Man In The Holocene
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Man In The Holocene
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Author : Max Frisch
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 1994-05-01
Man In The Holocene written by Max Frisch and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-05-01 with Fiction categories.
Frisch charts the crumbling landscape of an old man’s consciousness as he slips away from himself toward death and reintegration with the age-old history of our planet. A “luminous parable...a masterpiece” (New York Times Book Review). Translated by Geoffrey Skelton. Illustrations. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Before Humanity
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Author : Stefan Herbrechter
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-12-13
Before Humanity written by Stefan Herbrechter and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
Before Humanity takes up the question of the post- in the posthuman from the position of ancestrality. Speculating about who or what comes after the human inevitably throws us back to our very beginnings. The before in Before Humanity in this context takes on two meanings: 1) what happened before we apparently became human? – which translates into a critical reading of paleo-anthropology, as well as evolutionary narratives of hominization; 2) living through the end of a certain (humanist, anthropocentric) notion of humanity, what tasks lie before us? – which provokes a critical reading of the Anthropocene and current narratives of geologization. In other words, Before Humanity investigates conceptualizations of humanity and asks whether we have ever been human and if not, what could, or maybe what should we have been?
Holocene Extinctions
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Author : Samuel T. Turvey
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-05-28
Holocene Extinctions written by Samuel T. Turvey and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-28 with Science categories.
The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last 11,500 years from the end of the last glaciation) has witnessed massive levels of extinctions that have continued into the modern historical era, but in a context of only relatively minor climatic fluctuations. This makes a detailed consideration of these extinctions a useful system for investigating the impacts of human activity over time. Holocene Extinctions describes and analyses the range of global extinction events which have occurred during this key time period, as well as their relationship to both earlier and ongoing species losses. By integrating information from fields as diverse as zoology, ecology, palaeontology, archaeology and geography, and by incorporating data from a broad range of taxonomic groups and ecosystems, this novel text provides a fascinating insight into human impacts on global extinction rates, both past and present. This truly interdisciplinary book is suitable for both graduate students and researchers in these varied fields. It will also be of value and use to policy-makers and conservation professionals since it provides valuable guidance on how to apply lessons from the past to prevent future biodiversity loss and inform modern conservation planning.
The Draw Of The Alps
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Author : Richard McClelland
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-10-24
The Draw Of The Alps written by Richard McClelland and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-24 with Social Science categories.
The Alps have exerted a hold over the German cultural imagination throughout the modern period, enthralling writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and tourists alike. The Draw of the Alps interrogates the dynamics of this fascination. Though philosophical and aesthetic responses to Alpine space have shifted over time, the Alps continue to captivate at an individual and collective level. This has resulted in myriad cultural engagements with Alpine space, as this interdisciplinary volume attests. Literature, photography, and philosophy continue to engage with the Alps as a place in which humans pursue their cognitive and aesthetic limits. At the same time, individuals engage physically with the alpine environment, whether as visitors through the well-established leisure industry, as enthusiasts of extreme sports, or as residents who feel the acute end of social and environmental change. Taking a transnational view of Alpine space, the volume demonstrates that the Alps are not geographically peripheral to the nation-state but are a vibrant locus of modern cultural production. As The Draw of the Alps attests, the Alps are nothing less than a crucible in which understandings of what it means to be human have been forged.
Analytical Methods In Petroleum Upstream Applications
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Author : Cesar Ovalles
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Analytical Methods In Petroleum Upstream Applications written by Cesar Ovalles and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Science categories.
Effective measurement of the composition and properties of petroleum is essential for its exploration, production, and refining; however, new technologies and methodologies are not adequately documented in much of the current literature. Analytical Methods in Petroleum Upstream Applications explores advances in the analytical methods and instrumentation that allow more accurate determination of the components, classes of compounds, properties, and features of petroleum and its fractions. Recognized experts explore a host of topics, including: A petroleum molecular composition continuity model as a context for other analytical measurements A modern modular sampling system for use in the lab or the process area to collect and control samples for subsequent analysis The importance of oil-in-water measurements and monitoring The chemical and physical properties of heavy oils, their fractions, and products from their upgrading Analytical measurements using gas chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) applications Asphaltene and heavy ends analysis Chemometrics and modeling approaches for understanding petroleum composition and properties to improve upstream, midstream, and downstream operations Due to the renaissance of gas and oil production in North America, interest has grown in analytical methods for a wide range of applications. The understanding provided in this text is designed to help chemists, geologists, and chemical and petroleum engineers make more accurate estimates of the crude value to specific refinery configurations, providing insight into optimum development and extraction schemes.
Perspectives On Max Frisch
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Author : Gerhard F. Probst
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-07-15
Perspectives On Max Frisch written by Gerhard F. Probst and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Max Frisch, with his countryman Friederich Diirrenmatt, shares the place of eminence in contemporary Swiss literature. Indeed, he ranks high among the recent leading writers in the German language. But, although several of his works— novels and plays—have been translated into English, he remains little known in America. In this collection of essays an international group of scholars provides a fresh introduction to this noted author. The three leading essays review Frisch's work in the forms he has used most extensively—drama, narrative fiction, and the personal diary. The remaining nine essays focus on specific works or topics. Among the works examined are I'm Not Stiller, A Wilderness of Mirrors, Wilhelm Tell, and the recent Man in the Holocene. Among the topics are Frisch's use of language and images, his treatment of women, and the element of parody. Concluding the volume is the most complete bibliography on Frisch to appear in English to date.
The New Art
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Author : Andrew Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Rachmaninoff's
Release Date : 2006
The New Art written by Andrew Hunt and has been published by Rachmaninoff's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.
Notes From The Holocene
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Author : Dorion Sagan
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Release Date : 2007
Notes From The Holocene written by Dorion Sagan and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
Draws on the principles of philosophy and science to explore the question of man's existence on Earth.
Signalling And Performance Ancient Rock Art In Britain And Ireland
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Author : Aron Mazel
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2022-08-28
Signalling And Performance Ancient Rock Art In Britain And Ireland written by Aron Mazel and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-28 with Art categories.
This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.
Man S Role In The Shaping Of The Eastern Mediterranean Landscape
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Author : S. Bottema
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Man S Role In The Shaping Of The Eastern Mediterranean Landscape written by S. Bottema and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Revised papers from a symposium entitled "The impact of ancient man on the landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Near East" held in Groningen, the Netherlands, March 1989.