Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the comparative history of sexuality and provides a window onto the continuous cultural relevance of same-sex desire in Chinese history. Negotiating what can be a challenging area for both specialists and non-specialists alike, this sourcebook provides: accurate translations of key original extracts from classical Chinese concise explanations of the context and significance of each entry translations which...
Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an impor...
In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, a smart and entertaining guide to the future.
Mark Stevenson-a writer, deep thinker, and stand-up comedian-set out simply, asking, -What's next for our species?- and then traveled the globe in pursuit of the answers. Along the way, he visited the Australian outback to visit the farmers who can save us from climate change, met a robot with mood swings, and talked to the Spaniard who's putting a hotel in space. While some might be overwhelmed, or even dismayed by the looming realities of genome sequencing,...
In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, a smart and entertaining guide to the future.
This book celebrates the work of Yorick Wilks in the form of a selection of his papers which are intended to reflect the range and depth of his work. The volume accompanies a Festschrift which celebrates his contribution to the fields of Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. The selected papers reflect Yorick s contribution to both practical and theoretical aspects of automatic language processing.
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This book celebrates the work of Yorick Wilks in the form of a selection of his papers which are intended to reflect the range and depth of his wor...
It has been said of the brothers Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt that between them they were the last people to have known all that there was to know, to have had a mastery of the best that contemporary science knew and to have made significant contributions, to be that rare thing Renaissance men. In a world of ever-greater specialisation, especially in academia, the ability to cross intellectual boundaries, bring together ideas beyond the confines of one s narrow discipline and yet make significant intellectual contributions has become ever rarer. In bringing together this celebration of...
It has been said of the brothers Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt that between them they were the last people to have known all that there was to kn...
Many shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as kanban and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Although these systems provide a simple and highly effective visual approach for controlling manufacturing and service operations, all too many shops struggle with failed implementations or achieve results that fall below expectations. These outcomes can be attributed to a poor fit between the actual control problem and the solution applied.
This book takes a different approach to most other books on the subject--as it starts with an introduction...
Many shops have simplified their production control by using card-based systems such as kanban and Constant Work-in-Process (ConWIP). Althou...
Das Buch beschreibt erstmalig in deutscher Ubersetzung die Grundlagen von Kanban, ConWIP und POLCA. Es ist das erste Werk, das ein kartenbasiertes Steuerungssystem fur komplexe Auftragsfertigungen prasentiert COBACABANA.
In vielen Fallen sind auftretende Steuerungsprobleme und gewahlte Losungen nicht richtig aufeinander abgestimmt. Deshalb unterscheidet sich dieses Buch vom typischen Vorgehen. Zunachst werden die Eigenschaften typischer Probleme in Produktions- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen skizziert und die Grundlage fur eine Problemdiagnose geschaffen. Anschliessend werden vier...
Das Buch beschreibt erstmalig in deutscher Ubersetzung die Grundlagen von Kanban, ConWIP und POLCA. Es ist das erste Werk, das ein kartenbasiertes ...
