A Hertfordshire Demesne of Westminster Abbey: Profits, Productivity and Weather (Studies in Regional and Local History)

Business & Money

Thornton, Christopher

Stern, Derek Vincent

Industries

University Of Hertfordshire Press

We know the current political narrative: Iran is dangerous, full of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. But Christopher Thornton here tells a different story: one of good food, liberal-minded people, beautiful architecture, and a country with a history spanning over seven thousand years that’s been influenced not only by the myriad cultures spanning Central Asia but also by Europe and the West. Descendants of Cyrus introduces readers to ordinary Iranians living lives far different from what is shown on Western television. Thornton takes us through the cities of Iran, where he encounters robust, barely hidden black markets filled with American movies and music; sees the women of Shiraz explore modern fashion and beauty products with no fear of reprisal from a weakened regime; and meets the students populating the university town of Hamadan, where a generation of activists is finding its voice. Thornton draws from the past and present alike on each stop of this fascinating travelogue, using history to inform his conversations with citizens from all walks of life. Unexpected variety comes to light, embodying surprising religious and ethnic diversity, intellectual curiosity, a thirst for Western culture, and the desire to live a modern, secular life. A firsthand look at one of the least understood and yet most politically significant countries on earth, Descendants of Cyrus taps into the hidden pulse of a culture and a generation that promises to reshape Iran in a way few Westerners can anticipate.

Descendants of Cyrus: Travels through Everyday Iran

History

Middle East

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· Comprehensive, yet practical book · The authors include program code to illustrate concepts · Suitable for students, academics, and professionals This book uses the unifying thread of SEARCH as a way of bringing together the major techniques used in symbolic Artificial Intelligence. The authors include program code to illustrate concepts in both POP-11 and Prolog. Each chapter covers a technique and is then divided into three sections: 1) an introduction to the technique; 2) development of a low-level of (POP-11) implementation; and 3) development of a high-level (Prolog) implementation. This is a practical book which should be valuable to those experienced in artificial intelligence, students with some programming background, and academics and professionals looking for a concise discussion of artificial intelligence through SEARCH.

Artificial Intelligence: Strategies, Applications, and Models Through SEARCH, Second Edition

Du Boulay, Benedict

Economics

CRC-Press

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