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Offering new historical understandings of human responses to
climate and climate change, this cutting-edge volume explores the
dynamic relationship between settlement, climate, and colonization,
covering everything from the physical impact of climate on
agriculture and land development to the development of "folk" and
government meteorologies.
A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and
the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental
transformation and interaction with unknown landscapes. Tying
together South Asia and Australasia, this book demonstrates how
environmental anxieties led to increasing state resource
management, conservation, and urban reform.
Offering new historical understandings of human responses to
climate and climate change, this cutting-edge volume explores the
dynamic relationship between settlement, climate, and colonization,
covering everything from the physical impact of climate on
agriculture and land development to the development of "folk" and
government meteorologies.
This is a study of landholding, taxation and social structure in
one county of central China that became famous in the Ming and
Ch'ing periods for producing great officials and remarkable
intellectual traditions. The primary aim of the author is to
investigate the composition, organisation and economic basis of the
local elite, in particular the role played by large kinship groups
and among her sources are local gazetteers and lineage genealogies.
The importance of the book is that it looks at the elite in a local
context, rather than focusing on the national elite of top
degree-holders and officials. As an in-depth case study of the
history of elite families and lineages, social structure and social
mobility and also economic history in one locality over five
centuries or so the book, is unique and will be of interest to
anthropologists as well as sociologists and historians.
A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and
the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental
transformation and interaction with unknown landscapes. Tying
together South Asia and Australasia, this book demonstrates how
environmental anxieties led to increasing state resource
management, conservation, and urban reform.
Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume IV provides a
research-based description of the current state of instructional
theory for the learner-centered paradigm of education, as well as a
clear indication of how different theories and models interrelate.
Significant changes have occurred in learning and instructional
theory since the publication of Volume III, including advances in
brain-based learning, learning sciences, information technologies,
internet-based communication, a concern for customizing the student
experience to maximize effectiveness, and scaling instructional
environments to maximize efficiency. In order to complement the
themes of Volume I (commonality and complementarity among theories
of instruction), Volume II (diversity of theories) and Volume III
(building a common knowledge base), the theme of Volume IV is
shifting the paradigm of instruction from teacher-centered to
learner-centered and integrating design theories of instruction,
assessment, and curriculum. Chapters in Volume IV are collected
into three primary sections: a comprehensive view of the
learner-centered paradigm of education and training, elaborations
on parts of that view for a variety of K-12 and higher education
settings, and theories that address ways to move toward the
learner-centered paradigm within the teacher-centered paradigm.
Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume IV is an essential
book for anyone interested in exploring more powerful ways of
fostering human learning and development and thinking creatively
about ways to best meet the needs of learners in all kinds of
learning contexts.
"Advances in Botanical Research" publishes in-depth and
up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. The
series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on
all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology,
molecular biology, physiology and ecology. This thematic volume
features reviews on genome evolution of photosynthetic
bacteria.
Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics
in plant sciencesFeatures a wide range of reviews by recognized
experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell
biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecologyThis thematic
volume features reviews on genome evolution of photosynthetic
bacteria
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the takeover of China by
Manchu rulers in the 1640s were of crucial importance in the late
history of China. But because traditional Chinese sources
arbitrarily divide the century at the change of dynasty in 1644, it
has been difficult to form a clear picture of the transition. The
nine essays in this book will contribute significantly toward
understanding the complexity of change and continuity over the span
of time leading up to and resulting from the tumult of the
mid-1600s. "The fullest introduction in English to the Ming-Ch'ing
transition."-Tom Fisher, Pacific Affairs "No other recent work
compares with its scope, and no older work can stand up to the
introduction of its new materials and perspectives."-Library
Journal "[This book] makes a valuable contribution to Ming-Ch'ing
studies and should be required reading for anyone interested in the
two dynasties."-James B. Parsons, American Historical Review
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