01216nam a2200289 i 4500991001024449707536050513s2001 caua 001 0 eng d1558607374b13308713-39ule_instDip.to Ingegneria dell'Innovazioneeng006.6Farin, Gerald30395Curves and surfaces for CAGD :a practical guide /Gerald Farin5th ed.San Francisco [etc] :Morgan Kaufmann,2001xvii, 497 p. :ill. (some col.) ;25 cmMorgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics and geometric modelingIncludes bibliographical references and indexComputer graphicsComputer-aided designTable of contentshttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els031/2001094373.htmlTable of contents.b1330871315-10-1213-05-05991001024449707536LE026 006.6 FAR 01.01 200212026000018881le026Prof. Panella / BibliotecapE63.48-l- 40000.i1406802313-05-05Curves and surfaces for CAGD1104344UNISALENTOle02613-05-05ma -engcau0004349nam 2200733 450 991080816910332120230807221602.01-5017-0175-41-5017-0176-210.7591/9781501701764(CKB)3710000000462302(EBL)3425998(SSID)ssj0001544197(PQKBManifestationID)16135039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544197(PQKBWorkID)13865741(PQKB)10034043(MiAaPQ)EBC3425998(OCoLC)1080551455(MdBmJHUP)muse58379(DE-B1597)496619(OCoLC)918561556(DE-B1597)9781501701764(Au-PeEL)EBL3425998(CaPaEBR)ebr11090351(CaONFJC)MIL822042(EXLCZ)99371000000046230220150223h20152015 uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe dictator's army battlefield effectiveness in authoritarian regimes /Caitlin TalmadgeIthaca ;London :Cornell University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (xi, 304 pages) illustrationsCornell studies in security affairsDescription based upon print version of record.1-5017-0029-4 0-8014-5347-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: the puzzle of battlefield effectiveness -- A framework for explaining battlefield effectiveness -- Threats and military organizational practices in North and South Vietnam -- Battlefield effectiveness in North and South Vietnam -- Threats and military organizational practices in Iraq and Iran -- Battlefield effectiveness in Iraq and Iran -- Conclusion: threats, military organizational practices, and the battlefields of the future.In The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well-and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organizational practices: promotion patterns, training regimens, command arrangements, and information management. Different regimes face different domestic and international threat environments, leading their militaries to adopt different policies in these key areas of organizational behavior.Authoritarian regimes facing significant coup threats are likely to adopt practices that squander the state's military power, while regimes lacking such threats and possessing ambitious foreign policy goals are likely to adopt the effective practices often associated with democracies. Talmadge shows the importance of threat conditions and military organizational practices for battlefield performance in two paired comparisons of states at war: North and South Vietnam (1963-1975) and Iran and Iraq (1980-1988). Drawing on extensive documentary sources, her analysis demonstrates that threats and practices can vary not only between authoritarian regimes but also within them, either over time or across different military units. The result is a persuasive explanation of otherwise puzzling behavior by authoritarian militaries. The Dictator's Army offers a vital practical tool for those seeking to assess the likely course, costs, and outcomes of future conflicts involving nondemocratic adversaries, allies, or coalition partners.Cornell studies in security affairs.AuthoritarianismMilitary policyDecision makingPolitics and warVietnam War, 1961-1975Political aspectsIran-Iraq War, 1980-1988Political aspectsAuthoritarianism.Military policyDecision making.Politics and war.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Political aspects.Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988Political aspects.355/.0335Talmadge Caitlin1642668MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808169103321The dictator's army3987498UNINA02759nam 2200649 450 991081409260332120210311111955.01-350-22074-41-78032-516-91-78032-093-01-78032-094-910.5040/9781350220744(CKB)2550000001123649(SSID)ssj0001056016(PQKBManifestationID)12441523(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001056016(PQKBWorkID)11037559(PQKB)10966295(MiAaPQ)EBC1426833(Au-PeEL)EBL1426833(CaPaEBR)ebr10771876(CaONFJC)MIL525366(OCoLC)862975007(OCoLC)1241539778(CaBNVSL)9781350220744(EXLCZ)99255000000112364920210311h20212013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrIndia political ideas and the making of a democratic discourse /Gurpreet MahajanLondon, England :Zed Books,2013.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (194 pages)World Political TheoriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-78032-092-2 1-299-94115-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- World Political Theories -- About the author -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1 Indian political theory: beyond cultural essentialism -- 2 Equality -- 3 Freedom -- 4 Religion -- 5 Diversity -- 6 The language of democratic discourse -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About Zed Books.In this groundbreaking work, Gurpreet Mahajan draws upon critical debates and political practices to question how the concepts of freedom, equality and difference are layered with new meanings and how religion and state, critical reason and embedded self are understood in the Indian context. Part of Zed's World Political Theories series, this remarkable work that offers a glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant liberal paradigm.World political theories.Political science & theorybicsscIndiaPolitics and government1977-IndiaEconomic policyPolitical science & theory320.954Mahajan Gurpreet1606136NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910814092603321India4114629UNINA