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UNINA9910454741103321 |
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Biesecker Barbara A |
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Addressing postmodernity [[electronic resource] ] : Kenneth Burke, rhetoric, and a theory of social change / / Barbara A. Biesecker |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1997 |
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1 online resource (138 p.) |
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Studies in rhetoric and communication |
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801.95092 |
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809/.9113 |
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Postmodernism (Literature) |
Rhetoric |
Literature and society |
Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-120) and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Entering the Fray; 2. Reading Ontology in A Grammar of Motives; 3. A Rhetoric of Motives, or Toward an Ontology of the Social; 4. Further Speculations on the Dialectic: The Rhetoric of Religion; 5. From Communicative Action to Rhetorical Invention; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Biesecker reveals the full range of Kenneth Burke's contribution to the possibility of social change.In Addressing Postmodernity, Barbara Biesecker examines the relationship between rhetoric and social change and the ways human beings transform social relations through the purposeful use of symbols. In discerning the conditions of possibility for social transformation and the role of human beings and rhetoric in it, Biesecker turns to the seminal work of Kenneth Burke.Through a close reading of Burke's major works, A Grammar of Motives, A Rhetoric of M |
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UNINA9910136394903321 |
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Ben-Daya M (Mohamed) |
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Introduction to maintenance engineering : modeling, optimization, and management / / Mohamed Ben-Daya, Uday Kumar, D. N. Prabhakar Murthy |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1-118-92642-0 |
1-118-92658-7 |
1-118-92659-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (817 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Classification of Engineered Objects; 1.3 Performance of Engineered Objects; 1.4 Maintenance; 1.5 Evolution of Maintenance; 1.6 Focus of the Book; 1.7 Structure and Outline of the Book; Review Questions; Exercises; References; Part A: Maintenance Engineering and Technology; 2 Basics of Reliability Theory; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Decomposition of an Engineered Object; 2.3 Functions, Failures, and Faults; 2.4 Characterization of Degradation; 2.5 Reliability Concept and Characterization |
2.6 Linking System and Component Failures2.7 Reliability Theory; 2.8 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References; 3 System Degradation and Failure; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Failure Mechanisms; 3.3 Classification of Failure Mechanisms; 3.4 Dynamic Nature of Stress and Strength; 3.5 Degradation of Products and Plants; 3.6 Degradation of Infrastructures; 3.7 Failure Mechanisms and Maintenance; 3.8 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References; 4 Maintenance - Basic Concepts; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Types of Maintenance Actions; 4.3 Preventive Maintenance Actions |
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4.4 Corrective Maintenance Actions4.5 Design Out Maintenance; 4.6 Uptime and Downtime; 4.7 Warranty and Maintenance; 4.8 Maintenance of Products; 4.9 Maintenance of Plants and Facilities; 4.10 Maintenance of Infrastructures; 4.11 Effective Maintenance; 4.12 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References; 5 Life Cycle of Engineered Objects; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life Cycle Concept and Classification; 5.3 Standard Objects; 5.4 Custom-Built Objects; 5.5 Reliability: Product Life Cycle Perspective; 5.6 Life Cycle Cost; 5.7 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References |
6 Technologies for Maintenance6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Technology - An Overview; 6.3 Assessing the State (Condition) of an Item; 6.4 Sensors; 6.5 Testing Technologies; 6.6 Data-Related Technologies; 6.7 Technologies for Maintenance of Products; 6.8 Technologies for Maintenance of Plants; 6.9 Technologies for Maintenance of Infrastructures; 6.10 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References; 7 Maintainability and Availability; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Maintainability - An Overview; 7.3 Elements of Maintainability; 7.4 Availability; 7.5 Maintainability Process; 7.6 Maintainability Standards |
7.7 Relationship with Other Disciplines7.8 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; References; Part B: Reliability and Maintenance Modeling; 8 Models and the Modeling Process; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Models; 8.3 Mathematical Modeling; 8.4 Approaches to Modeling; 8.5 Mathematical Modeling Process; 8.6 Statistics versus Probability Perspectives; 8.7 Modeling of Maintenance Decision Problems; 8.8 Summary; Review Questions; Exercises; Reference; 9 Collection and Analysis of Maintenance Data; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Data, Information, and Knowledge; 9.3 Maintenance Data; 9.4 Data Analysis |
9.5 Descriptive Statistics |
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