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Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?

By: Richard John Alexander

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Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?

By: Richard John Alexander

The book looks at the history and contemporary position of Cargill Inc. and relates how it has become the largest transnational agri-commodity trader in the world over the years. It surveys some of the agricultural-food products Cargill trades in, including soya, cocoa, palm oil, meat and dairy products. In particular the book analytically examines, whether the company engages in environmentally or ecologically good practice. The discussion of Cargill's producing and trading food globally is framed within a set of ecocritical principles. The book focuses on what Cargill says they do and it investigates the manner in which they say they are doing things. It discusses how the company, Cargill, is keen to present itself as a sustainable corporation. The story it presents to the world maintains that it protects animal welfare, the environment and people, among other things, in all its operations. The language it employs on its corporate websites is subjected to close analysis. The book describes how from an ecological and economic perspective Cargill has enveloped the global food production system with its network of offices and facilities. Along the way, its various activities are held to have contributed immensely to the ecological and environmental degradation of the physical world. Industrial agriculture and the food industry are seen by some observers almost as big a driver of climate change as fossil fuels.

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Grosvenor House Publishing

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1803818379

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9781803818375

Mitochondria

By: Alexander Tzagoloff

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Mitochondria

By: Alexander Tzagoloff

In writing this book, I found the choice of a suitable title to be a most vexing problem. Lehninger's excellent earlier monograph The Mitochondrion had already appropriated in the domain of library cards what appeared to be the most fitting description of the subject matter. Once the text was completed, however, it became obvious that pluralization was the simplest solution to this dilemma. Variations in the structure and function of this organelle and recent discoveries of the phylogenetic diversity in the organization and genetic con tent of its DNA all seemed to justify the idea that there are as many different mitochondria as there are mitochondriologists. Even though my initial intention was to provide advanced undergraduate and graduate students of cell biology with supplemental reading material on topics usually dealt with in a cursory manner by most standard texts, inevitably the scope was broadened to attract the interest of more seasoned readers who might be familiar with some but not other areas of mitochondrial studies. Con sistent with the original aim, literature citations have been kept to a minimum and are avoided in the main body of the text for purposes of readability.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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146133294X

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9781461332947

The Canadian Parliamentary Companion

By: John Alexander Gemmili

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The Canadian Parliamentary Companion

By: John Alexander Gemmili

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338534784X

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9783385347847

An Ecology of World Literature

From Antiquity to the Present Day

By: Alexander Beecroft

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An Ecology of World Literature

From Antiquity to the Present Day

By: Alexander Beecroft

What constitutes a nation’s literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with one another? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contemporary fiction of Roberto Bolaño and Amitav Ghosh. Moving across literary ecologies of varying sizes, from small societies to the planet as a whole, the environments in which literary texts are produced and circulated, An Ecology of World Literature places in dialogue scholarly perspectives on ancient and modern, western and non-western texts, navigating literary study into new and uncharted territory.

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Verso Books

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1781685746

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Calcium Stable Isotope Geochemistry

By: Nikolaus Gussone,Anne-Désirée Schmitt,Alexander Heuser,Frank Wombacher,Martin Dietzel,Edward Tipper,Martin Schiller

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Calcium Stable Isotope Geochemistry

By: Nikolaus Gussone,Anne-Désirée Schmitt,Alexander Heuser,Frank Wombacher,Martin Dietzel,Edward Tipper,Martin Schiller

This book provides an overview of the fundamentals and reference values for Ca stable isotope research, as well as current analytical methodologies including detailed instructions for sample preparation and isotope analysis. As such, it introduces readers to the different fields of application, including low-temperature mineral precipitation and biomineralisation, Earth surface processes and global cycling, high-temperature processes and cosmochemistry, and lastly human studies and biomedical applications. The current state of the art in these major areas is discussed, and open questions and possible future directions are identified. In terms of its depth and coverage, the current work extends and complements the previous reviews of Ca stable isotope geochemistry, addressing the needs of graduate students and advanced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with Ca stable isotope research.

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Springer

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3540689532

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9783540689539

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology Volume 1

By: Alexander Fenton,Margaret A. Mackay

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An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology Volume 1

By: Alexander Fenton,Margaret A. Mackay

The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike.

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Birlinn

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1907909214

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9781907909214

Rescaling Urban Governance

Planning, Localism and Institutional Change

By: Sturzaker, John,Nurse, Alexander

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Rescaling Urban Governance

Planning, Localism and Institutional Change

By: Sturzaker, John,Nurse, Alexander

Cities across the globe face unprecedented challenges as a result of ever-increasing pressure from climate change, migration, ageing populations and resource shortages. In order to guarantee a sustainable global future, these issues demand radical new approaches to how we govern our cities. Providing new research and thinking about cities, their governance and innovative models of planning reform, this timely and important book compares the UK with an array of international examples to examine cutting-edge experimentation and innovation in new models of governance and urban policy. The flagship text of the Urban Policy, Planning and Built Environment series, this broad but accessible volume is ideal for students and provides an authoritative single point of reference for teaching.

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Policy Press

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1447350774

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Closer to Consciousness

The First Strong Theory of Consciousness

By: Alexander Durig

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Closer to Consciousness

The First Strong Theory of Consciousness

By: Alexander Durig

In this book, Durig presents a full-blown theory of consciousness. By engaging contemplation of the possibility of two brain hemispheres operating as two brains interacting with one another and aware of one another, he claims that it is our brains existing in a System of Interactive Reflexivity (SIR), perpetually aware of the world and each other’s perception of the world, which is the cause of consciousness. He highlights the importance of social interaction for shaping consciousness into meaning, mind, self, language, and emotions, as well as noting weaknesses in the current paradigm.

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AuthorHouse

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1665579188

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9781665579186

Out of Carnage

By: Alexander R. Griffin

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Out of Carnage

By: Alexander R. Griffin

In Out of Carnage, which was originally published in 1945, author Alexander R. Griffin presents a series of articles on the practice of medicine during the war, with emphasis on new development and techniques. “An intelligent, well written survey of the medicines, inventions and humane methods which are daily saving the lives of the men in our armed forces. Mr. Griffin’s title is well taken, for his catalogue of the life-saving discoveries being used in this war proves beyond doubt that it is tragic but true that progress comes out of death and suffering. Dealing with such broad topics as psychoneurotic treatment, air evacuation, burn treatment, penicillin, use of blood plasma, malaria prevention and care, the miraculous DDT, air-sea rescue methods and the manual of survival as worked out by the AAF, the book pretty well covers all the allowed-to-be-known ways through which our Army and Navy cuts down loss of life from bullets and disease. An encouraging book, written for, but never down to, the layman, it will appeal to any civilian who’s interested either in one special service man or in the general welfare of all of them.”—Kirkus Review

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1789123968

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9781789123968

Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means

PC Index

By: Oleg Troshichev,Alexander Janzhura

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Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means

PC Index

By: Oleg Troshichev,Alexander Janzhura

This book demonstrates that the method, based on the ground polar cap magnetic observations is a reliable diagnosis of the solar wind energy coming into the magnetosphere Method for the uninterruptive monitoring of the magnetosphere state (i.e. space weather). It shows that the solar wind energy pumping power, can be described by the PC growth rate, thus, the magnetospheric substorms features are predetermined by the PC dynamics. Furthermore, it goes on to show that the beginning and ending of magnetic storms is predictable. The magnetic storm start only if the solar energy input into the magnetosphere exceeds a certain level and stops when the energy input turns out to be below this level.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642168035

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9783642168031

Modern Integrated Technology of Information Systems Design and Development

By: Emaid Abdul-Retha Victor Illushko, Alexander Sokolov Irena Zaretskaya Soenke Dierks Pascual Marques

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Modern Integrated Technology of Information Systems Design and Development

By: Emaid Abdul-Retha Victor Illushko, Alexander Sokolov Irena Zaretskaya Soenke Dierks Pascual Marques

The main purpose of this monograph is to introduce the up-to-date technology of software development for different applied problems solution as one of the most important spheres of modern engineering activity. It is absolutely obvious today that the role of information technology in everyday engineering activity rises steeply. Moreover, the efficient skills in information technology form the obligatory and essential part of the qualification requirements to modern engineer.

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Marques Aviation Ltd

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1907980113

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9781907980114

Wilfred Thesiger

The Life of the Great Explorer

By: Alexander Maitland

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Wilfred Thesiger

The Life of the Great Explorer

By: Alexander Maitland

“A perceptive and gripping biography” of the enigmatic British explorer, photographer, and author of Arabian Sands (Daily Mail, UK). Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for sixty years to some of the remotest, most dangerous places on earth, from the mountains of western Asia to the marshes of Iraq. The author of Arabian Sands, The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime. Yet his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography—written with Thesiger’s support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive—Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure’s family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.

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Abrams

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1590209958

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9781590209950

The Celtic Magazine. A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interest of the Celt at Home and Abroad

Vol. IX

By: Alexander Mackenzie,Alexander Macgregor,Alexander Macbain

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The Celtic Magazine. A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interest of the Celt at Home and Abroad

Vol. IX

By: Alexander Mackenzie,Alexander Macgregor,Alexander Macbain

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385386519

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Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?

Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?

Mitochondria

Mitochondria

The Canadian Parliamentary Companion

The Canadian Parliamentary Companion

An Ecology of World Literature

An Ecology of World Literature

Calcium Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Calcium Stable Isotope Geochemistry

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

Rescaling Urban Governance

Rescaling Urban Governance

Closer to Consciousness

Closer to Consciousness

Out of Carnage

Out of Carnage

Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means

Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means

Modern Integrated Technology of Information Systems Design and Development

Modern Integrated Technology of Information Systems Design and Development

Wilfred Thesiger

Wilfred Thesiger

The Celtic Magazine. A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interest of the Celt at Home and Abroad

The Celtic Magazine. A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interest of the Celt at Home and Abroad

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