1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792819303321

Titolo

Totalitarian societies and democratic transition : Essays in memory of Victor Zaslavsky / / edited by Tommaso Piffer and Vladislav Zubok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Central European University Press, , 2016

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017

©2016

ISBN

963-386-132-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (437 pages)

Disciplina

320.53

Soggetti

Post-communism - Russia (Federation)

Totalitarianism - Philosophy

Totalitarianism - History

Russia (Federation) Politics and government

Soviet Union Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tommaso Piffer and Vladislav Zubok, Introduction -- Part I: Theory and Debate -- Peter Baehr, Movement, Formation, and Maintenance in the Soviet Union : Victor Zaslavsky's Challenge to the Arendtian Theory of Totalitarianism -- Giovanni Orsina, European Liberalism in the Age of Totalitarianism -- Vittorio Strada, Totalitaranism avant la lettre -- Vladimir Tismaneanu, Totalitarianism and Ideological Hubris -- Emilio Gentile, From Facts to Words : From Militia Party to Fascist Totalitarianism -- Part II: History and Society -- Vladimir Pechatnov, Stalin the Statesman : A Historian's Notes -- Oleg Khlevniuk, Stalin's Dictatorship : Priorities, Policies, and Results -- Andrea Graziosi, The "National Question" in the Soviet Union -- Inessa Yazhborovskaia, The Katyn Case : History and Articulation of Official Discourse in Russia -- David Holloway, Totalitarianism and Science : The Nazi and the Soviet Experience -- Maria Teresa Giusti, From Fascism to Communism : The History of a Conversion -- Part III: Beyond Totalitarianism -- Veljco Vujacic, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Vasily Grossman : Slavophile and Westernizer Against the Totalitarian Soviet State -- Antonella d'Amelia,



"Without the free word, there are no free people" : Lydia Chukovskaya's Writings on Terror and Censorship -- Lev Gudkov, The Transition from Totalitarianism to Authoritarianism in Russia -- Gail Lapidus, Totalitarianism, Nationalism, and Challenges for Democratic Transition -- Mark Kramer, Public Memory and the Difficulty of Overcoming the Communist Legacy : Poland and Russia in Comparative Perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

"Originally published on the occasion of the second anniversary of the death of Prof. Victor Zaslavsky. The book deals with the theory and the history of totalitarian society with a comparative approach. Consists of three sections: Theory and debate; History and society; Beyond Totalitarianism. The authors are among the leading European, American and Russian scholars"--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299618303321

Titolo

Progress in Sustainable Energy Technologies: Generating Renewable Energy / / edited by Ibrahim Dincer, Adnan Midilli, Haydar Kucuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-07896-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (737 p.)

Disciplina

338.927

621.042

Soggetti

Renewable energy resources

Sustainable development

Energy systems

Renewable and Green Energy

Sustainable Development

Energy Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Comparative Study of Effect of Cloudiness/Haziness Factor on the Quality of Solar Radiation -- Investigation of a Renewable Energy-Based



Integrated System for Baseload Power Generation -- Investigation of Organic Rankine Cycle Performance with Variable Mixture Composition -- Comparative Performance Assessment of Two Geothermal-Based Integrated Systems for Hydrogen Production -- Exergetic Optimization of Two Renewable Energy Based Tri-Generation Systems Using Genetic Algorithm -- Performance Evaluation of Integrated Energy Systems -- Performance Assessment of a Two–Stage Heat Pump–Drying System -- Comparative Assessment of Nuclear Based Hybrid Sulfur Cycle and High Temperature Steam Electrolysis Systems Using HEEP -- Thermodynamic Analysis of a Cycle Integrating a Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell and Micro Gas Turbine with Biomass Gasification -- Exergy Analysis of Scroll-Based Rankine Cycles with Various Working Fluids -- Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems: Design, Assessment and Parametric Study of Effects of Charging Temperature -- Thermodynamic Assessment of Seasonal Stratified Thermal Storage -- Recent Developments in Solar-Powered Micro CHP Systems -- Evaluation of Transient Behavior of a Single-Effect Absorption Chiller -- Combined Effect of Global Warming and Buildings Envelope on the Performance of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems -- Concentrated Solar Power: A Vision for Rajasthan -- Dynamic Exergy Analysis of a Solar Ejector Refrigeration System with Hot Water Storage Tank -- Combined Photovoltaic Solar Cell – Fuel Cell System: Powering a Dormitory Building -- Investigation of a Combined Air Source Heat Pump and Solar Thermal Heating System within a Low Energy Research Home -- A Solar Water Heater for Subzero Temperature Areas -- Modeling of the Heliostat Field in Central Receiver Systems for a Given Input Power -- Single Pass Solar Air Heater without Absorber -- An Alternative Energy Concept: A Solar Power Plant with a Short Diffuser -- Production of Renewable Hydrogen by Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Glycerol over Ni-Cu Catalysts Derived from Hydrotalcite Precursors -- Effects of Pyrolysis Conditions on Structural Ingredients and Functional Groups of Hybrid Poplar -- Contribution for Solar Mapping in Algeria -- Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Performance of Psychometric Humidification and Dehumidification Solar Water Desalination System Coupled with an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector -- Optimal Siting of Offshore Wind Farms -- An Investigation into a Small Wind Turbine Blade Design -- Hydrogen Production by Reforming Clathrate Hydrates Using the In-Liquid Plasma Method -- Facilitation of Wind Energy Conversion System Selection as Distributed Generation in Household/Commercial and Agricultural Sectors; Case Study of Iran -- An Integrated Monitoring Framework for Geothermal Space-Heating Systems in Residential Buildings, Fort McMurray -- Characterization of Heat Transport Processes in Geothermal Systems -- The Prospects for Geothermal Application in Algeria -- Thermal Interactions of Vertical Ground Heat Exchangers for Varying Seasonal Heat Flux -- Environmentally Friendly Systems: Earth Heat Pump System with Vertical Pipes for Heat Extraction for Domestic Heating and Cooling -- Thermal Response Test Analysis for an Energy Pile in Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems -- Thermal Performance Comparison between Longitudinal and Lateral Hollow Plate Fin Heat Sinks -- Model-Based Analysis of Singapore’s Energy System -- Analysis of a Combined Power and Heating Thermodynamic System Driven by Low Temperature Heat Source -- A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel Powered Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVS) -- Anaerobic Treatment and Biogas Production af Raw Leachate from Fresh Market Waste Composting by an Anaerobic Hybrid Reactor -- A First Experimental Survey on the Urban Heat Island in Padua (Italy) -- Microwave Enhanced Pyrolysis of Gumwood -- Improving Operating



Efficiency of Installed Capacity in a Power and Water Cogeneration Plant -- Simulation, Modeling and Analysis of Water/Power Ratios for a Dual Purpose Water and Power Production Plant.

Sommario/riassunto

This multi-disciplinary volume presents information on the state-of-the-art in sustainable energy technologies key to tackling the world’s energy challenges and achieving environmentally benign solutions. Its unique amalgamation of the latest technical information, research findings, and examples of successfully applied new developments in the area of sustainable energy will be of keen interest to engineers, students, practitioners, scientists, and researchers working with sustainable energy technologies.  Problem statements, projections, new concepts, models, experiments, measurements, and simulations from not only engineering and science, but disciplines as diverse as ecology, education, economics, and information technology are included, in order to create a truly holistic vision of the sustainable energy field. The contributions feature coverage of topics including solar and wind energy, biomass and biofuels, waste-to-energy, renewable fuels, geothermal and hydrogen power, efficiency gains in fossil fuels and energy storage technologies such as batteries and fuel cells.