Science Fiction(1st Edition) A Very Short Introduction by David Seed Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-955745-5, ISBN: 0-19-955745-4
"In the past two decades digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way we think about, make and use popular music. From the production of multimillion selling pop records to the ubiquitous remix that has become a marker of Web 2.0, the emergence of new music production technologies have had a transformative effect upon 21st Century digital culture. "Sonic Technologies "examines these issues with a specific focus upon the impact ..."
"In the Napoleonic period warfare ceased to be a matter for armies alone, but also became an affair of the people. So, at least, runs the usual claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against the French armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word 'guerrilla', but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this colle ..."
The new departure Recent developments in Irish Republican ideology & strategy (Occassional [sic] papers in Irish Studies) by UniversityOfLiverpool, Kevin Bean 62 Pages, Published 1994 by UniversityOfLiverpool, Institute Of Irish Studies ISBN-13: 978-1-898212-07-2, ISBN: 1-898212-07-4
"What is the point of living? If we are all going to die anyway, if nothing will remain of whatever we achieve in this life, why should we bother trying to achieve anything in the first place? Can we be mortal and still live a meaningful life? Questions such as these have been asked for a long time, but nobody has found a conclusive answer yet. The connection between death and meaning, however, has taken centre stage in the philosophical ..."
"Geographical data are used in so many aspects of our lives today, ranging from disaster relief operations through to finding directions on our mobile phones. We can all be data collectors, adding locational information as we capture digitally our day-to-day experiences. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are the software tools that facilitate this, turning the raw data into useful information that can help us understand our worlds b ..."
"This is the first time that a detailed experimental study of the behaviour of blast walls made from profiled stainless steel sheet has considered the modes of failure and end effects of the support construction."