The American labor market faces many deep-rooted problems, including persistence of a large low-wage sector, worsening inequality in earnings, employees' lack of voice in the workplace, and the need o
How hydrogen-nonpolluting and easy to produce-could become the fuel of the future.;;Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe.
Small companies account for a surprising one-third of U.S. exports, and their market share is growing. The Internet has played a major role in helping these companies develop an increasingly powerful
The two decades after the Second World War are typically viewed as an interregnum between an expiring modernism and an incipient postmodernism. Yet this tidy narrative tells only half the story leavin
Spatial competence is a central aspect of human adaptation. To understand human cognitive functioning, we must understand how people code the locations of things, how they navigate in the world, and h
The philosophy of deep ecology originated in the 1970s with the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess and has since spread around the world. Its basic premises are a belief that ecological principles shoul
Einstein said that "the whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking". David Klahr suggests that we now know enough about congition - and hence about everyday thinking - to
This text opens a dialogue between the philosophy of biology and the philosophy of psychology. It aims to broaden the traditional subject matter of the philosophy of biology while informing the philos
This is the autobiography of Robert Schrank who went from Young Communist League member and union activist to management consultant for global corporations. It tells of his childhood in the Bronx Germ
Discussions of aesthetics, whether in the hermeneutic or the analytic tradition, generally understand the place of art and aesthetic experience according to a model of "autonomy". This is one of the m
Winner of the 1997 Spiro Kostof Award given by the Society of Architectural Historians., Winner of the 1997 Lewis Mumford Prize given by Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH
"Lives of the Laureates" provides a condensed and personalized history of modern economic thought. William F. Sharpe of the graduate School of Business at Stanford, Ronald H. Coase of the University o
This text, part of a set that offers selected examples of issues and theories from many subfields of cognitive science, focuses on language. It employs a case study approach, presenting research topic
This text examines the need to convert the defence industry from an inefficient and non-competitive part of the US economy to an integrated, civilian/military operation. The author defines the challen
Journalist Dowie weaves a spellbinding tale, from the movement's conservationist origins as a handful of rich white men's hunting clubs, through the evolution in the 1960s and '70s into a powerful pol
George Nelson (1908-1986) was a pioneering modernist who ranks with Raymond Loewy, Charles Eames, and Eliot Noyes as one of America's outstanding designers. Nelson's office produced some of the 20th c
This work synthesizes ideas from a number of different disciplines to arrive at a philosophy of creativity for the digital age. Drawing ideas from music, computing, art and philosophy, it explores the
In Spensers' Famous Flight, Patrick Cheney challenges the received wisdom about the shape and goal of Spenser's literary career. He contends that Spenser's idea of a literary career is not strictly th
Jeffrey Sachs, who has served as an economic advisor to several countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia, is one of the architects of Poland's strategy for rapid transformation from commun
Since its publication more than a decade ago, "A Primer on American Labor Law "has served as an easily accessible guide to the development, principles, and characteristics of American labor law.The th
For years William Gould has argued for labour law reform that would facilitate trade union organization and collective bargaining. That position, which he expands upon in this latest book, is based on
The psychologist William James observed that "a native talent for perceiving analogies is...the leading fact in genius of every order". The centrality and the ubiquity of analogy in creative thought h
This anthology is a contribution to the debate over the relevance of Martin Heidegger's Nazi ties to the interpretation and evaluation of his philosophical work. Included are a selection of basic docu
Today the very idea of photographic veracity is being challenged by the emerging technology of digital image manipulation and synthesis: photographs can now be altered at will in ways that are virtual
Published in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature, "Wild India" is a valuable current record of the subcontinent's wild places and wilderness areas. Guy Mountfort, an authority on all aspec
This volume celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of MIT's Project MAC. It covers the full range of ongoing computer science research at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the MI
Rob Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945) was one of the more controversial architects of the modern movement and, along with Le Corbusier, the most influential figure in French architecture between the wars. Th
For centuries architects have carried out shape computations by hand, using informal procedures and the simplest of tools. Over the last two decades, however, they have made increasing use of more for
What is artificial intelligence? At its essence, it is another way of answering a central question that has been debated by scientists, philosophers, and theologians for thousands of years: How does t
This first major empirical work on the semiotics of social action goes a long way toward answering substantive, theoretical and pragmatic questions on how codes actually operate in a specific social s
In a period marked by revisionism in economic theory and retrenchment in the public goals of economic policy, Tobin remains committed to the standard he has upheld throughout his professional life. He
This is the first full-length biography of Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), the most important experimental physicist of his time, and probably the most ingenious since Faraday. It was Rutherford who di
The publication of Volumes 3 and 4 of the Le Corbusier Sketchbooks brings to completion a major undertaking by the Architectural History Foundation. After more than a decade of searching, the Fondatio
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Herbert Simon in 1978. At Carnegie-Mellon University he holds the title of Professor of Computer Science and Psychology. These two facts together delineate
The publication of Volumes 3 and 4 of the Le Corbusier "Sketchbooks "brings to completion a major undertaking by the Architectural History Foundation. After more than a decade of searching, the Fondat
This book offers a close critical reading of all of Dostoevsky's major fiction. Included are analyses of "Poor Folk," "The Double," "Netochka Nezvanova," "The House of the Dead," "The Insulted and the
When the Gumshoe Zoo's alarm alerts them, they learn Betty's Bakery has been burgled! But how? Something isn't quite right—and it's up to these determined detectives to figure out what! Allitera
In the pre-historic period in the archaeology of Thailand, beads are among the most exciting finds. Easily transportable, hard and durable, one bead can provide a mass of information. Usually found as
Doctor Strange stars in his most spellbinding series! The world believes Strange dead, and Dormammu has stolen control of the Sorcerer Supreme's body. But when Clea comes to Stephen's aid, the two mus
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