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This study of prehistoric artefacts and ruins discovered in
north-east Greece by the team of archaeologists led by A. J. B.
Wace and M. S. Thompson was first published in 1912, thirty years
after that area first revealed prehistoric remains. The one hundred
and twenty sites in the Thessaly area have yielded domestic
artefacts and ruins ranging from spit supports to tombs. These are
depicted through detailed sketches, photographs and descriptions.
The evolving architecture uncovered at different strata at the
excavation sites, and the changing forms of the artefacts
discovered alongside them, are explored in relation to other Greek
excavation sites to determine any possible historic significance.
Modern technological advances have taken some aspects of
archaeology in a very different direction, but the practices of
meticulous data collection and comparative analysis between sites
and strata demonstrated here provide a valuable lesson in
establishing a chronology of cultural and domestic development.
"Energy for a Warming World" challenges the commonplace notion
that the amount of power which mankind can potentially harness from
renewable resources is more than large enough to assuage future
demand levels.
By examining the renewable issue from an electrical engineering
perspective, and exercising due regard for the limited capability
of current and future electrical generation and transmission
systems, this book attempts to provide more realistic statistics
for the levels of power which could be extracted from sustainable
resources in the critical time frame of 30 to 40 years. The
engineering logic leads inexorably to the importance of taking a
global outlook on the switch to renewable power supply and
transmission - an outlook which has some surprising and
uncomfortable ramifications for mankind.
"Energy for a Warming World" provides a new perspective on
renewable resources for academics and researchers in environmental
or electrical power engineering, as well as to students in related
areas.
*Provides an engineering-based approach to renewable energy
*Quantifies the levels of electrical power deliverable from various
sources Climate change, environmental impact and declining natural
resources are driving scientific research and novel technical
solutions. Green Energy and Technology serves as a publishing
platform for scientific and technological approaches to "green" -
i.e., environmentally friendly and sustainable - technologies.
While the main focus lies on energy and power supply, the series
also covers green solutions in industrial engineering and
engineering design. Green Energy and Technology is a monograph
series addressing researchers, advanced students and technical
consultants, as well as decision makers in industry and politics.
The level presentation ranges from instructional to highly
technical. Energy for a Warming World challenges the commonplace
notion that the amount of power which mankind can potentially
harness from renewable resources is more than large enough to
assuage future demand levels. The presumption of unlimited power
from renewables does not take into account the fact that it may not
be possible to fully develop this potential, or that the resulting
energy may not be available where it is most required. Engineering
limitations and deficiencies in production will inevitably
undermine the best calculations. By examining the renewables issue
from an electrical engineering perspective, and exercising due
regard for the limited capability of current and future electrical
generation and transmission systems, this book attempts to provide
more realistic statistics for the levels of power which could be
extracted from sustainable resources in the critical time frame of
30 to 40 years. The engineering logic leads inexorably to the
importance of taking a global outlook on the switch to renewable
power supply and transmission - an outlook which has some
surprising and uncomfortable ramifications fo
Jazz photography has attracted increasing attention in recent
years. Photographs of musicians are popular with enthusiasts, while
historians and critics are keen to incorporate photographs as
illustrations. Yet there has been little interrogation of these
photographs and it is noticeable that what has become known as the
jazz photography 'tradition' is dominated by a small number of
well-known photographers and 'iconic' images. Many photographers,
including African American photojournalists, studio photographers,
early twentieth-century emigres, the Jewish exiles of the 1930s and
vernacular snapshots are frequently overlooked. Drawing on ideas
from contemporary photographic theory supported by extensive
original archival research, Sight Readings is a thorough
exploration of twentieth century jazz photography, and it includes
discussions of jazz as a visual subject, its attraction to
different types of photographers and offers analysis of why and how
they approached the subject in the way they did. One of the
remarkable things about this book is its movement back and forth
between detailed archive research, the empirical documentation of
photographers, their techniques, working practices, equipment etc.,
and cultural theory, the sophisticated discussion of aesthetics,
cultural sociology, the politics of identity, etc. The result is
both a fine scholarly achievement and an engaging labour of love.
The primary readership will be those with specialist interests in
the history of jazz and the history of photography. The audience
will include jazz scholars, musicians, critics and fans, along with
photographers, photography scholars, art historians and those
generally interested in the history of visual images. It will be an
essential text for teaching as well as research in the fields of
music and photography. It will be of interest to those teaching and
studying within cultural studies, American studies, African
American studies, critical race and ethnic studies, history,
English and sociology. There is also a significant readership for
jazz and photographic history outside the academic context. It will
be of interest to the media, the museum world and the general
reader with interests in music or photography.
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Bitcoin Answered (Hardcover)
Jon Law; Contributions by Alan John
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R995
R804
Discovery Miles 8 040
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ident (Paperback)
Alan John Stubbs
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R414
Discovery Miles 4 140
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This powerful, eye-opening book is a must read I wept as I read it
as it helped me understand the root of some false doctrines we were
taught under a prior ministry...doctrines that negatively impacted
our family. Know the truth, it will set you free. Just because an
ideology is promoted within a church by someone with a title,
doesn't make it God's ideas J. Nicole Williamson-King's Lantern
Ministires The Mixture, identifies four major heresies in the
American Church. In recent years Alan identifies the tidal wave of
Biblical heresy and false doctrines that has invaded and swept over
the American Church. This has caused many to stumble into sin.
Believers are being deceived and destroyed because of doctrines
that do nothing but tickle the ears.
Additional Contributors Include R. J. Pumphrey, E. Otto Hohn, Emil
Witschi, And Others.
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