Fires Of Gold

Author : Lauren Coyle Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : 0520343336

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Fires of Gold by Lauren Coyle Rosen Pdf

Fires of Gold is a powerful ethnography of the often shrouded cultural, legal, political, and spiritual forces governing the gold mining industry in Ghana, one of Africa's most celebrated democracies. Lauren Coyle Rosen argues that significant sources of power have arisen outside of the formal legal system to police, adjudicate, and navigate conflict in this theater of violence, destruction, and rebirth. These authorities, or shadow sovereigns, include the transnational mining company, collectivized artisanal miners, civil society advocacy groups, and significant religious figures and spiritual forces from African, Islamic, and Christian traditions. Often more salient than official bodies of government, the shadow sovereigns reveal a reconstitution of sovereign power--one that, in many ways, is generated by hidden dimensions of the legal system. Coyle Rosen also contends that spiritual forces are central in anchoring and animating shadow sovereigns as well as key forms of legal authority, economic value, and political contestation. This innovative book illuminates how the crucible of gold, itself governed by spirits, serves as a critical site for embodied struggles over the realignment of the classical philosophical triad: the city, the soul, and the sacred.

Author : Lauren Coyle Rosen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520974739

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Fires of Gold by Lauren Coyle Rosen Pdf

Fires of Gold is a powerful ethnography of the often shrouded cultural, legal, political, and spiritual forces governing the gold mining industry in Ghana, one of Africa’s most celebrated democracies. Lauren Coyle Rosen argues that significant sources of power have arisen outside of the formal legal system to police, adjudicate, and navigate conflict in this theater of violence, destruction, and rebirth. These authorities, or shadow sovereigns, include the transnational mining company, collectivized artisanal miners, civil society advocacy groups, and significant religious figures and spiritual forces from African, Islamic, and Christian traditions. Often more salient than official bodies of government, the shadow sovereigns reveal a reconstitution of sovereign power—one that, in many ways, is generated by hidden dimensions of the legal system. Coyle Rosen also contends that spiritual forces are central in anchoring and animating shadow sovereigns as well as key forms of legal authority, economic value, and political contestation. This innovative book illuminates how the crucible of gold, itself governed by spirits, serves as a critical site for embodied struggles over the realignment of the classical philosophical triad: the city, the soul, and the sacred.

Author : David Wyatt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195127416

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Five Fires by David Wyatt Pdf

Using his background in cultural history and literature, David Wyatt focuses this history of California on five events that swept through the state, altering its physical and political landscape. "Five Fires" provides a unique framework for understanding the recent developments in California and will prove an important contribution to the history of American culture. Photos.

Author : Sudhish Chandra Banerjee
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000443769

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Prevention and Combating Mine Fires by Sudhish Chandra Banerjee Pdf

There is a growing concern about fires in mines, coal mines in particular. Attempts are being made to improve mine fire combat efforts and their prevention, taking advantage of developments in the fields of science and technology. This book looks at those developments and their applications.

Author : Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher : Center Point
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : 1585473367

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The Fire and the Gold by Phyllis A. Whitney Pdf

Melora, undecided about her future with handsome Quent Seymour of Nob Hill, becomes distracted and confused when an earthquake strikes San Francisco in 1906 and she meets Tony Ellis in the midst of the turmoil.

Author : Robert Graysmith
Publisher : Crown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307720573

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Black Fire by Robert Graysmith Pdf

The first biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer, told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco. When San Francisco Daily Morning Call reporter Mark Twain met Tom Sawyer in 1863, he was seeking a subject for his first novel. He learned that Sawyer was a volunteer firefighter, local hero, and a former “Torch Boy,” racing ahead of hand-drawn fire engines at night carrying torches to light the way. When a mysterious serial arsonist known as “The Lightkeeper” was in the process of burning San Francisco to the ground, Sawyer played a key role in stopping him, helping to contain what is now considered the most disastrous and costly series of fires ever experienced by an American metropolis. By chronicling how Sawyer took it upon himself to investigate, expose, and stop the arsonist, Black Fire details Sawyer’s remarkable life and illustrates why Twain would later feel compelled to name his iconic character after him when writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. A vivid portrayal of the gritty, corrupt, and violent world of the Gold Rush-era West, Black Fire is the most vibrant and thorough account of Sawyer’s relationship with Mark Twain, and of the devastating fires that baptized San Francisco.

Author : John J. Qu,William Sommers,Ruixin Yang,Allen Riebau,Menas Kafatos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783642325304

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Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires by John J. Qu,William Sommers,Ruixin Yang,Allen Riebau,Menas Kafatos Pdf

Scientists and managers alike need timely, cost-effective, and technically appropriate fire-related information to develop functional strategies for the diverse fire communities. "Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires" addresses wildland fire management needs by presenting discussions that link ecology and the physical sciences from local to regional levels, views on integrated decision support data for policy and decision makers, new technologies and techniques, and future challenges and how remote sensing might help to address them. While creating awareness of wildland fire management and rehabilitation issues, hands-on experience in applying remote sensing and simulation modeling is also shared. This book will be a useful reference work for researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of fire science, remote sensing and modeling applications. Professor John J. Qu works at the Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science at George Mason University (GMU), USA. He is the Founder and Director of the Environmental Science and Technology Center (ESTC) and EastFIRE Lab at GMU.

Author : David Lambert
Publisher : Evans Brothers
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0237517981

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Fires and Floods by David Lambert Pdf

Part of the Alpha Books series, which have been written with advice from experts that teach reading, and are printed in large, clear type. This title looks at fire in different places, examines safety measures to prevent fire, and describes how fire damage can be repaired. The book also focuses on flooding, and looks at ways in which man's activities have contributed to the threat, and presents some methods to prevent flooding on a large scale in the future.

Author : Rebecca Hatcher Travis
Publisher : Chickasaw Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1935684582

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Constant Fires by Rebecca Hatcher Travis Pdf

The latest collection of poems from award-winning Chickasaw poet Rebecca Hatcher Travis brings readers to a deeper understanding of the Chickasaw people and perspective. Sixty poems are presented in four sections titled "Blood Streaks," "Stirrings," "Voices in Place," and "Earth Echoes." Constant Fires captures the stories, struggles, and people of past generations, rejoices in the perseverance and determination of First Americans, and celebrates the beauty of nature and our connection to the natural world.

Author : June CL Tan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780063056398

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Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan Pdf

Girls of Paper and Fire meets A Song of Wraiths and Ruin in June CL Tan’s stunning debut, where ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide. In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined. A stunning homage to the Xianxia novel with dangerous magic, fast-paced action, and a delightful romance, Jade Fire Gold isn’t one to miss! “An addictive story that is impossible to put down." —Swati Teerdhala, author of The Tiger at Midnight series "Adventure at its finest. A beautifully rendered story that honors the great wuxia epics.” —Joan He, author of Descendant of the Crane and The Ones We're Meant to Find “An epic adventure!” —Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Spin the Dawn and So This Is Love “Epic in every sense of the word, beautiful as it is sweeping." —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

Author : James R. McCollam
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781503557154

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Fires of Revolution IV by James R. McCollam Pdf

The world has become an extremely scary and dangerous place. This book offers hope and peace in a time of such uncertainty and turmoil. The author wants to focus your attention on things eternal. Every bar of gold is produced in a furnace. This earth experience is when and where we have our metal tested to see who we want to be forever. If we endure the tests and trials of faith and come forth as pure gold, we are assured of victory and an amazing afterlife. Victory is attainable by everyone and nothing or no one can prevent you being victorious except you. Violently discard everything unholy and cast all your care upon Jesus. A great white steed is being prepared for your victory lap.

Author : Allen D. Look
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Mine fires
ISBN : UOM:39015077578568

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Underground Metal-mine Fires from Cutting and Welding by Allen D. Look Pdf

Author : Don Pendleton
Publisher : Gold Eagle
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426841415

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Fire Zone by Don Pendleton Pdf

After the leader of an African rebel group hijacks the shipment of enough gold to fund a revolution, Mack Bolan must retrieve it before the killing starts. But the military commander is elusive, and with oil, minerals and political clout at stake, it's going to take more than guns and bombs to bring him down. Tracking the gold to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolan is determined to win the battle. Unable to trust even the CIA, he has to put his combat and survival skills to the test in order to infiltrate the rebel base and destroy the key players. In a region filled with danger, deceit and government conflict, there is only one man who can stop the revolution—the Executioner.

Author : Margaret Daley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408965283

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Gold in the Fire (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) (The Ladies of Sweetwater Lake, Book 1) by Margaret Daley Pdf

As a firefighter, Joshua Markham was used to taking risks. So when unexplained fires started disrupting the quiet town of Sweetwater, he was prepared to stop them - whatever it took. What he wasn't prepared for was Darcy O'Brien, the beautiful woman he found trying to save horses as her family's barn smoldered.

Author : James Maloney
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490855615

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The Lord in the Fires by James Maloney Pdf

Being refined in the fires of testing is not the most popular Sunday morning message, but Paul tells us: "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy." (1 Peter 4:12) With the candor, insight, and humor that have become the hallmarks of his previous books, James Maloney presents a unique teaching on the concept of being baptized with fire. (Matthew 3:11) Rather than burn us to cinders, the Spirit of God wants to set us ablaze, to fashion His people into firebrands in His hand, instigating radical change in everyone around us by increasing their awe of the God we serve. The Lord in the Fires is like no other book you've read on intimacy with God, the fear of the Lord, and the testings of our faith. Jesus promises, "Everyone will be seasoned with fire." (Matthew 9:49) The question is: will you allow the Lord in the fires to increase your awe in Him, or will you let your circumstances burn you as chaff? This book helps answer that question.