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Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada

By: John T. Pierce,Ann Dale

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Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada

By: John T. Pierce,Ann Dale

What is a sustainable community? The pressing need to answer this simple question is what prompted John Pierce and Ann Dale to gather the essays in this volume. Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada is a timely synthesis of work on how Canadian communities can achieve sustainable development. It bridges the gap between theory and praxis and brings together academics, policy makers, and community activists, all of whom have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development. Communities have become the weak link in efforts to refashion relations between the environment and the economy. The goal of this book is not simply to describe problems but also to suggest answers, not simply to offer theory but also to promote action, so that Canadian communities can better achieve sustainable development.

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UBC Press

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0774842059

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9780774842051

A Pilgrim's Path

Freemasonry and the Religious Right

By: John J. Robinson

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A Pilgrim's Path

Freemasonry and the Religious Right

By: John J. Robinson

It's a masterpiece...if you're interested in American Masonry and its impact on our country, this book is for you.—Brent Morris, The Scottish Rite Journal

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190

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M. Evans

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1590771893

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9781590771891

Dungeon, Fire and Sword

The Knights Templar in the Crusades

By: John J. Robinson

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Dungeon, Fire and Sword

The Knights Templar in the Crusades

By: John J. Robinson

Dungeon, Fire and Sword is a good book for all who enjoy a well-written, well-researched story of stupidity, greed, barbarity, unspeakable cruelty, deception, fraud, treachery and sanctimony... John J. Robinson has written a fascinating history of an incredible time.

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M. Evans

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1590771524

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9781590771525

Born in Blood

The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry

By: John J. Robinson

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Born in Blood

The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry

By: John J. Robinson

Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in 1717. But where had this powerful organization come from and why had Freemasonry been attacked by the Roman Catholic Church? Robinson answers those questions and more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1590771486

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9781590771488

Historicizing Christian Encounters with the Other

By: John C. Hawley

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Historicizing Christian Encounters with the Other

By: John C. Hawley

Written from a cultural studies point of view, thirteen original essays analyse literary accounts of historically famous sites of conversion. Beginning with the Renaissance and extending to the present, authors under discussion include: Beaumont and Fletcher, Lope de Vega, Guamam Poma, Thomas Nashe, Daniel Defoe, Chateaubriand, Salvation Army pamphleteers, Chinese missionaries, Stephen Riggs, Samson Occom, Shusaku Endo, Mongo Beti, and Rigoberta Menchu. What were the missionaries' intentions, and how were they perceived?

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210

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Springer

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1349144215

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9781349144211

Regional Dynamics

Studies in Adjustment Theory

By: Gordon L. Clark,Meric S. Gertler,John E. M. Whiteman

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Regional Dynamics

Studies in Adjustment Theory

By: Gordon L. Clark,Meric S. Gertler,John E. M. Whiteman

Originally published in 1986. This book is concerned with how regional economies adapt and respond to changing circumstances, and especially with the spatial system and processes of restructuring. Throughout the book there is a methodological commitment to adjustment theory - a unique analytical framework for the study of the dynamics of advanced capitalist economies. Instead of homogenising space in the manner of neoclassical economic theory, the authors focus on adjustment processes that produce and reproduce spatial differentiation. The most important facets of regional economic structure are covered – employment, wages, prices, migration, and capital investment – in terms of their own dimensions and their connections with the larger theoretical framework. Each part of the book develops one particular dimension of regional adjustment, and each has an overview and summary. Within each part, there is a sequence of related studies focussing on the empirical aspects, theoretical logic, and distributive consequences of regional adjustment.

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350

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Routledge

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1351594648

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9781351594646

The Spirit of Despotism

Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s

By: John Barrell

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The Spirit of Despotism

Invasions of Privacy in the 1790s

By: John Barrell

How was the social and cultural life of Britain affected by the fear that the French Revolution would spread across the channel? In this brilliant, engagingly written, and profusely illustrated book, John Barrell, well-known for his studies of the history, literature, and art of the period, argues that the conflict between the ancien regime in Britain and the emerging democratic movement was so fundamental that it could not be contained within what had previously been thought of as the 'normal' arena of politics. Activities and spaces which had previously been regarded as 'outside' politics suddenly no longer seemed to be so, and the fear of revolution produced a culture of surveillance and suspicion which penetrated every aspect of private life. Drawing on an unusually wide range of sources, including novels, poems, plays, newspapers, debates in parliament, trials, political pamphlets, and caricatures, The Spirit of Despotism focuses on a number of examples of such invasions of privacy. It shows how the culture of suspicion affected how people spoke and behaved in London coffee-houses; how it influenced attitudes to the king's behaviour in private, especially during his summer holidays in Weymouth; how it infiltrated the country cottage, previously idealized as a protected haven of peace and retirement from political life; and how it influenced the fashion of the period, so that even the way people chose to style their hair came to be seen as a political issue.

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OUP Oxford

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019151568X

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9780191515682

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures

New Developments in Canon Controversy

By: John J. Collins,Craig A. Evans,Lee Martin McDonald

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Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures

New Developments in Canon Controversy

By: John J. Collins,Craig A. Evans,Lee Martin McDonald

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures examines the writings included in and excluded from the Jewish and Christian canons of Scripture and explores the social settings in which some of this literature was viewed as authoritative and some was viewed either as uninspired or as heretical. John J. Collins, Craig A. Evans, and Lee Martin McDonald examine how those noncanonical writings demonstrate the historical, literary, and religious aspects of the culture that gave rise to the writings. They also show how literature excluded from the Jewish and Christian canons of Scripture remains valuable today for understanding the questions and conflicts that early Jewish and Christian faith communities faced. Through this discussion, contemporary readers acquire a broader understanding of biblical Scripture and of Jewish and Christian faith inspired by Scripture.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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161164982X

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9781611649826

Cost, Uncertainty and Welfare

Frank Knight's Theory of Imperfect Competition

By: Stephan John Nash

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Cost, Uncertainty and Welfare

Frank Knight's Theory of Imperfect Competition

By: Stephan John Nash

First published in 1998. This work contributes to the discussion of Knight by showing that uncertainty broadens the conception of economic welfare, and that a new cost analysis holds the key to unlocking the Knightian corpus. It develops Knight's suggestion that uncertainty-control costs can be reduced - arguing that the large firm enjoys economic rent from utilizing its dominant vantage point in the market. The author demonstrates that while Knight provides the intellectual stimulus which propelled Chamberlin's thesis of monopolistic competition, Chamberlin uses a very abstract form of uncertainty in his analysis.

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Routledge

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0429873182

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9780429873188

Protected Areas

Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?

By: Lucas N. Joppa,Jonathan E. M. Bailie,John G. Robinson

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Protected Areas

Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?

By: Lucas N. Joppa,Jonathan E. M. Bailie,John G. Robinson

Protected areas spearhead our response to the rapidly accelerating biodiversity crisis. However, while the number of protected areas has been growing rapidly over the past 20 years, the extent to which the world’s protected areas are effectively conserving species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services is poorly understood. Highlights new techniques for better management and monitoring of protected areas Sets guidelines for the decision making processes involved in setting up and maintaining protected areas Fully international in scope and covering all ecosystems and biomes

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118338138

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9781118338131

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

By: John Perlin

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A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

By: John Perlin

A contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. Until the ascendancy of fossil fuels, wood has been the principal fuel and building material from the dawn of civilization. Its abundance or scarcity greatly shaped, as A Forest Journey ably relates, the culture, demographics, economy, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia. The book's comprehensive coverage of the major role forests have played in human life--told with grace, fluency, imagination, and humor—gained it recognition as a Harvard Classic in Science and World History and as one of Harvard's "One-Hundred Great Books." Others receiving the honor include such luminaries as Stephen Jay Gould and E. O. Wilson. This new paperback edition will add a prologue and an epilogue to reflect the current situation in which forests have become imperative for humanity's survival.

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The Countryman Press

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1581579152

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9781581579154

Wine, Terroir and Climate Change

By: John Gladstones

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Wine, Terroir and Climate Change

By: John Gladstones

The effects of soil on wine and the other long-reaching effects that climate change will have.

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Wakefield Press

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1862549249

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9781862549241

Natural Gas Hydrates

A Guide for Engineers

By: John Carroll

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Natural Gas Hydrates

A Guide for Engineers

By: John Carroll

The petroleum industry spends millions of dollars every year to combat the formation of hydrates-the solid, crystalline compounds that form from water and small molecules-that cause problems by plugging transmission lines and damaging equipment. They are a problem in the production, transmission and processing of natural gas, and it is even possible for them to form in the reservoir itself if the conditions are favorable. Natural Gas Hydrates is written for the field engineer working in the natural gas industry. This book explains how, when and where hydrates form, while providing the knowledge necessary to apply remedies in practical applications. New to the second edition, the use of new inhibitors: Kinetic Inhibitors and Anticoagulants and the topic of kinetics of hydrates. How fast do they form? How fast do they melt? New chapters on Hydrates in Nature, hydrates on the seafloor and a new section has also been added regarding the misconceptions about water dew points. Chapters on Hydrate Types and Formers, Computer Methods, Inhibiting Hydrate Formation with Chemicals, Dehydration of Natural Gas and Phase Diagrams Hydrate Dehydration of Natural Gas and Phase Diagrams have been expanded and updated along with the companion website. - Understand what gas hydrates are, how they form and what can be done to combat their formation - Avoid the same problems BP experienced with clogged pipelines - Presents the four most common approaches to evaluate hydrates: heat, depressurization, inhibitor chemicals, and dehydration

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Gulf Professional Publishing

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008057002X

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9780080570020

Jesus and His World

An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary

By: John J. Rousseau

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Jesus and His World

An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary

By: John J. Rousseau

Designed for teachers, students, and general readers, this book offers reliable and up-to-date information about important sites, persons, customs, and other facts of life that are important for understanding Jesus and his cultural setting. The 108 entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference. Also includes tables, charts, glossary, bibliography, indexes, and more.

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1451411367

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Book's by John J. Robinson

Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada

Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada

A Pilgrim's Path

A Pilgrim's Path

Dungeon, Fire and Sword

Dungeon, Fire and Sword

Born in Blood

Born in Blood

Historicizing Christian Encounters with the Other

Historicizing Christian Encounters with the Other

Regional Dynamics

Regional Dynamics

The Spirit of Despotism

The Spirit of Despotism

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures

Cost, Uncertainty and Welfare

Cost, Uncertainty and Welfare

Protected Areas

Protected Areas

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization

Wine, Terroir and Climate Change

Wine, Terroir and Climate Change

Natural Gas Hydrates

Natural Gas Hydrates

Jesus and His World

Jesus and His World

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