“…The work explores the structural foundations of post-communist regime development; the types of state, with an emphasis on informality and patronalism; the types of actors in the political, economic, and communal spheres; the ways autocrats neutralize the institutions of public deliberation (media, elections, etc.); the color revolutions of civil resistance (as in Georgia and in Ukraine) and the defensive mechanisms of democracy and autocracy; the evolution of corruption and the workings of "relational economy"; an analysis of China as "market-exploiting dictatorship"; the sociology of "clientage society"; the instrumental use of ideology, with an emphasis on populism; and a six-regime framework for modeling regime trajectories. …”

“…This ambitious book examines the constitutional and legal doctrines of the antislavery movement from the eve of the American Revolution to the Wilmot Proviso and the 1848 national elections. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The digital worlds metaphor: the I-way as a gateway to experience: Excerpt from "Mudding: social phenomena in text-based virtual realities" / Pavel Curtis -- A rape in cyberspace: how an evil clown a Haitian trikster spirit two wizards and a cast of dozens turned a database into a society / Julian Dibbell -- Interaction without society? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…/ Lenny Henry -- Skills and training investment vital to the success of public service -- Broadcasting -- Creative skillset -- The media cannot reflect society if society is not reflected in the media -- Creative access -- Does television represent us? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction / by Joan Cuenca and Klaus Zilles -- Us and european perspectives of the changing media value chainparadigm in social networks and blogs -- The face and the ethics of social networks / by Monika Bogdanowska and Ewa Bogdanowska-Jakubowska -- Mom 2.0 : mothering in the blogosphere / by Jennifer Raymond and Jodi Cohen -- Virtual local public sphere : the role of new media in creating a contemporary local democracy / by Ilona Biernacka-Ligieza -- Momentous challenges in uncharted territory : advertising and public relations -- Effects of communication in public and media rationale : result measures of public relations / by Guillem Marca, Kathy Matilla, and Andréa Oliveira -- Hot brands are cool : the temperature scale as a tool for branding in a digital society / by Patrícia Dias -- The advertising offer in the new media landscape / by Juan Monserrat and Araceli Castelló -- Media and the creation of brand value in signification advertising : the definition of a model and case studies: muji, moleskine, bench / by Felip Vidal -- Engagement is the name of the game : gamification as a communication strategy in advertising and public relations / by Elisenda Estanyol, Mireia Montaña and Ferran Lalueza -- Traditional television teams up with the social networks -- Value changes in television audience : from the traditional audience to the social audience / by Ana González-Neira and Natalia Quintas-Froufe -- Towards a history of media conjuncture : the daily show, audience and the "revolution" / by Boris Ruzic -- Inter-continental corollaries of breaking the media value chain in journalism -- The disruption of the portuguese media democracy? …”

“…The text delves into political ideas, cultural shifts, and the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution on European society. …”

“…Dieses Bild überdauerte die Revolution von 1789 und verfestigte sich im identitätsstiftenden historischen Diskurs einer sich zunehmend bürgerlich, republikanisch und laizistisch definierenden französischen Nation. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.8 Findings -- 4.8.1 Types of AI Writing Tools Used By EFL Teachers -- 4.8.2 Teachers' Perspectives Toward the Impact of AI Writing Tools -- 4.8.3 Idea Generation -- 4.8.3.1 Vocabulary and Language Use -- 4.8.3.2 Coherence and Logical Flow -- 4.8.3.3 Use of Transition Words and Phrases -- 4.9 Expected Challenges in AI Implementation -- 4.9.1 Data Privacy -- 4.9.2 Algorithmic Bias -- 4.9.3 Infrastructural Resources -- 4.10 Benefits of AI Technologies in Education -- 4.10.1 Changing the Traditional Role of a Teacher -- 4.10.2 Practical Implications for AIEd -- 4.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Evolving Industries: A Journey From Industry 1.0 to 5.0 -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Overview of the Historical Evolution of Industrial Revolutions -- 5.1.2 Importance of Understanding the Implications On Society and the Economy -- 5.1.3 Transition to Industry 5.0 as a Focal Point for Discussion -- 5.2 Industry 1.0: The Age of Steam Power and Mechanization -- 5.2.1 Introduction to Industry 1.0 -- 5.2.2 Characteristics of Steam Power and Mechanized Production -- 5.2.3 Challenges and Innovations During This Phase -- 5.3 Industry 2.0: The Era of Mass Production -- 5.3.1 Introduction to Industry 2.0 -- 5.3.2 Shift Toward Mass Production Techniques -- 5.3.3 Impact On Economies of Scale and Consumer Goods Availability -- 5.3.4 Emerging Challenges and Complexities -- 5.4 Industry 3.0: The Digital Revolution -- 5.4.1 Introduction to Industry 3.0 -- 5.4.2 Key Technological Advancements Driving the Digital Revolution -- 5.4.3 Transformation of Business Operations and Challenges Faced -- 5.4.4 Importance of Continuous Learning and Adaptation -- 5.5 Industry 4.0: The Era of Smart Manufacturing -- 5.5.1 Introduction to Industry 4.0 -- 5.5.2 Convergence of Physical and Digital Systems -- 5.5.3 Advancements in AI, IoT, and Cyber-Physical Systems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…12 The 'Anti-Capitalist' Critique -- The Occupy movement -- The 'networked' society -- Reformist perspectives -- Conclusion -- 13 Ecological 'Catastrophe' -- Ecological catastrophe -- The market solution -- 'Save the planet' -- The Marxist critique -- An 'ecological civilisation'? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The French Strike Movement: Keeping up the Struggle in Times of COVID-19 -- Critical Thinking and Emerging Theoretical Challenges -- COVID-19, Risk and Social Change -- Challenges to Critical Thinking: Social Life and the Pandemic -- A Sociology for a Post-COVID-19 Society -- The Paradox of Disturbance: Africa and COVID-19 -- We Are All Mortal: From the Empty Signifier to the Open Nature of History -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Crisis of Care -- Post-Pandemic Transitions and Futures in Contention -- Global Chaos and the New Geopolitics of Power and Resistances -- Denialism, 'Gattopardism' and Transitionism -- COVID-19, the Gift and Post-Neoliberal Scenarios -- Post-Pandemic Transitions in a Civilizational Perspective -- The World That Is Coming: Pandemic, Movements and Change -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (d. 1792) -- 3 The Prophet in a Muslim Age of Revolutions (ca. 1775-1850) -- Part 2 Prophetic Descent and Authority -- 4 ف ة ي خ- ريأ لت ة ا رور ي ص ل ي و ا ع رشل ه ا ي  و ج لت ا €ن‚يƒ„ ة ب ƒ„ اب …†ق‡ لن م ا ‰ هوŠ‹‡ف Œم‰صى“”•ق أ– ال ˜ب ر™غšم› Œل ا: (The Concept of the Niqāba between Legal Normand Historical Development in Morocco) -- English Summary of Chapter 4 -- 5 Siyāda and Imamate in Eighteenth-Century India: The Ṭarīqa Muḥammadiyya Khāliṣa and the Sunnī-Shīʿī Sectarian Conflict -- 6 Vérification des généalogies (taḥqīq al-ansāb) et centralité égyptienne: Le Syndicat des descendants du Prophète (niqābat al-ashrāf) à l'époque contemporaine -- Part 3 Modern Nation-States and Ideologies -- 7 Le rôle du Prophète dans l'approche marxiste de l'histoire de Bandalī Jawzī (1871-1942): Min tārīkh al-ḥarakāt al-fikriyya fī l-islām (De l'histoire des mouvements de pensée en islam) -- 8 The Place and Functions of the Figure of the Prophet in Turkish School Textbooks and General Religious Teaching: Citizenship Models and the Legitimisation of the State -- 9 The Prophet, His Mevlud, and the Building of the Albanian Nation-State -- 10 The Prophet, Law, and Constitution in Pakistani Society -- 11 "So Let Today Be All the Arabs Muḥammad": The Prophet in the Discourse of the Iraqi Baʿth Party -- Part 4 Mobilisation, Empowerment, and Social Reform -- 12 The Modern Prophet: Rashīd Riḍā's Construction of Muḥammad as Religious and Social Reformer…”

“…Bitcoin is spearheading this revolution and may be the best investment opportunity of our time, yet most people have yet to understand its promise. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From a liquid society, through technological imagination, to beyond the knowledge society -- Opening lecture: Digital spaces and the material culture -- Part 1: Innovation -- Innovation for the digitization process of the AECO sector -- The digital revolution and the art of co-creation -- Towards a new humanism of technological innovation in design of the built environment -- A bim-based approach to energy analysis of existing buildings in the Italian context -- Short-term wind speed forecasting model using hybrid neural networks and wavelet packet decomposition -- COGNIBUILD: Cognitive digital twin framework for advanced building management and predictive maintenance -- Design of CCHP system with the help of combined chiller system, solar energy, and gas microturbine -- Digital construction and management the public’s infrastructures -- An innovative multi-objective optimization digital workflow for social housing deep energy renovation design process -- Digital information management in the built environment: Data-driven approaches for building process optimization -- Immersive facility management – A methodological approach based on BIM and mixed reality for training and maintenance operations -- A digital information model for coastal maintenance and waterfront recovery -- Sustainable workplace: Space planning model to optimize environmental impact -- Digital twin models supporting cognitive buildings for ambient assisted living -- Less automation more information: A learning tool for a post-occupancy operation and evaluation -- A prosumer approach for feeding the digital twin. …”

“…Capitalism and civil society in late Medieval Holland, 1350-1566 -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- The IRGC in Context: Iran's Security and Political Landscape; The IRGC in Iran's Security Hierarchy; Iran's Factional Landscape; CHAPTER THREE- The IRGC's Diverse Domestic Roles: Origins and Evolution; Postrevolutionary Developments: Consolidating Internal Control; The Sacred Defense: The IRGC in the Iran-Iraq War; "Popularizing" the IRGC: The Development of the Basij Resistance Force; The Guardians of the Revolution: The IRGC's Domestic Intelligence and Security Roles…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492 -- Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650 -- Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700 -- Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660–1763 -- Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774 -- America's War for Independence, 1775-1783 -- Creating Republican Governments, 1776–1790 -- Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820 -- The Industrial, Market, and Transportation Revolutions, 1800–1850 -- Jacksonian Democracy, 1820–1840 -- A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800–1860 -- Cotton is King: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860 -- Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820–1860 -- Troubled Times: the Tumultuous 1850s -- The Civil War, 1860–1865 -- The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 -- Go West Young Man! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface: Women in Ireland, Introduction -- Section 1: Culture, Family and Society -- 1. Gender and the Irish Family, 1852-1922 -- 2. …”

“…Leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war, revolution, counterrevolution, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and state repression. …”

“…Questions about science and worldviews have had a long history. The Galilean revolution, the Darwinian revolution, and the Einsteinian revolution were all associated with profound cultural, religious and philosophical transformations and debates. …”