36 lectures of 30 minutes - 244Mb - MP3 For most of its 5000 year existence, China has been the largest, most populous, wealthiest, and mightiest nation on Earth. While the Roman Empire was at its zenith, China’s Han dynasty ruled over an empire superior in almost every measurable way, including technological advancement.
On Site is the new English language course for second and fifth year students of the Technological Technological Institutes - Construction, Environment and Territory specialization. On Site is easy to consult both for the teacher and for the student: it is accurate and innovative in the contents of the texts and data, clear and exhaustive in the grammatical and lexical explanations and of the various activities. On Site includes in-depth material for preparation for the new State Exam and INVALSI tests.
New Media: A Critical Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to the culture, history, technologies and theories of new media. Written especially for students, the book considers the ways in which 'new media' really are new, assesses the claims that a media and technological revolution has taken place and formulates new ways for media studies to respond to new technologies.
In a series of feisty and ultimately hopeful essays, one of America's sharpest social critics casts a shrewd eye over contemporary culture to reveal the worst -- and the best -- of our habits of discourse, tendencies in education, and obsessions with technological novelty. Readers will find themselves rethinking many of their bedrock assumptions: Should education transmit culture or defend us against it? Is technological innovation progress or a peculiarly American addiction?
The Handbook of the Economics of Knowledge provides a comprehensive framework to integrate the advancements over the last 20 years in the analysis of technological knowledge as an economic good, and in the static and dynamic characteristics of its generation process. By addressing the antecedents and consequences of technological knowledge from both an upstream and downstream perspective, this Handbook will become an indispensable tool for scholars and practitioners aiming to master the generation and the use of technological knowledge.