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During August 24-27, 1993, approximately 60 scientists from the
Americas, Europe and Japan, gathered in the city of Guanajuato, in
the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, at the II Latin American Workshop
on Magnetism, Magnetic Materials and their Applications. The group
of scientists converging into the beautiful city of Guanajuato had
come from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, several places
in Mexico, U. S. A. , Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, and Denmark. The event attested to the
success of the previous Workshop on Magnetism, Magnetic Materials
and their Applications, held in Havana, Cuba, in 1991, as well as
to the interest, level of activity and quality of the work being
carried out in Latin America in the area of magnetism and magnetic
materials. Equally important to everyone present was the fact that
we had come to honor a friend, Professor L. M. Falicov, on his
sixtieth birthday. The choice of a Latin American Workshop on
magnetism as a Festschrift for Leo Falicov was, in our opinion,
quite appropriate not only because of Leo's strong ties to Latin
America, but also because of his superb contributions to science,
and in particular, to magnetism. Professor Falicov was born in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he spent a good part of his
formative years.
This volume contains the papers presented at the First
Mexico-U.S.A. Symposium on Materials Sciences and Engineering held
in Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico, during Septem ber 24-27, 1991. The
conference was conceived with the primary objective of increas ing
the close ties between scientists and engineers in both Mexico and
the U.S. with an interest in materials. The conference itself would
have not taken place without the drive, determination and technical
knowledge of John K. Tien of the University of Texas at Austin and
of Francisco Mejia Lira of the Universidad de San Luis Potosi. This
book is dedicated to their memory. The event brought together
materials scientists and engineers with interests in a broad range
of subjects in the processing, characterization and properties of
advanced materials. Several papers were dedicated to structural
materials ranging from ferrous alloys to intemetallics, ceramics
and composites. The presentation covered properties, processing,
and factors that control their use, such as fatigue and corrosion.
Other materials and properties were also explored by U.S. and
Mexican participants. Sev eral papers dealt with the
characterization and properties of magnetics, optical and
superconductor materials, nanostructured materials, as well as with
computational and theoretical aspects likely to impact future
materials research and development."
This volume is a compilation of papers presented at the
International Workshop on the Theory and Applications of the
Cluster Variation and Path Probability Methods, held in the city of
San Juan, Teotihuacan, Mexico, during June 18-22, 1995. The
presentations at the workshop provided a state of the art review of
the fundamental aspects of the CVM and PPM and their application to
a wide range of problems in statistical mechanics and alloy theory.
The volume begins with several articles dealing with the study of
the kinetics of ordering in Ising sytems and alloys using the PPM
and other classical techniques. These articles are followed by the
contribution of Professor Masuo Suzuki on the Coherent Anomaly
Method which has added a new dimension to mean field theory, and
the CVM in particular, in the study of critical phenomena. The
remaining of the volume is dedicated to fundamental aspects and
specific applications of the CVM in a wide range of subjects
ranging from bulk and surface studies to new areas of inquiry such
as the problem of image reconstruction. Since the inception by
Prof. Ryoichi Kikuchi of the CVM in 1950 and of the PPM in 1966,
the latter after a gestation period of approximately six years, the
tech niques have found wide acceptance in the physics and materials
science communities. Both methods are properly regarded as seminal
contributions to equilibrium and non equilibrium statistical
mechanics."
Pope Pius XII's alleged silence in the face of the destruction of
the European Jews during World War II has been the subject of a
fierce controversy that has continued unabated ever since Rolf
Hochhuth's ""The Deputy"" made the charge in 1963. Numerous critics
have accused Pius of everything from deliberate anti-Semitism to
collusion with the Nazi regime, while equally partisan defenders
have argued that his silent diplomacy saved hundreds of thousands
of Jews and other innocent victims from Nazi terror. So contentious
has Pius' role become that the phrase ""the silence of Pius XII""
has taken on a life of its own, beyond the facts. In this
accessible work, Jose M. Sanchez offers a new approach to the
controversy. He discusses the reasons given for Pius' behaviour by
the significant authors who have contributed to the dispute and
evaluates their findings in the light of the published documents.
He studies the controversial events that critics have cited to
prove their contentions about the Pope, from his role in the
negotiation of the German concordat of 1933 to the end of World War
II in 1945. Sanchez provides a full examination of Pius' public and
private comments on the war and the destruction of the European
Jews. This analysis moves outside the traditional views to rephrase
the issues. It summarizes the basic charges and defenses and also
presents a full treatment of Pius' personality in the context of
the institutional framework within which he operated. With a
conclusion that summarizes the findings and offers the author's
judgment on the issues, this study should enable readers to
evaluate and understand one of the most heated controversies of
modern times.
This handbook focuses on a series of concepts, models and
technologies which can be used to improve current practice in life
cycle engineering in manufacturing companies around the world.
Experts on the main issues relating to life cycle engineering have
produced a superb collection of chapters. All the contributing
authors are researchers and engineers in the fields of
manufacturing paradigms, enterprise integration, product life cycle
and technologies for life cycle engineering. Academics and
researchers will find this book to be a valuable reference tool.
The book illustrates those key factors that ensure successful
enterprise and product life cycle integration. Due to the book
being developed as a joint industry and university project, its
approach should be helpful to both practising professionals and
academics. An overview of life cycle engineering concepts, models,
methodologies and practices that have been proved to significantly
improve the integration and productivity of manufacturing companies
have been clearly explained in this handbook. This book will be
essential for engineers, designers, product support personnel
dealing with enterprise engineering projects. It will also be of
immense use to lecturers and senior lecturers working in the fields
of enterprise integration, product development, concurrent
engineering and integrated manufacturing systems.
During August 24-27, 1993, approximately 60 scientists from the
Americas, Europe and Japan, gathered in the city of Guanajuato, in
the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, at the II Latin American Workshop
on Magnetism, Magnetic Materials and their Applications. The group
of scientists converging into the beautiful city of Guanajuato had
come from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, several places
in Mexico, U. S. A. , Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, and Denmark. The event attested to the
success of the previous Workshop on Magnetism, Magnetic Materials
and their Applications, held in Havana, Cuba, in 1991, as well as
to the interest, level of activity and quality of the work being
carried out in Latin America in the area of magnetism and magnetic
materials. Equally important to everyone present was the fact that
we had come to honor a friend, Professor L. M. Falicov, on his
sixtieth birthday. The choice of a Latin American Workshop on
magnetism as a Festschrift for Leo Falicov was, in our opinion,
quite appropriate not only because of Leo's strong ties to Latin
America, but also because of his superb contributions to science,
and in particular, to magnetism. Professor Falicov was born in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he spent a good part of his
formative years.
To some philosophers, seeking to understand the human condition,
technology is a necessary guide. But to think through the complex
human phenomenon of technology we must tackle philosophy of
science, philosophy of culture, moral issues, comparative
civilizational studies, and the economics of specific industrial
and military technologies in their historical contexts. The philoso
pher wants to grasp the technological factor in this troubled
world, even as we see it is only one factor, and that it does not
speak openly for itself. Put directly, our human troubles to a
considerable extent have been transformed, exaggerated, distorted,
even degraded, perhaps transcended, by what engi neers and
scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians, have wrought. But our
problems are ancient, problems of dominations, struggles, survival,
values in conflict, greed and insane sadisms. To get some
conceptual light on the social reality which seems immediately to
be so complicated, a philosopher will need to learn from the
historians of technology. A few years ago, the philosopher
Elisabeth Straker concluded that "a his torical philosophy of
technology is required] since history - and history alone -
provides all those concepts that form part of the repertoire of the
philosoph ical analysis of technology." And she added that this
goes far beyond the triviality that like other cultural
achievements technology has its historical development. Now
historical comprehension is no substitute for a logical methodology
in the analysis of technological problems."
This well-documented study deals in moderate, objective terms with
a critical and particularly sensitive aspect of Spanish history.
This notable contribution examines the background of the Spanish
Civil War and explores the nature of church-state relations in
Spain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This analysis of
the Spanish politico-religious conflict of 1936 shows that the
clash between church and state came to be the direct cause of the
downfall of the republic.
Originally published in 1964.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the
latest in digital technology to make available again books from our
distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These
editions are published unaltered from the original, and are
presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both
historical and cultural value.
By entering into transactions with independent firms, companies
seek to combine the benefits of specialization with the benefits of
supervising and coordinating internally organised transactions. In
distribution channels, such exchanges may exacerbate a
manufacturer's risks and vulnerability; thus, control systems may
play a crucial role in these relationships. A new challenge has
surfaced in tackling questions such as the objectives companies
pursue when implementing control systems in their distribution
channels; the mechanisms used and the role they play; and the
implementation process and effects they have on relationships. The
objective of this book is to endeavour to combine an analysis of
control systems and current business practices by analysing the
role and effects control systems have on distribution channels. To
this end, a field study structured in two investigations that aim
to complement other empirical studies was conducted. The first is a
case study that analyses control systems' roles. The second uses
the same methodology to study the complementary/substitutive effect
control systems have on mutual trust from the twofold
manufacturer/distributor perspectives.
What would have happened if someone besides Pius XII had been
elected Pope in 1939? Featuring actual historical figures, and
drawing on documents from this era, "Pope Gabriel" centers on the
election and papacy of Cardinal Vidal i Barraquer of Tarragona, a
survivor of the Spanish Civil War. "Pope Gabriel" describes the new
Pontiff's reaction to World War II, his dealings with
dictators-Franco, Mussolini, and Hitler-and his confrontation of
the Holocaust. In the course of his pontificate, Pope Gabriel
discovers that the papal presence is a more powerful weapon than
papal encyclicals or statements. He faces down the Falangists in
Barcelona, the Fascists in Rome, and the Nazis in Dachau. Finally,
on the verge of death from heart problems, he challenges the
roundup of the Roman Jews in October 1943. In this counterfactual
history, author Jose M. Sanchez offers a fascinating exploration of
papal power and its potential effects on the atrocities of World
War II and the Holocaust.
This work traces the history of Mexican literary academies and
societies from the sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
The Spanish Civil War was one of the most passionate idealogical
conflicts of modern times. It was the greatest and last struggle
between traditional Catholicism and liberal secularism. To many,
religion became the most divisive issue of the war, the single
problem that distinguished one fraction from another. The Spanish
Civil War as a Religious Tragedy is the first full-length
comprehensive study of the religious dimension of the Spanish
conflict. Drawing on memoirs, eye-witness accounts, the religious
press of the period, and a thorough reading of secondary
literature, Jose M. Sanchez objectively examines the events,
issues, attitudes, and effects of the war and corrects the
mythology that has grown up around the topic. Especially vivid is
Sanchez's account of the anticlerical fury in which nearly 7,000
clerics were killed, thousands of churches burned and destroyed,
countless lay-persons assassinated, and the entire cultural ethic
of Spanish Catholicism set upon an iconoclastic bloodletting worse
than any other in the history of Christianity. The clergy's
offering of pastoral and idealogical support to Franco's
Nationalists as a response to the fury is also examined. Sanchez
then focuses on the complexities of the Basques - an intensely
Catholic people who made common cause with the anticlerical
Republicans. He explores the Vatican's policy toward both sides,
and analyzes the theological and moral controversy over the justice
of the war as fought in the journals and the press, both in Spain
and abroad. Finally, he investigates the controversies as they
affected Catholics in France, England, and the United States, and
concludes with an evaluation of the war's impact upon the religious
consciousness of Spain, the Church, and the western world.
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