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  • Tourism and Archaeological Heritage Management at Petra

    Driver to Development or Destruction?

    by Douglas C Comer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years. Petra burst into popular consciousness with the release of enormously popular motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Moviegoers all over the world were introduced to some of the spectacular scenic wonders of Petra: the Siq, a narrow chasm with colorful, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Archaeology of Interdependence

    European Involvement in the Development of a Sovereign United States

    by Douglas C Comer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The publication explores the ways in which archaeological research can inform us about the manner and motives of European involvement in the development of a sovereign United States. The five chapters focus on different archaeological sites (four terrestrial sites) and each consider the special ways in which archaeology can contribute to our understanding of the cultural dynamics that set the ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space

    by Michael J. Harrower, Douglas C Comer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA’s Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections:Historic Air and Spaceborne ImageryMultispectral and Hyperspectral ImagerySynthetic ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Essentials of Computer Architecture

    by Douglas Comer ...
    This easy-to-read textbook provides an introduction to computer architecture, focusing on the essential aspects of hardware that programmers need to know. Written from a programmer’s point of view, Essentials of Computer Architecture, Third Edition, covers the three key aspects of architecture: processors, physical and virtual memories, and input-output (I/O) systems.This third edition is updated ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Operating System Design

    The Xinu Approach

    by Douglas Comer ...
    Lauded for avoiding the typical vague, high-level survey approach found in many texts, earlier editions of this bestselling book removed the mystery by explaining the internal structure of an operating system in clear, readable prose. The third edition of Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach expands and extends the text to include new chapters on a pipe mechanism, multicore operating systems ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • The Cloud Computing Book

    The Future of Computing Explained

    by Douglas Comer ...
    This latest textbook from bestselling author, Douglas E. Comer, is a class-tested book providing a comprehensive introduction to cloud computing. Focusing on concepts and principles, rather than commercial offerings by cloud providers and vendors, The Cloud Computing Book: The Future of Computing Explained gives readers a complete picture of the advantages and growth of cloud computing, cloud ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Operating System Design

    The Xinu Approach, Second Edition

    by Douglas Comer ...
    Series series
    Avoiding the typical black box approach found in other operating system textbooks, this bestselling book explains how to build an operating system from the ground up. It removes the mystery from operating system design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic discipline. The text presents a hierarchical design paradigm that organizes major operating system components in an orderly, ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • The Internet Book

    Everything You Need to Know about Computer Networking and How the Internet Works

    by Douglas E. Comer ...
    The Internet Book, Fifth Edition explains how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what services the Internet offers. It is designed for readers who do not have a strong technical background — early chapters clearly explain the terminology and concepts needed to understand all the services. It helps the reader to understand the technology behind the Internet, ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Feasible Management of Archaeological Heritage Sites Open to Tourism

    Edited by Douglas C. Comer, Annemarie Willems ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Archaeological sites opened to the public, and especially those highly photogenic sites that have achieved iconic status, are often major tourist attractions. By opening an archaeological site to tourism, threats and opportunities will emerge.The threats are to the archaeological record, the pre-historic or historic materials in context at the site that can provide facts about human history and ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Identity and Heritage

    Contemporary Challenges in a Globalized World

    Edited by Peter F. Biehl, Douglas C. Comer, Christopher Prescott, Hilary A. Soderland ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book will suggest new agendas for identity and heritage studies by means of presenting contentious issues facing archaeology and heritage management in a globalized world. The book is not only present the variability of heritage objectives and experiences in the New and Old World, and opens a discussion, in a shrinking world, to look beyond national and regional contexts. If the heritage ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Routledge Companion to Intangible Cultural Heritage

    Edited by Peter Davis, Michelle Stefano ...
    Series series Routledge Companions
    This collection provides an in-depth and up-to-date examination of the concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the issues surrounding its value to society. Critically engaging with the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the book also discusses local-level conceptualizations of living cultural traditions, practices and expressions, and reflects on ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World

    Edited by Henry Cleere ...
    Series series One World Archaeology
    Representing the latest thinking in this fast-moving and often emotive field, this book offers a remarkably comprehensive international coverage of the public aspects of archaeology. The process of survey and inventory, rescue and archaeology, conservation and protection have until now been studied largely on the basis of individual countries and their administrative and legislative structures. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD