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This book is an outcome of the conference on the development of
large technical systems held in Berlin in 1986. It focuses on the
comparative analysis of the development of large technical systems,
particularly electrical power, railroad, air traffic, telephone,
and other forms of telecommunication.
Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, Research
from the Inside Out is an insider's guide to conducting
empirically-based research. Showcasing eight research projects
resulting in academic and professional papers, this practical
supplementary text is an indispensable resource for those intending
to further their academic studies in communication or other related
social science disciplines. In the text, Thomas Hugh Feeley guides
students as he "looks under the hood" of the entire research
process, including the writing skills needed to present research
accurately and convincingly for different audiences. Feeley
provides real conversations with communication researchers, often
quoting directly from interviews he conducted with them. Showing
students and future researchers in communication what they learned
during each of the eight exemplary studies, the researchers
candidly reveal the pitfalls, discoveries, and synchronicities that
can happen when conducting research.
This book is an outcome of the conference on the development of
large technical systems held in Berlin in 1986. It focuses on the
comparative analysis of the development of large technical systems,
particularly electrical power, railroad, air traffic, telephone,
and other forms of telecommunication.
The protection of the homeland is the top priority for U.S.
national security strategy. Strategic defense, however, has been an
overlooked dimension in the vast literature on the U.S. strategic
posture, with even less attention given to the necessity and
dynamics of security collaboration within North America. Drawing on
the expertise of scholars from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the
book offers a wide range of perspectives on recent trends in, and
future prospects for, the military and political evolution of North
American strategic defense. North American strategic defense is a
topic too often taken for granted: as this excellent book shows,
that is a mistake. In the 21st century, perhaps even more than the
20th, it will be an issue of cardinal importance to both the United
States and Canada. Eliot A. Cohen Robert E. Osgood Professor of
Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
Studies NORAD's binational command is unique, and this timely and
ambitious book examines its continued relevance to North American
defense against a host of new global threats. It broadens the focus
of what we mean by North American defense, contemplates how we
might include Mexico in various regional security arrangements, and
considers the dynamics of expanded North American interdependence
in the Trump era. Laura Dawson Director of the Canada Institute,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars North American
Strategic Defense in the 21st Century is an important book. This
edited volume brings together a galaxy of stars, both rising and
established, with outstanding credentials regarding NORAD and
associated matter in the study of security. This original and
well-written volume is the first of its kind since the Cold War -
long overdue and impressive in contents. The chapters cover both
panoramic issues and more specific matters, and the collection is
essential reading for academics, policy-makers and the general
public. Patrick James Dornsife Dean's Professor, School of
International Relations, University of Southern California
The protection of the homeland is the top priority for U.S.
national security strategy. Strategic defense, however, has been an
overlooked dimension in the vast literature on the U.S. strategic
posture, with even less attention given to the necessity and
dynamics of security collaboration within North America. Drawing on
the expertise of scholars from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the
book offers a wide range of perspectives on recent trends in, and
future prospects for, the military and political evolution of North
American strategic defense. North American strategic defense is a
topic too often taken for granted: as this excellent book shows,
that is a mistake. In the 21st century, perhaps even more than the
20th, it will be an issue of cardinal importance to both the United
States and Canada. Eliot A. Cohen Robert E. Osgood Professor of
Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
Studies NORAD's binational command is unique, and this timely and
ambitious book examines its continued relevance to North American
defense against a host of new global threats. It broadens the focus
of what we mean by North American defense, contemplates how we
might include Mexico in various regional security arrangements, and
considers the dynamics of expanded North American interdependence
in the Trump era. Laura Dawson Director of the Canada Institute,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars North American
Strategic Defense in the 21st Century is an important book. This
edited volume brings together a galaxy of stars, both rising and
established, with outstanding credentials regarding NORAD and
associated matter in the study of security. This original and
well-written volume is the first of its kind since the Cold War -
long overdue and impressive in contents. The chapters cover both
panoramic issues and more specific matters, and the collection is
essential reading for academics, policy-makers and the general
public. Patrick James Dornsife Dean's Professor, School of
International Relations, University of Southern California
Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, Research
from the Inside Out is an insider's guide to conducting
empirically-based research. Showcasing eight research projects
resulting in academic and professional papers, this practical
supplementary text is an indispensable resource for those intending
to further their academic studies in communication or other related
social science disciplines. In the text, Thomas Hugh Feeley guides
students as he "looks under the hood" of the entire research
process, including the writing skills needed to present research
accurately and convincingly for different audiences. Feeley
provides real conversations with communication researchers, often
quoting directly from interviews he conducted with them. Showing
students and future researchers in communication what they learned
during each of the eight exemplary studies, the researchers
candidly reveal the pitfalls, discoveries, and synchronicities that
can happen when conducting research.
Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the
typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by
authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom Jones) and Alec Waugh
(in The Loom of Youth). The book describes Tom's time at Rugby
School from his first football match, through his troubled
adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable
Flashman, to his departure for a wider world as a confident young
man. This classic tale of a boy's schooldays under the benevolent
eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it
was acclaimed on its first publication in 1857. In its less
well-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford, we follow our hero to St
Ambrose's College, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences,
gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid nineteenth
century.
A classic of Victorian literature, and one of the earliest books
written specifically for boys, Tom Brown's Schooldays has long had
an influence well beyond the middle-class, public school world that
it describes. An active social reformer, Hughes wrote with a
freshness, a lack of cant, and a kind, relaxed tolerance which
keeps this novel refreshingly distinct from other schoolboy
adventures. This edition is the only one available, and comes with
the outstanding 1869 illustrations by Arthur Hughes. ABOUT THE
SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
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