Birkhäuser dez 2018 (201 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - It is impossible to imagine Austrian architecture and contemporary history without Karl Schwanzer, who would have marked his hundredth birthday in 2018. His buildings, like the BMW administration building in Munich, caused quite a furor domestically and abroad; his institute at the Technical University of Vienna influenced offices like Coop Himmelb(l)au, Haus-Rucker-Co, Missing Link and ZÜND-UP. Posthumously, Schwanzer rose to cult status among his staff, students and clients, conferred especially for his passionate way of working, sparing no effort or expense, and for his relentless search for the optimum solution. In every sense, his life and work were unconventional. The idea to relate them in the form of a graphic novel is also quite unconventional, but certainly a logical consequence! ; Karl Schwanzer, der 2018 einhundert Jahre alt geworden wäre, ist aus der Architekturgeschichte Österreichs nicht wegzudenken. Seine Bauten, etwa das BMW Gebäude in München, haben im In- und Ausland für Aufsehen gesorgt; sein Institut an der TU Wien hat Büros wie Coop Himmelb(l)au hervorgebracht. Seine Mitarbeiter, Studenten und Bauherren verliehen ihm posthum einen Kultstatus, der insbesondere durch seine leidenschaftliche Arbeitsweise, bei der er nichts und niemanden verschonte, und seine unerbittliche Suche nach der optimalen Lösung begründet ist. Seine Arbeitsweise war in jeder Hinsicht radikal und unkonventionell. Dass nun sein Leben in Form eines Graphic Novel erzählt wird, ist sicher auch unkonventionell, aber durchaus folgerichtig.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book examines Budapest's urban development, planning, and governance between 1990 and 2010. In the face of socialist urbanization's structural legacies, the recent radical decentralization of government and resources and the impacts of a post-socialist war of ideologies, a trend is analyzed which leads to an urbanization mostly characterized by business-dominated development projects not integrated into any grand urban design. The author claims this outcome to be typical of the development of post-socialist cities and presents it in an abstract model establishing links between particular historical background conditions and the phenomena of Budapest's recent urbanization. With a conversation between Kees Christiaanse, Ákos Moravánszky, and the author. ; Der Autor untersucht die Stadtentwicklung von Budapest von 1990 bis 2010. Diese Periode ist durch die signifikante Abnahme einer kommunal gelenkten Stadtplanung gekennzeichnet: Angesichts der strukturellen Vermächtnisse sozialistischer Urbanisierung, der Dezentralisierung von Regierung und Ressourcen und der Auswirkung eines postsozialistischen Kulturkampfes wird ein Trend analysiert, der zu unklaren Kompetenzen und damit zu einem Versagen übergeordneter Planung führt. Die Konsequenz daraus ist eine Zunahme investmentgetriebener privater Großprojekte: diese entziehen sich naturgemäß einer übergeordneten Lenkung, speziell dann, wenn diese zu schwach ausgeprägt ist. Die vorliegende Modellanalyse stellt dieses Phänomen als beispielhaft für die Entwicklung post-sozialistischer Städte dar.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the multi-layered dimensions of interpretation in the experience of color are design and communication means which, however, are often not fully used - color oscillates between autonomy and functional purpose, and should be understood as a distinct 'material' that can be used as part of the design. The book focuses both on the tangible aspects and design criteria of color, and on its indeterminate nature and its experience value. Using examples in art and architecture, the spatial interdependency of color is illustrated, as is its interaction with structure, light, and geometry.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How do I develop narrative architectural designs, exhibitions focused on experience, and synesthetic scenography The book provides a wide range of insights into the working method of the internationally active design studio; explanatory essays and the documentation of over 60 projects illustrate the implementation of scenographic concepts using content, object, space, recipient, and dramaturgy as parameters. The current projects stretch from the refurbishment of the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Additional milestones include the Titanic exhibition in Hamburg, the trading floor of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt am Main, the BMW museum in Munich, and the visitor center of the European Parliament in Brussels. ; Wie entwickle ich narrative Architekturen, erlebnisorientierte Ausstellungen und synästhetische Szenografien Das Buch gibt facettenreiche Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise des international tätigen Gestaltungsbüros: mit grundlegenden Texten und durch die Dokumentation von über 60 Projekten, die die Umsetzung der szenografischen Konzepte anhand der Parameter Inhalt, Objekt, Raum, Rezipient und Dramaturgie veranschaulichen. Die aktuellen Projekte reichen von der Sanierung der Wagenhallen Stuttgart bis zur Ausstellungsgestaltung des Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Zu den weiteren Meilensteinen zählen die Ausstellung Expedition Titanic in Hamburg, der Handelssaal der Deutschen Börse in Frankfurt am Main, das BMW Museum in München und das Besucherzentrum des Europäischen Parlaments in Brüssel.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Wie entwickle ich narrative Architekturen, erlebnisorientierte Ausstellungen und synästhetische Szenografien De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Straße 13, 10785 Berlin Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Karl Schwanzer, der 2018 einhundert Jahre alt geworden wäre, ist aus der Architektur- und Zeitgeschichte Österreichs nicht wegzudenken. Seine Bauten, etwa das BMW-Verwaltungsgebäude in München, haben im In- und Ausland für Aufsehen gesorgt; sein Institut an der TU Wien prägte Büros wie Coop Himmelb(l)au, Haus-Rucker-Co, Missing Link und ZÜND-UP. Seine Mitarbeiter, Studenten und Bauherren verliehen ihm posthum einen Kultstatus, der insbesondere durch seine leidenschaftliche Arbeitsweise begründet war, bei der er keinen Aufwand scheute, und durch seine unerbittliche Suche nach der optimalen Lösung. Sein Leben und Arbeiten waren in jeder Hinsicht unkonventionell. Dass nun beides in Form einer Graphic Novel erzählt wird, ist sicher auch unkonventionell, aber durchaus folgerichtig.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the multi-layered dimensions of interpretation in the experience of color are design and communication means which, however, are often not fully used - color oscillates between autonomy and functional purpose, and should be understood as a distinct 'material' that can be used as part of the design. The book focuses both on the tangible aspects and design criteria of color, and on its indeterminate nature and its experience value. Using examples in art and architecture, the spatial interdependency of color is illustrated, as is its interaction with structure, light, and geometry. ; Die Wechselbeziehungen von Farbe und Architektur bestimmen die Wahrnehmung des Raumes, und sie definieren die tektonischen Bezüge. Das faszinierende räumliche Potenzial von Farbe und die vielschichtigen Interpretationsspielräume im Umgang mit Farbe sind Gestaltungs- und Kommunikationsmittel, die jedoch oft nicht ausgeschöpft sind: Farbe changiert zwischen Autonomie und Zweckgebundenheit und ist als eigenes 'Material' zu begreifen, mit dem sich entwerfen und planen lässt. Das Buch nimmt sowohl die Erfass- und Planbarkeit von Farbe als auch ihre Unbestimmbarkeit und ihren Erlebniswert in den Blick. Anhand von Beispielen aus Kunst und Architektur werden dabei die räumlichen Wirkungszusammenhänge von Farbe dargestellt sowie ihr Zusammenspiel mit Struktur, Licht und Geometrie. 368 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the multi-layered dimensions of interpretation in the experience of color are design and communication means which, however, are often not fully used - color oscillates between autonomy and functional purpose, and should be understood as a distinct 'material' that can be used as part of the design. The book focuses both on the tangible aspects and design criteria of color, and on its indeterminate nature and its experience value. Using examples in art and architecture, the spatial interdependency of color is illustrated, as is its interaction with structure, light, and geometry. ; Die Wechselbeziehungen von Farbe und Architektur bestimmen die Wahrnehmung des Raumes, und sie definieren die tektonischen Bezüge. Das faszinierende räumliche Potenzial von Farbe und die vielschichtigen Interpretationsspielräume im Umgang mit Farbe sind Gestaltungs- und Kommunikationsmittel, die jedoch oft nicht ausgeschöpft sind: Farbe changiert zwischen Autonomie und Zweckgebundenheit und ist als eigenes 'Material' zu begreifen, mit dem sich entwerfen und planen lässt. Das Buch nimmt sowohl die Erfass- und Planbarkeit von Farbe als auch ihre Unbestimmbarkeit und ihren Erlebniswert in den Blick. Anhand von Beispielen aus Kunst und Architektur werden dabei die räumlichen Wirkungszusammenhänge von Farbe dargestellt sowie ihr Zusammenspiel mit Struktur, Licht und Geometrie. 368 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die Wechselbeziehungen von Farbe und Architektur bestimmen die Wahrnehmung des Raumes, und sie definieren die tektonischen Bezüge. Das faszinierende räumliche Potenzial von Farbe und die vielschichtigen Interpretationsspielräume im Umgang mit Farbe sind Gestaltungs- und Kommunikationsmittel, die jedoch oft nicht ausgeschöpft sind: Farbe changiert zwischen Autonomie und Zweckgebundenheit und ist als eigenes 'Material' zu begreifen, mit dem sich entwerfen und planen lässt.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the multi-layered dimensions of interpretation in the experience of color are design and communication means which, however, are often not fully used - color oscillates between autonomy and functional purpose, and should be understood as a distinct 'material' that can be used as part of the design. The book focuses both on the tangible aspects and design criteria of color, and on its indeterminate nature and its experience value. Using examples in art and architecture, the spatial interdependency of color is illustrated, as is its interaction with structure, light, and geometry. ; Die Wechselbeziehungen von Farbe und Architektur bestimmen die Wahrnehmung des Raumes, und sie definieren die tektonischen Bezüge. Das faszinierende räumliche Potenzial von Farbe und die vielschichtigen Interpretationsspielräume im Umgang mit Farbe sind Gestaltungs- und Kommunikationsmittel, die jedoch oft nicht ausgeschöpft sind: Farbe changiert zwischen Autonomie und Zweckgebundenheit und ist als eigenes 'Material' zu begreifen, mit dem sich entwerfen und planen lässt. Das Buch nimmt sowohl die Erfass- und Planbarkeit von Farbe als auch ihre Unbestimmbarkeit und ihren Erlebniswert in den Blick. Anhand von Beispielen aus Kunst und Architektur werden dabei die räumlichen Wirkungszusammenhänge von Farbe dargestellt sowie ihr Zusammenspiel mit Struktur, Licht und Geometrie.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Aktuelle Perspektive auf Palladio Weltweit werden Architekturen darauf getrimmt, mediale Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen. Palladio, der bedeutendste Architekt der Renaissance, steht am Anfang dieses Trends: Seine Architekturbilder basieren auf dem Vorrang der orthogonalen Projektion. Das Entwerfen und das Darstellen sind davon durchdrungen - dies wird nicht nur im Falle der Abbildungen seiner Vier Bücher, sondern auch bei seinen realisierten Gebäuden selbst anschaulich. Aus dieser Perspektive lassen sich viele, stark diskutierte Arbeiten Palladios neu verstehen. Der Autor analysiert das gebaute Werk in diesem Sinne und zeigt: Sowohl im Inneren wie im Äußeren prägt die Frontalität des Betrachterstandpunkts maßgeblich den architektonischen Entwurf und in der Folge auch die Raumwirkung. Palladios große Wirkung ist unbestritten, er wird weltweit rezipiert. Gebäude erzeugen Bilder: Palladio steht als Bildermacher am Anfang eines aktuellen Trends. Die Aspekte der Bildlichkeit sowie der Räumlichkeit sind hochaktuell.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How do I develop narrative architectural designs, exhibitions focused on experience, and synesthetic scenography The book provides a wide range of insights into the working method of the internationally active design studio; explanatory essays and the documentation of over 60 projects illustrate the implementation of scenographic concepts using content, object, space, recipient, and dramaturgy as parameters. The current projects stretch from the refurbishment of the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Additional milestones include the Titanic exhibition in Hamburg, the trading floor of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt am Main, the BMW museum in Munich, and the visitor center of the European Parliament in Brussels. ; Wie entwickle ich narrative Architekturen, erlebnisorientierte Ausstellungen und synästhetische Szenografien Das Buch gibt facettenreiche Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise des international tätigen Gestaltungsbüros: mit grundlegenden Texten und durch die Dokumentation von über 60 Projekten, die die Umsetzung der szenografischen Konzepte anhand der Parameter Inhalt, Objekt, Raum, Rezipient und Dramaturgie veranschaulichen. Die aktuellen Projekte reichen von der Sanierung der Wagenhallen Stuttgart bis zur Ausstellungsgestaltung des Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Zu den weiteren Meilensteinen zählen die Ausstellung Expedition Titanic in Hamburg, der Handelssaal der Deutschen Börse in Frankfurt am Main, das BMW Museum in München und das Besucherzentrum des Europäischen Parlaments in Brüssel. 368 pp. Deutsch, Englisch.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How do I develop narrative architectural designs, exhibitions focused on experience, and synesthetic scenography The book provides a wide range of insights into the working method of the internationally active design studio; explanatory essays and the documentation of over 60 projects illustrate the implementation of scenographic concepts using content, object, space, recipient, and dramaturgy as parameters. The current projects stretch from the refurbishment of the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Additional milestones include the Titanic exhibition in Hamburg, the trading floor of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt am Main, the BMW museum in Munich, and the visitor center of the European Parliament in Brussels. ; Wie entwickle ich narrative Architekturen, erlebnisorientierte Ausstellungen und synästhetische Szenografien Das Buch gibt facettenreiche Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise des international tätigen Gestaltungsbüros: mit grundlegenden Texten und durch die Dokumentation von über 60 Projekten, die die Umsetzung der szenografischen Konzepte anhand der Parameter Inhalt, Objekt, Raum, Rezipient und Dramaturgie veranschaulichen. Die aktuellen Projekte reichen von der Sanierung der Wagenhallen Stuttgart bis zur Ausstellungsgestaltung des Grand Egyptian Museum in Gizeh. Zu den weiteren Meilensteinen zählen die Ausstellung Expedition Titanic in Hamburg, der Handelssaal der Deutschen Börse in Frankfurt am Main, das BMW Museum in München und das Besucherzentrum des Europäischen Parlaments in Brüssel. 368 pp. Deutsch, Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines Mental Health Courts (MHC) within a socio-legal framework. Placing these courts within broader trends in criminal justice, especially problem-solving courts, the author draws from two case studies with a mixed-methods design. While court observational and interview data highlight the role of rituals and procedural justice in the practices of the court, quantitative data demonstrates the impact of incentives, mental health treatment compliance and graduating patterns from MHC in altering patterns of criminal recidivism. In utilising these methods, this book provides a new understanding of the social processes by which MHCs operate, while narrative stories from MHC participants illustrate both the potential and limitations of these courts. Concluding by charting potential improvements for the functioning and effectiveness of MHCs, the author suggests potential reforms and 'best practices' for the future in tandem with rigorous analysis. This book will be of value and interest to students and scholars of criminology, law, and social work, as well as practitioners. 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The first book to examine Stoicism from the point of view of genderBrings gender from the margins into the center of philosophical inquiry, and casts new light on many familiar Stoic texts as well as may less-studied onesFocuses on the intimacy of sexual relations and close human bonds, thereby challenging the traditional characterization of the Stoics as an utterly unemotional and detachedSpringer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 324 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Consisting of sixteen original essays by experts in the field, including leading and lesser-known international scholars, Global Frankenstein considers the tremendous adaptability and rich afterlives of Mary Shelley's iconic novel, Frankenstein, at its bicentenary, in such fields and disciplines as digital technology, film, theatre, dance, medicine, book illustration, science fiction, comic books, science, and performance art. This ground-breaking, celebratory volume, edited by two established Gothic Studies scholars, reassesses Frankenstein's global impact for the twenty-first century across a myriad of cultures and nations, from Japan, Mexico, and Turkey, to Britain, Iraq, Europe, and North America. Offering compelling critical dissections of reincarnations of Frankenstein, a generically hybrid novel described by its early reviewers as a 'bold,' 'bizarre,' and 'impious' production by a writer 'with no common powers of mind', this collection interrogates its sustained relevance over two centuries during which it has engaged with such issues as mortality, global capitalism, gender, race, embodiment, neoliberalism, disability, technology, and the role of science.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 372 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia, is a new but substantial regional organization. Significant achievements include a common external customs tariff, a customs union and a common labour market: a well-developed institutional environment has emerged to support and advance these processes, ranging from the Eurasian Economic Commission and the EAEU Court to the Eurasian Development Bank and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development. This major integration achievement also has several drawbacks and ¿stumbling stones¿¿some due to Russiäs dominant position, some due to the authoritarian nature of political regimes, and some due to dependence on oil and gas exports.This book presents a detailed qualitative and quantitative assessment of the Eurasian Economic Union, including the history of Eurasian integration, the macroeconomy of EAEU member states, an assessment of trade and investment links, a descriptive analysis of the EAEU Treaty, an analysis of Eurasian institutions, the sociology of integration, the EAEU¿s emerging foreign economic policy, relations with the EU and China, the EAEU¿s position on One Belt One Road policies, and its mid-term policy agenda. This primer text will be of interest and value for students, academics and practitioners working in economic policy and business communities and interested in the history and development of the Eurasian Economic Union.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 236 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -At a time when Congressional investigations have taken on added importance and urgency in American politics, this book offers readers a rare, insider's portrait of the world of US Congressional oversight. It examines specific oversight investigations into multiple financial and offshore tax scandals over fifteen years, from 1999 to 2014, when Senator Levin served in a leadership role on the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), the Senate's premier investigative body.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 468 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -God and Self in the Confessional Novel explores the question: what happened to the theological practice of confession when it entered the modern novel Beginning with the premise that guilt remains a universal human concern, this book considers confession via the classic confessional texts of Augustine and Rousseau. Employing this framework, John D. Sykes, Jr. examines Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, Percy's Lancelot, and McEwan's Atonement to investigate the evolution of confession and guilt in literature from the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 172 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book addresses the potential existence of shared foundational principles in the work of Immanuel Kant and a range of African political thought, as well as their suitability in facilitating just and fair cross-cultural dialogue. The book first establishes an analytical framework grounded in a Kantian approach to understanding shared human principles, suggesting that a drive to be self-law giving may underpin all human interactions regardless of cultural background. It then investigates this assumption by carrying out a theoretical analysis of texts and speeches from a variety of African scholarship, ranging from the colonial period to the present day. The analysis, divided into three distinctive chapters covers the Négritude movement, African socialism and post-colonial philosophers, including such thinkers as: Léopold Sédar Sengor, Julius K Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Kwasi Wiredu and Kwame Gyekye. The author argues that underpinning each of their very different theoretical positions and arguments is a foundational argument for the importance of self-law giving. In doing so she highlights the need to respect this principle when embarking on cross-cultural dialogues. The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of African political thought, political theory and international relations.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 228 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book focuses on forward lease sukuk, which is one of the most viable and dynamic Shari'ah-compliant instruments in the Islamic capital market. The idea of forward lease sukuk is to raise funds from non-existent assets whose subject matter does not exist at the time of the sukuk issuance. This book discusses the significant features of forward lease sukuk and demonstrates its vital contribution to project construction and manufacturing within the expanding field of Islamic finance.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 304 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book examines the gun-related policy responses to three school shooting incidents in the United States. Gun violence prevention activists and others involved in policy making were interviewed for the book, and news media articles and policy documents were critically assessed. As a result, interpretations of the Second Amendment are shown to affect the acceptability of certain gun restrictions. News media content and policy documents, coupled with the thoughts of activists, also give an indication of why certain policy measures passed and others failed at the time of each of the case studies.This book should be of interest to social policy, politics, criminology and sociology students and academics, as well as those with a general interest in the topic.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 156 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book discusses how human wellbeing is constructed and transferred intergenerationally in the context of international migration. Research on intergenerational transmission (IGT) has tended to focus on material asset transfers prompting calls to balance material asset analysis with that of psychosocial assets - including norms, values attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on empirical research undertaken with Latin American migrants in London, Katie Wright sets out to redress the balance by examining how far psychosocial transfers may be used as a buffer to mediate the material deprivations that migrants face via adoption of a gender, life course and human wellbeing perspective.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 152 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book presents a comprehensive overview of fundamental issues and recent advances in graph data management. Its aim is to provide beginning researchers in the area of graph data management, or in fields that require graph data management, an overview of the latest developments in this area, both in applied and in fundamental subdomains.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 200 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Distributions in the Physical and Engineering Sciences is a comprehensive exposition on analytic methods for solving science and engineering problems which is written from the unifying viewpoint of distribution theory and enriched with many modern topics which are important to practitioners and researchers. The goal of the book is to give the reader, specialist and non-specialist usable and modern mathematical tools in their research and analysis. This new text is intended for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, physical sciences and engineering. The careful explanations, accessible writing style, and many illustrations/examples also make it suitable for use as a self-study reference by anyone seeking greater understanding and proficiency in the problem solving methods presented. The book is ideal for a general scientific and engineering audience, yet it is mathematically precise. The present, softcover reprint is designed to make this classic textbookavailable to a wider audience.Springer Nature c/o IBS, Benzstrasse 21, 48619 Heek 356 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book presents the most important fault-tolerant distributed programming abstractions and their associated distributed algorithms, in particular in terms of reliable communication and agreement, which lie at the heart of nearly all distributed applications. These programming abstractions, distributed objects or services, allow software designers and programmers to cope with asynchrony and the most important types of failures such as process crashes, message losses, and malicious behaviors of computing entities, widely known under the term 'Byzantine fault-tolerance'. The author introduces these notions in an incremental manner, starting from a clear specification, followed by algorithms which are first described intuitively and then proved correct. The book also presents impossibility results in classic distributed computing models, along with strategies, mainly failure detectors and randomization, that allow us to enrich these models. In this sense, the book constitutes an introduction to the science of distributed computing, with applications in all domains of distributed systems, such as cloud computing and blockchains. Each chapter comes with exercises and bibliographic notes to help the reader approach, understand, and master the fascinating field of fault-tolerant distributed computing.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 492 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book provides recent results of game theory for networking applications. The contributors address the major opportunities and challenges in applying traditional game theory as well as intelligent game theory to the understanding and designing of modern network systems, with emphasis on both new analytical techniques and novel application scenarios. After an overview of game theory for networks, the book narrows in on game theory in communications, game theory in wireless networks, and game theory applications. The book features contributions from researchers and professionals around the world.Presents a variety of perspectives on game theory for networking applications;Shows how game theory can apply to the study of data traffic, new generation networks, and smartgrid;Includes recent results of applied game theory for networks, providing some technical progresses in GAMENETS.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 244 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Haunted Selves, Haunting Places in English Literature and Culture offers a series of readings of poetry, the novel and other forms of art and cultural expression, to explore the relationship between subject and landscape, self and place. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach grounded in close reading, the text places Jacques Derridäs work on spectrality in dialogue with particular aspects of phenomenology. The volume explores writing and culture from the 1880s to the present day, proceeding through four sections examining related questions of identity, memory, the landscape, and our modern relationship to the past. Julian Wolfreys presents a theoretically informed understanding of the efficacy of literature and culture in connecting us to the past in an affective and engaged manner.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 268 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book addresses one main question: whether the United States has a cohesive foreign policy for Africa. In assessing the history of the United States and its interactions with the continent, particularly with the Horn of Africa, the author casts doubt on whether successive US administrations had a cohesive foreign policy for Africa. The volume examines the historical interactions between the US and the continent, evaluates the US involvement in Africa through foreign policy lenses, and compares foreign policy preferences and strategies of other European, EU and BRIC countries towards Africa.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 212 pp. Englisch.…