Product Of Society

Author : Alain Bernard,Louis Rivest,Debasish Dutta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 743 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642415012

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Product Lifecycle Management for Society by Alain Bernard,Louis Rivest,Debasish Dutta Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2013, held in Nantes, France, in July 2013. The 63 full papers presented together with 2 keynote talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: PLM for sustainability, traceability and performance; PLM infrastructure and implementation processes; capture and reuse of product and process information; PLM and knowledge management; enterprise system integration; PLM and influence of/from social networks; PLM maturity and improvement concepts; PLM and collaborative product development; PLM virtual and simulation environments; and building information modeling.

Author : Solveig Robinson
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781554810741

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The Book in Society by Solveig Robinson Pdf

The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture examines the origins and development of one of the most important inventions in human history. Books can inform, entertain, inspire, irritate, liberate, or challenge readers, and their forms can be tangible and traditional, like a printed, casebound volume, or virtual and transitory, like a screen-page of a cell-phone novel. Written in clear, non-specialist prose, The Book in Society first provides an overview of the rise of the book and of the modern publishing and bookselling industries. It explores the evolution of written texts from early forms to contemporary formats, the interrelationship between literacy and technology, and the prospects for the book in the twenty-first century. The second half of the book is based on historian Robert Darnton’s concept of a book publishing “communication circuit.” It examines how books migrate from the minds of authors to the minds of readers, exploring such topics as the rise of the modern notion of the author, the role of states and others in promoting or restricting the circulation of books, various modes of reproducing and circulating texts, and how readers’ responses help shape the form and content of the books available to them. Feature boxes highlighting key texts, individuals, and developments in the history of the book, carefully selected illustrations, and a glossary all help bring the history of the book to life.

Author : Timo Eskola
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004258037

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Beyond Biblical Theology by Timo Eskola Pdf

Reading Heikki Räisänen’s hermeneutics in context, Timo Eskola explores the development of Western New Testament interpretation. Reclaiming a Wredean approach to the Scriptures, Räisänen focuses on tradition and interpretation. He builds on Weberian sociology, adopted through Peter Berger’s theories, and substitutes sacralized culturalism for biblical theology. After examining fourteenth century Quran-criticism and its impact on Reimarus, Eskola discusses the genesis of the revised history-of-religion theory that Räisänen developed when investigating the Quran’s relationship to the Bible. Sociology then becomes a link between standard historicism and poststructuralism as Räisänen reinterprets Berger’s sociology of knowledge. Räisänen’s sacralized culturalism finally becomes the theory from which his magnum opus The Rise of Christian Beliefs has been written.

Author : Teinosuke Otani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319659541

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A Guide to Marxian Political Economy by Teinosuke Otani Pdf

This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the systematic structure of capitalism, while at the same time introducing readers to all three volumes of Marx’s Capital. Based on his extensive expertise on Marx’s critique of political economy, the author reveals the specific structure of production in capitalist societies and explicates what sets this system apart from other modes of production. Marx’s political economy is explained in a systematic and easy-to-understand manner, using numerous illustrative diagrams to complement the text. This textbook will appeal to all students and scholars looking for a more comprehensive, systematic and theoretical explanation of capitalism, equipping them with a solid theoretical understanding of its core structure.

Author : Tim Cooper
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317103530

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Longer Lasting Products by Tim Cooper Pdf

The present economic system requires us to consume and throw away more and more goods. Yet often it's our desire, and the best interests of the environment, for these goods to last. The contributors to this book, who comprise many of the most significant international thinkers in the field, explore how longer lasting products could offer enhanced value while reducing environmental impacts. If we created fewer but better quality products, looked after them carefully and invested more in repair, renovation and upgrading, would this direct our economy onto a more sustainable course? The solution sounds simple, yet it requires a seismic shift in how we think, whether as producers or consumers, and our voracious appetite for novelty. The complex range of issues associated with product life-spans demands a multidisciplinary approach. The book covers historical context, design, engineering, marketing, law, government policy, consumer behaviour and systems of provision. It addresses the whole range of consumer durables - vehicles, kitchen appliances, audio-visual equipment and other domestic products, furniture and floor coverings, hardware, garden tools, clothing, household textiles, recreational goods and DIY goods - as well as the re-use of packaging. Longer Lasting Products provides policy makers, those involved in product design, manufacturing and marketing, and all of us as consumers, with clear and compelling guidance as to how we can move away from a throwaway culture towards an economy sustained by more durable goods.

Author : Nynke Tromp,Paul Hekkert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781472569769

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Designing for Society by Nynke Tromp,Paul Hekkert Pdf

Our globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be understood without considering the complex socio-technical systems that support our way of living. It is widely acknowledged that to contend with any of the pressing issues of our time, we have to substantially adapt our lifestyles. To adequately counteract the problems of our time, we need interventions that help us actually adopt the behaviours that lead us toward a more sustainable and ethically just future. In Designing for Society, Nynke Tromp and Paul Hekkert provide a hands-on tool for design professionals and students who wish to use design to counteract social issues. Viewing the artefact as a unique means of facilitating behavioural change to realise social impact, this book goes beyond the current trend of applying design thinking to enhancing public services, and beyond the idea of the designer as a facilitator of localised social change.

Author : Myron E Sharpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351713665

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Reform of Soviet Economic Management by Myron E Sharpe Pdf

This title was first published in 1966

Author : Matthew Engelke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520957107

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God's Agents by Matthew Engelke Pdf

The British and Foreign Bible Society is one of the most illustrious Christian charities in the United Kingdom. Founded by evangelicals in the early nineteenth century and inspired by developments in printing technology, its goal has always been to make Bibles universally available. Over the past several decades, though, Bible Society has faced a radically different world, especially in its work in England. Where the Society once had a grateful and engaged reading public, it now faces apathy—even antipathy—for its cause. These days, it seems, no one in England wants a Bible, and no one wants other people telling them they should: religion is supposed to be a private matter. Undeterred, these Christians attempt to spark a renewed interest in the Word of God. They’ve turned away from publishing and toward publicity to "make the Bible heard." God’s Agents is a study of how religion goes public in today’s world. Based on over three years of anthropological research, Matthew Engelke traces how a small group of socially committed Christians tackle the challenge of publicity within what they understand to be a largely secular culture. In the process of telling their story, he offers an insightful new way to think about the relationships between secular and religious formations: our current understanding of religion needs to be complemented by greater attention to the process of generating publicity. Engelke argues that we are witnessing the dynamics of religious publicity, which allows us to see the ways in which conceptual divides such as public/private, religious/secular, and faith/knowledge are challenged and redefined by social actors on the ground.

Author : Kenneth SmithKenneth Smith
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783082278

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Émile Durkheim and the Collective Consciousness of Society by Kenneth SmithKenneth Smith Pdf

This volume sets out to explore the use of Émile Durkheim’s concept of the ‘collective consciousness of society’, and represents the first ever book-length treatment of this underexplored topic. Operating from both a criminological and sociological perspective, Kenneth Smith argues that Durkheim’s original concept must be sensitively revised and suitably updated for its real relevance to come to the fore. Major adjustments to Durkheim’s concept of the collective consciousness include Smith’s compelling arguments that the model does not apply to everyone equally, and that Durkheim’s concept does not in any way rely on what might be called the disciplinary functions of society.

Author : C. A. J. Coady,Ned Dobos,Sagar Sanyal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192542137

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Challenges for Humanitarian Intervention by C. A. J. Coady,Ned Dobos,Sagar Sanyal Pdf

Ten new essays critique the practice armed humanitarian intervention, and the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine that advocates its use under certain circumstances. The contributors investigate the causes and consequences, as well as the uses and abuses, of armed humanitarian intervention. One enduring concern is that such interventions are liable to be employed as a foreign policy instrument by powerful states pursuing geo-political interests. Some of the chapters interrogate how the presence of ulterior motives impact on the moral credentials of armed humanitarian intervention. Others shine a light on the potential adverse effects of such interventions, even where they are motivated primarily by humanitarian concern. The volume also tracks the evolution of the R2P norm, and draws attention to how it has evolved, for better or for worse, since UN member states unanimously accepted it over a decade ago. In some respects the norm has been distorted to yield prescriptions, and to impose constraints, fundamentally at odds with the spirit of the R2P idea. This gives us all the more reason to be cautious of unwarranted optimism about humanitarian intervention and the Responsibility to Protect.

Author : Mike Wright,Trevor Watkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136380235

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Marketing Financial Services by Mike Wright,Trevor Watkins Pdf

Within a practical business context of the changing, competitive climate, this book details the implications for marketing strategy. New chapters cover topics such as credit cards and customer care, while several relevant case studies have also been added. Combining analysis of principles, concepts and techniques with sound practical advice, 'Marketing Financial Services' is ideal for students on degree and postgraduate courses, including Chartered Institute of Bankers. There is also a tutor resource pack to accompany the case studies in this textbook.

Author : Guy Debord
Publisher : Bread and Circuses Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781617508301

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Society Of The Spectacle by Guy Debord Pdf

The Das Kapital of the 20th century,Society of the Spectacle is an essential text, and the main theoretical work of the Situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960's, in particular the May 1968 uprisings in France, up to the present day, with global capitalism seemingly staggering around in it’s Zombie end-phase, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late 20th century. This ‘Red and Black’ translation from 1977 is Introduced by Notting Hill armchair insurrectionary Tom Vague with a galloping time line and pop-situ verve, and given a more analytical over view by young upstart thinker Sam Cooper.

Author : Bruno Gruber,John H. Yopp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461305972

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Symmetries in Science IV by Bruno Gruber,John H. Yopp Pdf

Proceedings of a symposium at Vorarlberg, Austria, July 1989, called to allow interaction between scientists working in areas of biological and biophysical research, and those working in physics and mathematics. The 11 papers include discussions of such topics as symmetry in synthetic and natural pe

Author : Kenneth A Dailey,Danielle Farmer,Emily Giles,Robbie Woodburn
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781510425385

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Individuals and Societies for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept by Kenneth A Dailey,Danielle Farmer,Emily Giles,Robbie Woodburn Pdf

Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Individuals and societies, presented in global contexts. · Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter. · Learn by asking questions for a statement of inquiry in each chapter. · Prepare for every aspect of assessment using support and tasks designed by experienced educators. · Understand how to extend your learning through research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities. · Think internationally with chapters and concepts set in global contexts.

Author : Jacques van Nieuwenhove,Berma Klein Goldewijk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000022300200

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Popular Religion, Liberation, and Contextual Theology by Jacques van Nieuwenhove,Berma Klein Goldewijk Pdf