The internet is changing the way knowledge, in the broadest sense, is made and understood. It is a change from making knowledge predominantly in small groups via face-to-face interaction to making knowledge predominantly via remote interaction. We think this change, if it is too radical, could be disastrous for the long-term future of what we call ‘pluralist d…
This e-book contains biology of birds includes evolution, communication, ecology and conservation.
Under the slogan ‘Merdeka!’ the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence – a struggle of which no one could predict the outcome. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new narrative about the revolution, one that focuses not only on the fight against the Dutch but also on the precarious rise of the Republic. After the horrors of the Japanese occupation, the Rep…
There are many reasons why I liked Mary so much, as a person, a writer and a philosopher. I liked her for her wit, her warmth, her level- headedness and her moral clarity; her ability to steer clear of all unnecessary technicalities and cut straight to the chase, focusing on the big picture rather than getting mired in the details of any particu…
This volume is a result of the New Insights into the Archaic of the Circum-Caribbeansession that we chaired at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Orlando, Florida, in April 2016. The session was organized in the context of the Island Networks project supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-gr. nr. …
In 221 B.C. the First Emperor of Qin unified what would become the heart of a Chinese empire whose major features would endure for two millennia. In the first of a six-volume series on the history of imperial China, Lewis highlights the key challenges facing the court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity.
This e-book contains evolution, communication, ecology and conservation about biology of birds.
This book is for all teachers for English as a Foreign Language working with young childern between the ages of four and twelve. It can be used by pre-school and primary school teachers as an extension of the general school curriculum as well as by parents in an informal private atmosphere. The games presented can stand alone or be used to complement an existing coursebook or syllabus. Games ca…
This book closely analyses the rise and fall of Louis XIV's marine insurance institutions in Paris, which were central to the French monarchy's efforts to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth. These institutions were the projects of two leading ministers, Jean-Baptiste Colbert and his son, the Marquis de Seignelay. While both men recognised that marine insurance was cruci…
Addressing a wide range of improvised art and music forms—from jazz and cinema to dance and literature—this volume's contributors locate improvisation as a key site of mediation between the social and the aesthetic. As a catalyst for social experiment and political practice, improvisation aids in the creation, contestation, and codification of social realities and identities. Among other to…
Di Suriah, pada pertengahan abad ke-12, muncul sebuah kelompok rahasia pengisap ganja bernama Assassin, yang berusaha merebut takhta kepemimpinan Islam dengan cara-cara kekerasan. Kelompok ini juga berkembang di wilayah Persia. Pemimpin tertinggi mereka, Hasan bin Sabbah, terkenal dengan julukan "Orang Tua dari Gunung". Ia membangun istana megah yang merangkap sebagai benteng kokoh di Lembah A…
Apabila seseorang sukses dalam bisnis atau karir, biasanya dunia akan berkata "Dia mempunyai nasib baik", "Dia beruntung". Dunia tidak melihat bagaimana dia bekerja keras selama bertahun-tahun, fokus terhadap sasarannya, dan mengerahkan setiap energi untuk mencapai sasaran itu, serta bagaimana dia mengorbankan banyak hal untuk dirinya dan kesuksesannya. Dalam kesuksesan tidak ada faktor keberun…
Itulah keluhan klasik yang sering muncul di samping tidak punya waktu, tidak hanya dari orang lain tetapi bahkan dari kita sendiri. Ya karena tidak punya modal uang, maka usaha pun tidak bisa dimulai. Tetapi, ternyata alasan seperti itu sudah kuno, sudah ketinggalan zaman, dan bahkan sudah tidak masuk akal lagi. BAgaimana mungkin hanya karena tidak punya modal uang lalu kita terbelenggu tak ber…
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book,’ thought Alice ‘without pictures or conversation?’
An encyclopedia of science and technology, covering such areas as the Earth, astronomy, plants and animals, medicine, the environment, manufacturing, communication, and transportation.
ILMU PENGETAHUAN MANUSIA ( Halaman 1-96) TEKNOLOGI ( Halaman 98-927) Bagian teknologi dimulai dengan bagian penting dan fungsi rekayasa modern, survei penerapan tertua ilmu pengetahuan yakni teknologi awal membangun rumah, dan bangunan lainnya, sampai transportasi; mobil, kereta api, pesawat terbang, dan sarana perjalanan lainnya. Penerapan lanjutan ilmu pengetahuan tentang industri kimia d…
KEHIDUPAN TUMBUH-TUMBUHAN ( Halaman 1-175) Dalam bagian ini dimulai dengan tanah yang merupakan tambatan bagi semua tanaman yang bertempat di darat. Pembahasan tentang ganggang, cendawan, pakis, tanaman berbiji, bentuk vegetasi, sampai menelaah tentang akar, batang, daun, bunga, dan buahnya. KEHIDUPAN HEWAN ( Halaman 176- ) Bagian tentang kehidupan hewan dimulai dengan hewan invertebrata y…
Pesan-pesan Uskup Agung Ignatius Suharyo Percakapan yang Membebaskan adalah kumpulan pesan-pesan yang di tulis oleh Bapak Uskup Ignatius Suharyo dari 2012 sampai 2015. Tulisan-tulisan ini menjadi sarana Bapak Uskup membangun komunikasi dengan semua orang beriman yang digembalakannya. Berisi refleksi dan buah-buah pemikiran singkat yang dianggap penting untuk dihidupi.
Tan Malaka (1984-1949) pada tahun 1942 kembali ke Indonesia menggunakan nama samaran sesudah dua puluh tahun mengembara. Pada masa Hindia Belanda ia bekerja untuk Komintren (organisasi komunis revolusioner internasional) dan pasca-1927 memimpin Partai Politik Indonesia yang ilegal dan antikolonial. Ia tidak diberi peranan dalam proklamasi kemerdekaan Indonesia. Sementara itu, tokoh Tan Malaka …