This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport systems or the human body to generate useable electrical power. A wide range of technologies is discussed, including external combustion heat cycles at MEMS ( Brayton, Stirling and Rankine), Thermoa...

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite.Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead...

Covid-19, die Lockdowns und ihre Folgen haben einen Schlussstrich unter die vorangegangene Ära gezogen. Davon ist das Autorentrio überzeugt. Doch was kommt als Nächstes – und wie zerbröckelte der Neoliberalismus und verschwand die Politik der Mitte, die seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges die Zentralräume der Welt beherrschten? Im Jahr 1989 verkündete Francis Fukuyama das "Ende der Geschichte". Mit dem Zusammenbruch des staatssozialistischen Modells hätten liberale Demokratie und Marktwirtsch...

On Critical Postmedia and Korea: Philosophy, Technology, Literature was curated for the simple reason that a shift has taken place in orientation towards the future. Not long ago, the West looked to Japan as charting a path to a new form of society, with a unique dynamic of media, economics, technology, culture, and politics. Yet, across the Sea of Japan, a phase change has occurred since the bursting of the economic bubble on the Japanese archipelago. Now, we look to South Korea ...

El neoliberalismo no está funcionando. A lo largo de las últimas décadas, las políticas económicas neoliberales han arrastrado a millones de personas a la pobreza y a otras muchas a trabajos precarios y mal pagados. Entretanto, la izquierda se mantiene atrapada en una serie de prácticas que rara vez ofrecen un respiro y menos aún una solución a la crisis. Este libro propone, finalmente, una alternativa. "Inventar el futuro" es un audaz manifiesto sobre la vida después del capitalismo. En c...

This major new manifesto offers a "clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society" and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the twenty-first century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist RealismNeoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite.Inventing the Future is a bold new mani...

Providing a historical development of the UK education system and its policies, Alex McInch offers insight on how structural decisions impact how working-class pupils view and navigate the educational field. This ethnographic investigation explores topics such as compensatory educational policies, including Free School Meals, and how these attempt to close the attainment gap between the working and middle classes.This timely book is a welcome addition to the current literature on w...

In the wake of Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, French liberals set out to create an informal empire. Their efforts to cultivate unequal partnerships with Christian, Greek-speaking elites in southeast Europe shaped national identities and structured global civilizational hierarchies over the decades that followed.Unintended Nations tracks a notion of civilization that developed in early nineteenth-century France. Alex Tipei explores the constellation of ideas, beliefs, and pract...

Introducing Zarate Zen: Colorful Captures & Positive Posts, the ultimate source of daily inspiration and motivation for anyone looking to add a little more positivity to their life.This beautiful book is filled with vibrant photography and uplifting words that will help you start your day on a positive note. Each page features a stunning image paired with a thought-provoking quote to help you stay focused and motivated throughout the day.Whether you're a bu...

What do you do when life shatters-when trauma, loss, and shame leave you in ruins?For years, Alex Rodriguez carried the weight of abuse, addiction, and war.Born in Mexico and raised in Texas, he faced domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, homelessness, and gang life before finding temporary refuge in the military. But even there, the pain followed-through the chaos of combat, the scars of PTSD, and the near-fatal night when he tried to end it all.Yet, in his da...

The constitutional presidency is the crown jewel of the separation of powers in the American system. Designed in 1787, the office was structured to weather a wide variety of political circumstances, accommodate broad ranges of personalities in its incumbents and educate officeholders to become better presidents. Nowhere are these three effects clearer than during the brief, unelected tenure of President Gerald Ford, because he occupied the presidency amid tremendous strains on the country ...

When he was ten years old, Paul Fronczak was snooping around for Christmas presents in a crawl space in his family’s Chicago home. There, he found hundreds of old newspaper clippings about the kidnapping of a one-day-old infant in a hospital in 1964. He also learned that, two years later, the boy was found and returned to his family—and that the boy was him.Nearly fifty years later, Paul, acting on long-held suspicions, took a DNA test that proved he was not the kidnapped ...