Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on theoversimplified notion of a "digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond thelimited view of haves a
Digital technology is changing our politics. The World Wide Web is already a powerfulinfluence on the public's access to government documents, the tactics and content of politicalcampaigns, the behavi
The implications of capital mobility for growth and stability are some of the most contentious and least understood contemporary issues in economics. In this book, Barry Eichengreen discusses historic
Experts discuss the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of genetic testing in determining eligibility for life insurance. Insurance companies routinely use an individual's medical
Why, at the peak of the Jim Crow era early in the twentieth century, did life expectancy for African Americans rise dramatically? And why, when public officials were denying African Americans access t
Although women have been at the forefront of art and technology creation, no source has adequately documented their core contributions to the field. Women, Art, and Technology, which originated in a
A sourcebook of documentation on women artists at the forefront of work at the intersection of art and technology. Although women have been at the forefront of art and technology creation, no source
Contributors to this volume explore the dynamics of new communications technologies and public policy; from TPRC 2002. The contributors to this volume examine issues raised by the intersection of ne
Digital technology is changing our politics. The World Wide Web is already a powerful influence on the public's access to government documents, the tactics and content of political campaigns, the beha
Abram Bergson has been making significant contributions to economic theory since the 1930s, and this selection of fifteen of his most influential essays exhibits in large part the breadth of his range
This is a representative collection of the work of one of the world's leading scholars in the area of speech acoustics. It follows the development over the past 15 years of research presented in the a
These eighteen original essays pay tribute to Morris Halle, Institute Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT. Halle's impact on the study of language has been enormous; he and his students rep
Transcripts of more than seventy-five oral history interviews in which the interviewees assess their MIT experience and reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond. This book grew out of the Black
Much discussion of new technologies and social equality has focused on the oversimplified notion of a "digital divide". "Technology and Social Inclusion" moves beyond the limited view of haves and hav
Prices, Cycles, and Growth provides a selection of his major papers since the 1970s. They offer uncommon insights into problems of instability and their effects on growth, income distribution, and une
This volume is about the changing ways architects see, read, and use the words and images of architectural publications. Architects do not use the glossy photographs of magazines in the same way that
The essays, manifestos, poems, and texts in this anthology offer a composite picture of the Surrealists - their convictions, styles, and spirit - from the movement's beginnings in France just after Wo
In recent years, international law has become more relevant to world politics as rules have become more precise and obligatory and the delegation of dispute resolution to third parties more frequent.
Politics and political change are the staples of history. This collection shows how the study of past politics can be deepened by theory and practice from political science, sociology, and economics,
Politics and political change are the staples of history. This collection shows how the study of past politics can be deepened by theory and practice from political science, sociology, and economics,
This book grew out of the Blacks at MIT History Project, whose mission is to document the black presence at MIT. The main body of the text consists of transcripts of more than seventy-five oral histor
Are Hegel and Nietzsche philosophical opposites? Can twentieth-century Continental philosophers be categorized as either Hegelians or Nietzscheans? In this book Elliot Jurist places Hegel and Nietzsch
In this book Robert Brulle draws on a broad range of empirical and theoretical research to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. environmental groups. Brulle shows how Critical Theory--in particular t
The three major themes of Janos Kornai's work reflected in the title of this book--planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation--figure prominently in the essays. After a philosophical introd
The three major themes of Janos Kornai's work reflected in the title of this book-planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation-figure prominently in the essays.The three major themes of Janos
The papers in this volume reflect David Bradford's dual experience as a theoretical economist and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury for Tax Policy and Director of the Treasur
Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 1996.Job Creation and Destruction is the culmination of a long, ongoing research program at the Center for Economic Studies. Using the most complete plant- level da
The study of mental representation is seen as a central concern in contemporary cognitive psychology. This work presents conclusions from across the different subfields of cognitive psychology. Reader
When it was first published in France in 1980, "La Regle et le Modele" was awarded the prestigious "Grand prix de la critique d'architecture". In this translation of her seminal work on architecture a
The core of the book is a detailed treatment of extraction, a focus of syntactic research since the early work of Chomsky and Ross. Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) offers a new approach to the
Preface by William J. Mitchell In American Architects and Texts, Juan Pablo Bonta analyzes the indexes of nearly 400 architectural books and articles published over the past century and a half to reve
A collection of the pioneering economic theorist's major papers since the 1970s, offering insights into fundamental issues in macroeconomics and problems of instability and their effects on growth, in
Pursuing the intersections of Venetian culture from the beginning of the sixteenthcentury through the first decades of the seventeenth, Manfredo Tafuri develops a story crowded withcharacters and full
It once took two decades to replace one-third of the Fortune 500; now a subset of new firms are challenging and displacing this elite group at a breathtaking rate, while armies of startups come and go
It once took two decades to replace one-third of the Fortune 500; now a subset of new firms are challenging and displacing this elite group at a breathtaking rate, while armies of startups come and go
The standard introductory texts to mathematical statistics leave the Bayesian approach to be taught later in advanced topic courses - giving students the impression that Bayesian statistics provide bu
