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Arcade magic (2001)
Journal Article
Buse, P. (2001). Arcade magic. Canadian review of comparative literature (Online), 28(4), 494-507

Łamacze szyfrów i serc (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Łamacze szyfrów i serc. Polityka, 47(2325), 76-77

The article reviews the film "Enigma" based on a Robert Harris novel about Bletchley Park from the point of view of historical accuracy and doing justice to the Polish record of its contribution to the WWII anti-Nazi efforts.

Szkola slawy (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Szkola slawy. Polityka, 47(2325), 90-92

Being famous is the most fashionable job at present. NUmerous paths can lead to it, but more and more young British people choose the shortest and the simplest - a fame school. Fame schools have opened the door to success for Naomi Campbell, Denise V... Read More about Szkola slawy.

Islam bez turbanu (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Islam bez turbanu. Polityka, 2325(2325), 40-41

How to be a Muslim in Europe? How to live in Europe with Muslims? There are about 10 million of them in Western Europe. But this is not a cultural monolith - the only thing unifying it is their pervasive feeling that they do not feel at home wherever... Read More about Islam bez turbanu.

The maintenance implications of the customization of ERP software (2001)
Journal Article
Light, B. (2001). The maintenance implications of the customization of ERP software. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.240

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is a dominant approach for dealing with legacy information system problems. In order to avoid invalidating maintenance and development support from the ERP vendor, most organizations reengineer their busine... Read More about The maintenance implications of the customization of ERP software.

Internet usage on English for academic purposes courses (2001)
Journal Article
Jarvis, H. (2001). Internet usage on English for academic purposes courses. ReCALL, 13(2), 206-212. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344001000623a

This paper begins by documenting general usage of the Internet as a tool for delivery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses. It then goes on to illustrate how a number of specific internet-based classroom activities might be integrated onto... Read More about Internet usage on English for academic purposes courses.

Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England (2001)
Journal Article
Savage, M., Bagnall, G., & Longhurst, B. (2001). Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England. Sociology, 35(4), 875-892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038501035004005

This paper uses data gathered from an ESRC funded research project on social networks, social capital and lifestyle to provide an account of contemporary class identities derived from 178 in-depth interviews carried out in the Manchester area between... Read More about Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England.

Vaughan Oliver: V23 (2001)
Journal Article
Morris, C. (2001). Vaughan Oliver: V23. CSD (London), 6000(10), 14-17

Interview with Vaughan Oliver: V23. Since the 1980's, Vaughan Oliver's richly atmospheric and evocative imagery has been in particular, a recognisable visual signpost for a cluster of independent music clients. Christopher Morris meets a reluctant cu... Read More about Vaughan Oliver: V23.

L'implicite dans la traduction du discours technique et scientifique (2001)
Journal Article
Salama-Carr, M. (2001). L'implicite dans la traduction du discours technique et scientifique

Drawing on the explicitation hypothesis put forward by Blum-Kulka (1986) and taken up by corpus studies (Baker 1995 and Laviosa 1997), the paper will argue that the issue of implicitness/explicitness, normally associated with literary translation, fe... Read More about L'implicite dans la traduction du discours technique et scientifique.

Lord jest nagi (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Lord jest nagi. Polityka, 2309(2309), 38-39

The conviction for perjury has destroyed Lord Archer's political career. Many years' efforts to avoid being discredited and surrounded in scandal came to nothing. But the plot and the narrative he created with his own life is good enough for another... Read More about Lord jest nagi.

Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding (2001)
Journal Article
Lawrenson, D., & Bellaby, P. (2001). Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding. Sociological Review, 49(3), 368-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00337

The manners in which motorcyclists and road safety experts assess motorcycling diverge widely. Experts view it as an extremely risky venture and imply that only the foolhardy would engage in it. Our own survey research appears to support this view. A... Read More about Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding.

Feminist philosophy and information systems (2001)
Journal Article
Adam, A., & Richardson, H. (2001). Feminist philosophy and information systems. Information Systems Frontiers, 3(2), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1011487221497

This paper offers a new approach to the philosophical foundations of information systems (IS) through feminist philosophy and, in particular, feminist epistemology. This can be used to expose the universalizing tendency of many information systems an... Read More about Feminist philosophy and information systems.

Zywy waz (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Zywy waz. Polityka, 20(2298), 35-36

An e-mail that reached Scotland Yard said: "I am ready to surrender myself to the authorities, even if it means immediate arrest". It came from the gangster, Ronnie Biggs, after 35 years since his legendary escape from prison. In spite of a modest ro... Read More about Zywy waz.

Służąca z językiem (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Służąca z językiem. Polityka, 14(2292), 38-39

An overview of Britain's policies on the institution of 'au pair' and how Poland fares in comparison to other European countries. The article analyses attempts by Polish lobbies in the UK to open up opportunities for Polish au pairs to work legally i... Read More about Służąca z językiem.

SOE and repatriation (2001)
Journal Article
Murphy, C. (2001). SOE and repatriation. Journal of Contemporary History, 36(2), 309-323

Plona gory, plona steki (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Plona gory, plona steki. Polityka, 11(2289), 45-46

The virus is very infectious. It hides in animals' hair, birds' plumage, on people's clothes, even on car tyres, contaminated food and airborne water droplets. Only speedy countermeasures can prevent the repeat of the 1967 scenario when 400,000 cattl... Read More about Plona gory, plona steki.

Towards a description of trilingual competence (2001)
Journal Article
Hoffmann, C. (2001). Towards a description of trilingual competence. International Journal of Bilingualism, 5(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069010050010101

Most studies involving trilingualism have been carried out within the theoretical framework of bilingualism research. No attempt has been made to delimit trilingualism as a concept in its own right, and often it has been assumed to be an extension of... Read More about Towards a description of trilingual competence.

A stage maturity model for enterprise resource planning systems use (2001)
Journal Article
Light, B., & Holland, C. (2001). A stage maturity model for enterprise resource planning systems use. https://doi.org/10.1145/506732.506737

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems dominate the information technology landscape of many companies. Organizations are at different stages in the implementation process ranging from the initial analysis of implementation options, through comp... Read More about A stage maturity model for enterprise resource planning systems use.