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The present volume contains the proceedings of the workshop on
"Minimax Theory and Applications" that was held during the week 30
September - 6 October 1996 at the "G. Stampacchia" International
School of Mathematics of the "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific
Cul ture in Erice (Italy) . The main theme of the workshop was
minimax theory in its most classical meaning. That is to say, given
a real-valued function f on a product space X x Y, one tries to
find conditions that ensure the validity of the equality sup inf
f(x, y) = inf sup f(x, y). yEY xEX xEX yEY This is not an
appropriate place to enter into the technical details of the proofs
of minimax theorems, or into the history of the contribu tions to
the solution of this basic problem in the last 7 decades. But we do
want to stress its intrinsic interest and point out that, in spite
of its extremely simple formulation, it conceals a great wealth of
ideas. This is clearly shown by the large variety of methods and
tools that have been used to study it. The applications of minimax
theory are also extremely interesting. In fact, the need for the
ability to "switch quantifiers" arises in a seemingly boundless
range of different situations. So, the good quality of a minimax
theorem can also be judged by its applicability. We hope that this
volume will offer a rather complete account of the state of the art
of the subject."
The present volume contains the proceedings of the workshop on
"Minimax Theory and Applications" that was held during the week 30
September - 6 October 1996 at the "G. Stampacchia" International
School of Mathematics of the "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific
Cul ture in Erice (Italy) . The main theme of the workshop was
minimax theory in its most classical meaning. That is to say, given
a real-valued function f on a product space X x Y, one tries to
find conditions that ensure the validity of the equality sup inf
f(x, y) = inf sup f(x, y). yEY xEX xEX yEY This is not an
appropriate place to enter into the technical details of the proofs
of minimax theorems, or into the history of the contribu tions to
the solution of this basic problem in the last 7 decades. But we do
want to stress its intrinsic interest and point out that, in spite
of its extremely simple formulation, it conceals a great wealth of
ideas. This is clearly shown by the large variety of methods and
tools that have been used to study it. The applications of minimax
theory are also extremely interesting. In fact, the need for the
ability to "switch quantifiers" arises in a seemingly boundless
range of different situations. So, the good quality of a minimax
theorem can also be judged by its applicability. We hope that this
volume will offer a rather complete account of the state of the art
of the subject."
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A Doll's House (Paperback)
Henrik Ibsen; Translated by Simon Stephens; Adapted by Simon Stephens
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R337
Discovery Miles 3 370
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'I think I'm a human being before anything else. I don't care what
other people say. I don't care what people write in books. I need
to think for myself.' Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in
1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by
Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently
feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian
middle-class marriage. In Ibsen's play, Nora Helmer has secretly
(and deceptively) borrowed a large sum of money to pay for her
husband, Torvald, to recover from illness on a sabbatical in Italy.
Torvald's perception of Nora is of a silly, naive spendthrift, so
it is only when the truth begins to emerge, and Torvald appreciates
the initiative behind his wife, that unmendable cracks appear in
their marriage. This compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece
by playwright Simon Stephens premiered at the Young Vic Theatre,
London, on 29 June 2012. It was updated with minor changes in 2013.
In this new edition of LNM 1693 the essential idea is to reduce
questions on monotone multifunctions to questions on convex
functions. However, rather than using a ?big convexification? of
the graph of the multifunction and the ?minimax technique?for
proving the existence of linear functionals satisfying certain
conditions, the Fitzpatrick function is used. The journey begins
with a generalization of the Hahn-Banach theorem uniting classical
functional analysis, minimax theory, Lagrange multiplier theory and
convex analysis and culminates in a survey of current results on
monotone multifunctions on a Banach space. The first two chapters
are aimed at students interested in the development of the basic
theorems of functional analysis, which leads painlessly to the
theory of minimax theorems, convex Lagrange multiplier theory and
convex analysis. The remaining five chapters are useful for those
who wish to learn about the current research on monotone
multifunctions on (possibly non reflexive) Banach space.
An examination of options for strengthening the housing and
transportation infrastructure of a potential future independent
Palestinian state in the context of a large and rapidly growing
Palestinian population. The book includes initial cost estimates
for improving and expanding infrastructure to facilitate successful
development.
There have been five central crises in America's post World War II
encounter with the Middle East, and the Obama administration now
faces a sixth. Iran's progress toward a nuclear weapons capability,
and the prospect of Israel launching air strikes to stop it, are
ingredients for a conflict that could ruin any residual hopes for
fostering peace in the region.
The Sixth Crisis explores the fraught linkages between the Iranian
nuclear challenge, the increasing likelihood of an Israeli
preventive strike, the continuing Israel-Palestine tragedy, and
President Barack Obama's efforts to recast America's relations with
the world's Muslims. It is the first full account of the situation
since Obama took office. The authors, a former senior official on
President Clinton's National Security Council Staff and a leading
authority on international politics, lay out in clear and
accessible detail the technical and political dimensions of Iran's
nuclear program, and the ongoing diplomacy to stop it. They show
how Israel's panic about Iran's nuclear threat--combined with its
policy toward the Palestinians--is undermining Jerusalem's alliance
with America. Tehran, meanwhile, is exploiting tensions between
Arab regimes fearful of a nuclear Iran and an Arab public that is
both angry about the plight of the Palestinians and resentful of
Israel's nuclear monopoly in the region. The Sixth Crisis
brilliantly illuminates this fateful juncture. The status quo is on
an incline to disaster, and the hopes that President Obama has
inspired are threatened by the toxic mixture of Israeli-Palestinian
stalemate and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
The time bomb of Iran's defiance and Israel's panic has the
potential to spark a firestorm that would imperil US interests in
the Middle East and engulf Obama's presidency. With the outcome of
this unfolding crisis far from certain, The Sixth Crisis is
required reading not only for policymakers, but also for anyone
interested in world politics.
"A persuasive and utterly frightening picture of the current state
of America's war on terror."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York
Times
We are losing. Five years after the September 11 attacks, America
finds its strategic position deteriorating in the global war on
terror. In "The Next Attack," former White House counterterrorism
experts Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon show how the terrorist
threat has evolved since 9/11 and how America has undermined its
own goals, not only in the ill-considered invasion and occupation
of Iraq but also through our failure to understand the jihadists'
ideology. Our actions have confirmed Osama bin Laden's message in
the eyes of disaffected Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and
elsewhere, and in doing so, we are clearing the way for the next
attack.
Benjamin and Simon argue that America needs a far-reaching and
creative new strategy in combating Islamic radicalism, one that
recognizes the costs of over-militarizing the battle against terror
while setting realistic priorities for homeland security. And in a
new afterword, they show how the ideological conflict is deepening
and spreading across an increasingly radicalized Muslim world. We
ignore this warning at our peril.
Arguing that our favorite movies all appeal to us on a spiritual
level, a Hollywood producer surveys over 100 years of moviemaking
and includes 75 all-time favorites to view through the lens of
spirituality, including The Matrix, Forrest Gump, and It's a
Wonderful Life. Original.
Would you like to discover a new world of movies that expands your
mind, warms your hearts and stirs your soul? If so, this book is
sure to become a valuable resource for you. Here you will find a
treasure trove of films that inspire you and celebrate every aspect
of the human spirit." Spiritual Cinema" asks the big questions
about life and living: "Who are we? Why are we here?" "Where are we
bound? "and "What can we become when we live at our highest level
of potential? "
This book can light your path to hundreds of hours of inspiration
and wisdom.
In looking at the remarkable proliferation of democracies since
1974, this volume offers important insight into the challenges and
opportunities that democracy faces in the twenty-first century.
Distinguished contributors detail difficulties that democracies
face from within and how they deal with them. Among the
contemporary threats to democracy emanating from internal sources
are tensions arising over technology and its uses; ethnic,
religious, and racial distinctions; and disparate access to
resources, education, and employment. A democratically elected
government can behave more or less democratically, even when
controlling access to information, using legal authority to aid or
intimidate, and applying resources to shape the conditions for the
next election. With elections recently disputed in the United
States, Mexico, Lebanon, and the Ukraine, debates about the future
of democracy are inescapably debates about what kind of democracy
is desired.
Contributors are W. Lance Bennett, Bruce Bimber, Jon Fraenkel,
Brian J. Gaines, Bernard Grofman, Wayne V. McIntosh, Peter F.
Nardulli, Mark Q. Sawyer, Stephen Simon, Paul M. Sniderman, and
Jack Snyder.
From two of the world’s foremost experts on the new terrorism comes the definitive book on the rise of al-Qaeda and America’s efforts to combat the most innovative and dangerous terrorist group ever. Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon trace the growth of radical Islam from its medieval origins and, drawing on their years of counter-terrorism work at the National Security Council, provide essential insights into the thinking of Usama bin Laden and his followers. With unique authority, they analyze why America was unable to defend itself against this revolutionary threat on September 11, 2001, why bin Laden’s apocalyptic creed is gaining ground in the Islamic world, and what the United States must do to stop the new terror.
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