Everyone knows that democracy is in trouble, but do we know what democracy actually is? Political philosopher Jan-Werner Müller, author of the widely acclaimed What Is Populism?, takes us back to basics. In this short, elegant volume, he explains how democracy is founded on three vital principles: liberty, equality, and also uncertainty. The latter, he argues, is crucial for ensuring...

How has feminism developed? What have feminists achieved? What can we learn from the global history of feminism? Feminism is the ongoing story of a profound historical transformation. Despite being repeatedly written off as a political movement that has achieved its aim of female liberation, it has been continually redefined as new generations of women campaign against the...

While teaching the Numerical Methods for Engineers course over the last 15 years, the author found a need for a new textbook, one that was less elementary, provided applications and problems better suited for chemical engineers, and contained instruction in Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA). This led to six years of developing teaching notes that have been enhanced to create the current...

There are constantly reappearing questions about the point of institutional rehabilitation, during which, instead of changes in personality, there is a developing personality degradation of the nature and life of the isolated person. Seeking ways that allow for an effective, broadly understood, rehabilitation became to us a stimulus to set about the realisation of the study...

Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any Organization This is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile-and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping...

Excerpt from Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Classified and Arranged So as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition While endeavoring to pay due regard to the author's disposition of all the words which he had proposed to add to the Thesaurus, or to repeat in its pages, I have thus sought rather to connect than to separate the several...

Poland has been building its market economy for slightly more than a quarter of a century and has been a member of the European Union for thirteen years. Currently, Poland can feel the results of the international crisis, but with some delay compared to the other European countries. Despite its stable economic development and relatively low unemployment, a deterioration in the quality of...

In "The Viagra Myth", Dr. Abraham Morgentaler (a practicing urologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School) shows us that while Viagra has proved enormously helpful to many men, it has also uncovered previously ignored aspects of identity and authenticity in sexuality and relationships. Some men, for example, may fear telling their partner they are using Viagra, yet still struggle with...

Herman Pontzer's ground-breaking research has revealed how, contrary to received wisdom, exercise does not increase our metabolism. Instead, we burn calories within a very narrow range: nearly 3,000 calories per day, no matter our activity level. In this book, he draws on twenty years of cutting-edge science to take a closer look at what happens to the energy we consume. Burn...

Unlock the full potential of Selenium WebDriver to test your web applications in a wide range of situations. The countless recipes and code examples provided ease the learning curve and provide insights into virtually every eventuality. Overview Learn to leverage the power of Selenium WebDriver with simple examples that illustrate real world problems and their...

Functiones et Approximatio, Commentarii Mathematici is a mathematical journal edited by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Adam Mickiewicz University since 1974. The journal publishes original papers in mathematics, with special attention to analysis (in a broad sense) and number theory.

Aus den Besprechungen: "...vermittelt einen l}ckenlosen Einblick in die physikalischen Vorg{nge und in die gesetzm{ igen Zusammenh{nge bei Trocknungsvorg{ngen aller Art unter Ber}cksichtigung der sehr unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften des Trocknungsguts, der Eigenschaften der ihm zu entziehenden Fl}ssigkeit, der verschiedenen Trocknungsverfahren und des verwickelten Zusammenwirkens von...

Modern statistics deals with large and complex data sets, and consequently with models containing a large number of parameters. This book presents a detailed account of recently developed approaches, including the Lasso and versions of it for various models, boosting methods, undirected graphical modeling, and procedures controlling false positive selections. A special characteristic...

L'Annuario dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia nasce con l'obiettivo di divulgare e far conoscere ad un pubblico vasto l'attività di ricerca svolta da una istituzione prestigiosa come l'accademia veneziana, nata nel 1750 e da allora punto di riferimento costante della riflessione sui fenomeni artistici e della vita culturale nella città lagunare. Approdo di esperienze, culture e saperi...

Należy przede wszystkim pozytywnie ocenić wybór i sposób ujęcia problematyki będącej przedmiotem książki, gdyż jest to z jednej strony istotny przyczynek do badań nad rolą retoryki w marketingu politycznym, z drugiej zaś zarówno diagnoza jak i wnioski sformułowane przez Autora są niezwykle cenne z punktu widzenia praktyki politycznej i powinny stać się przedmiotem refleksji nad przebiegiem...

The book comprises studies pertaining to the history of the philosophy of logic and mathematics, the Lvov-Warsaw School, epistemology, as well as some key events in the development of the analytic philosophy in the 20th Century.

The oxides, especially the transition metal oxides , are a most important class of inorganic materials, being enormously interesting for basic research in solid-state physics, surface physics, defect chemistry, electrochemistry, and catalysis, to mention a few. Moreover, the practical application of these materials each year increases tremendously. This ranges from...

Albertus Magnus beschreibt in vielschichtiger Weise Aspekte und Modelle von Bewegung. Durch seine Untersuchungen und die Beschreibung der physiologischen Auswirkungen anhand der Wärme und Kälte schlägt er eine exakte denkerische Brücke zwischen Geistigem und Physiologischem. Wahrhaftes beglückendes Erkennen kann daher heilende Auswirkungen bis in den Bereich des Physischen haben.

Ist das voll automatisierte, autonom fahrende Auto zum Greifen nah? Testfahrzeuge und Zulassungen in den USA erwecken diesen Eindruck, werfen aber gleichzeitig viele neue Fragestellungen auf. Wie werden autonome Fahrzeuge in das aktuelle Verkehrssystem integriert? Wie erfolgt ihre rechtliche Einbettung? Welche Risiken bestehen und wie wird mit diesen umgegangen? Und welche Akzeptanz seitens...

The first monograph of the influential Polish group Rytm to be published in English, this book is a nuanced reconstruction of this forgotten interwar association of artists, and an original contribution to the ongoing debates on the new classicism in Europe. Engaging critically with both recent scholarly works, and early twentieth-century writing, on modernism, classicism, Maurice Denis, and...