Monograph on computer science and the social role of computers in human society - considers ethics questions and philosophical questions posed by increasingly powerful computers, and discusses the nature of computer languages and data processing, the social responsibility of EDP…
The audience for this book includes professional system designers, managers, programmers. THis book is also intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students studying human factors in computer and information systems. A third audience encompasses industrial a…
Offers those in the law profession, including lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students, advice and tools to help them improve their writing skills.
"The Age of Spiritual Machines is no mere list of predictions but a prophetic blueprint for the future. Kurzweil guides us through the inexorable advances that will result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain. According to Kurzw…
Compilation of expanded conference papers on the meaning and significance of ethnic groups and minority groups in contemporary society and politics - includes contributions on intergroup relations, nationalism, race relations, the impact of social change, cultural factors, socia…
A practical guide to difficult and disputed points in modern English, both written and spoken. Arranged alphabetically with cross-referencing, it contains 500 entries and covers a range of language problems in meaning, grammar, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and style etc.
Comprises 13 papers which explore the concept of nationalism and national identity in 12 countries with different types of 'nation-state'. Investigates the roles of ethnicity, race and religion in the origins of each nation and considers the presence or absence of national indic…