performance of several detector systems.
It studies lepton identification, the response to low energy
electrons, muon energy loss in the calorimeters, missing ET
effects, and the combined performance for muons when both the muon
spectrometer and the inner tracking detector are used. These papers
summarize the studies of the ATLAS detector performance and
readiness prior to the start of colliding beam data. They are
reprinted from The European Physical Journal C where they were
published between summer 2010 and spring 2011.
In Folks Upset by the Capital Karma, a mental health counselor (sex
therapist ) and a family law attorney (divorce lawyer ) take a hard
look at the possibility of escaping from the domination of
two-party politics. Strap yourself in for a humorous yet sobering
presentation about not only the major issue threatening our future,
but also the potential for achieving true political reform to
resolve it.
Silt Sand and Slurry is a visually rich investigation into where,
why, and how sediment is central to the future of Americaâs
coasts. Sediment is an unseen infrastructure that shapes and
enables modern life. Silt is scooped from sea floors to deepen
underwater highways for container ships. It is diverted from river
basins to control flooding. It is collected, sorted, managed, and
moved to reshape deltas, marshes, and beaches. Anthropogenic action
now moves more sediment annually than ânaturalâ geologic
processes â yet this global reshaping of the earthâs surface is
rarely-discussed and poorly-understood. In four thematic text
chapters, four geographic visual studies, and a concluding essay,
this book demonstrate why sediment matters now more than ever,
given our contemporary context of sea level rise, environmental
change, and spatial inequality, through a documentation of the
geography of dredging and sediment on the four coasts of the
continental United States. The book explores the many limitations
of current sediment management practices, such as short-sighted
efforts to keep dynamic ecosystems from changing, failure to value
sediment as a resource, and inequitable decision-making processes.
In response to these conditions, the DRC delineate an approach to
designing with sediment that is adaptive, healthy, and equitable.
Any reasonably educated person knows what is said about Galileo,
but not what Galileo himself actually said. This has allowed a
variety of different interpretations to be put upon his stands as a
scientist and as a man, in particular from within the Catholic
world, where a sense of guilt for his dramatic destiny has never
been completely erased. Let him speak, then so that he can bring to
everybody's attention, in particular the young, his message of
reason, of intellectual honesty, of free thinking. A message that
more than ever, is of great relevance in the rampant irrationality
of the new millennium. The selection of writings offered here is
preferred by a blunt self-portrait, which is of course a "forgery"
- however, one that is based entirely on extracts from Galileo's
writings and private letters, though he would never have dared, nor
been allowed to write it himself. The anthology touches upon the
themes dearest to Galileo and a lively commentary, from both the
scientific and the literary-historical viewpoints, should help make
the extracts accessible. The reader will be able to appreciate the
work and the writing-style of a very great scientist and author and
will probably also be surprised to find with the aid of a test with
answers provided, just how many of the misconceptions about the
"workings of the world" that were rife prior to Galileo, still
survive today among the common beliefs of even well-educated, non
scientific people.
A scholarly edition of poems and letters by Andrew Marvell. The
edition presents an authoritative text, together with an
introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of
globalisation and the new information technologies. But how are
these processes interrelated? Are they impelling us towards a
common socio-economic future? What can governments do if they want
to manage and steer the direction of development? This book
addresses these questions with particular reference to the European
Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive,
knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. It
assesses both the challenges and the policy instruments that are
being deployed, focussing in particular on the dynamics of the 'new
economy'; the new organisational architectures associated with
rapid innovation; the transformation of education and training; the
implications for social cohesion and exclusion and the role of
policy benchmarking in promoting policy learning and enhancing
national performance. The European Challenge presents the most
up-to-date research on the development of the knowledge-based
economy and its social and policy implications. Its accessible and
integrated treatment of the processes of economic, social and
technological change make it an invaluable resource for those
studying and researching in the fields of public and social policy,
organisational and technological change and innovation. It is also
highly relevant to policy-makers who need to understand and manage
this change.
This extensive, edited volume investigates how architects,
planners, and other related experts responded to the contexts and
discourses of "development" after WWII. The essays encompass
countries as diverse as Israel, Ghana, Greece, Belgium, France,
India, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela, the Philippines, South
Korea, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Zambia, and
Canada. The subject matter is increasingly taught as part of a
broader turn to globalize the field of architecture studies,
incorporating hitherto unacknowledged geographies primarily from
the global south, with a focus on how architecture production is
part of technical, economic, and political processes.
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