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UNINA9910457272403321 |
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Maul Daniel Roger |
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Human rights, development and decolonization [[electronic resource] ] : The International Labour Organization, 1940-70 |
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Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2012 |
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1 online resource (431 p.) |
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Decolonization |
Human rights |
International Labour Organisation -- History |
Electronic books. |
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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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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Photographs; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Timeline; Introduction; The International Labour Organization; Human rights, development and emancipation; International organizations as historical actors; International organizations and decolonization; Prologue: Separate worlds - The ILO and "native labour", 1919-39; Mise en valeur, indirect rule and forced labour: colonial social policy between the wars; The exception to the rule: the "Native Labour Code"; Part I "A People's Peace in the Colonies", 1940-47 |
1 "The Promise of a New Earth to Till": The ILO's Colonial Work in Exile, 1940-43"The time may come shortly": the ILO in exile and the "native labour" issue; "Native labour" in exile; Tailwind; In the shadow of war; "A little less anonymity"; Securing the colonial contribution to victory: the Atlantic Charter and the ILC in New York, 1941; On the side of the Allies; The Atlantic Charter and colonial minimum standards; The tide turns; Colonial depression and the "people's peace"; American scare; Promises; 2 A Charter for the Colonies: The Colonies at the Philadelphia Conference, 1944 |
A parallel operation: colonial reforms in the ILO's post-war |
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planningUniversalism in a colonial framework; Social policy in dependent territories; The pillars of the "people's peace"; The pitfalls of reform; Pious hopes?; The ideology of victory: the colonial reforms of Philadelphia; The "social conscience of mankind"; "Make sure that they too will taste the sweet fruit of victory": colonial reforms in Philadelphia; "Nothing can be done about it of course": the colonial powers in Philadelphia; Colonial charter or imperialistic stereotype? |
3 A New World with New Ideas: The ILO and the Quest for a Colonial Post-war Order, 1945-48"This is 1945!" The colonial principles of Philadelphia and the new international order; The ILC in Paris, 1945; Universalism put to the test: the Social Policy in Dependent Territories (Supplementary Provisions) Recommendation, 1945; Paid holiday for the colonies; Wage policy; Growing impatience; The ILO on the side of the West and the completion of the colonial reform programme of 1947; Finding a place in the new order; The Conventions of 1947; Migrant labour; Non-discrimination; Freedom of association |
Towards a different ILO: Indian independence and the start of the post-colonial eraRepresentation and regionalization; From the colonial economy to underdevelopment: new demands on the ILO; Part II The Tools of Progress: The ILO, 1948-60; 4 Principled Development: The Beginnings of the Technical Assistance Programme (TAP); David Morse and the origins of the TAP; Too much in a groove; "Available for maximum cooperation": the ILO and Truman's Point IV Program; Acting on poverty's cry: technical assistance for underdeveloped countries |
"Help them move the ILO way": the ILO's integrated approach to development |
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A break-through in historical scholarship on international politics in the twentieth century in general and on the role of international organizations, human rights and development in particular. It is immensely gratifying to see this excellent book appear in English translation, which makes it available to the large international audience it deserves. A carefully drafted, well-written study, the book will become a standard work for scholars and students in history, political science, human rights and development studies.' - Corinna R. Unger, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany |
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UNINA9910299751303321 |
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Biologically inspired design : computational methods and tools / / Ashok K. Goel, Daniel A. McAdams, Robert B. Stone, editors |
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New York, : Springer, 2013 |
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[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 325 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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GoelAshok K. <1953-> |
McAdamsDaniel A |
StoneRobert F |
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Industrial design - Environmental aspects |
New products - Environmental aspects |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1.Introduction -- 2.The AskNature Database: Enabling Solutions in Biomimetic Design -- 3.A Natural Language Approach to Biomimetic design -- 4.A Thesaurus for Bioinspired Engineering Design -- 5.Function-Based Bioinspired Design -- 6.Information-Processing Accounts of Biologically Inspired Sustainable Design -- 7.Evolution of Undergraduate Biologically Inspired Design Course -- 8.Supporting Analogical Transfer in Biologically Inspired Design -- 9.Overcoming Cognitive Challenges in Bioinspired Design and Analogy -- 10.Bioinspiration in Robotics: A Design-Control-Manufacturing Perspective -- 11.Finding the gaps for BID -- 12.Evolution and Bio-inspired Design: Natural Limitations. |
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From simple cases such as hook and latch attachments found in Velcro to articulated-wing flying vehicles, biology often has been used to inspire many creative design ideas. The scientific challenge now is to transform the paradigm into a repeatable and scalable methodology. Biologically Inspired Design explores computational techniques and tools that can help integrate the method into design practice. With an inspiring foreword from Janine Benyus, Biologically Inspired Design contains a dozen chapters written by some of the leading scholars in |
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the transdisciplinary field of bioinspired design, such as Frank Fish, Julian Vincent and Jeannette Yen from biology, and Amaresk Chakrabarti, Satyandra Gupta and Li Shu from engineering. Based in part on discussions at two workshops sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, this volume introduces and develops several methods and tools for bioinspired design including: Information-processing theories, Natural language techniques, Knowledge-based tools, and Functional approaches and Pedagogical techniques. By exploring these fundamental theories, techniques and tools for supporting biologically inspired design, this volume provides a comprehensive resource for design practitioners wishing to explore the paradigm, an invaluable guide to design educators interested in teaching the method, and a preliminary reading for design researchers wanting to investigate bioinspired design. |
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