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Deep Millimeter Surveys

Implications for Galaxy Formation and Evolution, 19-21 June, 2000, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

By: James D. Lowenthal,David H. Hughes

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Deep Millimeter Surveys

Implications for Galaxy Formation and Evolution, 19-21 June, 2000, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

By: James D. Lowenthal,David H. Hughes

The arrival of large submillimeter and millimeter-wave detector arrays opened a new window on galaxy formation and evolution. The major new facilities now being designed or constructed, such as ALMA (MMA) and the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), will soon be expanding the horizons even farther.The Conference on ?Deep Millimeter Surveys: Implications for Galaxy Formation and Evolution? drew together the major international groups working on submillimeter and millimeter-wave galaxies to discuss their relation to other galaxies both near by and in the early Universe, the role of the LMT and other new facilities in advancing the new field, and the implications of the new results and models for our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. The resulting compendium of reports on observations, simulations, theory and interpretation, and instrumentation is the first book to present the new millimeter view of the early Universe thoroughly in a single volume.

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World Scientific

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9810244657

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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought

Geography, Exploration, and Fiction

By: James S. Romm

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The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought

Geography, Exploration, and Fiction

By: James S. Romm

For the Greeks and Romans the earth's farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. The alien qualities of these "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition that endured throughout antiquity and into the Renaissance, despite the growing challenges of emerging scientific perspectives. Here James Romm surveys this tradition, revealing that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre.

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Princeton University Press

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0691201706

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9780691201702

Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji

The Confucianism of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91)

By: James McMullen

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Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji

The Confucianism of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91)

By: James McMullen

This book takes a fresh look at early modern Japanese Confucian thought through a study of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91). It argues that, contrary to the often-held view that Confucianism was an ideological tool used to support the current regime, Banzan's thought suggests that the traditioncontained elements subversive to the status quo: Banzan is presented as a figure of protest. The book explores his stormy relations with feudal authority and his remonstrations against contemporary maladministration. Banzan also criticized the historical militarization of Japanese societyand high consumption, which he believed to cause deforestation and climatic warming. His thinking extended to metaphysics and the question of Japan's national identity. A remarkable feature of his thought was his identification of an arcadian society in the Tale of Genji, a book condemned bymost of his fellow Confucian thinkers. This book is based on Banzan's written works, both published and in manuscript, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources.

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Oxford University Press

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0198152515

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9780198152514

Evolution and Ethics

T.H. Huxley's Evolution and Ethics with New Essays on Its Victorian and Sociobiological Context

By: James G. Paradis,George Christopher Williams

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Evolution and Ethics

T.H. Huxley's Evolution and Ethics with New Essays on Its Victorian and Sociobiological Context

By: James G. Paradis,George Christopher Williams

T. H. Huxley (1825-1895) was not only an active protagonist in the religious and scientific upheaval that followed the publication of Darwin's theory of evolution but also a harbinger of the sociobiological debates about the implications of evolution that are now going on. His seminal lecture Evolution and Ethics, reprinted here with its introductory Prolegomena, argues that the human psyche is at war with itself, that humans are alienated in a cosmos that has no special reference to their needs, and that moral societies are of necessity in conflict with the natural conditions of their existence. Seen in the light of current understanding of the mechanisms of evolution, these claims remain as controversial today as they were when Huxley proposed them. In this volume George Williams, one of the best-known evolutionary biologists of our time, asserts that recent biological ideas and data justify a more extreme condemnation of the "cosmic process" than Huxley advocated and more extreme denial that the forces that got us here are capable of maintaining a viable world. James Paradis, an expert in Victorian studies, has written an introduction that sets the celebrated lecture in the context of cultural history, revealing it to be an impressive synthesis of Victorian thinking, as well as a challenge to eighteenth-century assumptions about the harmony of of nature. With Huxley's lecture as a focal point, the three parts of this book unite philosophy and science in a shared quest that recalls their common origins as systems of knowledge. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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140086030X

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Who Owns Antiquity?

Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage

By: James Cuno

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Who Owns Antiquity?

Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage

By: James Cuno

Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found is one of the most urgent and controversial issues in the art world today, and it has pitted museums, private collectors, and dealers against source countries, archaeologists, and academics. Maintaining that the acquisition of undocumented antiquities by museums encourages the looting of archaeological sites, countries such as Italy, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, and China have claimed ancient artifacts as state property, called for their return from museums around the world, and passed laws against their future export. But in Who Owns Antiquity?, one of the world's leading museum directors vigorously challenges this nationalistic position, arguing that it is damaging and often disingenuous. "Antiquities," James Cuno argues, "are the cultural property of all humankind," "evidence of the world's ancient past and not that of a particular modern nation. They comprise antiquity, and antiquity knows no borders." Cuno argues that nationalistic retention and reclamation policies impede common access to this common heritage and encourage a dubious and dangerous politicization of antiquities--and of culture itself. Antiquities need to be protected from looting but also from nationalistic identity politics. To do this, Cuno calls for measures to broaden rather than restrict international access to antiquities. He advocates restoration of the system under which source countries would share newly discovered artifacts in exchange for archaeological help, and he argues that museums should again be allowed reasonable ways to acquire undocumented antiquities. Cuno explains how partage broadened access to our ancient heritage and helped create national museums in Cairo, Baghdad, and Kabul. The first extended defense of the side of museums in the struggle over antiquities, Who Owns Antiquity? is sure to be as important as it is controversial. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

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Princeton University Press

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1400839246

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Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation

By: James E. Graves,Barry A. Franklin

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Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation

By: James E. Graves,Barry A. Franklin

This text addresses the expanding role of resistance training for health, disease prevention and rehabilitation. It presents a clear and sound rationale for including resistance training as a health benefit, pointing out the areas in which it helps.

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Human Kinetics

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0736001786

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Urban Ecology

An Introduction

By: Philip James,Ian Douglas

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Urban Ecology

An Introduction

By: Philip James,Ian Douglas

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader’s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visit and in which to live and work. The authors examine how nature can improve our physical and mental health, the air we breathe and the waters we use, as well as boosting our enjoyment of parks and gardens. Urban Ecology sets out the science that underlies the changing natural scene and the tools used to ensure that cities become both capable of adapting to climate change and more beautiful and resilient. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of urban places and the role of nature in towns and cities. Part 1 looks at the context and content of urban ecology, its relationship to other foci of interest within ecology and other environmental sciences, and the character of city landscapes and ecosystems. In Part 2 the authors set out the physical and chemical components of urban ecosystems and ecological processes, including urban weather and climate, urban geomorphology and soils, urban hydrology and urban biogeochemical cycles. In Part 3 urban habitats, urban flora and fauna, and the effects of, deliberate and inadvertent human action on urban biota are examined. Part 4 contains an exploration of the identification and assessment of ecosystem services in urban areas, emphasising economic evaluation, the importance of urban nature for human health and well-being, and restoration ecology and creative conservation. Finally, in Part 5 the tasks for urban ecologists in optimising and sustaining urban ecosystems, providing for nature in cities, adapting to climate change and in developing the urban future in a more sustainable manner are set out. Within the 16 chapters of the book – in which examples from around the world are drawn upon - the authors explore current practice and future alternatives, set out procedures for ecological assessment and evaluation, suggest student activities and discussion topics, provide recommended reading and an extensive bibliography. The book contains more than 150 tables and over 150 photographs and diagrams.

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Routledge

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113626695X

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Geography and Geographers

Anglo-American human geography since 1945

By: Ron Johnston,James Sidaway

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Geography and Geographers

Anglo-American human geography since 1945

By: Ron Johnston,James Sidaway

Explores the relationship between human and physical geography. All chapters updated in the new edition to reflect new literature and changes in the discipline. Chapter One systematically considers representations of geographical thought. The closing chapter develops an explicit argument about what has made human geography distinctive. Draws on a wide reading of the geographical literature produced during a fifty-year period characterised by both growth in the number of academic geographers and substantial shifts in conceptions of the discipline's scientific rationale

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1134065876

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Black Families

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

By: Harold E. Cheatham,James B. Stewart

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Black Families

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

By: Harold E. Cheatham,James B. Stewart

The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s, when the Moynihan Report and the culture of poverty theses held sway. Since then a consistent theme has been that black families are pathological. Despite the fact that research has been inconclusive and contradictory, political debate and policy have been strongly influenced by the pathology theme. This volume presents alternative approaches toward understanding the special characteristics of black families. Extending a special issue of The Review of Black Political Economy, the book focuses on the economic circumstances and decision making of these families, employing Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. It examines the general responses of black families to various external factors such as economic systems, and to Internal factors such as interpersonal relationships. This compendium of current thinking and research will be of interest to professionals in a number of fields, Including family studies, counseling, social work, psychology, and sociology. It will be of practical use in training programs for service delivery systems Interested In Incorporating multicultural perspectives, as well as those specifically interested in black families today.

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1351316303

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An Archaeology of Social Space

Analyzing Coffee Plantations in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains

By: James A. Delle

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An Archaeology of Social Space

Analyzing Coffee Plantations in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains

By: James A. Delle

James Delle has solved a number of problems in Caribbean archaeology with An Archaeology of Social Space. He deals with most of the problems by using historical archaeology, and clearly implicates Ameri canist prehistorians. Although this book is about coffee plantations in the Blue Mountains area of Jamaica, it is actually about the whole Caribbean. Just as it is about all archaeology, not only historical archaeology, it is also a book about colonialism and national inde pendence and how these two enormous events happened in the context of eighteenth and nineteenth century capitalism. The first issue raised appears to be an academic topic that has come to be known as landscape archaeology. Landscape archaeology considers the planned spaces around living places. The topic is big, comprehensive, and new within historical archaeology. Its fundamen tal insight is that in the early modern and modern worlds everything within view could be made into money. Seeing occurs in space and from 1450, or a little before, everything that could be seen could, potentially, be measured. The measuring-and the accompanying culture of record ing called a scriptural economy-became a way of controlling people in space, for a profit. Dr. Delle thus explores maps, local philosophies of settlement, town dwelling, housing, and the actual condition of plantations and their buildings now, so as to describe coffee-Jamaica from 1790-1860.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475791593

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Coastal Towns in Transition

Local Perceptions of Landscape Change

By: Raymond James Green

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Coastal Towns in Transition

Local Perceptions of Landscape Change

By: Raymond James Green

Many coastal areas around the world are experiencing dramatic landscape changes as a result of increased tourism development and the "sea change phenomenon" – the migration of affluent urbanites to small coastal towns seeking beautiful, natural surroundings. In response to these changes local residents in these places often complain that the distinctive character of their towns and/or individual neighborhoods is being lost or degraded. Coastal Towns in Transition looks at how changes due to unsympathetic development of the built environment and modification of the natural landscape are perceived to negatively impact on the character of small coastal towns. The book explores the concept of town character, and associated notions of sense of place, genius loci and place identity, as conceptualised by local residents in several coastal town communities along Australia’s Great Ocean Road. Findings of a four-year study involving over 1800 respondents from these communities are used to explore theoretical and methodological issues associated with the assessment of place character in the context of coastal towns that are experiencing rapid environmental change. This book will be of interest to planners and environmental designers, as well as scholars in both landscape studies and social science and planning fields who are interested in the sustainable development of coastal areas. The case studies and associated planning and design strategies, together with the bibliography of selected relevant literature, will provide an invaluable reference for these scholars.

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1402068875

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Centrality and Cities

By: James Bird

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Centrality and Cities

By: James Bird

Professor Bird presents a synthesis of the many approaches to the study of a central featuer of modern life - the city, including its distant past and its future. He sees centrality as a mental projection on to space, and discusses the concept in relation to three types of its manifestation in spatial terms: the city as centre of a tributary region; the centres and central areas of cities themselves; and the city considered as a centre or gateway for other distant regions, often overseas. This book should do much to unravel the funamental similarities between cities of the world while recognizing the myriad variations upon a common theme. This book was first published in 1977.

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113567387X

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Controlling Exposure to Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines

By: Aleksandar D. Bugarski,Samuel J. Janisko,Emanuele G. Cauda,James D. Noll,Steven E. Mischler

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Controlling Exposure to Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines

By: Aleksandar D. Bugarski,Samuel J. Janisko,Emanuele G. Cauda,James D. Noll,Steven E. Mischler

The use of diesel-powered equipment in underground mining operations provides many benefits to the industry. It also presents many challenges to the health and safety of workers as it is a significant source of submicrometer aerosols and noxious gases. This book was developed to assist the coal and metal/nonmetal underground mining industries in their efforts to reduce the exposure of workers to aerosols and gases from diesel-powered equipment. It includes information collected by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (NIOSH/OMSHR). Prior to the production of this text, the knowledge on this complex issue was fragmented. The goal of this volume is to make the information available in one easy-to-use reference. The book includes comprehensive, mine-specific programs for use by mechanics, mine ventilation engineers, industrial hygienists, mine managers, union health and safety representatives, and personnel responsible for the acquisition of diesel vehicles, engines, exhaust aftertreatment systems, fuels, and lubricants. The description of methods to reduce exposure to diesel aerosols includes curtailment of diesel particulate matter and gaseous emissions at their source, and controlling airborne pollutants with ventilation and personal protective equipment. This information should also help researchers in industry, government, and academia to identify areas that need to be addressed in future research and development efforts.

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SME

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0873353609

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9780873353601

Citizenship Through Secondary History

By: James Arthur,Ian Davies,David Kerr,Andrew Wrenn

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Citizenship Through Secondary History

By: James Arthur,Ian Davies,David Kerr,Andrew Wrenn

Citizenship through Secondary History reveals the potential of history to engage with citizenship education and includes: a review of the links between citizenship education and the teaching and learning of history an analysis of how citizenship education is characterised, raising key issues about what could and should be achieved a critique of the discipline and the pitfalls to avoid in teaching citizenship through history case studies offering practical teaching suggestions. History teaching is at the vanguard of citizenship education - the past is the springboard from which citizens learn to think and act. This book offers positive and direct ways to get involved in the thinking that must underpin any worthwhile citizenship education, for all professional teachers, student teachers in history, policy-makers, heads of department and principals.

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1134552610

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Jane Austen and Co.

Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture

By: Suzanne R. Pucci,James Thompson

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Jane Austen and Co.

Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture

By: Suzanne R. Pucci,James Thompson

Examines recent Austen remakes as well as other “post-heritage” films and television shows to show how the past is reshaped for a contemporary market.

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0791456161

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Book's by James D. Lowenthal

Deep Millimeter Surveys

Deep Millimeter Surveys

The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought

The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought

Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji

Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji

Evolution and Ethics

Evolution and Ethics

Who Owns Antiquity?

Who Owns Antiquity?

Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation

Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation

Urban Ecology

Urban Ecology

Geography and Geographers

Geography and Geographers

Black Families

Black Families

An Archaeology of Social Space

An Archaeology of Social Space

Coastal Towns in Transition

Coastal Towns in Transition

Centrality and Cities

Centrality and Cities

Controlling Exposure to Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines

Controlling Exposure to Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines

Citizenship Through Secondary History

Citizenship Through Secondary History

Jane Austen and Co.

Jane Austen and Co.

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