1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787594303321

Autore

Hagger Mark S

Titolo

William : king and conqueror / / Mark Hagger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris

New York : , : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

0-7556-9415-5

0-85773-283-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

942.021092

Soggetti

Normans - England - History

Biography: historical, political & military

Great Britain History William I, 1066-1087

Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography

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 (pages 203-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Author biography; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Preface; Prologue: A Most Worthy King; 1. Fire and Sword Everywhere, c. 1027-47; 2. The Undefeated Duke, 1047-66; 3. William the Conqueror, 1066; 4. I See God! Ritual and Government; 5. Stern Beyond Measure, 1066-76; 6. William and the Church; 7. A Kingly Figure: William's Person and Personality; 8. Storms of Troubles, 1076-87; Legacy; Notes; Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

1066 is the most famous date in English history. On 14 October, on Senlac Hill near Hastings, a battle was fought that would change the face of England forever. Over the next twenty years, Norman culture was imposed on England, and English politics and society were radically reshaped. But how much is really known about William 'the Conqueror', the Norman duke who led his men to victory on that autumn Saturday in what was to be the last successful invasion of England? Mark Hagger here takes a fresh look at William - his life and leadership. As king, he spent much of his reign threatened by rebe



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831046603321

Titolo

Distributed systems [[electronic resource] ] : design and algorithms / / edited by Serge Haddad ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-118-60136-X

1-299-19256-4

1-118-60146-7

1-118-60139-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

ISTE

Altri autori (Persone)

HaddadSerge

Disciplina

004.33

621.38

Soggetti

Electronic data processing - Distributed processing

Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks)

Computer algorithms

Embedded computer systems

Real-time data processing

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

pt. 1. Large scale peer-to-peer distributed systems -- pt. 2. Distributed, embedded and real-time systems -- pt. 3. Security in distributed systems.

Sommario/riassunto

In today's digital environment, distributed systems are increasingly present in a wide variety of environments, ranging from public software applications to critical systems.Distributed Systems introduces the underlying concepts, the associated design techniques and the related security issues.Distributed Systems: Design and Algorithms, is dedicated to engineers, students, and anyone familiar with algorithms and programming, who want to know more about distributed systems.These systems are characterized by: several components with one or more threads, possibly running on different