1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778878903321

Autore

Mestrovic Stjepan Gabriel

Titolo

The Balkanization of the West : the confluence of postmodernism and postcommunism / / Stjepan G. Mestrovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-88259-9

1-134-88260-2

1-280-06390-4

9786610063901

0-203-34464-2

0-415-24577-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Disciplina

303.6

303.6094

940.55/9

Soggetti

Post-communism

Postmodernism - Social aspects

World politics - 1989-

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

From the postmodern culture of fun to the grim realities of postcommunism; Still hunting Nazis, and losing reality; Unwelcome alternatives; The postmodernist as voyeur; The end of morality?; What went wrong with the Enlightenment project?; What would a genuine post-Marxism be like?; Conclusions; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Passionate, vigorous and uncompromising this book takes the lid off the confused Western response to the Balkan war. The author raises a series of timely and acute questions about the future of postmodernism and postcommunism. The author claims that the Balkan war has de-railed the movement for unification in Europe. The Islamic world has seen that the West is quite willing to bomb Muslim targets, from Iraq to



Somalia, but absolutely unwilling to wage a `just war' to save the Bosnian Muslims. He concludes that the Balkan war is a key catalyst in the unravelling of the West.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782313403321

Autore

Gesztesy Fritz <1953->

Titolo

Soliton equations and their algebro-geometric solutions . Volume 2 (1 + 1)-dimensional discrete models / / Fritz Gesztesy [and three others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-19344-3

1-281-79136-9

9786611791360

0-511-42946-0

0-511-42827-8

0-511-42984-3

0-511-42766-2

0-511-54320-4

0-511-42898-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 438 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; ; 114

Disciplina

530.155355

Soggetti

Differential equations, Nonlinear - Numerical solutions

Solitons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Toda Hierarchy; 2 The Kac-van Moerbeke Hierarchy; 3 The Ablowitz-Ladik Hierarchy; Appendix A: Algebraic Curves and Their Theta Functions in a Nutshell; Appendix B: Hyperelliptic Curves of the Toda-Type; Appendix C: Asymptotic Spectral Parameter Expansions and Nonlinear Recursion Relations; Appendix D: Lagrange Interpolation; List of Symbols; Bibliography; Index; Errata and Addenda for Volume



Sommario/riassunto

As a partner to Volume 1: Dimensional Continuous Models, this monograph provides a self-contained introduction to algebro-geometric solutions of completely integrable, nonlinear, partial differential-difference equations, also known as soliton equations. The systems studied in this volume include the Toda lattice hierarchy, the Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchy, and the Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchy. An extensive treatment of the class of algebro-geometric solutions in the stationary as well as time-dependent contexts is provided. The theory presented includes trace formulas, algebro-geometric initial value problems, Baker-Akhiezer functions, and theta function representations of all relevant quantities involved. The book uses basic techniques from the theory of difference equations and spectral analysis, some elements of algebraic geometry and especially, the theory of compact Riemann surfaces. The presentation is constructive and rigorous, with ample background material provided in various appendices. Detailed notes for each chapter, together with an exhaustive bibliography, enhance understanding of the main results.