Political Geography 20 (2001) 139–174 www.elsevier.com/locate/polgeo Culture sits in places: reflections on globalism and subaltern strategies of localization Arturo Escobar Department of Anthropology‚ University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill NC‚ USA Abstract The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology‚ geography‚ and political ecology. “Place” — or‚ more accurately‚ the defense of constructions of place — has also become an important object of
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Part I Foundational Principles for Leaders 1 Change‚ Leadership‚ and Creativity The Powerful Connection “Leadership is about managing change—whether you’re leading a company or leading a country. Things change‚ and you get creative.” —Lee Iacocca CHAPTER AT A GLANCE What is the relationship between change‚ leadership‚ and creativity? How do these three concepts mutually support one another? Can you imagine how leadership effectiveness is dramatically enhanced when someone is able to
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Contents Preface xiii To the Student xxi Calculators and Calculations xxii 1 Fundamentals ■ 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 Chapter Overview 1 Real Numbers 2 Exponents and Radicals 12 Algebraic Expressions 24 ● DISCOVERY PROJECT Visualizing a Formula 34 Rational Expressions 35 Equations 44 Modeling with Equations 58 ● DISCOVERY PROJECT Equations through the Ages 75 Inequalities 76 Coordinate Geometry 87 Graphing Calculators; Solving Equations and Inequalities
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New Product Diffusion Models in Marketing: A Review and Directions for Research Author(s): Vijay Mahajan‚ Eitan Muller‚ Frank M. Bass Source: The Journal of Marketing‚ Vol. 54‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1990)‚ pp. 1-26 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1252170 . Accessed: 15/02/2011 01:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR
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1.1 Introduction: The Broad Concept In The Elliott Wave Principle — A Critical Appraisal‚ Hamilton Bolton made this opening statement: As we have advanced through some of the most unpredictable economic climate imaginable‚ covering depression‚ major war‚ and postwar reconstruction and boom‚ I have noted how well Elliott’s Wave Principle has fitted into the facts of life as they have developed‚ and have accordingly gained more confidence that this Principle has a good quotient of basic value.
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Mathematics in medieval Islam 1 Mathematics in medieval Islam In the history of mathematics‚ mathematics in medieval Islam‚ often termed Islamic mathematics or Arabic mathematics‚ is the mathematics developed in the Islamic world between 622 and 1600‚ during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age‚ in that part of the world where Islam was the dominant religion. Islamic science and mathematics flourished under the Islamic caliphate (also known as the Islamic Empire) established across the
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Part III: Modules R. GENERAL EDUCATION 1. Group A – Science & Technology (Information & Knowledge‚ IKC) GEK1500 Inside Your Personal Computer Offered by Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Modular Credits: 4 Workload: 2-1-0-3-4 Prerequisite(s): Nil Preclusion(s): All Faculty of Engineering (FoE)‚ Computer Engineering (CEG) and School of Computing (SoC) students. Cross-listing(s): Nil This module aims to introduce students to the basic components of a personal computer
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T urning Data into Information Using ArcGIS 10 MÓDULO 1 Representing geography In order to build a representation of any part of it‚ you must make choices about what to represent‚ at what level of detail‚ and over what time period. What are geographic data? Geographic data link place‚ time‚ and attributes. Place Place‚ or location‚ is essential in a geographic information system. Locations are the basis for many of the benefits of geographic information systems: the
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Study Guide into the Fear‚ Greed‚ Fraud‚ Hubris and Massive Self-Delusion of the Financial Crisis of 2008-2010 by JMP (draft Aug 1‚ 2010) based upon TOO BIG TO FAIL author: Andrew Ross Sorkin (NYTimes) The Big Short author: Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker) 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown authors: Simon Johnson (MIT & IMF) & James Kwak CRISIS ECONOMICS: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance authors: Nouriel Roubini (NYU-Stern) & Stephen Mihm (NYTimes)
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Global Animation Industry Global Animation Industry: Strategies‚ Trends and Opportunities Page 1 Global Animation Industry Table of Contents Global Animation Industry ...................................................................... 16 History and Evolution .................................................................................... 20 EMERGENCE OF THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY ............................................... 21 PIONEERS OF THE INDUSTRY ...................
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