E-book America's Wildlife Values : The Social Context of Wildlife Management …

Conflict is increaslingly common in contemporary fish and wildlife management. The source of conflict is typically not a matter of biology; rather, it involes a clash of goals among stakeholders. To many in the widllife profession, conflict among stakeholders appears to be intensifying over time. The purpose of this project was to asses the social context of wildlife management in the US in an …

Perempuan & Naga: Penampakan-Penampakan Maria

Sangat sering, Tuhan mengutus Maria ke bumi untuk memperingatkan kita akan kejadian dan hukuman yang akan datang. Perempuan dan Naga: Penampakan-Penampakan Maria membahas secara rinci sejarah sosial dan berbagai nubuat di sekeliling penampakan utama Maria, yang meliputi: - Perawan Maria dari Guadalupe, Mexico 1531 - Perawan Maria Medali Ajaib, Paris, Perancis, 1830 - Perawan Maria dari Lourd…

E-book Travels through the Empire Morocco

The town being built on the declivity of that high tract of land called Cape Spartel (the Cape Cottes or Ampelusian of theancients), it is seen at a great distance; but on entering the bay, it appears to the best advantage. It is defended by two martello towers, a castle, and a large battery; but I am confident that it could not with stand the attack of a few English frigates, and that such a f…

E-book Black Pepper

Black pepper is a plant of humid tropics requiring high rainfall and humidity. The hot and humid climate of sub mountainous tracts of Western Ghats is ideal for its cultivation. It grows successfully between 20° North and South latitudes, and, up to 1500 m above sea level. The crop tolerates temperatures between 10o and 40°C. The favourable temperature range is 23 - 32o C and the ideal tempe…

Yesus

Siapa Dia? Apa yang dikatakan dan dilakukan-Nya? Bagaimana Ia mengubah jalannya sejarah? Buku ini menjawab semua pertanyaan itu dengan tuntas.

Agama, Filsafat, & Lingkungan Hidup

Kenyataan krisis ekologi menyerang kita dari banyak arah. Skala dan kompleksitas permasalahan-permasalahan dan kerumitan pemecahan-pemecahan jangka panjang semakin sulit diabaikan. Tak mungkinlah kita tidak terus berusaha mencari cara-cara untuk menemukan jalan keluar dari labirin kemerosotan lingkungan yang terus berjalan. Banyak perspektif, termasuk yang muncul dari agama dan filsafat, diperl…

Dari Ignatius Sampai Paus Fransiskus

Paus Fransiskus adalah anggota pertama Serikat Yesus, salah satu ordo religius terbesar dalam gereja Katolik, yang terpilih menjadi paus dalam hampir lima ratus tahun keberadaan ordonya. Serikat Yesus dikenal dengan sumpah khusus para anggotanya untuk taat pada kepausan. Terlepas dari sumpah tersebut, para Jesuit dan paus sering berselisih, yang pada akhirnya menyebabkan seorang paus memenjarak…

Agama-Agama Dunia: Hinduisme Yudaisme Buddhisme Kristianitas Islam Sikhisme K…

Apa kepercayaaan mereka? Bagaimana kepercayaan itu telah terbentuk? Apa ciri khasnya? ini hanyalah beberapa dari sekian banyak pertanyaan yang dijawab dalam buku Agama-Agama Dunia ini.

The Stranger in The Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Drawing on extensive interviews with Knight himself, journalist Michael Finkel shows how Knight lived in a tent in a secluded encampment, developing ingenious ways to store provisions and stave off frostbite during the winters. A Former alarm technician, he stealthily broke into nearby cottages for food, books, and supplies, taking only what he needed but showing unease in a community plagued …

The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality

The years 1987 and 1990 saw the publication of two unprecedented and immediately popular reference works, The New Dictionary of Theology and The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship. The present work, The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, edited by Michael Downey, is intended as a companion to these, with a parallel aim and purpose. The NDCS is a collaborative attempt to take stock of t…

Persaudaraan bersama Yesus

Apa artinya menjadi seorang Kristen dalam dunia sekarang ini? Dari naluri kita sadar bahwa hal-hal lahiriah semata tidak akan dapat memberikan jawabannya. Tidak mungkin iman Kristen hanya kita terima sebagai seperangkat adat-istiadat sosial, seperti pesta-pesta Natal, upacara-upacara pernikahan, dan upacara penguburan. Juga tidak mungkin hanya menunjuk kepada warisan Kristen kita. Menjadi seor…

The Wonder of Boys : Cara Membesarkan Anak Laki-laki Menjadi Pria Sejati

Bobot dan volume otak anak laki-laki lebih besar 10 hingga 15 persen dibandingkan anak perempuan. Hal ini meski tidak menandakan bahwa mereka lebih unggul dari anak perempuan, namun memberi anak laki-laki potensi bawaan yang luar biasa dan khas. Mereka terprogram lebih agresif, kompetitif, suka mengambil risiko fisik, serta mengolah perasaan dan emosi dengan cara yang sangat khas "laki-laki". S…

E-book Roman Gods : A Conceptual Approach

The concept of ‘god’ forms an important part of the broader category of ‘Roman Religion’ but it is not identical with it. In other words, this book is limited to the single concept that was normally labeled ‘deus’ by the inhabitants of Rome. It refers to other concepts which belong to the sphere of ‘Roman Religion’ only as constituents of this concept of ‘god’. These constit…

E-book The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife conservation varies worldwide in its form, function, and underlying principles. In recent years, efforts have been directed to describe the key attributes that collectively make wildlife conservation in North America unique. Although efforts to articulate wildlife conservation in North America have come of late, awareness among practitioners in the U.S and Canada that their wildlife …

E-book Polar Bear : Conservation Management Plan

Today, polar bears roam the northern reaches of the planet, but as their sea-ice habitat continues to shrink due to Arctic warming, their future in the U.S. and ultimately their continuation as a species are at risk. Their eventual reprieve turns on our collective willingness to address the factors contributing to climate change and, in the interim, on our ability to improve the chances that po…

E-book A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research an…

lthough an organized antivivisection movement did not begin to flourish until the second half of the nineteenth century, the increasing use of animal experimentation in the emerging science of physiolog y in the first half of the century led to heightened con-cerns about the practice, especially in Britain. The work of the French scientist Francois Magendie, one of the pioneers of the new scien…

E-book Risk: A Very Short Introduction

We find risk everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on both the sciences and humanities to illuminate both the similarities and differences of var…

E-book The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the di…

E-book The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction

Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the "Hebrew Bible") and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Cathol…

E-book Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law

International humanitarian law (IHL), now synonymous for many withjus inbello, is the branch of international law that governs the conduct of war. Eventhough the main instruments of IHL have been universally ratified, however,and IHL is perhaps the most effective means so far developed to limit theeffects of war, it is notoriously difficult to implement and enforce (Sassòli2007, 46–47; Bartl…

E-book The Brain: A Very Short Introduction

The Brain: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Short, clear discussions on the mechanical workings of the brain are offered and the details of brain science are covered in an accessible style. Expla…

E-book Diabetes Head to Toe: Everything You Need to Know about Diagnosis, Tre…

A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to understanding and managing your diabetes. Silver Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Awards (Health & Fitness) by the Independent Book Publishers Association; Winner of the Best Book Award (Health: Medical Reference) by the American Book Fest; Silver Winner of Book Award (Education) by the National Health Information Awards Diabetes Head to Toe is an inval…

E-book The Customary of the Shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedr…

The Details of Thomas Becket’s life and of the first fifty years or so of his cult are so well-known that they hardly bear retelling.1 For the fifteenth­century monks who acted as custodians of his shrine there was a handy mnemonic for the most significant events of his path to sainthood—the Seven Wonderful Tuesdays—which they duly copied into the instructions written fo…

E-book Macrocriminology and Freedom

Ecocide is at hand in the next century unless great powers like China, the United States and Europe learn to work together on better global and national regulatory institutions and green markets for a global Green New Deal (Tienhaara 2018; Drahos 2021; Braithwaite 2021d). Unfortunately, green markets are as prone to corruption as any other. As we have seen with the …

E-book Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife

Near-death experiences offer a glimpse not only into the nature of death but also into the meaning of life. They are not only useful tools to aid in the human quest to understand death but are also deeply meaningful, transformative experiences for the people who have them. In a unique contribution to the growing and popular literature on the subject, philosophers John Martin Fischer and Benj…

E-book Tayma II : Catalogue of the Inscriptions Discovered in the Saudi-Germa…

he town of Taym?? amid the deserts of North Arabia is famous for having been the residence of the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Nabonidus (556–539 BCE), for approximately ten years from 553 to 543 BCE.1 Despite its important position as a trading centre, situated within the network of caravan roads running from South Arabia to the north into the Levant and to the east into Babylonia…

E-book Speaking for the Social : A Catalog of Methods

This book sets out with a programmatic agenda to find new ways of “speaking for the social” in projects of technical and infrastructural change. It takes as its starting point the ongoing challenge of com-munication between scholars in the social sciences and humanities who study the social dimensions of technical and infrastructure projects, and those working in engineering and policy who …

E-book The History of Correlation

After 30 years of research, the author of The History of Correlation organized his notes into a manuscript draft during the lockdown months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting it into shape for publication took another few years. It was a labor of love. Readers will enjoy learning in detail how correlation evolved from a completely non-mathematical concept to one today that is virtually always vi…

E-book Packaged Plants: Seductive supplements and metabolic precarity in the …

Packaged Plants offers an absorbing ethnography and cultural history of how the production and consumption of plants for food and medicine has gone through ‘metabolic rifts’, increasingly processed into commodities with adverse impact on health and aggravating existing economic and social inequities. The book also describes ultra-processed foods that are linked to metabolic syndrome, includ…

E-Book Of Mice and Men (Tikus dan Manusia)

Suara George menjadi lebih dalam. Ia mengulangi kata-katanya dengan berirama, seolah ia sudah begitu sering mengucapkan kata-kata ini. "Orang-orang seperti kita, yang bekerja di peternakan, adalah orang-orang paling kesepian di dunia. Mereka tidak punya keluarga. Mereka tidak cocok di tempat mana pun. Mereka datang ke peternakan dan bekerja keras lalu pergi ke kota dan menghamburkan hasil kerja…

E-Book Dataran Tortilla

Dataran Tortilla (Tortilla Flat) menggambarkan kehidupan kaum paisano - rakyat jelata yang berdarah campuran Spanyol, Indian, Meksiko, dan Kaukasia di sebuah daerah nelayan yang miskin. Danny, seorang non-konformis, memimpin sekelompok petualang, hidup bersenang-senang tanpa pertimbangan buruk-baik. Tapi sebuah tragedi yang menimpa kelompok petualang ini merupakan amanat halus dari pengarang me…

E-book The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory

Long recognized as one of the main branches of political science, political theory has in recent years burgeoned in many different directions. Close textual analysis of historical texts sits alongside more analytical work on the nature and normative grounds of political values. Continental and post-modern influences jostle with ones from economics, history, sociology, and the law. Feminist conc…

E-book AI in Business and Economics

Rapid advances in AI technologies have generated intense interest and debate about their potential to reshape industries and societies. This book compiles academic papers from "The Economic Perspective of Artificial Intelligence (EPEAI)" conference held at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Germany, in March 2023. The authors explore the economic dimensions of AI, shedding light on…

E-book Security Sector Reform and Citizen Security : Experiences from Urban L…

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is at a crossroads. SSR concepts and practices are embedded in international efforts to promote peace, security and development. They are widely considered an essential element of many multilateral and bilateral stabilization efforts and are a standard feature of the post-conflict toolkit.1 SSR is routinely commended for the way it can integrate siloe…

E-book The Bastille Effect : Transforming Sites of Political Imprisonment

Renowned scholar Jacques Godechot is, indeed, correct in stating that by the end of the 18th century, the Bastille had emerged as more than just a prison. The infamous site had become a reminder of a feudal system that had grown increasingly obsolete, given its arbitrary power. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, is regarded as dec…

E-book The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel : Being in Virtual Places

When physical travel to a specific place is prohibited or other-wise difficult or impossible, digital travel provides a promising alternative.The technology to do this is now widely available and many people havethe possibility to meet with others digitally, and thus alleviate the socialeffects of physical isolation. Digital travel can also be source of pleasureand entertainment, and many peopl…

E-book No Prices No Games! : Four Economic Models

We regard Economic Theory as a collection of models, each viewed as a storyor a fable rather than as a testable scientific model to be verified or refuted(seeRubinstein(2012)). Models in Economic Theory are “useful” in the samesense that fables are.Perhaps, there is no boy who literally “cried wolf”,but we nevertheless tell the story to teach our children about…

E-book Ecology of Angola : Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions

Southwards from the Maiombe, and running from Cabinda to the Cunene, is the Angolan Escarpment. This major topographic buttress between the coastal lowlands, the Marginal Mountain Chain and the interior high plateau—the planalto—is of special ecological importance. Providing a steep gradient of landscapes and habitats between the arid coast and …

E-book Ancient Southeast Asia (Routledge World Archaeology)

Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors whic…

E-book Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 12th Edition

The twelfth edition of Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology continues this best-selling title's long tradition as one of the world's favorite physiology textbooks. The immense success of this book is due to its description of complex physiologic principles in language that is easy to read and understand. Now with an improved color art program, thorough updates reflecting today's medic…

E-book Politics of Value: New Approaches to Early Money and the State : Proce…

As one of the most enduring icons of economic life, money has been a common feature and central focus in complex societies from antiquity to the present. Arguably, it gained weight as a key feature of Mediterranean economies in the course of the first millennium BC, mostly in the form of coinage. But money is more than just coin, and its significance more pervasive than just to the…

E-book Worlds Ending. Ending Worlds : Understanding Apocalyptic Transformation

In 2007,the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministe-rium für Bildung undForschung)instituted theKäte HamburgerInternational Cen-tres (KHK) with the purpose of advancinginnovative,interdisciplinary,and inter-nationallyvisible research in the social sciencesand the humanities. In the secondround of calls of proposals for KHK theMinistry widened the reach by funding twoc…

E-book The Essential Rumi

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E-book Cultural Heritage and Slavery: Perspectives from Europe

In the recent cultural heritage boom, community-based and national identity projects are intertwined with interest in cultural tourism and sites of the memory of enslavement. Questions of historical guilt and present responsibility have become a source of social conflict, particularly in multicultural societies with an enslaving past. This became apparent in the context of the Black Lives Matte…

E-book Animal Husbandry Regained The Place of Farm Animals in Sustainable Agr…

The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma. While world demand from a growing and more affluent human population is increasing rapidly, there are strong counter-arguments that we should eat less meat and pay more attention to environmental protection, animal welfare and human health and well-being. The aim of this book is to identify and explain the causes and contr…

E-book Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us and under what circumstances -- Mental boundaries give us the freedom t…

E-book Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations (Gods and …

Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers who are both creators and destroyers, and even a feathered serpent. Lavish primary-source images of arts a…

E-book Babylon: Legend, History and the Ancient City

For two thousand years the real, physical metropolis lay buried while another, ghostly city lived on through ideas as varied as the legendary Hanging Gardens, the career of the biblical Daniel, and even the Apocalypse. More recently, the site of Babylon has been the centre of major excavation, yet the spectacular results of this work have done little to displace the many other fascinating ways …

E-book Reassembling Democracy : Ritual as Cultural Resource

Diverse processes of democratic participation – and exclusion – are braided with or propelled onwards by ritual acts and complexes. This volume is the result of collaborations and conversations between international researchers who have focused on the employment and deployment of those cultural resources identifiable as ‘ritual’ as pa…

E-book DK Essential Managers: Innovation

Think outside the box and get results with Essential Managers: Innovation. This book will give you all the tools you'll need to succeed.