Democracy : a world history / / Temma Kaplan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460130903321
• Autore: Kaplan Temma
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 0-19-992996-3; 0-19-971374-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Collana: New Oxford World History
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetti: Democracy; Government accountability; State, The; Electronic books.
• 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: Democracy: A World History; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Parting the Waters and Organizing the People; Chapter 2 Prophetic Movements and Cities of Promise; Chapter 3 Democracy against All Odds; Chapter 4 Which People Shall Rule?; Chapter 5 Social Revolution and Participatory Democracy; Chapter 6 Civil Disobedience and Racial Justice; Chapter 7 Optimism and Outrage in Struggles for Democracy; Chapter 8 New World Dawning; Chronology; Notes; Further Reading; Websites; Acknowledgments; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: At a moment when the term ""Democracy"" is evoked to express inchoate aspirations for peace and social change or particular governmental systems that may or may not benefit more than a select minority of the population, this book examines attempts from ancient Mesopotemia to the democratic movements of the early twenty-first century to sustain and improve their own lives and those of outsiders who have migrated into territory they regard as their own. Democratic activists have formed organizations to regulate the distribution of water, to restore the environment, and to assure that they and th

Autonomous vehicles . Volume 2 : smart vehicles for communication / / edited by Romil Rawat [and five others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910831087303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 1-394-15262-0; 1-394-15263-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 pages)
• Disciplina: 343.0946
• Soggetti: Automated vehicles
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Besides communicating with other vehicles, self-driving cars connected to a 5G network will also be able to communicate with different infrastructure elements that make up our roads and other transportation and communication systems. Similarly, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board, can operate under remote control by a human operator, as a remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), or with various degrees of autonomy. These include autopilot assistance and fully autonomous aircraft that have no provision for human intervention. Transportation is a necessary, but often painful process. With fully autonomous driving, passengers will be freed to accomplish their own goals, turning the dead hours of driving into fruitful hours of learning, working, engaging, and relaxing. Similarly, UAVs can perform functions that human-operated aircraft cannot, whether because of the environment or high-risk situations. The purpose of the book is to present the needs, designs, and applications of autonomous vehicles. The topics covered range from mechanical engineering to computer science engineering, both areas playing vital roles in programming, managing, generating alerts, and GPS position, artificial intelligence-based prediction of path and events, as well as other high-tech tools, are ; covered in this book, as well. Whether for the student, veteran engineer, or another industry professional, this book, and its companion volume, are must-haves for any library.