The intent of this collection of original essays is to revitalize the study of kinship and exchange in a social network perspective. The collection combines studies of empirical systems of marriage and descent with investigations of the flow of material resources. This book marks the emergence of a new era in the study of kinship and exchange using a productive combination of ethnographic substance with formal methods, one which leaves behind older structural-functionalist and culturalist assumptions.

This textbook provides an introduction to the most important themes related to embedded systems, including technologies, communications, microprocessors, system description languages, sensor networks, and high-level synthesis. Extensive attention is paid to development methodology. This part is particularly designed for students and computer scientists who plan to work or are already working as developers.