An introduction to object-oriented programming with Java

An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java takes a full-immersion approach to object-oriented programming. Proper object-oriented design practices are emphasized throughout the book. Students learn how to use the standard classes first, then learn to design their own classes. Wu uses a gentler approach to teaching students how to design their own classes, separating the coverage i…

Starting out with Java : early objects

This text is intended for use in the Java programming course Tony Gaddis's accessible, step-by-step presentation helps beginning students understand the important details necessary to become skilled programmers at an introductory level. Gaddis motivates the study of both programming skills and the Java programming language by presenting all the details needed to understand the "how" and the "wh…

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE DESIGNING FOR PERFORMANCE

Edition

8th ed

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-13-607373-4

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Series Title

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Call Number

[TIF-LIB-13]

Effectuation: elements of entrepreneurial expertise

To effectuate is to engage in a specific type of entrepreneurial action. It has special importance for situations where the future is truly unknowable or human agency is of primary importance. In "Effectuation", Saras Sarasvathy explores the theory and techniques of non-predictive control for creating new firms, markets and economic opportunities. Using empirical and theoretical work done in co…

Democracy, human rights and law in Islamic thought

Emphasises the distinctive political and cultural heritage of the Arab world whilst rejecting the philosophical discourses that have been used to obscure its democratic deficit. This volume interrogates concepts such as democracy, law, and human rights, looking at how they have been applied in the history of the Arab world

International democracy and the West: the role of governments, civil society,…

This book adds to debates over the international dimensions of democratic change by studying the policies and actions of three sets of Western actors: namely, governments, multinational companies, and international NGOs. This actor-based triangular approach responds to observations that the strategic, economic, and social aspects of international democracy have rarely been studied in a combined…

The authoritarian dynamic

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780521827430

Collation

xx, 370 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series Title

Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology

Call Number

[POL-LIB-487]

Democracy and democratization: processes and prospects in a changing world

What is democracy? What are the pitfalls and the positive potentials in the growing trend toward democratization? This book examines the prospects for democracy in the world today and frames the central dilemma confronting all states touched by the process of democratization. Georg S?rensen clarifies the concept of democracy, shows its application in different contexts, and questions whether de…

The state of democratic theory

this book gets rid of the flavour of ideology and focuses on the actual workings of democracy in real life. The idea that democracy is simply a system of checks and balances is well developed by the author as he describes it as a system 'to avoid domination of one class or sector on others.

Democracy and coercive diplomacy

Schultz explores the effects of democratic politics on coercive diplomacy. He argues that open political competition between government and opposition parties influences threats in international crises, how rival states interpret those threats, and whether or not crises can be settled short of war. Compared to their nondemocratic counterparts, democracies make threats more selectively, but thos…