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Clash of Symbols

Author : Stephen Webb
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319713507
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Clash of Symbols written by Stephen Webb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ampersat and amerpsand, via smileys and runes to the ubiquitous presence of mathematical and other symbols in sciences and technology: both old and modern documents abound with many familiar as well as lesser known characters, symbols and other glyphs. Yet, who would be readily able to answer any question like: ‘who chose π to represent the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference?’ or ‘what’s the reasoning behind having a ⌘ key on my computer keyboard?’ This book is precisely for those who have always asked themselves this sort of questions. So, here are the stories behind one hundred glyphs, the book being evenly divided into five parts, with each featuring 20 symbols. Part 1, called Character sketches, looks at some of the glyphs we use in writing. Part 2, called Signs of the times, discusses some glyphs used in politics, religion, and other areas of everyday life. Some of these symbols are common; others are used only rarely. Some are modern inventions; others, which seem contemporary, can be traced back many hundreds of years. Part 3, called Signs and wonders, explores some of the symbols people have developed for use in describing the heavens. These are some of the most visually striking glyphs in the book, and many of them date back to ancient times. Nevertheless their use — at least in professional arenas — is diminishing. Part 4, called It’s Greek to me, examines some symbols used in various branches of science. A number of these symbols are employed routinely by professional scientists and are also familiar to the general public; others are no longer applied in a serious fashion by anyone — but the reader might still meet them, from time to time, in older works. The final part of the book, Meaningless marks on paper, looks at some of the characters used in mathematics, the history of which one can easily appreciate with only a basic knowledge of mathematics. There are obviously countless others symbols. In recent years the computing industry has developed Unicode and it currently contains more than 135 000 entries. This book would like to encourage the curious reader to take a stroll through Unicode, to meet many characters that will delight the eye and, researching their history, to gain some fascinating insights.

Battle of Symbols

Author : John Fraim
Publisher : Daimon
ISBN 13 : 385630620X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Battle of Symbols written by John Fraim and published by Daimon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus on the three-month period following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, marketing consultant Fraim explains how American symbols are created, communicated, managed, and understood. He discusses the emergence of symbols from their traditional residence in religion, art, dreams, and particular cultures to a new ubiquitous global status and argues that future wars will be increasingly fought over and won through the use of symbols. Distributed by Continuum. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

A clash of symbols

Author : Brian M. Stableford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780893700058
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A clash of symbols written by Brian M. Stableford and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jesus and the Victory of God

Author : Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451414978
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Jesus and the Victory of God written by Nicholas Thomas Wright and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1997-02-07 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how the questions posed by Albert Schweitzer a century ago remain central today; sketches a profile of Jesus in terms of his prophetic praxis, his subversive stories, his symbology and the answers he gave to key questions, in a debate-igniting examination of Jesus' aims and beliefs, argued on the basis of his actions and their accompanying riddles. Reprint.

The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the First World War

Author : Vincent Sherry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139826980
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the First World War written by Vincent Sherry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great War of 1914–1918 marks a turning point in modern history and culture. This Companion offers critical overviews of the major literary genres and social contexts that define the study of the literatures produced by the First World War. The volume comprises original essays by distinguished scholars of international reputation, who examine the impact of the war on various national literatures, principally Great Britain, Germany, France and the United States, before addressing the way the war affected Modernism, the European avant-garde, film, women's writing, memoirs, and of course the war poets. It concludes by addressing the legacy of the war for twentieth-century literature. The Companion offers readers a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the years leading up to and including the war, and ends with a current bibliography of further reading organised by chapter topics.

The New Testament and the People of God

Author : Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9780800626815
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The New Testament and the People of God written by Nicholas Thomas Wright and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a historical, theological and literary study of first-century Judaism and Christianity, offering a preliminary discussion of the meaning of the word god within those cultures and explores the ways in which developing an understanding of those first-century cultures are of relevance for the modern world. Original.

The Olympics, Media and Society

Author : Kim Bissell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317976886
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The Olympics, Media and Society written by Kim Bissell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the general public follow the Olympic Games on television, on the internet, even in the newspapers, they feel like they have themselves experienced the performances of the athletes. This book explores whether it is ever possible to experience the Olympic Games as an athletic event without considering the effect of the media. It addresses a multitude of ways in which the intermediary of media production alters the experience of the Olympics. Spectators watching Olympic events from the stands are less subjected to the language of the commentators, journalists, and even the athlete interviews as they form impressions and understandings of the games. However, even those who sit in the stands for the opening ceremonies or walk down the streets of the Olympic Village and the host city are treated to media spectacles that are intentionally produced to display the attitudes, values, and beliefs of the host country and its Olympic Committee. This book performs the important task of analysing ways in which the media serves as both an integral component and an arbiter of the Games for society. This book was originally published as a special issue of Mass Communication and Society.

Semiotics and Communication

Author : Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0805811397
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Semiotics and Communication written by Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1993 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication is, among other things, about the study of meaning -- how people convey ideas for themselves and to one another in their daily lives. Designed to close the gap between what we are able to do as social actors and what we are able to describe as social analysts, this book introduces the language of semiotics -- a language that provides some of the words necessary for discussion of these communication issues. Presenting the basics of semiotic theory to communication scholars, this volume summarizes those aspects most relevant to the study of social interaction, in particular, signs (the smallest elements of meaning in interaction) and codes (sets of related signs and rules for their use) -- explaining how they come together within cultures. Three common social codes -- food, clothing, and objects -- serve as primary examples throughout the book.

Ten Top Truths to Live By

Author : Robert H. Schwartz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1665507594
Total Pages : 1026 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Ten Top Truths to Live By written by Robert H. Schwartz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leads one to look deeply at life, as to what really is important, lasting and helpful. It is composed to Statements of Truth, a Reflection on it, Bible quotes, quotes from other authors, excerpts from some of my sermons (all these with further reflections) and then autobiographical comments along the line of each Truth.

Information and Measurement, 2nd Edition

Author : J.C.G Lesurf
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750308236
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Information and Measurement, 2nd Edition written by J.C.G Lesurf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-10-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information technology is arguably the most important scientific topic needed for understanding and participating in our increasingly complex technological world. Using simple physical arguments and extensive examples, Information and Measurement, Second Edition shows how this theory can be put into practice. Twice awarded the UK National Metrology Prize by the National Physical Laboratory for his outstanding contributions to measurement science and technology, the author includes the basic mathematical, physical, and engineering concepts required, illustrating their interrelationship in a clear, concise manner. The broad coverage includes topics taught in a variety of courses. This book will be an invaluable study aid for senior undergraduate and graduate students in physics, electrical engineering, and computer science, specifically studying instrumentation, measurement science, and information science. It will also be a useful reference for practicing scientists and engineers.

Christianity without God

Author : Daniel C. Maguire
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 143845404X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Christianity without God written by Daniel C. Maguire and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that Christianity does not require its supernatural aspects. Christianity without an omnipotent god, without a divine savior, without an afterlife? In this bold and hopeful book, theologian Daniel C. Maguire writes that traditional, supernatural aspects of Christianity can be comforting, but are increasingly questionable. A century of scholarly research has not been supportive of the dogmatic triad of personal god, incarnate savior, and life after death. Demonstrating that these beliefs have questionable roots in historical traditions, Maguire argues for a return to that brilliant and revolutionary moral epic of the Hebrew and Christian Bible. Rescued from god, Christianity can offer a realistic global ethic to heal a planet sinking under the effects of our ungrateful mismanagement. Once again Dan Maguires new book is at the cutting edge. Passionate, yet crystal clear, Christianity without God distills the essential Christian message from the mythological and theological accretions that have distorted it. Its a message we need today, more than ever. David R. Loy, author of Awareness Bound and Unbound: Buddhist Essays For many of us, Maguires book will be a kind of homecoming. Someone, at last, has had the courage to write what so many of us have been thinking. John C. Raines, author of The Justice Men Owe Women: Positive Resources from World Religions With immense learning and considerable charm, Daniel Maguire evokes a Christianity freed from dogma, literalism, self-righteousness, and terror. Believers and skeptics alike can delight in whats left: poetry, morality, a sense of awe and wonder. In a word, humanity. Katha Pollitt, author of The Mind-Body Problem: Poems

Christians and Jews Building Bridges

Author : Marcus Braybrooke
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291379487
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Christians and Jews Building Bridges written by Marcus Braybrooke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians and Jews Building Bridges tells how Christian-Jewish relations have improved dramatically since the Council of Christians and Jews was founded in 1942. It is now widely recognised that Jesus was a faithful Jew and that Jews and Christians both seek the coming of the Messianic Age or Kingdom of God. This book looks back at the issues which have been of most importance in Jewish-Christian relations in the last twenty years. The second part of the book is a reminder that dialogue does not take place between religions but between people. It tells the story of some of those active in the life of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) The book is a sequel to 'Children of One God', which told the story of the first fifty years of CCJ. Marcus Braybrooke is a retired Anglican parish priest, interfaith activist and author of Meeting Jews. He studied in Jerusalem and was a Director of CCJ. He is President of the World Congress of Faiths and Co-Founder of the Three Faiths Forum.

Caught in the Breeze

Author : Greg Gould
Publisher : Blemish Books
ISBN 13 : 0980755603
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Caught in the Breeze written by Greg Gould and published by Blemish Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAUGHT IN THE BREEZE is a collection of ten creative essays by new and established writers that interrogate the role of flags in contemporary Australia. Entertaining, insightful and personal, these essays boldly explore the fascinating and often controversial connections between flags, identity and culture. Contributors include: Tony Burton, Stephen Hagan, Kathryn Hind, Karen Lethlean, Rachel Longhurst, Melissa Main, Edward Reilly, Dan Smith, Warwick Sprawson, Ben Wellings.

The Future of Nuclear Waste

Author : Rosemary Joyce
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019088813X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Nuclear Waste written by Rosemary Joyce and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can sites of waste disposal be marked to prevent contamination in the future? The United States government addressed this challenge in planning for nuclear waste repositories. Consulting with experts in imagining future scenarios, in language and communication, and in anthropology, the Department of Energy sought to develop plans that would satisfy demands from the Environmental Protection Agency for a marker system that would be effective long into the future. Expert consultants proposed two very different designs: one based on archaeological sites recognized as cultural heritage monuments; the other proposing that certain forms invoke universal feelings. The Department of Energy opted for a design based on archaeological ruins, cited as proof human-made markers could last and communicate warnings for thousands of years. This book explores the common sense assumptions the experts made about their archaeological models, and shows how they are contradicted by what archaeologists understand about these places and things. The book alternates between discussions of archaeological marker designs and reflections on the alternative proposal based on archetypes intended to arouse universal responses. Recognizing these archetype designs as similar in scale and form to Land Art projects, it compares the way government experts proposed their designs would work with views of modern artists and critics. Drawing on views of indigenous people who disproportionately are asked to accommodate such projects, the book explores concessions within the project that only oral transmission is likely to ensure such sites remain identifiable long into the future"--

Symbols

Author : Raymond Firth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415694663
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Symbols written by Raymond Firth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book first published in 1973 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. Professor Firth examines definitions of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism in art, literature and philosophy with those in social anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication. Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical inquiry.

Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements

Author : T. Olesen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113748117X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements written by T. Olesen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements examines our collective moral and political maps, dotted with symbols shaped by political dynamics beyond their local or national origin and offers the first systematic sociological treatment of this important phenomenon.

Opera and Its Symbols

Author : Robert Donington
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300056617
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Opera and Its Symbols written by Robert Donington and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the use of symbolism in opera, interprets scenes from Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Britten, and stresses the importance of staging an opera in accord with the composer's intended use of symbols