E-book Curious Encounters : Voyaging, Collecting, and Making Knowledge in the…

Our histories of global exploration and encounter in the long eigh-teenth century are often drawn from the scientific voyages of discovery and their richly illustrated books, like John Ross’s A Voyage of Discovery(1819). Ross voyaged in the Enlightenment tradition of Bougainville and Cook, who had returned to Europe in ships laden with knowledge in the form …

E-book Citizen Outsider : Children of North African Immigrants in France

n doing so, I lay to rest the notion of a French exceptionalism regarding distinc-tions based on race and ethnicity. I examine how a population that is legally and technically French is not considered culturally French, and is therefore excluded from popular imaginations of who a French person is. This reveals how race, eth-nicity, and culture intersect in determining who is a citizen of the na…

E-book Agroforesterie et Services Ecosystémiques en Zone Tropicale = Agrofor…

ans les deux sites, les acteurs publics et privés mettent en place différents types d’actions en vue de préserver l’environnement qui se traduisent par des pressions environnementalistes sur les agriculteurs. Le premier type de pression renvoie à l’application des réglementations existantes par les pouvoirs publics ou par des acteurs pr…

E-book Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients

Aqueous solutions are subject to bacterial or enzymatic degradation but may be preserved by initially boiling the solution for a short time to inactivate any enzymes present; microwave irradiation can also be used. Aqueous solutions may also be preserved by the addition of an antimicrobial preservative such as 0.1% w/v benzoic acid, 0.1% w/v sodium benzoate, or a mixture of 0.17% w/v methylpara…

E-book From Press to Readers: Studies in the Materiality of Print Culture

The seven articles in this volume, written by French and German specialists in book history, address various aspects of the materiality of print culture, examining both the processes of book production and the paths of book circulation. They explore notions of composition, collection and circulation of texts and images, from manuscript to books designed for specific readers. They are based on a…

E-book Megaliths of the World, Volume I

Bringing together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world, 150 researchers offer 72 articles, providing a region-by region account in their specialist areas, and a summary of the current state of knowledge. Highlighting salient themes, the book is vital to anyone interested in the phenomenon of megalithic monumentality.

E-book The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System : The Gover…

The stadium, adorned with flags from throughout the world, is packed. On a central arena, thousands of performers present a rich, colorful spectacle to spectators both present and the millions throughout the planet watching it on television. At last, the parade of nations starts, beginning with the Greek delegation and continuing with those of every nation in the world, with that of the host co…

E-book Guitar All in One for Dummies

Though the guitar as we know it is only about a century and a half old, its roots as a plucked stringed instrument go back deep into history. Many ancient folk instruments have followed the basic strings-stretched-overfretboard-and-played-with-fingers design for thousands of years, and the guitar is in some ways the culmination of that legacy. It seems humans have always had something like the …

E-book The Philosophy of Mathematics Education

This ICME-13 Topical Survey is designed to provide an overview of contemporaryresearch in the philosophy of mathematics education. This is a broad cluster ofoverlapping but at times disparate themes. In thefirst instance, this publicationexposes some of the problems and questions in mathematics education that thephilosophy of mathematics education clarifies, illuminates and sometimes helps toso…

E-book Eyewitness Travel: Brittany

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9781465459930

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290 halaman, ilus.

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