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“Crouching Tiger”
Quality and its Implementation in the Indian and Irish Software Communities
The Irish software industry faces new challenges from competitors like India. This volume explores attitudes towards software process quality in both nations, comparing their implementation and concluding with recommendations to support Irish competitiveness.
The Irish software industry faces new challenges from competitors like India. This volume explores attitudes towards software process quality in both nations, comparing their implementation and concluding with recommendations to support Irish competitiveness.
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Post-Colonial Distances
The Study of Popular Music in Canada and Australia
This anthology compares popular music in Canada and Australia. Both post-colonial nations create commercial music in the shadow of the US and UK industries, and both have seen tremendous growth in the popular music of their indigenous and immigrant groups.
This anthology compares popular music in Canada and Australia. Both post-colonial nations create commercial music in the shadow of the US and UK industries, and both have seen tremendous growth in the popular music of their indigenous and immigrant groups.
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Watching Pages, Reading Pictures
Cinema and Modern Literature in Italy
While Italian cinema is known for Neo-Realism and Spaghetti Westerns, its crucial affair with literature is less familiar. This book explores this fruitful relationship through discussions of significant film adaptations that exemplify this alliance's variety.
While Italian cinema is known for Neo-Realism and Spaghetti Westerns, its crucial affair with literature is less familiar. This book explores this fruitful relationship through discussions of significant film adaptations that exemplify this alliance’s variety.
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Tools of Their Tools
Communications Technologies and American Cultural Practice
This book explores communication technologies in American culture over 150 years. How has American society molded these technologies? How have they, in turn, shaped American history? Are we still, in the words of Thoreau, "tools of their tools"?
This book explores communication technologies in American culture over 150 years. How has American society molded these technologies? How have they, in turn, shaped American history? Are we still, in the words of Thoreau, “tools of their tools”?
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This book provides researchers the understandings needed to develop scientifically validated internet survey methods. To avoid 'Garbage In, Garbage Out,' it is essential to support best practices in presentation, sampling, data collection, and analysis.
This book provides researchers the understandings needed to develop scientifically validated internet survey methods. To avoid ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out,’ it is essential to support best practices in presentation, sampling, data collection, and analysis.
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Eelam Online
The Tamil Diaspora and War in Sri Lanka
This book details how the internet helps create political identities among the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. It traces their online engagement in the struggle for a homeland, exploring how communication technologies shape the very "imagination" of a nation.
This book details how the internet helps create political identities among the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. It traces their online engagement in the struggle for a homeland, exploring how communication technologies shape the very “imagination” of a nation.
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Computer Processing of Sanskrit Nominal Inflections
Methods and Implementation
Based on the reverse engineering of Panini’s Sanskrit Grammar, this work presents studies in computational linguistics and NLP for parsing Sanskrit nominal inflections. Parsing inflections is the first basic step toward complete analysis for any larger system.
Based on the reverse engineering of Panini’s Sanskrit Grammar, this work presents studies in computational linguistics and NLP for parsing Sanskrit nominal inflections. Parsing inflections is the first basic step toward complete analysis for any larger system.
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The Automobile and the Environment
International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering CONAT 2010
This book gathers papers from researchers and engineers on Automotive Powertrains, Alternative Fuels, Vehicle Dynamics, and Transport Safety. It offers new visions on sustainable development and innovation in the modern automotive industry.
This book gathers papers from researchers and engineers on Automotive Powertrains, Alternative Fuels, Vehicle Dynamics, and Transport Safety. It offers new visions on sustainable development and innovation in the modern automotive industry.
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Digging the Seam
Popular Cultures of the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike
The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was a bitter dispute that divided Britain. While its political consequences have been subject to detailed analysis, its impact on popular culture is less mapped. This book explores that legacy in film, music, theatre, and art.
The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was a bitter dispute that divided Britain. While its political consequences have been subject to detailed analysis, its impact on popular culture is less mapped. This book explores that legacy in film, music, theatre, and art.
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Internet Tomography
An Introduction to Concepts, Techniques, Tools and Applications
This book introduces Internet tomography, from basic principles to applications. It focuses on designing Internet Tomography Measurement Systems to map Internet performance, with uses in network design, wireless networks, and Service Level Agreement compliance.
This book introduces Internet tomography, from basic principles to applications. It focuses on designing Internet Tomography Measurement Systems to map Internet performance, with uses in network design, wireless networks, and Service Level Agreement compliance.
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Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to Shakespeare productions on computer or TV. From silent films to cinematic spin-offs, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and worst, based on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing.
Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to Shakespeare productions on computer or TV. From silent films to cinematic spin-offs, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and worst, based on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing.
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Culture of Tobacco
An Ethnographic Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Mobility of Dalits of Rural India
This book explores the impact of tobacco cultivation on rural Andhra Pradesh. A comparative study of two villages reveals how this labor-intensive crop creates prosperity and changes social relationships, prompting a re-examination of agricultural policy.
This book explores the impact of tobacco cultivation on rural Andhra Pradesh. A comparative study of two villages reveals how this labor-intensive crop creates prosperity and changes social relationships, prompting a re-examination of agricultural policy.
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This book addresses various aspects of tourist behaviour, from need-recognition to post-consumption. Supported by practical examples from a range of countries, it is very useful for updating your knowledge or carrying out further research in this field.
This book addresses various aspects of tourist behaviour, from need-recognition to post-consumption. Supported by practical examples from a range of countries, it is very useful for updating your knowledge or carrying out further research in this field.
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Reading Penguin
A Critical Anthology
Penguin Books democratised reading, becoming the most important British publisher of the 20th century. In these essays, scholars examine Penguin's significance, from breaking the Lady Chatterley ban to the iconic art of its covers.
Penguin Books democratised reading, becoming the most important British publisher of the 20th century. In these essays, scholars examine Penguin’s significance, from breaking the Lady Chatterley ban to the iconic art of its covers.
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Public Service Media in the Digital Age
International Perspectives
Public service media are in dramatic transformation. This book provides analysis of the key issues from an international perspective, bringing together leading researchers to explore the future of broadcasting and the new participatory roles of audiences.
Public service media are in dramatic transformation. This book provides analysis of the key issues from an international perspective, bringing together leading researchers to explore the future of broadcasting and the new participatory roles of audiences.
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Performance of Public and Private Mining Firms in India
In Productivity, Environmental and Social Dimensions
Are private mining firms in India better than public ones? This book compares their productivity, environmental, and social compliance. It finds private firms are more productive, but both sectors fail to comply with environmental and social regulations.
Are private mining firms in India better than public ones? This book compares their productivity, environmental, and social compliance. It finds private firms are more productive, but both sectors fail to comply with environmental and social regulations.
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Women’s Political Visibility and Media Access
The Case of Nigeria
Despite laws against gender discrimination, women remain invisible in the media. This book explores women's political visibility in Nigeria, assessing aggressive tactics, “conscious reporting,” and the use of ICTs as practical ways of bridging this wide gap.
Despite laws against gender discrimination, women remain invisible in the media. This book explores women’s political visibility in Nigeria, assessing aggressive tactics, “conscious reporting,” and the use of ICTs as practical ways of bridging this wide gap.
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The Image of a Country created by International Media
The Case of Bulgaria
How does ex-communist Europe come across through the Western media? This book analyzes five years of BBC coverage on Bulgaria, revealing hidden attitudes. Bulgarians are construed as “immigrants,” not “ex-pats,” and associated with CORRUPTION, POOR, and POOREST.
How does ex-communist Europe come across through the Western media? This book analyzes five years of BBC coverage on Bulgaria, revealing hidden attitudes. Bulgarians are construed as “immigrants,” not “ex-pats,” and associated with CORRUPTION, POOR, and POOREST.
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Power and Communication
Media, Politics and Institutions in Times of Crisis
This book explores the relationship between power and the media in Western societies. The media exercise symbolic force, but are also subject to political and economic influence. This relationship is paradoxically as strict as it is opaque.
This book explores the relationship between power and the media in Western societies. The media exercise symbolic force, but are also subject to political and economic influence. This relationship is paradoxically as strict as it is opaque.
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This title provides an overview of the role of the media during the attack on Dubrovnik in autumn 1991 by the federal army and Montenegrin reservists, and represents a primary source of information about the propaganda war waged during the conflict between Croatia and Serbia.
This title provides an overview of the role of the media during the attack on Dubrovnik in autumn 1991 by the federal army and Montenegrin reservists, and represents a primary source of information about the propaganda war waged during the conflict between Croatia and Serbia.
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