the impact of churches on political behavior an empirical

Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Candace J. / Dulio, David A. / Thurber, James A., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, Political advertising plays a key role in modern electioneering and has formed part ong>ofong> political campaigns since ong>theong> earliest federal elections were held in ong>theong> United States. As modes ong>ofong> mass communication have evolved, so have ong>theong> venues for campaign advertisingfrom newspapers to radio and television, and today, ong>theong> Internet. Not only have ong>theong> outlets for political advertising expanded over ong>theong> past twenty years, so have ong>theong> number ong>ofong> groups using it to convey information and advance ong>theong>ir points ong>ofong> view. Because political advertising has become such a pervasive medium for candidates, political parties, and special interest groups, understanding its role in election campaigns becomes all ong>theong> more important. Crowded Airwaves gaong>theong>rs some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant new work in American political advertising and communication. ong>Theong> contributors provide an objective and balanced analysis ong>ofong> political advertising: its causes, its growth, and its consequences on elections in ong>theong> United States. ong>Theong> chapters in this volume tackle three ong>ofong> ong>theong> most interesting and most complicated issues in political advertising today: ong>theong> characterization ong>ofong> ads and ong>theong> need to measure ong>theong>ir ong>impactong>; ong>theong> agenda-setting and priming effects ong>ofong> ads; and ong>theong> role and implications ong>ofong> issue advertising for ong>theong> electorate. ong>Theong> contributors focus in particular on ong>theong> effects and consequences ong>ofong> negative advertising. Crowded Airwaves will appeal to readers who are interested in political campaigns and communication. It will be ong>ofong> special importance to those concerned with ong>theong> tone and content ong>ofong> electoral campaigns and political discourse.

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press, On ong>theong> sixtieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel an international group ong>ofong> scholars, policy makers, and members ong>ofong> ong>theong> public gaong>theong>red at ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute for ong>theong> Advancement ong>ofong> Peace on ong>theong> Hebrew University Campus to examine ong>theong> diplomatic and political context from which ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked ong>theong> fortieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute and provided an opportunity to commemorate and reflect on ong>theong> work supported by ong>theong> Institute. This collection ong>ofong> ong>theong> thirteen articles presented at ong>theong> conference in May advances ong>theong> discussion ong>ofong> President Truman's recognition ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, and reviews efforts in ong>theong> advocacy ong>ofong> peace made possible by ong>theong> Institute.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study ong>ofong> eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. ong>Theong> individual chapters on ong>theong> United States, ong>theong> United Kingdom, ong>theong> Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination ong>ofong> nations that are representative ong>ofong> ong>theong> diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in ong>theong> international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide ong>theong> reader through a series ong>ofong> discussions on key political milestones in ong>theong> nation's history, ong>theong> structure ong>ofong> government, ong>theong> relationship ong>ofong> citizen to state, ong>theong> role played by political parties, groups and elections, ong>theong> shape and influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> political elite, ong>theong> current status ong>ofong> ong>theong> political economy and ong>theong> future direction ong>ofong> ong>theong> nation in a global environment.

Deviant Behavior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salinger, Lawrence M., PUBLISHER: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, An informative anthology ong>ofong> current newspapers, magazines, and journals, that examine current findings about ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> deviant behavior.

The Elections in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 29

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Observer Group, PUBLISHER: Commonwealth Secretariat, This title is ong>theong> part ong>ofong> an on-going series ong>ofong> Election Reports. ong>Theong>y record ong>theong> observations, conclusions and recommendations ong>ofong> Commonwealth Observer Groups. ong>Theong> Secretary-General constitutes ong>theong>se observer missions at ong>theong> request ong>ofong> governments and with ong>theong> agreement ong>ofong> all significant political parties. At ong>theong> end ong>ofong> a mission, a report is submitted to ong>theong> Secretary-General, who makes it available to ong>theong> government ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in question, ong>theong> political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. ong>Theong> report eventually becomes a public document.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>theong> moral justification for which was that ong>theong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>theong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading and slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>theong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>theong>re has been little research, such as ong>theong> German colonies and ong>theong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>theong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>theong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>theong> ong>theong>mes considered is ong>theong> role ong>ofong> slaves in ong>theong>ir own emancipation, ong>theong> short and long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> League ong>ofong> Nations, and ong>theong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa today.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with an interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on ong>theong> battlefield before ong>theong> second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on ong>theong> heels ong>ofong> ong>theong> Union rout on ong>theong> first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if ong>theong> Army ong>ofong> ong>theong> Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some ong>ofong> ong>theong>se possibilities as though ong>theong>y were ong>theong> reality, and explores ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>theong>y would have on ong>theong> battle and on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> ong>theong> war. ong>Theong> alternate events are anchored firmly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> actual events, and are all within ong>theong> scope ong>ofong> what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

Politics in Wired Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pool, Ithiel De Sola / De Sola Pool, Ithiel / Eong>theong>redge, Lloyd S., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Politics in Wired Nations presents Pool's pioneering work on ong>theong> social and political ong>impactong> ong>ofong> communication systems. Included are ong>theong> first studies ong>ofong> trends in a global information society, and ong>ofong> social networks and ong>theong> "small world" phenomenon that creates new relationships and routes ong>ofong> informal influence and political power, both domestic and international. Pool describes a nonviolent revolution in freedom and political control as ong>theong> world changes from ong>theong> era ong>ofong> one-way mass communications -- targeted to national audiences -- to a new era ong>ofong> abundant, high-capacity, low-cost, interactive, and user-controlled communications on a global scale. He discusses policy choices for freedom, ong>theong> battlegrounds ahead, and ong>theong> risks ong>ofong> government involvement in ong>theong> regulation ong>ofong> new telecommunication technologies.

India: Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Bank Group / ong>Theong> World Bank, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This World Bank report is an assessment ong>ofong> ong>theong> policy reforms undertaken in India at various levels. It looks, in particular, at ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>theong> economic reforms, ong>theong> country embarked upon in , have had on ong>theong> levels ong>ofong> poverty in India. Beginning with an overview ong>ofong> macroeconomics scenario in India, ong>theong> report approaches ong>theong> poverty outcome and ong>theong> economic performance ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> reform process.

Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabato, Larry / Ernst, Howard R., PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, Encyclopedia ong>ofong> American Political Parties and Elections provides comprehensive coverage ong>ofong> ong>theong> American election process and its political parties. A complete A-to-Z reference, this intelligent and objective guide covers ong>theong> people, events, and terms involved in ong>theong> electoral process. Coverage also includes ong>theong> history ong>ofong> elections in ong>theong> United States, focusing primarily on ong>theong> presidential elections. Helpful features such as engaging black-and-white photographs and illustrations, detailed appendixes, and an index make this concise reference browsable and accessible to ong>theong> general reader. Acquista Ora

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Churchill and Hitler as strategic leaders and analyzes in particular ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, and approaches to ong>theong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>theong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>theong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological and economic - to achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Old Risks-New Solutions, or Is It the Other Way Around?

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: World Bank Publications, Old Risks New Solutions, Or Is It ong>Theong> Oong>theong>r Way Around is ong>theong> latest book in a series based on ong>theong> MIGA Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management. ong>Theong> Symposium has traditionally brought togeong>theong>r almost 200 senior practitioners from ong>theong> political risk insurance (PRI) industry, including investors, insurers, brokers, lenders, academics and members ong>ofong> ong>theong> legal community. This volume reflects ong>theong> key issues which have faced investors and insurers alike including arbitration and a dynamically evolving marketplace. Contributors to this volume reflect on ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> PRI industry during a period ong>ofong> dramatic changes in ong>theong> marketplace. Not only has ong>theong> crisis had a tremendous ong>impactong> on ong>theong> volume ong>ofong> investment projects, particularly into developing countries, but also on ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> risk and claims management. ong>Theong> volume begins with a look at ong>theong> global market place in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> financial crisis from an insurer s perspective. It continues with an overview ong>ofong> claims experience and key issues investors should understand when relying on bilateral investment treaties. ong>Theong> volume ong>theong>n examines challenges facing investors and insurers alike when considering sovereign risk within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> political risk. ong>Theong> volume concludes with an overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> PRI industry and its evolution over time how did insurers see ong>theong> global marketplace evolving over time, what are ong>theong>y predicting now, and how much has it really changed? Old Risks New Solutions provides valuable insights for practitioners and investors alike, particularly in today s turbulent and uncertain markets.

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvance, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urban Life in Transition examines ong>theong> relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects ong>ofong> urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result ong>ofong> economic restructuring. Addressing a gap in ong>theong> literature which neglects complex issues ong>ofong> urban life and governance, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on ong>theong>ir own as well as ong>theong>ir ong>impactong> on local govenment from ong>theong> mayorality to ong>theong> neighbourhood level.

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both an introduction to public health as a discipline and a critique ong>ofong> its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological and demographic trends internationally. It provides an overview ong>ofong> major health trends; a summary ong>ofong> ong>theong> current state ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's health; a review ong>ofong> recent estimates ong>ofong> ong>theong> global burden ong>ofong> disease; and an examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> pattern ong>ofong> modern epidemics, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> disability, and ong>theong> causes ong>ofong> premature death in rich and poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical and medical areas, this text challenges clinicians and public health practitioners at all levels. ong>Theong> authors argue for an inclusive vision ong>ofong> public health based on ong>theong> application in public policy ong>ofong> improved epidemiological understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> causes ong>ofong> disease.

Creating an Islamic State: Khomeini and the Making of New

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Vanessa, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Company, This extraordinary book is ong>theong> first to analyze ong>theong> ideological roots ong>ofong> an Islamic state as conceived by ong>theong> Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly ong>theong> author finds much ong>ofong> ong>theong> inspiration behind Khomeini's political thinking being influenced by Western sources--his writings on ong>theong> supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by Plato's notions ong>ofong> ong>theong> philosopher-king and his views ong>ofong> state power and centralism being closely linked to his understanding ong>ofong> Marxist/Leninist totalitarianism.

An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Silva, Padmasiri / Hick, John, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology is a lucid, intelligible and auong>theong>ntic introduction to ong>theong> foundations ong>ofong> Buddhist psychology. It provides comprehensive coverage ong>ofong> ong>theong> basic concepts and issues in ong>theong> psychology ong>ofong> Buddhism and thus it deals with ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> psychological inquiry, concepts ong>ofong> mind, consciousness and behavior, motivation, emotions, perception, and ong>theong> ong>theong>rapeutic structure ong>ofong> Buddhist psychology. For ong>theong> fourth edition, a new chapter on "emotional intelligence" and its relationship with Buddhism has been added. Acquista Ora

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, and Development" presents a comprehensive and succinct discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Marxist and Leninist doctrines for ong>theong> development ong>ofong> China. With keen observations and forceful arguments, this study shows that ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in ong>theong> West."--Jrgen Domes, ong>Theong> Saar University"Prong>ofong>essor Gregor's prong>ofong>ound grasp ong>ofong> Marxism and oong>theong>r political ideas and trends ong>ofong> this century makes this a major contribution to ong>theong> understanding ong>ofong> social change and ong>theong> part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University ong>ofong> Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, and analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" ong>ofong> Marxist and neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, ong>Theong> Pennsylvania State University

Restructuring: The Impact of Hospital Organization on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Joyce C. / American Organization ong>ofong> Nurse Executive, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, Hospital restructuring--if not accomplished with care and understanding--can result in significant turmoil and confusion. "Restructuring" attempts to help remedy ong>theong>se negative consequences by vividly describing ong>theong> behind-ong>theong>-scenes ong>impactong> ong>ofong> hospital restructuring on one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important components ong>ofong> ong>theong> hospital workforce--its nursing staff. "Restructuring: ong>Theong> ong>Impactong> ong>ofong> Hospital Organization on Nursing Leadership" is a careful examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> chief nursing ong>ofong>ficer (CNO) in hospitals responding to a dramatically changing health care environment. It explores how and why ong>theong> CNO role is changing and strives to clarify ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> that change on ong>theong> management and administration ong>ofong> clinical nursing services. ong>Theong> book's main focus is that nursing, and ultimately ong>theong> quality ong>ofong> patient care, is strongly influenced by ong>theong> existence ong>ofong> a chief nursing ong>ofong>ficer (CNO) and his or her leadership capabilities.

The European Union and the Council of Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kolb, Marina, PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan, With ong>theong> increasing prominence ong>ofong> fundamental rights within ong>theong> EU it increasingly interferes in ong>theong> core competence ong>ofong> ong>theong> Council ong>ofong> Europe. This book traces ong>theong> EU and ong>theong> Council ong>ofong> Europe relationship in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> human rights - marked by mutual interferences and overlap - and explores which factors trigger cooperation or conflict between ong>theong> two organizations. Investigating ong>theong> cases ong>ofong> data protection, ong>theong> fight against terrorism, challenging Roma discrimination, ong>theong> Memorandum ong>ofong> Understanding and ong>theong> Fundamental Rights Agency through ong>theong> lens ong>ofong> an implementation literature and management studies-perspective, this book contends that ong>theong> biggest threat to interorganizational cooperation is organizational self-interest, despite a shared policy outlook. ong>Theong> book furong>theong>rs ong>theong> agenda set by ong>theong> literature in this field by providing a new ong>theong>oretical framework and an in-depth empirical study ong>ofong> two main actors in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> human rights protection in Europe from a political science perspective.

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Each edition ong>ofong> Supreme Court Watch ong>ofong>fers narratives and analyses ong>ofong> legal disputes, political battles, and social confrontations as ong>theong>y unfold before ong>theong> Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from ong>theong> justices' objections and dissents on ong>theong> Court's most influential cases ong>ofong> ong>theong> recent term. Supreme Court Watch is an ideal supplement to ong>theong> author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law and Politics, and serves as an excellent companion to oong>theong>r books and for courses on law, legal studies, and ong>theong> judiciary.

Forms of Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Poggi, Gianfranco, PUBLISHER: Polity Press, Political power is ong>ofong>ten viewed as ong>theong> sole embodiment ong>ofong> 'social power', even while we recognize that social power manifests itself in different forms and institutional spheres. This new book by Gianfranco Poggi suggests that ong>theong> three principal forms ong>ofong> social power - ong>theong> economic, ong>theong> normative/ideological and ong>theong> political - are based on a group's privileged access to and control over different resources. Against this general background, Poggi shows how various embodiments ong>ofong> normative/ideological and economic power have both made claims on political power (considered chiefly as it is embodied in ong>theong> state) and responded in turn to ong>theong> latter's attempt to control or to instrumentalize ong>theong>m. ong>Theong> embodiment ong>ofong> ideological power in religion and in modern intellectual elites is examined in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir relations to ong>theong> state. Poggi also explores both ong>theong> demands laid upon ong>theong> state by ong>theong> business elite and ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> state's fiscal policies on ong>theong> economic sphere. ong>Theong> final chapter considers ong>theong> relationship between a state's political class and its military elite, which tends to use ong>theong> resource ong>ofong> organized coercion for its own ends. Forms ong>ofong> Power will be ong>ofong> interest to students and scholars ong>ofong> sociology and politics.

The Limits of Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Alan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Iong>Theong> Limits ong>ofong> Globalization criticizes ong>theong> idea that globalization is an unstoppable historical force in ong>theong> face ong>ofong> which politics are helpless and calls for a renewal ong>ofong> political projects which can defend society against markets. ong>Theong> limitations ong>ofong> ong>theong> globalizing forces operating in ong>theong> world today can best be understood through an analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir concrete manifestations. Using examples from ong>theong> people's art ong>ofong> Potsdammer Platz to ong>theong> ways in which Western cultural icons are reinterpreted in Asian magazines, this collection ong>ofong> essays unpicks ong>theong> rhetoric ong>ofong> globalization in political analysis, cultural ong>theong>ory and urban and economic sociology and exposes ong>theong> myth ong>ofong> ong>theong> global society as in many cases a dangerous exaggeration.

Political Theory: A Thematic Inquiry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiser, James, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This gracefully written, intellectually rigorous book explores ong>theong> major issues ong>ofong> political ong>theong>ory by presenting ong>theong> perspectives ong>ofong> major ong>theong>orists. It gives students necessary historical background while examining basic ong>theong>mes and assessing ong>theong> validity ong>ofong> basic arguments. Written in a clear, direct style, it can be easily understood by students with little previous exposure to political science. Raong>theong>r than simply presenting an abstract or formal discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> major issues ong>ofong> political ong>theong>ory, it examines how ong>theong> issues were understood by specific political thinkers including Plato, Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, Marx, Dahl, Popper, Nozick. T.H. Green, and oong>theong>rs. This is a useful ong>theong>matic introduction to political ong>theong>ory that places ong>theong>ory in an interesting historical and intellectual context.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years ong>ofong> experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

Robot Shaping: An Experiment in Behavior Engineering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dorigo, Marco / Colombetti, Marco, PUBLISHER: Bradford Book, foreword by Lashon Booker To program an autonomous robot to act reliably in a dynamic environment is a complex task. ong>Theong> dynamics ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment are unpredictable, and ong>theong> robots' sensors provide noisy input. A learning autonomous robot, one that can acquire knowledge through interaction with its environment and ong>theong>n adapt its behavior, greatly simplifies ong>theong> designer's work. A learning robot need not be given all ong>ofong> ong>theong> details ong>ofong> its environment, and its sensors and actuators need not be finely tuned. "Robot Shaping" is about designing and building learning autonomous robots. ong>Theong> term "shaping" comes from experimental psychology, where it describes ong>theong> incremental training ong>ofong> animals. ong>Theong> authors propose a new engineering discipline, "behavior engineering," to provide ong>theong> methodologies and tools for creating autonomous robots. ong>Theong>ir techniques are based on classifier systems, a reinforcement learning architecture originated by John Holland, to which ong>theong>y have added several new ideas, such as "mutespec," classifier system "energy," and dynamic population size. In ong>theong> book ong>theong>y present Behavior Analysis and Training (BAT) as an example ong>ofong> a behavior engineering methodology.

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