1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990010046000403321

Titolo

The Sage handbook of aging, work and society / edited by John Field, Ronald J. Burke, Cary L. Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles [etc.] : Sage, 2013

ISBN

9781446207826

Descrizione fisica

XIX, 540 p. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

305.26

362.6

Locazione

BFS

Collocazione

305.26 FIE 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000016008

Titolo

Optimization : theory and algorithms / edited by Jean-Baptiste Hiriart-Urruty, Werner Oettli, Josef Stoer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; Basel : Marcel Dekker, c1983

ISBN

0-8247-7019-6

Descrizione fisica

XII, 253 p. ; 26 cm.

Collana

Lecture notes in pure and applied mathematics ; 86

Disciplina

511

Soggetti

Ottimizzazione matematica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460774803321

Autore

Pearson Christopher E. M.

Titolo

1000 Obras de Arquitectura / / Christopher E. M. Pearson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Parkstone Press International, , [2014]

©[2014]

ISBN

84-9794-086-5

1-78310-456-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 p.)

Disciplina

720.22

Soggetti

Architecture

Historic buildings

Monuments

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contenido; INTRODUCCIÓN; Oriente Medio y África; Asia y Oceanía; Europa (incluidas Rusia y Turquía); Las Américas; Biografías; Cronología; Glosario; Índice

Sommario/riassunto

Desde la mítica torre de babel, los humanos se han propuesto edificar monumentos que estuvieran a la altura de sus egos desproporcionados. A lo largo de los siglos, con construcciones como los antiguos Zigurats, el Taj Majal o el Empire State, el hombre ha demostrado su poder para levantar estructuras con propósitos religiosos o profanos. Estos monumentos, vistos como una declaración cultural muda, un símbolo de los principios de los pueblos (devoción, patriotismo, poder), o un símbolo de la grandeza de una civilización, fascinan y atraen a un público cada vez mayor que queda captivado por la



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791259003321

Autore

Springborg Robert

Titolo

Development models in Muslim contexts : Chinese, "Islamic" and neo-liberal alternatives / / edited by Robert Springborg [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-7486-5317-1

1-282-62044-4

9786612620447

0-7486-4177-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Exploring Muslim contexts

Disciplina

338.90091767

Soggetti

Economic development - Islamic countries

Islamic countries Economic policy

China Economic conditions Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The lure of development models / Robert Springborg -- The Chinese model and its global reception. A China model or just a broken mould? / William Hurst ; Latin America's view of China : interest, but scepticism / Barbara Stallings ; The China model in Africa : a new brand of developmentalism / Catherine Boone with Dhawal Doshi -- The Chinese model and its competitors in the Muslim World. Learning the right lessons from Beijing : a model for the Arab World? / Emma Murphy ; Towards an Islamic model for the Middle East and North Africa? / Clement M. Henry ; Democracy, development and political Islam : comparing Iran and Turkey / Mohammed Ayoob -- The role of governance in development models. Can the East Asian developmental state be replicated : the case of Malaysia / Jeff Tan ; Governance and development : a case study of Pakistan / Ishrat Husain ; Is "Good governance" an appropriate model for governance reforms : the relevance of East Asia for developing Muslim countries / Mushtaq Khan ; Not Washington, Beijing nor Mecca : the limitations of development models / Robert Springborg.



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the characteristics of the Chinese economic development model and its reception in Africa and Latin America. It also investigates the current competition over governance models in the Muslim world and asks which model or models will guide development in Muslim countries.