The Silent Countdown

Author : Peter Brimblecombe,Christian Pfister
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642751592

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The Silent COUNTDOWN by Peter Brimblecombe,Christian Pfister Pdf

There is a growing need for cooperation between disciplines, not only to deal with the burning problems of the present, but to study the interaction of societies and their ecosystems in the past. In the 1970s studies in Environmental History were largely confined to North America. Recent years have brought about a vast increase in the "amount, the quality and the scope of scholarship on historical interactions between human (social and economic) de velopment and the biosphere in Europe, both East and West. This broad interest in environmental history may have been heightened and sharpened by the dangers of unbridled technology and unlimited growth, which are becoming more and more manifest. However, for several reasons it is still difficult to become familiar with the different approaches to this new and interdisciplinary of study. Many fields of thought - biology, anthropology, field geography, sociology and history - are involved; the relevant books and articles are hard to find and a coherent theoretical framework is still lacking, because the key issues have yet to be submitted to a thorough scholarly debate. It is hoped that the pre sent volume will make a contribution towards overcoming those shortcomings.

Author : J. Fenger,O. Hertel,F. Palmgren
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401590808

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Urban Air Pollution - European Aspects by J. Fenger,O. Hertel,F. Palmgren Pdf

This European Community-initiated book presents an up-to-date account of the air pollution situation with special reference to European cities. Its structure follows by and large the logical chain of events in air pollution, from sources, through dispersion and deposition, to impacts.

Author : Elton Gahr
Publisher : Elton Gahr
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Shadows of Betrayal: The Silent Echo (Part 3) by Elton Gahr Pdf

Returning to union space captain Solaria discovers that after betraying her Lawrence returned to the union and told everyone that she had betrayed the union and so she is arrested as soon as she arrives.

Author : Hai Ren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136923654

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Neoliberalism and Culture in China and Hong Kong by Hai Ren Pdf

This book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 - the 'countdown of time', and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites, argues that China has undergone a transition to neoliberal state, in part through its reunification with Hong Kong. The problem of synchronization with the world, a Chinese phrase that epitomizes China's engagement with modern capitalism since the first Opium War, was characterized throughout the 20th century as a 'humiliation', 'weakness', 'tragedy' and 'disaster', with China in the role of the victim of capitalist globalization. During the reunification with Hong Kong, these conventional expressions were replaced by new ones such as 'de-humiliation', 'return', 'self-esteem' and 'revival'. Hai Ren gives an ethnographic and historical analysis of this cultural and political transformation of China's globalization experience by looking closely at public history practices in mainland China and Hong Kong and how the reconfiguration of everyday life and cultural norms led to the development of this neoliberal China. As a book which straddles Chinese and Hong Kong, history, politics, cultural heritage and museum studies more generally, it can be regarded as a work of cultural political economy which will appeal to students and scholars of all of the above.

Author : National High Blood Pressure Education Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Audio-visual materials
ISBN : PURD:32754081210159

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Audiovisual Aids for High Blood Pressure Education by National High Blood Pressure Education Program Pdf

Abstract: This bibliography acquaints health care professionals with visual aids, including audiocassettes, tapes, films, filmstrips, slides and videocassettes, that are available on high blood pressure control. Entries are grouped according to use--as public, patient, or professional education. Title of the production, consultants, producer, production date, a content summary, format, recommended audience, and ordering information are provided for each entry. The entries were derived from producer statements.

Author : Pierre Lagayette
Publisher : Presses Paris Sorbonne
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 2840503883

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Nature et progrès by Pierre Lagayette Pdf

Author : Felipe Fernandez-Armesto,James Muldoon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351927017

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Internal Colonization in Medieval Europe by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto,James Muldoon Pdf

Around the year 1000 Rodulfus Glaber described France as being in the throes of a building boom. He may have been the first writer to perceive the early medieval period as a Dark Age that was ending to be replaced by a better world. In the articles gathered here distinguished medieval historians discuss the ways in which this transformation took place. European society was becoming more stable, the climate was improving, and the population increasing so that it was necessary to increase food production. These circumstances in turn led to the cutting down of forests, the draining of wetlands, and the creation of pastures on higher elevations from which the glaciers had retreated. New towns were established to serve as economic and administrative centers. These developments were witness to the processes of internal colonization that helped create medieval Europe.

Author : J¢zsef Laszlovszky,P‚ter Szab¢
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9639241865

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People and Nature in Historical Perspective by J¢zsef Laszlovszky,P‚ter Szab¢ Pdf

Knochenartefakte - Beinartefakte - Bein.

Author : MIKE LUOMA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781411665316

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VATICAN ASSASSIN by MIKE LUOMA Pdf

It's 2109. BC - Bernard Campion - poses as a priest, but he's really an assassin for the New catholic Church. His assignment: Assassinate Meredith McEntyre, Governor of Lunar Prime, the non-aligned city-state on the Moon! There's an out of control interplanetary War between the west and Islam, between The Universal Trade Zone, the commercial power of Earth, and the UIN, the Universal Islamic Nation, based on Mars. BC's next move will change everything! BC's bosses in the Office of Papal Operations - the OPO - tell him Luna Prime Governor McEntyre has been sympathizing with the enemy, the UIN. Can't let her give the Moon to the UIN. That's where he comes in. BC works for the Pope, ""officially"" assigned as PR man to the Cardinal and the Vatican Mission on Luna Prime. Just a mild mannered, young priest working for the New catholic Church on public relations. But under his cover he's a weapon pointed at the UIN by the NcC and their Earth based allies, the UTZ. As he goes off, the repercussions will be cosmic!

Author : Mike Luoma
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312925359

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The Vatican Assassin Trilogy Omnibus by Mike Luoma Pdf

The Vatican Assassin Trilogy under one cover - Vatican Assassin - Vatican Ambassador - and Vatican Abdicator - an original science fiction series by Mike Luoma! Follow the career of ""BC"" - Bernard Campion - from hit man for the Pope to the heights of human power - from holy killer to champion of all humanity... Kinda. In Vatican Assassin, it's 2109 and BC poses as a priest - But he's really an assassin for the New catholic Church. His assignment: assassinate Meredith McEntyre, Governor of Lunar Prime, the non-aligned city-state on the Moon. They tell him she's about to help the wrong side in an out of control interplanetary War between the west and Islam. BC's next move will change everything! In Vatican Ambassador, the old pope has died. Seemingly unaware of BC's role, the new one names BC acting Vatican Ambassador to Lunar Prime. Can BC handle it? And in the trilogy's finale, Vatican Abdicator, BC tries to help humankind survive in the face of a massive external threat!

Author : Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Jeff Rovin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101003626

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Games of State by Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Jeff Rovin Pdf

In the newly unified Germany, old horrors are reborn. It is the beginning of Chaos Days, a time when Neo-Nazi groups gather to spread violence and resurrect bad dreams. But this year, Germany isn't the only target. Plans are afoot to destabilize Europe and cause turmoil throughout the United States. Paul Hood and his team, already in Germany to buy technology for the new Regional Op-Center, become entangled in the crisis. They uncover a shocking force behind the chaos -- a group that uses cutting-edge technology to promote hate and influence world events.

Author : Jan Oosthoek,Barry K. Gills
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317968955

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The Globalization of Environmental Crisis by Jan Oosthoek,Barry K. Gills Pdf

Previously published as a special issue of Globalizations, this collection of essays addresses what is arguably the most pressing and urgent issue of our day - the continuing development of global environmental crises and the need for new and urgent responses to them by the world community. The contributors include social scientists, environmental historians, anthropologists, and science policy researchers, and together they give an overview of the history of the globalization of environmental crisis over the past several decades, both in terms of the science of measurement and the types of policy and public responses that have emerged to date. The specific issue areas addressed in the book cover a wide range of topics, including international environmental governance, North-South inequalities, climate change, global warming, tropical forests, air pollution, economic and paradigm shifts, sustainability, indigenous peoples and eco-conservation, EU environmental policy, the United States and politicized climate science, and more. The Globalization of Environmental Crisis will be of particular interest to all those concerned with the on-going debate over the state of the global environment and what to do about it.

Author : E. Melanie Dupuis
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780814719619

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Smoke and Mirrors by E. Melanie Dupuis Pdf

From the sixteenth to early-nineteenth century, four times more Africans than Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. While this forced migration stripped slaves of their liberty, it failed to destroy many of their cultural practices, which came with Africans to the New World. In Working the Diaspora, Frederick Knight examines work cultures on both sides of the Atlantic, from West and West Central Africa to British North America and the Caribbean. Knight demonstrates that the knowledge that Africans carried across the Atlantic shaped Anglo-American agricultural development and made particularly important contributions to cotton, indigo, tobacco, and staple food cultivation. The book also compellingly argues that the work experience of slaves shaped their views of the natural world. Broad in scope, clearly written, and at the center of current scholarly debates, Working the Diaspora challenges readers to alter their conceptual frameworks about Africans by looking at them as workers who, through the course of the Atlantic slave trade and plantation labor, shaped the development of the Americas in significant ways.

Author : Markus Quante,Ralf Ebinghaus,Götz Flöser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642174193

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Persistent Pollution – Past, Present and Future by Markus Quante,Ralf Ebinghaus,Götz Flöser Pdf

This book evolved from the 5th School of Environmental Research entitled „Persistent Pollution – Past, Present and Future", which has set a focus on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), heavy metals and aerosols. - reconstruction of past changes based on the scientific analysis of natural archives such as ice cores and peat deposits, - evaluation of the present environmental state by the integration of measurements and modelling and the establishment of cause-effect-patterns, - assessment of possible environmental future scenarios including emission and climate change perspectives.

Author : Robin Alan Butlin,Robert A. Dodgshon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780198741794

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An Historical Geography of Europe by Robin Alan Butlin,Robert A. Dodgshon Pdf

A Historical Geography of Europe provides an analytical and explanatory account of European historical geography from classical times to the modern period, including the vast changes to landscape, settlements, population, and in political and cultural structures and character that have taken place since 1500. The text takes account of the volume of relevant research and literature that has been published over the past two or three decades, in order to achieve a coverage and synthesis of this very broad range of evidence and opinion, and has tried to engage with many of the main themes and debates to give a clear indication of changing ideas and interpretations of the subject.