Vast Expanses
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Vast Expanses
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Author : Helen M. Rozwadowski
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Vast Expanses written by Helen M. Rozwadowski and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with History categories.
Much of human experience can be distilled to saltwater: tears, sweat, and an enduring connection to the sea. In Vast Expanses, Helen M. Rozwadowski weaves a cultural, environmental, and geopolitical history of that relationship, a journey of tides and titanic forces reaching around the globe and across geological and evolutionary time. Our ancient connections with the sea have developed and multiplied through industrialization and globalization, a trajectory that runs counter to Western depictions of the ocean as a place remote from and immune to human influence. Rozwadowski argues that knowledge about the oceans—created through work and play, scientific investigation, and also through human ambitions for profiting from the sea—has played a central role in defining our relationship with this vast, trackless, and opaque place. It has helped us to exploit marine resources, control ocean space, extend imperial or national power, and attempt to refashion the sea into a more tractable arena for human activity. But while deepening knowledge of the ocean has animated and strengthened connections between people and the world’s seas, to understand this history we must address questions of how, by whom, and why knowledge of the ocean was created and used—and how we create and use this knowledge today. Only then can we can forge a healthier relationship with our future sea.
Wisdom Nectar
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Author : Dudjom Rinpoche
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2023-08-29
Wisdom Nectar written by Dudjom Rinpoche and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-29 with Religion categories.
Dudjom Rinpoche was one of the seminal figures in Tibetan Buddhism in the twentieth century, yet very few of his religious writings have been translated into English. This volume contains a generous selection of his inspiring teachings and writings, the core of which is a lengthy discussion of the entire path of Dzogchen, including key instructions on view, meditation, and conduct, along with direct advice on how to bring one's experiences onto the path. Also included in this book in their entirety are the oral instructions, tantric songs, and songs of realization from His Holiness's Collected Works, along with a generous selection of the aspiration and supplication prayers.
Gates Of The Arctic National Park N P And Preserve Wilderness Recommendation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Gates Of The Arctic National Park N P And Preserve Wilderness Recommendation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
Revelation Freshly Erupting
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Author : Nelly Sachs
language : en
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Release Date : 2023-09-28
Revelation Freshly Erupting written by Nelly Sachs and has been published by Carcanet Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with Poetry categories.
The Jewish poet Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) writes in direct response to the Holocaust. She is uniquely a 'prophetic' poet, one of the greatest of that species in the twentieth century. Her first book appeared in the immediate wake of the Second World War, in 1946. Since that time, Hans Magnus Enzensberger declared, 'she has been writing fundamentally a single book'. That book is represented in this volume which reveals her whole progression rendered into English. Unlike earlier translators, Andrew Shanks calls his versions 'translations/imitations', moving away from the doggedly literal to render more faithfully the sense and intention of the originals. Sachs escaped Berlin in May 1940. She found refuge in Sweden. Her major work is an evolving response to the trauma of the Holocaust. In 1966 she received the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book includes all the lyric poetry Sachs published in her lifetime and adds the posthumous collection Teile dich Nacht, an introductory essay, and notes. Her poetry begins as a monumental lament for the victims of the Holocaust. Other themes develop: biblical, Kabbalist and religious allusions, personal bereavement, mental breakdown. And there are reflections on poetic vocation in the darkness of recent history.
Poles Of Inaccessibility
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Author : Paris Ezequiel Bianco
language : en
Publisher: Paris Ezequiel Bianco
Release Date : 2024-03-14
Poles Of Inaccessibility written by Paris Ezequiel Bianco and has been published by Paris Ezequiel Bianco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-14 with Science categories.
Title: Poles Of Inaccessibility Subtitle: Exploring The Unexplored Table of Contents I. FUNDAMENTALS 1. Concept of Pole of Inaccessibility 2. Importance of Distance to Mainland 3. Geographic Factors 4. Climatic Factors 5. Extreme Conditions II. EXPLORATION 6. Nevada, United States 7. Simpson Desert 8. The Gobi Desert 9. The Amazon Region of Brazil 10. The Sahara of Niger 11. Arctic Characteristics 12. Continental Challenges 13. Antarctic Characteristics 14. Antarctic Inaccessibility III. DIVERSITY 15. Chimborazo Volcano 16. Mount Chimborazo 17. Atacama Desert 18. Other Criteria 19. Krubera-Voronya Cave IV. GEOGRAPHY 20. Impact of Land Topography 21. Geographic Obstacles 22. Point Nemo 23. Ocean Challenges 24. Arctic Variability V. FUTURE 25. Exploration Of Other Celestial Bodies 26. Emerging Technological Innovations 27. The Future of Exploration
The Windsor Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Windsor Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with England categories.
The Illustrated American
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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Introduction To Russia
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Author : Gilad James, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School
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Introduction To Russia written by Gilad James, PhD and has been published by Gilad James Mystery School this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
Russia, officially known as the Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world by land area and spans two continents, Europe and Asia. It is located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia and shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea. The country has a diverse geography, from the frozen tundra of Siberia to the sunny beaches of the Black Sea coast. Russia is known for its rich culture and history, which includes famous poets, writers, composers, artists, and scientists. The country has a population of approximately 144 million people and is considered a federal semi-presidential republic. Russia's economy is one of the largest in the world and relies heavily on natural resources like oil, gas, and minerals. Its political system is often described as authoritarian due to the concentration of power in the hands of the president and the ruling party. However, the country has a complex and dynamic political landscape that includes a diversity of opinions and viewpoints. Despite its challenges, Russia continues to play a significant role in world affairs, including its involvement in Syria, Ukraine, and other global hotspots.
Building On Water
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Author : Salvatore Ciriacono
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2006-05
Building On Water written by Salvatore Ciriacono and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05 with Architecture categories.
A fundamental natural resource, water and its use not only reflect "modes of production" but also that complex interplay between resources and their exploitation (and domination) by various social agents, who in their turn are inevitably influenced by the abundance or rarity of water supplies. Focusing on scientific, social and economic issues from the 16th to the 19th century, the author, one of Italy's leading historians in this field, looks at the innumerable conflicts that arose over water resources and the environmental impact of projects intended to control them. Venice and Holland are undoubtedly the two most fascinating cases of societies "built on water," with the conquest of vast expanses of marshland - either inland or on the coast (the Dutch polders or the Venetian lagoon) – not only stimulating agricultural production, but also nurturing a deeply-felt relationship between the local populations and the element of water itself. The author rounds off his study by looking at the influence the hydraulic technology developed in Holland would have on many European countries (France, England and Germany in particular) and at questions raised by contemporaries about the environmental impact of agricultural progress and its effects upon the social-economic equilibria within the communities concerned.
A Field Guide To California And Pacific Northwest Forests
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Author : John C. Kricher
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1998
A Field Guide To California And Pacific Northwest Forests written by John C. Kricher and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Nature categories.
This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of California and the Pacific Northwest. With 53 color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, and other insects.