The research detailed in this book has been motivated by the search for a simple parallel digital optical architecture for image processing. The development of a simple unified consistent theory of parallel binary image processing is described and its implementation on digital optical processors is considered. Both theoretical and experimental work are included, and both algorithmic and architectural designs are covered. Also presented are the...
Obwohl der Staatssicherheitsdienst der DDR im Januar 1990 auf dem Buchenberg bei Pößneck (Thüringen) Aktenmaterial über den Schriftsteller Reiner Kunze verbrannt hatte, fand sich im Archiv die vollständige Originalakte von zwölf versiegelten Bän-den zu insgesamt 3491 Blatt, die bis zur Übersiedlung Reiner Kunzes in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahre 1977 reicht. Mit einem Bruchteil dieses Materials macht Reiner Kunze sichtbar, was wohl, w...
This volume of selected papyri from the Columbia collection looks at both literary and documentary texts. Papyri originally published before 1980 have been reedited, while others appear here for the first time. Unlike prior volumes publishing Columbia papyri, this volume presents a veritable cornucopia of texts, hands, dates, and provenances.
Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool -- Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey -- often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites -- he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire . . . and death. Barry Lopez -- National Book Award-winning author of "Arctic Dreams" and recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for his bestselling masterwork" Of Wolves and Men...
The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora. This book is a complete catalogue and discussion of these sherds. Chapter One discusses the history of ostracism in Athens with brief remarks about the candidates for this procedure. Chapter Two concentrates on the physical evidence of the ostraka, their identific...
The origins of this monograph lie in my Ph.D. dissertation of 1987 at the University of Pennsylvania, which was concerned with proof procedures for the Horn clause subset of logic. The rise of logic programming has made this an important area of study. All Prologs are based on a variant of resolution, and inherit various properties related to this proof method. This monograph studies the paradigm of logic programming in the context of graph-ba...
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various ma...
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various ma...
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift f¿r die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded international scholarly book series in the field of New Testament studies. Since 1923 it has been a forum for seminal works focusing on Early Christianity and related fields. The series is grounded in a historical-critical approach and also explores new methodological approaches that advance our understanding of the N...
Die "Historische Kommission zu Berlin" betreibt die Erforschung der Landesgeschichte und der Historischen Landeskunde Berlin-Brandenburgs bzw. Brandenburg-Preußens in Form von wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen, Vorträgen, Tagungen und Veröffentlichungen sowie durch Serviceleistungen. Dabei kooperiert die Kommission auch mit anderen Institutionen und begleitet wissenschaftliche und praktische Vorhaben von allgemeinem öffentlichen Interesse. In ...
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various ma...
Frontmatter -- Introduction / Riggins, Stephen Harold -- I. Probing the theory -- The descent of the ego / MacCannell, Dean -- The anthropology of the interaction order / Schwimmer, Eric -- Redefining the situation: Extending dramaturgy into a theory of social change and media effects / Meyrowitz, Joshua -- Is Erving Goffman a phenomenologist? / Lanigan, Richard -- The phenomenology of miscommunication / Dua, Hans -- The cross-cultural relevan...
This book is an authoritative source for anyone interested in the history and heritage of the Yosemite Miwok. It is a classic study of Miwok tribe culture written by two noted anthropologists and covering topics such as shelter, food, art, and industry. The volume includes forty-eight illustrated plates of artifacts, an extensive bibliography, and many informative maps. For students or anyone interested in Yosemite Indian culture, the book is ...
Sir Winston Churchill was a man that needed no introduction. This British icon was a talented journalist, a passionate army officer, and a political powerhouse. This absorbing book looks at Churchill as man and as boy, his career, the war, his marriage and family life, his home and hobbies, and his life in peacetime.
