1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706832103321

Titolo

Continuation of the national emergency with respect to Zimbabwe : communication from the President of the United States : transmitting notification that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions, is to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2018, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (3 pages)

Collana

House document / 115th Congress, 2d session ; ; 115-100

Soggetti

Democracy - Zimbabwe

Economic sanctions, American - Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean property - United States

Legislative materials.

Zimbabwe Politics and government 1980-

United States Foreign relations Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs."

"March 5, 2018."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791078003321

Autore

Collier James H

Titolo

Scientific and Technical Communication [[electronic resource] ] : Theory, Practice, and Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1996

ISBN

1-4522-4894-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Disciplina

601./4

601.4

Soggetti

Communication of technical information

Metaphor

Technical writing

Communication in science

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Sciences - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - The Rhetoric; Chapter 1 - Scientific and Technical Communication in Context; Chapter 2 - Reading Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 3 - Writing Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 4 - Understanding Audiences; Chapter 5 - Language, Persuasion, and Argument; Chapter 6 - Participation and Policy; Part II - The Reader; Introduction to Chapter 7; Chapter 7 - Putting People Back into the Business of Science: Constituting a National Forum for Setting the Research Agenda; Introduction to Chapter 8

Chapter 8 - Textual Technologies: New Literary Forms and ReflexivityIntroduction to Chapter 9; Chapter 9 - Science and Communication: Beyond Form and Content; Introduction to Chapter 10; Chapter 10 - Migrating across Disciplinary Boundaries: The Case of David Raup's and John Sepkoski's Periodicity Papers; Introduction to Chapter 11; Chapter 11 - Challenging High-Tech War: Surgical Strike or Collateral Damage?; Introduction to Chapter 12; Chapter 12 - Restructuring Demand for Scientific Expertise; Index; About the



Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Integrating multidisciplinary perspectives on the relation of rhetoric, science, technology and public policy-making to the process and product of technical communication, this textbook reformulates the issues raised by science and technology studies (STS) within the context of technical communication.   The first part of the book provides a summary, critique and alternative to recent theoretical perspectives developed in the rhetoric of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge. Part Two applies these critical alternatives to the traditional practices of scientific and technic