In The Shadows Of The Tropics
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In The Shadows Of The Tropics
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Author : James S. Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
In The Shadows Of The Tropics written by James S. Duncan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Science categories.
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by way of illustration, In the Shadows of the Tropics reveals the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower. It argues that the practices of colonial power, and the differences that race and tropical climates were thought to make, were central to the working out of modern governmental rationalities. In this context, the usefulness of Foucault's notions of biopower, discipline and governmentality are examined. The work contributes an important rural focus to current work on studies of governmentality in geography and offers a welcome non-state dimension by considering the role of the plantation economy and individual capitalists in the lives and deaths of labourers, the destabilization of subsistence farming and the aggressive re-territorialization of populations from India to Ceylon.
In The Shadows Of The Tropics
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Author : James S. Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
In The Shadows Of The Tropics written by James S. Duncan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Science categories.
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by way of illustration, In the Shadows of the Tropics reveals the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower. It argues that the practices of colonial power, and the differences that race and tropical climates were thought to make, were central to the working out of modern governmental rationalities. In this context, the usefulness of Foucault's notions of biopower, discipline and governmentality are examined. The work contributes an important rural focus to current work on studies of governmentality in geography and offers a welcome non-state dimension by considering the role of the plantation economy and individual capitalists in the lives and deaths of labourers, the destabilization of subsistence farming and the aggressive re-territorialization of populations from India to Ceylon.
Tropical Marine Ecology
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Author : Daniel M. Alongi
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-12-13
Tropical Marine Ecology written by Daniel M. Alongi and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-13 with Nature categories.
No realm on Earth elicits thoughts of paradise more than the tropics. The tropical marine realm is special in myriad ways and for many reasons from seas of higher latitude, in housing iconic habitats such as coral reefs, snow white beaches, crystal clear waters, mangrove forests, extensive and rich seagrass meadows and expansive river deltas, such as the exemplar, the Amazon. But the tropics also has an even more complex side: tropical waters give rise to cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, and unique oceanographic phenomena including the El Niño- Southern Oscillation which affects global climate patterns. Tropical Marine Ecology documents the structure and function of tropical marine populations, communities, and ecosystems in relation to environmental factors including climate patterns and climate change, and patterns of oceanographic phenomena such as tides and currents and major oceanographic features, as well as chemical and geological drivers. The book focuses on estuarine, coastal, continental shelf and open ocean ecosystems. The first part of the book deals with the climate, physics, geology, and chemistry of the tropical marine environment. The second section focuses on the origins, diversity, biogeography, and the structure and distribution of tropical biota. The third part explores the rates and patterns of primary and secondary production, and their drivers, and the characteristics of pelagic and benthic food webs. The fourth part examines how humans are altering tropical ecosystems via unsustainable fisheries, the decline and loss of habitat and fragmentation, Further, pollution is altering an earth already in the throes of climate change. Tropical Marine Ecology is an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to tropical marine ecology for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is also a rich resource and reference work for researchers and professional managers in marine science.
A Study Guide For Claude Mckay S The Tropics In New York
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Author : Claude Mckay
language : en
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
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A Study Guide For Claude Mckay S The Tropics In New York written by Claude Mckay and has been published by Gale Cengage Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Torrance Blitz In Malaya
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Author : Jonathan Lunn
language : en
Publisher: Canelo
Release Date : 2019-02-21
Torrance Blitz In Malaya written by Jonathan Lunn and has been published by Canelo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with Fiction categories.
From the bestselling author of the Martin Kemp series, an action adventure set in the Southeast Asian jungle as a British regiment battles the Axis powers. World War II, Malaya, 1942: Charlie Torrance, a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, is plunged into the maelstrom of war after a blitzkrieg Japanese invasion. Suddenly, a sweltering but otherwise uneventful posting in the Malayan jungle becomes a living nightmare. But when his group stumbles upon some mysterious documents, their plight takes a turn for the worse. Torrance is pursued remorselessly by the indomitable Captain Mitsumoto, who will stop at nothing to retrieve the papers. As the British Empire crumbles amidst the mosquitos, rubber plantations and whip cracking bullets, even surviving will feel like victory . . . Praise for the writing of Jonathan Lunn: “Full-blooded action. Simply superb.” —Northern Echo “A rollicking tale with plenty of punches.” —Lancashire Evening Post
Coffee Is Not Forever
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Author : Stuart McCook
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-02
Coffee Is Not Forever written by Stuart McCook and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-02 with History categories.
The global coffee industry, which fuels the livelihoods of farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers around the world, rests on fragile ecological foundations. In Coffee Is Not Forever, Stuart McCook explores the transnational story of this essential crop through a history of one of its most devastating diseases, the coffee leaf rust. He deftly synthesizes agricultural, social, and economic histories with plant genetics and plant pathology to investigate the increasing interdependence of the world’s coffee-producing zones. In the process, he illuminates the progress and prognosis of the challenges—especially climate change—that pose an existential threat to a crop that global consumers often take for granted. And finally, in putting a tropical plant disease at the forefront, he has crafted the first truly global environmental history of coffee, pushing its study and the discipline in bold new directions.
Rain Forest Experiments
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Author : Robert Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Rain Forest Experiments written by Robert Gardner and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Do your readers wait until the last minute to start their science project? Don't worry, award-winning author Robert Gardner has everyone covered. Each experiment in this book follows the scientific method, and can be completed in an hour or less. Readers find out how rainfall compares with a rain forest, create a model aquifer, and make a cloud. Most experiments also include ideas for science fair projects, in case readers have more time than they originally thought.
Biotic Interactions In The Tropics
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Author : David Burslem
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-08
Biotic Interactions In The Tropics written by David Burslem and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-08 with Science categories.
To understand how tropical ecosystems work we need to appreciate how the organisms within them interact with each other. This volume, first published in 2005, synthesises the state of knowledge in this area, providing reviews or case studies from both Old and New World tropics and dealing with taxa at all trophic levels.
Space In The Tropics
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Author : Peter Redfield
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000-12-19
Space In The Tropics written by Peter Redfield and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-19 with Social Science categories.
This title compares the current space programme in French Guiana to the earlier penal colony of Devil's Island, highlighting cultural realignments in nature behind the evolution of global technology in a tropical rainforest.
Natural Forest Management In The American Tropics
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Author : Francis E. Putz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Natural Forest Management In The American Tropics written by Francis E. Putz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Forest management categories.