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The beginnings of industrialization had an enormous impact on
social conditions, buildings and material culture. This text uses
the techniques of mainstream archaeological excavation, analysis
and interpretation to present an enlightening picture of industrial
society. Technology and heritage have, until recently, been the
focal points of study in industrialization. The text sets out a
coherent methodology for the discipline which expands on and
extends beyond the purely functional analysis of industrial
landscapes, structures and artefacts to a broader consideration of
their cultural meaning and value. The authors examine, for example,
the social context of industrialization, including the effect of
new means of production on working patterns, diet and health. The
text provides a guide for undergraduates and postgraduates in
archaeology and heritage management, and should be a useful
handbook for those working in planning departments and contract
archaeologists.
Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British
landscape. "Industry in the Landscape" enables the reconstruction
of the landscape of past industry. The authors are industrial
archaeologists of national standing whose concern is to use
surviving material evidence and contemporary sources to study the
former working conditions of men and women. Comprehensive in
coverage, the book examines fuels, metals, clothing, food, building
and transport. It makes clear the tangible elements which form the
basis for the recreation of past landscapes and demonstrates both
their function and the context with which they should be
associated.
Social workers are called upon to shift from a human-centric bias
to an ecological ethical sensibility by embracing love as integral
to their justice mission and by extending the idea of social
justice to include environmental and species justice. This book
presents the love ethic model as a way to do eco-justice work using
public campaigns, research, community arts practice and other
nonviolent, direct action strategies. The model is premised on an
active and ongoing commitment to the eco-values of love,
eco-justice and nonviolence for the purpose of upholding the public
interest. The love ethic model is informed by the stories of
eco-activists who used nonviolent actions to address ecological
issues such as: pollution; degradation of the environment;
exploitation of farm animals; mining industry overriding First
Nation Peoples' land rights; and human health and social costs
related to the natural resource industries, private land
developments and government infrastructure projects. Informed by
practice insights by activists from a range of eco-justice
concerns, this innovative book provides new directions in social
work and environmental studies involving transformational change
leadership and dialogical group work between interest groups. It
should be considered essential reading for social work students,
researchers and practitioners as well as eco-activists more
generally.
Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British
landscape. This book enables the reader to reconstruct the
landscape of past industry. The authors are industrial
archaeologists of national standing whose concern is to use
surviving material evidence and contemporary sources to study the
former working conditions of men and women. Comprehensive in
coverage, the book examines fuels, metals, clothing, food, building
and transport. It makes clear the tangible elements which form the
basis for recreation of past landscapes and demonstrates both their
function and the context in which they should be considered.
Industrial Archaeology uses the techniques of mainstream archaeological excavation, analysis and interpretation to present an enlightening picture of industrial society. Technology and heritage have, until recently, been the focal points of study in industrialization. Industrial Archaeology sets out a coherent methodology for the discipline which expands on and extends beyond the purely functional analysis of industrial landscapes, structures and artefacts to a broader consideration of their cultural meaning and value. The authors examine, for example, the social context of industrialization, including the effect of new means of production on working patterns, diet and health. eBook available with sample pages: 0203022998
Social workers are called upon to shift from a human-centric bias
to an ecological ethical sensibility by embracing love as integral
to their justice mission and by extending the idea of social
justice to include environmental and species justice. This book
presents the love ethic model as a way to do eco-justice work using
public campaigns, research, community arts practice and other
nonviolent, direct action strategies. The model is premised on an
active and ongoing commitment to the eco-values of love,
eco-justice and nonviolence for the purpose of upholding the public
interest. The love ethic model is informed by the stories of
eco-activists who used nonviolent actions to address ecological
issues such as: pollution; degradation of the environment;
exploitation of farm animals; mining industry overriding First
Nation Peoples' land rights; and human health and social costs
related to the natural resource industries, private land
developments and government infrastructure projects. Informed by
practice insights by activists from a range of eco-justice
concerns, this innovative book provides new directions in social
work and environmental studies involving transformational change
leadership and dialogical group work between interest groups. It
should be considered essential reading for social work students,
researchers and practitioners as well as eco-activists more
generally.
This Handbook provides an informative and accessible guide to the
industrial remains of the UK. It is essential reading for anyone
with an interest in our industrial heritage, giving concise
summaries of the history of different industries, together with
descriptions of the structures and below-ground remains likely to
be encountered. The book also considers the power which drove these
industries, the transport network which delivered the products and
the houses in which the workforce lived. It further reviews the
legislation protecting industrial sites and the problems and
potential of their adaptive re-use.
Visits to country houses are an important leisure pursuit
throughout the British Isles, not just to appreciate their superb
architecture, great paintings and elaborate furniture but also to
experience something of the past life of our great families and
their households. Mark Girouard suggested in Life in the English
Country House that 'even when the customs have gone, the houses
remain, enriched by the accumulated alterations, and often
accumulated contents of several centuries. Abandoned lifestyles can
be disinterred from them in much the same way as from the layers of
an archaeological dig'. By the 19th century, life in most country
houses changed as a result of various technical inventions such as
improved water supplies, flushing water closets, boilers and pipes
to provide central heating, internal communications by bells and
then telephones, and better lighting by means of gas and
electricity. Country houses, however, were usually too far from
urban centres to take advantage of centralised sources of supply
and so were obliged to set up their own systems if they wanted any
of these services to improve the comfort of daily living. Some
landowners chose to do this; others did not, and this book examines
the motivations for their decisions. It also sets out to discover
what evidence has survived for the impact of technological
innovation on the buildings, contents, parks and gardens of country
houses and on the lives of the people within them. In the course of
their research, the authors have visited nearly one hundred houses
around the United Kingdom, mostly those open to the public and the
majority in the hands of the National Trust. Many books have been
devoted to the life of those in domestic service in such houses,
but this book looks not so much at the social records of their
lives as the actual physical evidence for the greater levels of
comfort and convenience sought by landowners in country houses from
the 18th to the early 20th centuries.
Brings together over thirty of the leading scholars in Post
Medieval archaeology and examines how this relatively new
discipline has developed and where it is going. The impetus for
this volume lies in the expansion of interest in Post Medieval
archaeology in university, commercial, and voluntary sectors. The
study of Post Medieval archaeology is a relatively new discipline
but, within archaeology as a whole, it represents one of the
fastest growing areas of study. Archaeologists seek to avoid the
fragmentation of a still small discipline into subfields such as
pre-1750 post-medieval archaeology, post-1750 industrial
archaeology, or the incorporation of theory as somehow outside of
the purview of the work of the older organisations. This important
and timely volume brings together articles that consider the
commonalties between approaches as well as the unique contributions
made by members of each organisation towards the study of the
material heritage of the post-1550 period. The chapters in the
volume derive from a well-attended three day conference held at the
University of Leicester in April 2008 and sponsored by the Society
for Post-medieval Archaeology, the Association for Industrial
Archaeology, and the Irish Post-Medieval Archaeology Group. The aim
of the discussion-focused conference was to foster enhanced
understanding and cooperation between the organisations and their
approaches; with in-depth consideration of the future of the
broader field of historical archaeology. The volume will bring the
debatefrom the conference to a wider academic, professional, and
vocational audience and, it is anticipated, will act as a benchmark
by which future development will be judged.
I first met the Palmers when they returned to the States from Japan
and joined First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, Florida, where
I was their pastor. Del and Marilyn's book, Precious Stones, is an
easy read that will delight you, make you smile, and challenge you
to a closer walk with God. The book makes missions come alive and
gives insight into cross-cultural living and communication. Dr.
Jack Graham, Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church. Former President
of Southern Baptist Convention I'm a "cynical old preacher" and
sometimes have to see the "real deal" in order to keep doing what I
do. I've just spent the last few wonderful hours with Del and
Marilyn looking at Precious Stones. The experience has been a
benediction. They are the real deal. They have inspired me, caused
me to laugh, and given me an education in world missions. But, more
than that, they have pointed me to Jesus. I rise up and call them
blessed. Read this book and you will go on a journey that will
bless you profoundly. Steve Brown, Professor, Reformed Seminary,
Orlando, broadcaster and author Precious Stones is a story of how
God took two very young adults from very different backgrounds and
led them together to serve Him. God did things they could never
have even dreamed possible. Some were miraculous, some
embarrassing, and other very entertaining. As the Palmers began
writing their stories, I was sentenced to a federal prison. They
wrote to me often and sent rough drafts to me. These stories
encouraged, blessed, and entertained me and others. Don't miss the
joy of reading this collection of their Precious Stones. JH,
Redeemed and Released. A Brother in Christ
20 papers from a conference called in celebration of the 300th
anniversary of Abraham Darby's successful attempt to smelt iron ore
using coke in 1709, which focus on processes of industrialization.
The papers are on three broad topics: metallurgy; the wider social
and environmental 'footprints' of industrialization; and the ways
in which the heritage of industrialization is managed and
interpreted today. Running as a constant thread through all of
these areas is the role which Ironbridge has played both in the
past and in the present.
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