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Reading Science Fiction brings together world class scholars and fiction writers to introduce the history, concepts and contexts necessary to understanding this fascinating genre.?
This is an Edinburgh Classic edition of George Davie's revolutionary account of the history of the movements which set Scotland apart from its neighbours, and of the great personalities involved. Firs
‘For you the war is over’. ‘Last of the Kriegies’ tells the extraordinary stories of five of the last remaining Second World War RAF Bomber Command Prisoners-of-War: pilot Reg Barker, bomb aimer Charl
The first of two volumes (see following entry) making available discussion from international authors concerned with rejecting the determinism and positivism that characterize much of contemporary lef
This hip and accessible guide addresses all of the nagging money questions and thorny situations that come up when you're in a relationship, whether you're just starting to get serious or you're alrea
This book provides new insights into how interactions in early childhood education are being studied, and into what these studies’ findings mean for improving the quality of early childhood education.
The digital humanities in academic institutions, and libraries in particular, have exploded in recent years. Librarians are constantly developing their management and technological skills and increasi
Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has e
Major influenza pandemics pose a constant threat. As evidenced by recent H5N1 avian flu and novel H1N1, influenza outbreaks can come in close succession, yet differ in their transmission and impact. W
The first three of the 17 offerings are accounts of Tudor historian Davies, and the last is a bibliography of his work. Between, historians mostly at British institutions consider such topics as wheth
SpaceOps was founded in 1990 to foster discussion on space mission operations and ground data systems--to counteract the tunnel vision that develops in any organization, in this case, the agencies, ac
This white paper is part of a series that promotes knowledge about language technology and its potential. It addresses educators, journalists, politicians, language communities and others. The availab
Literary Nonfiction. Art. Book with Accompanying CD. The ARC Digest is an archive of the activities of Chicago's artist-run spaces between 1999-2009. It acts both as a companion to, appraisal of and e
This book is both a reference for engineers and scientists and a teaching resource, featuring tutorial chapters and research papers on feature extraction. Its CD-ROM includes the data of the NIPS 2003
