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Global governance in a world of change
Global governance began in the mid-nineteenth century and accelerated after the First World War. But it came of age in the post-Second World War era. In response to the lessons learned from the collapse of international order between the wars, and the need to rebuild after the devastation wrought by the Second World War, states, with the USA in the lead, set out to create a new and comprehe…
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- 341.2 BAR g
Expanding horizons in the history of science: the comparative approach
This book challenges the common assumption that the predominant focus of the history of science should be the achievements of Western scientists since the so-called scientific revolution. The conceptual frameworks within which the members of earlier societies and of modern indigenous groups worked admittedly pose severe problems for our understanding. But rather than dismiss them on the grounds…
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- 9781316516249
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- 166 p
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- 509.01 LLO e
Living for the city: social change and knowledge production in the Central Af…
More than most monographs, this book rests on the collective efforts of the brilliant team of researchers it has been my privilege and pleasure to work alongside during the five years (2016–2021) of the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project. Each of these researchers brought distinctive insights and made major contributions to the project as a whole and to this volume in particular. Ste…
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- 9781108973120
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- xiii, 182 p ; 24 cm
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- 967 LAR l
Systems thinking analyses for health policy and systems development: a Malays…
Health and development are inextricably linked. Countries require robust health systems to enable the delivery of quality health services and to ensure access to health as a public good while both balancing national budgets and providing protection against individual catastrophic spending on healthcare. Getting this balance right remains a problem for most countries, particularly in resou…
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- 9781108845205
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- xvii, 488 p ; 24 cm
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- 362.109595 MAR s
Personal names in cuneiform texts from Babylonia (c. 750-100 BCE): an introdu…
Personal names provide fascinating testimony to Babylonia’s multiethnic society. This volume offers a practical introduction to the repertoire of personal names recorded in cuneiform texts from Babylonia in the first millennium BCE. In this period, individuals moved freely as well as involuntarily across the ancient Middle East, leaving traces of their presence in the archives of institutions…
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- 9781009291071
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- 346 p
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- 935.5 GRO p
Constitutional challenges in the algorithmic society
Technologies have always led to turning points for social development. In the past, different technologies have opened the doors towards new phase of growth and change while influencing social values and principles. Algorithmic technologies fit within this framework. Although these technologies have positive effects for the entire society by increasing the capacity of individuals to exercise ri…
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- 9781108843126
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- x, 330 pages ; 24 cm
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- 342 MIC c
Money, power, and AI: automated banks and automated states
edited by Zofia Bednarz, University of Sydney; Monika Zalnieriute, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
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- 9781009334297
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- 1 online resource
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Translation technology in accessible health communication
Meng Ji, Pierrette Bouillon, Mark Seligman ; with contributions from Bastien David, Magali Norre?, Irene Strasly, Herve? Spechbach, Johanna Gerlach, Lu?cia Morado Va?squez, Silvia Rodri?guez Va?squez.
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- 9781108837378
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- xiii, 212 pages; illustration
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- Studies in natural language processing
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- 610.1 JI t
Law and policy for the quantum age
This book is the result of a chance meeting between the authorsm in the summer of 2019 on a 12-hour international flight. This was not a case of quantum superposition, but it certainly demonstrates the power of chance.The Oxford English Dictionary defines quantum as “A discrete quantity of electromagnetic energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.”1 In…
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- 9781108883719
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- 602 p
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- 530.12 HOO l
Codeswitching in the classroom: critical perspectives on teaching, learning, …
Bringing together sociolinguistic, linguistic, and educational perspectives, this cutting‐edge overview of codeswitching examines language mixing in teaching and learning in bilingual classrooms. As interest in pedagogical applications of bilingual language mixing increases, so too does a need for a thorough discussion of the topic. This volume serves that need by providing an original and wi…
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- 9781315401102
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- xiv, 290 pages; illustration
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- 370.117 COD m
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