redefining adaptation studies
Memory Offended: The Auschwitz Convent Controversy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, John K. / Rittner, Carol A. / Rittner, Carol, PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, On August , a group of Polish Carmelite nuns, with the approval of both church and government authorities, but apparently without any dialogue with members of the Polish or international Jewish community, moved into a building at the site of Auschwitz I. This establishment of a Roman Catholic convent in what was once a storehouse for the poisonous Zyklon B used in the gas chambers of the Nazi extermination center has sparked intense controversy between Jews and Christians. Memory Offended is as definitive a survey of the Auschwitz convent controversy as could be hoped for. But even more important than its thorough chronological record of events pertinent to the dispute, is the book's use of this particular controversy as a departure for reflection on fundamental issues for Jews and Christians and their relationships with each other. Essays by fourteen distinguished international scholars who represent diverse viewpoints within their Jewish and Christian traditions identify, analyze, and comment on the long-range issues, questions, and implications at the heart of the controversy. A recent interview with the internationally renowned Holocaust authority and survivor, Elie Wiesel, makes an important contribution to the ongoing discussion. The volume merits careful reading by all who seek to learn the lessons this controversy can teach both Christians and Jews. In their introduction, editors Carol Rittner and John K. Roth define the meaning of the word covenant in both the Jewish and Christian religious traditions. They develop a compelling argument for the notion that the Christian concept of a "new" covenant between God and humanity, which supposedly superseded Judaism's "old"covenant, formed the basis for the centuries-old anti-Jewish contempt that led to Auschwitz--the Nazi death camp where 1.6 million human beings, mostly Jews, were exterminated. The editors contend that the existence of a convent at this site offended memory. The vital issue of what constitutes a fitting Auschwitz memorial is addressed throughout the volume's three major divisions in which important thinkers, including Robert McAfee Brown and Richard L. Rubenstein, among others, investigate "The History and Politics of Memory," "The Psychology of Memory," and "The Theology of Memory." Important tools for researchers are a chronology of events pertinent to the Auschwitz convent controversy, and an appendix that contains many key documents relating to the controversy. Memory Offended will be an important resource in university and public libraries as well as in Holocaust courses, classes on Jewish Studies, twentieth-century history, and those that focus on interreligious issues.
Service Quality: Research Perspectives
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White, Susan S. / Schneider, Benjamin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), "This book is not a 'one-minute' guide for managers in search of alleged quick-fixes of service quality. Instead, it is thirty years of accumulated theory and research that can help serious students understand and analyze this complex phenomenon. The book succeeds in embedding the often overlooked customer within organization studies, using the interdisciplinary approach that scholars preach but seldom practice, and closing with an agenda for future research that others might even find worth pursuing." --Dr. David E. Bowen, Professor of Management and Dean of Faculty and Programs, Thunderbird"Schneider and White promise to deliver insight into the intriguing intricacies of providing excellent services. They deliver sagacity, the intelligent application of knowledge. They do this by being eclectic, disciplined, and thoughtful... Facts about service - what it is, how it happens, what is required to make it better - thankfully dominate this book, supported by good thinking and good methods. No one interested in service quality should miss this book. There is no other book like it." --Rick Guzzo, Ph.D., Mercer Human Resource Consulting"The coverage is excellent. Among other things, it does a nice job of providing a rationale for why researchers and managers need to understand the perspectives of their customers." --Susan E. Jackson, Ph.D., Rutgers UniversityThe last three decades have seen a dramatic increase in the attention businesses devote to their quality of service. Scholars and researchers in a number of disciplines, including marketing, human resources I/O psychology, sociology, and consumer behavior, have all made substantial contributions to understanding what service is, howservice and service delivery quality are experienced by customers, and the role of employees and their organizations in service delivery. Service Quality: Research Perspectives presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the field and its research, including its growth, emerging trends, and debates. Authors Benjamin Schneider and Susan S. White cover the diverse conceptual and empirical approaches that characterize thinking and research on service quality, especially service delivery. It introduces the concept of service and the important ways service production can differ from goods production. It also presents a history of the concept of product quality and the emergence of concern for service quality. Key Features Summarizes conceptual and empirical research from the marketing perspective on the measurement of service quality and customer satisfaction Deals with concepts and approaches to service characteristic of operations management, especially the role of customer variability in service production Introduces research promoting the linkage of service climate experienced by employees to the service quality experienced by customers Presents several HR/OB approaches to organizational design and useful frameworks for integrating ide
Agile Adoption Patterns: A Roadmap to Organizational Success
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elssamadisy, Amr, PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley Professional, Proven Patterns and Techniques for Succeeding with Agile in Your Organization Agile methods promise to help you create software that delivers far more business value-and do it faster, at lower cost, and with less pain. However, many organizations struggle with implementation and leveraging these methods to their full benefit. In this book, Amr Elssamadisy identifies the powerful lessons that have been learned about successfully moving to agile and distills them into 30 proven agile adoption patterns. Elssamadisy walks you through the process of defining your optimal agile adoption strategy with case studies and hands-on exercises that illuminate the key points. He systematically examines the most common obstacles to agile implementation, identifying proven solutions. You'll learn where to start, how to choose the best agile practices for your business and technical environment, and how to adopt agility incrementally, building on steadily growing success. Next, he presents the definitive agile adoption pattern reference: all the information you need to implement the strategy that you've already defined. Utilizing the classic pattern format, he explains each agile solution in its proper context, revealing why it works-and how to make the most of it. The pattern reference prepares you to Understand the core drivers, principles, and values associated with agile success Tightly focus development on delivering business value-and recognize the "smells" of a project headed off track Gain rapid, effective feedback practices: iteration, kickoff and stand-up meetings, demos, retrospectives, and much more Foster team development: co-location, self-organization, cross-functional roles, and how to bring the customer aboard Facilitate technical tasks and processes: testing, refactoring, continuous integration, simple design, collective code ownership, and pair programming Act as an effective coach, learning to engage the community and promote learning Integrate "clusters" of agile practices that work exceptionally well together "Agile Adoption Patterns" will help you whether you're planning your first agile project, trying to improve your next project, or evangelizing agility throughout your organization. This actionable advice is designed to work with any agile method, from XP and Scrum to Crystal Clear and Lean. The practical insights will make you more effective in any agile project role: as leader, developer, architect, or customer. Foreword xxiii & xxvi Preface xxvii Acknowledgments xxxiii About the Author xxxvii Part 1: Thoughts about Software Development 1 Chapter 1: Learning Is the Bottleneck 3 Chapter 2: Personal Agility for Potent Agile Adoption 13 Part 2: Crafting an Agile Adoption Strategy 21 Chapter 3: Business Value 23 Chapter 4: Smells 29 Chapter 5: Adopting Agile Practices 37 Part 3: The Pattern Catalog 53 Chapter 6: The Patterns of Agile Pract
The Comet Hale-Bopp Book: Guide to an Awe-Inspiring Visitor
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hockey, Thomas A. / Bopp, Thomas, PUBLISHER: ATL Press, A fascinating introduction to the recently discovered Comet Hale-Bopp that will soon burst onto the celestial scene. The comet will be one of the most-studied and perhaps brightest. It arrives on the heels of other recent comets in the "year of the comet". Hockey's book fills the long-standing demand for a guidebook that helps everyone gripped by "comet-fever" appreciate this spectacular event. It is written in a lucid style for a non-technical readership. Biographical details and first-person quotes from Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, among others, humanize the science behind the comet and capture the "feel" of what could well-be the astronomical event of the decade. The book provides the reader with charts and tables to locate and observe the comet. Hockey tells the story of the comet's discovery, astronomer's reaction to it, and their preparation for its arrival. It also discusses other famous comets, including Comet Halley, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Comet Hyakutake, and their significance. "This is a well-written account of everything you need to know to enjoy Comet Hale-Bopp. The level of writing is most appropriate for young teens, but their parents will pick it up and learn a great deal as well. I was particularly impressed with how well the author handles scientific concepts for this audience. They are deftly woven into the text, and should inspire young readers to see science as an exciting process, not a collection of factoids". Dr. Catharine Garmany, University of Colorado, Boulder, Chair, Education Advisory Board, American Astronomical Society "It is refreshing... to see this authoritative little book... The book is especially suitable for younger readers, observers, andamateur astronomers. The profuse photo illustrations include not only some of the better NASA and large-telescope images of comets, asteroids, and craters, but also shots of current science personalities, including the discoverers; Hale and Bopp. All in all, the book gives an easy introduction to why scientists and naturalists are excited about the approach of a new, major comet... Perhaps the most inspiring chapters for many readers will be the last two, which detail how and where to watch for the comet, the role of amateurs in comet studies, and how to understand and use small telescopes... I recommend it for younger readers and applaud the author... for introducing a whole new generation of readers to their own personal comet and hence to the wonders of the universe around us". Dr. William K. Hartmann, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Author of "Astronomy: the Cosmic Journey" and "Moons and Planets", co-author of "The Modern Theory for the Origin of the Moon", Mariner 9 space-probe imaging team co-investigator, Space Artist "Hockey has the first-time astronomical observer clearly in his sights...young astronomers will enjoy Hockey. "John Hughes, Sky and Telescope, Februa
Lotto di n. 61 libri fotografici e/o illustrati di arte (e
Lotto di circa n. 61 libri fotografici illustrati di arte (e, in misura minore, turismo). Per lo più si tratta di volumi cartonati e di grande formato. Condizioni di conservazione variabili; per lo più molto buone. Occasionali annotazioni e/o sottolineature. Cedo esclusivamente in blocco. A richiesta invio le fotografie per posta elettronica. Elenco a seguire in ordine casuale nel formato: Autore, Titolo, Editore, anno di pubblicazione Arte - Brivio, Il Duomo di Milano - museo d'arte sacra, Banca Popolare di Milano, - AAVV, I Longobardi e la Lombardia - Milano Palazzo Reale autunno - Griffo / von Matt, Gela - destino di una città greca di Sicilia, Stringa, - Belli D'Elia, Alle sorgenti del Romanico - Puglia XI secolo, Amministrazione Provinciale di Bari, - Zannier / Insolera, Il quartiere barocco di Roma, LEA, - Servoise, Guide du Palais Farnese, Fratelli Palombi, - Sommella Beda, Roma: le fortificazioni del Trastevere, Centro Internazionale per lo studio delle Cerchia Urbane, - Massam, Roma Eterna, Italia Universale Editrice d'Arte, - Insolera, Roma - immagini e realtà dal X al XX secolo, Laterza, I ed. - Harden, Vetri dei Cesari, Olivetti, - Righetti Tosti-Croce, Bonifacio VIII e il suo tempo - anno il primo giubileo, Electa, - AAVV, Sikanie - Storia e civiltà della Sicilia greca, IVAG, - Fontana, San Marino e il gioco delle apparenze, Cassa di Risparmio della Repubblica di San Marino, - AAVV, Perù precolombiano, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, ? - Calò Mariani et al., Federico II - immagine e potere, Marsilio, - ?, Corot - dipinti e disegni di collezioni francesi, De Luca, - ?, I Macchiaioli nella cultura toscana dell'Ottocento, Centro Di, - AAVV, La pittura a Napoli da Caravaggio a Luca Giordano, Electa, - Beltrame Quattrocchi, Disegni toscani e umbri del primo rinascimento, De Luca, - Argentieri, Pittori spagnoli, Mondadori, - Argentieri, Pittori inglesi, Mondadori, - De Micheli, Arte e mondo contadino, Vangelista, - Gian Ferrari et al., Il colore del lavoro, Electa, - Leymarie, Corot, Skira-Fabbri, - Du Ry, L'arte dell'Islam, Rizzoli, anni d'arte iranica, Ente Manifestazioni Milanesi, - ?, Giordania, Plurigraf, - Yadin, Masada, De Donato, - Mathieu, Musée d'Orsay - guida, Spadem, - Carpenter, The glory of Westminster Abbey, Jarrold & sons, ? - Bastié, Abbaye Saint-Pierre den Montmajour, Les Amis du Vieil Arles, - Macku, Vienna, Thames and Hudson, - AAVV, Arte e scienza per il disegno del mondo, Electa, - [?, Soldati di ogni tempo, De Agostini, ] - ?, Exhibitions Today , IPI Milano, ? - Bianchi Bandinelli et al., Etruschi e Italici prima del dominio di Roma, Rizzoli, - Talbot Rice, Art of the Byzantyne era, Thames & Hudson, , (non presente nella fotografia) - American school of classical studies at Athens, The Athenian Agora - a guide, Aspioti-Elka, 2nd ed. , (non presente nella fotografia) - Ions, Indian mythology, Newnes, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Gr?sa, Franz Kafka of Prague, Secker & Wartburg, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Hubert et al., L'Europa delle invasioni barbariche, Rizzoli, , (non presente in fotografia) - ?, Mostra di Girolamo Romanino - Brescia , Industrie Grafiche Bresciane, , (non presente in fotografia) - Frasso / Cappelini, Itinerari con Francesco Petrarca, Antenore, , (non presente in fotografia) - ?, Museo della civiltà romana - catalogo, C. Colombo, , (non in fotografia) - De Blasi et al., Italiani nel mondo, Sansoni, , (non in fotografia), Turismo - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - dal Tevere a Ventimiglia, Ricordi, - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - dal Gargano al Tevere, Ricordi, - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - da Trieste al Gargano, Ricordi, - AAVV, Monti d'Italia - l'Appennino centrale, Mondadori, - Gras / Tonini, Le valli di Susa - Il bacino della Dora Riparia, Zanichelli, - Paterson / Dunnett, The Scottish Highlands, Mainstream Publishing, - Kennelly, Ireland - past and present, Multimedia Publications, - Kalchthaler, Friburgo di Brisgovia, von König, - ?, Heidelberg - guida illustrata, von König, - Nyssen, L'Algérie, Arthaud, - AAVV, Atlante geografico tascabile, De Agostini, - Duncan, Walking London, New Holland, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Padovese + Granell, Guida alla Turchia, Paoline, (non presente nella fotografia), - Malagoli Vecchi, Il mediterraneo illustrato, (anastatica per Il Banco di Sicilia), (non presente nella fotografia)