James P Scanlan: 3 books
Technology, Culture and Development
The Experience of the Soviet Model
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Although scholars have devoted much attention to the impact of technology on society, they have tended to slight the question of how technology is affected by social systems. The authors of this volume take precisely this approach in their examination of the "Soviet model" of development....
Russian Thought After Communism: The Rediscovery of a Philosophical Heritage
The Rediscovery of a Philosophical Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
An examination of Russia's philosophical heritage. It extends from the Slavophiles to the philosophers of the Silver Age, from emigre religious thinkers to Losev and Bakhtin and assesses the meaning for Russian culture as a whole.
Small Unmanned Fixed-wing Aircraft Design
A Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Small Unmanned Fixed-wing Aircraft Design is the essential guide to designing, building and testing fixed wing UAVs (or drones). It deals with aircraft from two to 150 kg in weight and is based on the first-hand experiences of the world renowned UAV team at the UK’s University of Southampton.
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