Author: Kees Versteegh
Publisher: Edinburgh University Pre
Keywords: language, arabic
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-01-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0748614362
ISBN-13: 9780748614363

This general introduction to the Arabic Language, now available in paperback, places special emphasis on the history and variation of the language. Concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic - the Classical standard language and the dialects - Kees Versteegh charts the history and development of the Arabic language from the earliest beginnings to modern times. The reader is offered a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultura

Author: Kees Versteegh
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: language, arabic
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1997-07
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0231111525
ISBN-13: 9780231111522

This comprehensive work presents a compelling and much needed synthesis of linguistic theories, considering both the historical development of Arabic, and its modern structure and usage. Versteegh describes Arabic’s three main dialects: Arabic proper, typified by the archaic dialects of the Bedouins of the Arabian Peninsula; Eastern dialects spoken in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt; and Latinized dialects spoken in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria.

Author: Kees Versteegh
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: linguistic, thought, tradition, history, arabic, volume, landmarks, iii
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1997-06-02
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0415157579
ISBN-13: 9780415157575

Landmarks in Linguistic Thought: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of the Arabic linguistic tradition. Each chapter contains a short extract from a translated "landmark" text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context. The chosen texts frequently offer scope for comparison with the Western tradition. By contrasting the two systems, the Western and the Arabic, this book serves to highlight the characteristics of two very different systems and thus will stimulate new ideas about t

Author: Kees van der Heijde
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: conversation, strategic, art, scenarios
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2005-01-18
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0470023686
ISBN-13: 9780470023686

Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. Eight years (and 30,000 copies) after publication Scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the field. Now, Kees van der Heijden brings his bestseller up to date, following up on his original case studies and adding significant new material. The Second Edition changes focus slightly by providing more in-depth analysis and application of the concept of the ’strategic conversation’. While maintaining the underlying rigour of the first edition, van der Heijden re

Authors:Wil van der Aalst, Kees van Hee,
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: systems, cooperative, information, methods, management, models, workflow
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2004-03-01
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 0262720469
ISBN-13: 9780262720465

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to workflow management, the management of business processes with information technology. By defining, analyzing, and redesigning an organization’s resources and operations, workflow management systems ensure that the right information reaches the right person or computer application at the right time. The book provides a basic overview of workflow terminology and organization, as well as detailed coverage of workflow modeling with Petri nets. Because Petri nets make definitions easier to understand for nonexperts, they facilitate communicati

Author: Kees Stigter
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: agrometeorology, applied
Number of Pages: 1100
Published: 2010-09-30
List price: $259.00
ISBN-10: 3540746978
ISBN-13: 9783540746973

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Author: Kees deKluyver
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Keywords: governance, corporate, collection, primer
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2009-01-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1606490044
ISBN-13: 9781606490044

This book is written for senior executives and corporate directors and is a primer on corporate governance - the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders, and spells out the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. Corporate governance also deals with how a company’s objectives are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance. This book will help the reader become more effective as a participant