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Carbon Technocracy

Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia

By: Victor Seow

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Carbon Technocracy

Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia

By: Victor Seow

A forceful reckoning with the relationship between energy and power through the history of what was once East Asia’s largest coal mine. The coal-mining town of Fushun in China’s Northeast is home to a monstrous open pit. First excavated in the early twentieth century, this pit grew like a widening maw over the ensuing decades, as various Chinese and Japanese states endeavored to unearth Fushun’s purportedly “inexhaustible” carbon resources. Today, the depleted mine that remains is a wondrous and terrifying monument to fantasies of a fossil-fueled future and the technologies mobilized in attempts to turn those developmentalist dreams into reality. In Carbon Technocracy, Victor Seow uses the remarkable story of the Fushun colliery to chart how the fossil fuel economy emerged in tandem with the rise of the modern technocratic state. Taking coal as an essential feedstock of national wealth and power, Chinese and Japanese bureaucrats, engineers, and industrialists deployed new technologies like open-pit mining and hydraulic stowage in pursuit of intensive energy extraction. But as much as these mine operators idealized the might of fossil fuel–driven machines, their extractive efforts nevertheless relied heavily on the human labor that those devices were expected to displace. Under the carbon energy regime, countless workers here and elsewhere would be subjected to invasive techniques of labor control, ever-escalating output targets, and the dangers of an increasingly exploited earth. Although Fushun is no longer the coal capital it once was, the pattern of aggressive fossil-fueled development that led to its ascent endures. As we confront a planetary crisis precipitated by our extravagant consumption of carbon, it holds urgent lessons. This is a groundbreaking exploration of how the mutual production of energy and power came to define industrial modernity and the wider world that carbon made.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226826554

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Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

By: Victor R. Savage,Brenda SA Yeoh

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Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

By: Victor R. Savage,Brenda SA Yeoh

Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in every street name and landmark. In Singapore, the existence of various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of colonization, immigration and nationalism has given rise to a complex history of place names. But how did these places get their names? This revised and expanded 4th edition of the book incorporates additional information, from archival research as well as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also included are many new entries that have presented themselves as Singapore’s built environment undergoes redevelopment. Expanded by over 100 pages.

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Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

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9815009230

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9789815009231

Carbon Technocracy

Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia

By: Victor Seow

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Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia

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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

By: Victor Papanek

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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

By: Victor Papanek

A fresh edition of the sustainable design pioneer Victor Papanek’s classic and ever-relevant book examining the important role of design in combating climate change. Whether it’s horror at the plastic littering the world’s beaches or despair at the melting polar ice caps, the world is gradually waking up to the impending climate disaster. In The Green Imperative, Papanek argues for design that addresses these issues head-on. This means using materials that can be recycled and reused, no more pointless packaging, thinking about how products make us feel and engage all our senses, putting nature at the heart of design, working at a smaller scale, rejecting aesthetics for their own sake, and thinking before we buy. First published at the end of the twentieth century, this book offered a plethora of honest advice, clear examples, and withering critiques, laying out the flaws of and opportunities for the design world at that time. A quarter of a century on, Papanek’s lucid prose has lost none of its verve, and the problems he highlights have only become more urgent, giving today’s reader both a fascinating historical perspective on the issues at hand and a blueprint for how they might be solved.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500770719

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Old Testament Parallels

Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East (Fully Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition)

By: Victor Harold Matthews,Don C. Benjamin

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Old Testament Parallels

Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East (Fully Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition)

By: Victor Harold Matthews,Don C. Benjamin

A readable, portable anthology of ancient Near Eastern laws and stories that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stories, now in a fourth edition, revised and expanded.

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Paulist Press

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1587686163

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9781587686160

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

By: John H. Walton,Victor H. Matthews,Mark W. Chavalas

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The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

By: John H. Walton,Victor H. Matthews,Mark W. Chavalas

This unique commentary provides historical, social and cultural background for each passage of the Old Testament. From Genesis through Malachi, this single volume gathers and condenses an abundance of specialized knowledge, and includes a glossary, maps and charts, and expanded explanations of significant background issues.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830866086

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Biodiversity, Natural Products And Cancer Treatment

By: Thomas Efferth,Victor Kuete

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Biodiversity, Natural Products And Cancer Treatment

By: Thomas Efferth,Victor Kuete

This book is the first of its kind in bringing together biodiversity, chemical ecology, phytochemistry and cancer therapy. The highlight of the book is an exhaustive compilation of scientific data on biodiversity of medicinal plants, biodiversity and metagenomics, chemical ecology of medicinal plants, chemical ecology of marine organisms, natural products from terrestrial microbial organisms with activity towards cancer cells, marine organisms, ethnopharmacology and phytotherapy, contribution of African flora in world fight against cancer, natural products derived from terrestrial plants with activity towards cancer cells and established anticancer drugs from natural origin.The book discusses the state-of-the-art of each topic to serve as reference resource tools for graduate students as well as scientists and scholars in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, organic chemistry and biochemistry, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, ethnomedicine and ethnopharmacology, complementary and alternative medicine, medical and public health sciences and others. It includes cutting-edge developments in anticancer discovery from both medicinal plants and organisms.

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World Scientific

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9814583529

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9789814583527

The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18-50

By: Victor P. Hamilton

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The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18-50

By: Victor P. Hamilton

In the Old Testament we read God s word as it was spoken to his people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message for us. These twin convictions, shared by all of the contributors to The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, define the goal of this ambitious series of commentaries. For those many modern readers who find the Old Testament to be strange and foreign soil, the NICOT series serves as an authoritative guide bridging the cultural gap between today s world and the world of ancient Israel. Each NICOT volume aims to help us hear God s word as clearly as possible. Scholars, pastors, and serious Bible students will welcome the fresh light that this commentary series casts on ancient yet familiar biblical texts. The contributors apply their proven scholarly expertise and wide experience as teachers to illumine our understanding of the Old Testament. As gifted writers, they present the results of the best recent research in an interesting manner. Each commentary opens with an introduction to the biblical book, looking especially at questions concerning its background, authorship, date, purpose, structure, and theology. A select bibliography also points readers to resources for their own study. The author s own translation from the original Hebrew forms the basis of the commentary proper. Verse-by-verse comments nicely balance in-depth discussions of technical matters textual criticism, critical problems, and so on with exposition of the biblical writer s theology and its implications for the life of faith today.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802823092

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9780802823090

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

By: Victor C. Baum,Jennifer E. O'Flaherty

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Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

By: Victor C. Baum,Jennifer E. O'Flaherty

This text presents the anesthetic implications of genetic, metabolic, and dysmorphic pediatric disorders in a uniform format that moves through common and uncommon manifestations in the major anatomic areas and concludes with implications for the anesthetists faced with such a case. This unique format is useful for quick look-up of information that is otherwise esoteric and difficult to find. The new edition will be completely updated and will be presented in full color for the first time, allowing for the addition of many color photographs.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496310047

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9781496310040

Environment and Climate Change in Asia

Ecological Footprints and Green Prospects

By: Victor R. Savage

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Environment and Climate Change in Asia

Ecological Footprints and Green Prospects

By: Victor R. Savage

This collection of essays on environment and climate change within Asia is written by faculty members to mark the celebration of the 10th Anniversary (2001–2011) of the National University of Singapore’s Masters in Environmental Management (MEM) program. These essays reflect the multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary pedagogical nature of the MEM program with academic contributions from the Arts, Architecture, Building and Real Estate, Business, Economics, Law, Medicine, and Sciences as well as inputs from industry and non-government organizations. The papers provide a mix of field-study research, grounded conceptual distillations, policy and applied eco-developmental suggestions, critical reviews of government programs, and comparisons of local and global environment and climate change interventions. This is a must-read book for any academic researcher, government official, corporate decision-maker and the informed public about the ecological impacts and outcomes, social and economic implications, and the political ramifications and state policy options in the defining 21st century of global climate change. Read it to become an informed and active participant in environmental debates and dialogues.

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FT Press

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013341227X

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9780133412277

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

By: Victor C. Baum,Jennifer E. O'Flaherty

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Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

By: Victor C. Baum,Jennifer E. O'Flaherty

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this reference is the only single-source guide to the anesthetic management of children and adults with genetic, metabolic, and dysmorphic syndromes. In a format designed for quick, easy look-up, this edition provides an encyclopedic review of well over 500 distinct syndromes, with up-to-date information, complete current bibliographies, and over 140 clinical photographs. Syndromes and synonyms are listed alphabetically and synonyms are cross-referenced. Each syndrome is presented in an easy-to-follow format: name, synonym(s), common and uncommon manifestations in each organ system, and anesthetic considerations. If a syndrome has no anesthetic implications, this is also indicated.

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0781779383

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Book's by Victor Seow

Carbon Technocracy

Carbon Technocracy

Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

Carbon Technocracy

Carbon Technocracy

The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

Old Testament Parallels

Old Testament Parallels

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

Biodiversity, Natural Products And Cancer Treatment

Biodiversity, Natural Products And Cancer Treatment

The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18-50

The Book of Genesis, Chapters 18-50

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

Environment and Climate Change in Asia

Environment and Climate Change in Asia

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes of Childhood

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