Author : Marshall McLuhan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2016-09-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781537430058
When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.
Author : David Ganz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 38,33 MB
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110558602
According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.
Author : Robert E. Klitgaard
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833036629
Improving how our government works is urgent business for America. In this book experts from the RAND corporation provide practical ways for government to reorganize and restructure, enhance leadership, and create flexible, performance-driven agencies.
Author : J. Steets
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2010-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230290612
A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book presents a new model of accountability which ensures that public-private partnerships don't erode public accountability. It defines concrete accountability standards for different types of partnerships.
Author : Robert Solomon
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781133611349
Solomon and Higgins's engaging text covers philosophy's central ideas in an accessible, approachable manner. You'll explore timeless "big questions" about the self, God, justice, and other meaningful topics, gaining the context you need for an understanding of the foundational issues, as well as the confidence to establish your own informed positions on these "big questions."
Author : Rikki Abzug
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 30,46 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1351152351
Critical interest in the characteristics, make-up and management of nonprofit organizations has seldom been higher. As this impetus grows, this important book draws on advances in neo-institutional organizational theory to explore the environmental and contextual influences on the structure and composition of boards of nonprofit organizations. Using information theoretic modelling, the book studies the interactions of time, place and organizational types (including faith affiliation) on US nonprofit boards, using unique quantitative data, collected from over 300 prestigious nonprofit organizations in a range of major US cities. With examples drawn from a variety of nonprofit sectors, including hospitals, museums, orchestras, universities, family services and community foundations, the book examines how boards evolve over time, in often unexpected ways; and in ways which reflect the regional, industrial and religious differences in the same period. Detailing the important implications for theory, practice and policy, this is the first book-length treatment of this topic to feature such a range of industries, geographic areas, and time frames. It offers a refreshing narrative and scientific approach; new and comprehensive subject matter; and a sweeping new time frame for literature in the field.
Author : Minna Saarelma-Maunumaa
Publisher : Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2003-10-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9522228168
What are the most popular names of the Ambo people in Namibia? Why do so many Ambos have Finnish first names? What do the African names of these people mean? Why is the namesake so important in Ambo culture? How did the long independence struggle affect personal naming, and what are the latest name-giving trends in Namibia? This study analyses the changes in the personal naming system of the Ambo people in Namibia over the last 120 years, starting from the year 1883 when the first Ambos received biblical and European names at baptism. The central factors in this process were the German and South African colonisation and European missionary work on the one hand, and the rise of African nationalism on the other hand. Eventually, this clash between African and European naming practices led to a new and dynamic naming system which includes elements of both African and European origin.
Author : J. Routt Reigart
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 28,89 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437914527
This 5th ed. is an update and expansion of the 1989 4th ed. This EPA manual provides health professionals with information on the health hazards of pesticides currently in use, and current consensus recommendations for management of poisonings and injuries caused by them. As with previous updates, this new ed. incorporates new pesticide products that are not necessarily widely known among health professionals. Contents: (1) General Information: Introduction; General Principles in the Management of Acute Pesticide Poisonings; Environmental and Occupational History; (2) Insecticides; (3) Herbicides; (4) Other Pesticides; (5) Index of Signs and Symptoms; Index of Pesticide Products. Charts and tables.
Author : Jeff Goodwin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 13,33 MB
Release : 2001-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226303987
Once at the corner of the study of politics, emotions have receded into the shadows, with no place in the rationalistic, structural and organisational models that dominate academic political analysis. These essays reverse the trend.
Author : Wagenaar, Hendrik
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2017-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1447324242
Most discussions about approaches to regulating prostitution occur at the national level--battles, for example, between prohibition and legalization. In reality, however, the impact of prostitution is felt most keenly at the local level, and it is local measures that can have the greatest effect. This book explores various approaches to regulating prostitution and other sex work at the local level, analyzing their aims and outcomes and offering guidance on designing effective regulations through available policy instruments.
