1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911092667503321

Autore

Spooner Mary Helen

Titolo

The general's slow retreat : Chile after Pinochet / / Mary Helen Spooner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011

ISBN

9786613277879

9781283277877

1283277875

9780520948761

0520948769

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Disciplina

983.06/6

Soggetti

Democratization - Chile

Chile Politics and government 1988-

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Transferring Power -- 2. The Conciliator -- 3. The Commander -- 4. Truth and Reconciliation -- 5. Elections and the Military -- 6. Politics and Free Speech -- 7. Justice Delayed -- 8. London and Santiago -- 9. The Dictator's Last Bow -- 10. Unfinished Business -- 11. Michelle Bachelet -- 12. Chile, Post-Pinochet -- A Chilean Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In her acclaimed book Soldiers in a Narrow Land, Mary Helen Spooner took us inside the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Carrying Chile's story up to the present, she now offers this vivid account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule-with the former dictator watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delving into such topics as the environmental situation, the economy, and the election of Michelle Bachelet. Throughout, she examines Pinochet's continuing influence on public life as she tells how he grudgingly ceded power, successfully fought investigations into his human rights record and finances, kept command of the army for eight years after leaving the presidency, was



detained on human rights charges, and died without being convicted of any of the many serious crimes of which he was accused. Chile has now become one of South America's greatest economic and political successes, but as we find in The General's Slow Retreat, it remains a country burdened with a painful past.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911093644303321

Autore

Curtis Keith <1961->

Titolo

Embedded multitasking / / Keith Curtis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Newnes, c2006

ISBN

9786611014681

9781281014689

1281014680

9780080494715

0080494714

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Collana

Embedded technology series

Disciplina

004/.35

Soggetti

Embedded computer systems

Computer firmware - Design

Embedded computer systems - Programming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

What's in this book, and why should I read it? -- Basic embedded programming concepts -- System-level design -- Component-level design -- Implementation and testing -- Does it do the job?

Sommario/riassunto

In an embedded system, firmware is the software that directly interfaces with the microcontroller, controlling the system's function. The major forces driving the embedded firmware development process today are reduced development times, increased complexity, and the need to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. These forces translate into strenuous design requirements for embedded engineers and programmers. Many low-level embedded microcontroller designs have insufficient memory and/or architectural limitations that make the use



of a real-time operating system impractical. The techniques pres