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1 This year marks the l0 h anniversary of the IFIP International
Workshop on Protocols for High-Speed Networks (PfHSN). It began in
May 1989, on a hillside overlooking Lake Zurich in Switzerland, and
arrives now in Salem Massachusetts 6,000 kilometers away and 10
years later, in its sixth incarnation, but still with a waterfront
view (the Atlantic Ocean). In between, it has visited some
picturesque views of other lakes and bays of the world: Palo Alto
(1990 - San Francisco Bay), Stockholm (1993 - Baltic Sea),
Vancouver (1994- the Strait of Georgia and the Pacific Ocean), and
Sophia Antipolis I Nice (1996- the Mediterranean Sea). PfHSN is a
workshop providing an international forum for the exchange of
information on high-speed networks. It is a relatively small
workshop, limited to 80 participants or less, to encourage lively
discussion and the active participation of all attendees. A
significant component of the workshop is interactive in nature,
with a long history of significant time reserved for discussions.
This was enhanced in 1996 by Christophe Diot and W allid Dabbous
with the institution of Working Sessions chaired by an "animator,"
who is a distinguished researcher focusing on topical issues of the
day. These sessions are an audience participation event, and are
one of the things that makes PfHSN a true "working conference."
The social movements that Professor Toch examines in this book,
originally published in 1966, range from the Black Muslims to food
faddists, and the founders of these movements range from Hitler to
Joan of Arc. Why do people join social movements? How do such
movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social
problems do they cause? What are the typical consequences of
membership? What gives rise to social movements, and how can we
evaluate them? In The Social Psychology of Social Movements Hans
Toch provides answers to these questions. It is impossible to avoid
in a study of this sort the universal human implications of social
movements, the latent tragedy and despair which involvement in such
collective action implies. The humour, adversity and pathos is
equally evident in many of the examples which Professor Toch
describes. But he provides a sympathetic objectivity, and is at
pains to provide a systematic psychological survey of large,
ideologically orientated groups and their members in general.
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The Heart of A Dragon Tamer (Hardcover)
S Legend; Contributions by Artsy Ape; Cover design or artwork by The Ravens Touch @The Ravens Touch
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R1,004
Discovery Miles 10 040
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Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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This book focuses on the bilateral relationship between China and
and Cambodia to present an though and deep cooperation of the two
countries involving political, security, economic and cultural
areas. It collects wisdom by the researchers and scholars attending
the first China-Cambodia Cooperation Forum, which was held in Siem
Reap, Cambodia, from December 6 to 8, 2019, with the theme of
“Cambodia-China toward a Community with a Shared Future: We Grow
Together”. It aims to build an overview with balanced
perspectives on China-Cambodia relationship.
The studies collected here centre on the social and economic life
of medieval Germany, within a broader European context. The first
three articles engage the day-to-day workings of rural society:
literature, verbal attack and the language of mediated settlement
of conflicts lead to a nuanced view of social hierarchy, in which
the meek too have a say. The next group examines some major
elements of rural life, dealing with technology, resources,
ecology, transport, communication and credit. In the second part,
the author focuses on the life of the Jews in Germany, first
charting the process of settlement of Jews in Germany, the dynamics
of social stratification and household composition, and the impact
of economics and persecution on settlement patterns. A case study
uncovers the motives and steps that led up to the expulsion of the
Jews of Nuremberg in 1498. These themes are followed up into the
early modern period, when German Jewry mostly came to live a
village life. The last studies deal with the economic history of
medieval European Jews, including professions other than
moneylending, and with the function of women in economic life.
The social movements that Professor Toch examines in this book,
originally published in 1966, range from the Black Muslims to food
faddists, and the founders of these movements range from Hitler to
Joan of Arc. Why do people join social movements? How do such
movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social
problems do they cause? What are the typical consequences of
membership? What gives rise to social movements, and how can we
evaluate them? In The Social Psychology of Social Movements Hans
Toch provides answers to these questions. It is impossible to avoid
in a study of this sort the universal human implications of social
movements, the latent tragedy and despair which involvement in such
collective action implies. The humour, adversity and pathos is
equally evident in many of the examples which Professor Toch
describes. But he provides a sympathetic objectivity, and is at
pains to provide a systematic psychological survey of large,
ideologically orientated groups and their members in general.
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