These strangers were not of those who " walk as friends," they had bought our house, and now wished to buy some of its contents — it never seemed to occur to them that it was not quite the same thing as going to a cabinetmaker's. They thought but of their own interest — not of my sorrow, nor ever dreamed that the child who knelt by the sof a,, and busied herself in untying the strings of it…
The present is the best collected edition of the important works of Schiller which is accessible to readers in the English language. Detached poems or dramas have been translated at various times since the first publication of the original works ; and in several instances these versions have been incorporated into this collection. Schiller was not less efficiently qualified by nature for an …
M. Victor Bérard is one of the ablest and most cultivated French political writers. Born in 1864 and educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure he rapidly distinguished himself by the brilliance of his intellect and the versatility of his talent. His Hellenic studies stimulated his interest in Near Eastern questions, and after publishing, in 1894, his first important work 44 De l'Origine des Cu…
This work provides insights into war and domestic insecurity terrorism, and the costs of war and peace from new research that takes the political economy perspective on conflict.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Changing Climates in North American Politics offers analysis of climate change policy innovations across North America at transnational, federal, state & local levels, involving public private & civic actors.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Changing Climates in North American Politics offers analysis of climate change policy innovations across North America at transnational, federal, state & local levels, involving public private & civic actors.
"This book provides the most holistic approach to the history of the development of programming and computer systems so far written. By embedding this history in a sociological and political context, Ensmenger has added hugely to our understanding of how the world of computing and its work practices came to be." Martin Campbell-Kelly, Professor of Computer Science, Warwick University.;"The Comp…
The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.For centuries, both mathematical and military thinkers have used game-like scenarios to test their visions of mastering a complex world through symbolic operations. By the end of World War I, mathematical and military discourse in Germany simultaneously discovered the game as a productive concept. M…
Presents results of collaborative research projects of the European Community's Information Society Technologies Programme about service-oriented computing.Service-Oriented Applications and Architectures (SOAs) have captured the interest of industry as a way to support business-to-business interaction, and the SOA market grew by $4.9 billion in 2005. SOAs and in particular service-oriented comp…
How the influential industry that produced such popular games as Oregon Trail and KidPix emerged from experimental efforts to use computers as tools in child-centered learning.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.