List 8 of books by Tom Smith

Writing History with Lightning

Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America

by Kenneth Greenberg, William L. Andrews, Lesley J. Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019

Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge...

The Roads to Congress 2014

by William Binning, Jerry McBeath, Walter Clark Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section...

Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business

Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments

by Peter A. C. Smith, Tom Cockburn
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013

As global business systems are becoming ever more complex and they continue to grow and expand, it is increasingly more difficult to stand out as an effective and efficient leader. Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business: Enhancing Digitally Connected Environments describes various models on...

TRAC 2014

Proceedings of the Twenty Fourth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Reading 2014

by Tom Brindle, Martyn Allen, Emma Durham
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at TRAC 2014, as well as some invited contributions. In keeping with the aims of TRAC, several papers make make innovative use of interdisciplinary theory: in humanistic geography, philosophy and archaeology; social psychology; and the cognitive...

The Roads to Congress 2008

by Sunil Ahuja, Margaret E. Banyan, Peter Bergerson
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010

The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country,...

Critical Rhythm

The Poetics of a Literary Life Form

by Derek Attridge, Jonathan Culler, Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019

Will be of interest to those following the recent turn to a politically, socially, and historically inflected approach to literary form, as well as to those in a range of fields thinking about affect, sound studies, and aesthetics.

Dynamical and Complex Systems

by Shaun Bullett, Tom Fearn, Frank Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016

This book leads readers from a basic foundation to an advanced level understanding of dynamical and complex systems. It is the perfect text for graduate or PhD mathematical-science students looking for support in topics such as applied dynamical systems, Lotka–Volterra dynamical systems, applied...

Scripture, Logic, Language

Essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan Successors

by Tom J. F. Tillemans, E. Gene Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014

Dharmakirti, an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the seventh century, explored the nature, limits, and justifications of rationality within the context of Buddhist religious and metaphysical concerns. While Dharmakirti is widely recognized for his crucial innovations in Indian logic and semantic theory,...

Algebra, Logic and Combinatorics

by Shaun Bullett, Tom Fearn, Frank Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016

This book leads readers from a basic foundation to an advanced level understanding of algebra, logic and combinatorics. Perfect for graduate or PhD mathematical-science students looking for help in understanding the fundamentals of the topic, it also explores more specific areas such as invariant...

European Institutions, Democratization, and Human Rights Protection in the European Periphery

by Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Kathleen Barrett, Henry F. Carey
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014

The European Union (E.U.), along with the Council of Europe, NATO, and the Office of Security and Cooperation in Europe are regional organizations which, despite their different missions, all are designed to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The E.U. has required that all of its...

The Roads to Congress 2010

by Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst, Sunil Ahuja
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011

The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from...

Confronting the Global Forced Migration Crisis

A Report of the CSIS Task Force on the Global Forced Migration Crisis

by Tom Ridge, Gayle Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018

The size and scope of the global forced migration crisis are unprecedented. Almost 66 million people worldwide have been forced from home by conflict. If recent trends continue, this figure could increase to between 180 and 320 million people by 2030. This global crisis already poses serious challenges...

Advanced Techniques in Applied Mathematics

by Shaun Bullett, Tom Fearn, Frank Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016

This book is a guide to advanced techniques used widely in applied mathematical sciences research. Chapter by chapter, readers will be led from a foundation level understanding to advanced level understanding. This is the perfect text for graduate or PhD mathematical-science students looking for support...

Agent 6

by Tom Rob SMITH
Language: French
Release Date: May 2, 2013