The article began as a devil s advocate work with the aim of challenging what Carlyle perceived to be a hypocritical philanthropic movement for the emancipation of West Indian slaves. It is important to note that in this context devil s advocate refers not to a sarcas... Lees meer.
Parallel to his more famous poems about the buildings of St. Petersburg the shores of the Black Sea and the streets of Voronezh Mandelstam wrote many brief spontaneous poems about his friends enemies and everyday occurrences over his entire writing life. Though his... Lees meer.
Shocking cases of abusive medical research and the whistleblowers who spoke out against them sometimes at the expense of their careers. The Occasional Human Sacrifice is an intellectual inquiry into the moral struggle that whistleblowers face and why it is not the kin... Lees meer.
Adapted to reflect the spontaneous energy of each story s live-audience performance a new collection of true tales from the creative minds of The Moth not-for-profit storytelling organization explores a theme of finding strength to face the impossible.... Lees meer.
This is the first of two volumes of essays on the intellectual legacy of Alan Turing whose work in artificial intelligence and computer science made him one of the seminal thinkers of the century. The Turing test the Turing machine and the Church-Turing thesis are al... Lees meer.
Four papers analyze the process of transition to a market economy in the Baltics the Czech Republic Hungary and Russia through early 1995.... Lees meer.
Yvonne and Huda have come a long way. Attractive successful and glamorous their brilliant ascent has flung them far from Lebanon and each other. Now it s only on their rarely snatched holidays that the friends can catch up. As they swim drink and talk by the glit... Lees meer.
Title. The History of Guernsey and its Bailiwick with occasional notices of Jersey. Biographical notices. .Publisher. British Library Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world s largest resear... Lees meer.
Olney Hymns in Three Books Book I On Select Texts of Scripture Book II On Occasional Subjects Book III On the Rise Progress Changes and Comforts of the Spiritual Life. Includes categories such as Sacramental Hymns Prayer Creation Conflict Comfort Dedication a... Lees meer.
With the steady increase of crude oil production and the surge in oil prices in the mid- and late 1970s Oman embarked upon an economic development path that transformed it into a prosperous country. Today Oman boasts impressive physical infrastructure much improved s... Lees meer.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution Gale initiated a revolution of its own. digi... Lees meer.
