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This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written
for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the
anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete,
substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which
together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume
surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire,
Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a
backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the
seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first
cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the
region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century
greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that
transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text.
Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to
experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise,
dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the
country and the world. Provides essential background text for the
students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the
region.
A volume dealing with the regional and local history of South East
England, this covers the landcape and society of the modern
counties of Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex and Greater London,
south of the Thames from late Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The
authors have tried to show the diversity that can be found within
the region as well as common characteristics which illustrate the
local peculiarities of the area. The works in the series offer a
synthesis of both historical and archaeological work in local
areas. Each region is covered in two linked but independent
volumes, the first covering the period up to AD 1000 and
necessarily relying on archaeological data, and the second bringing
the story up to modern times. It aims to portray life as it was
experienced by the majority of people of South Britain or England
as it was to become. The authors look at the major historical
events which have an impact on the reagion - wars, plagues,
technological changes and socio-cultural trends amongst them - but
they also stress the underlying continuity of rural and urban life.
The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural
frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some
places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvellous
variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long
reaped-fruit, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal
plants. While the floodplain has great potential for food
production, its natural resource base is becoming increasingly
threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion and impaired by
inappropriate land-use practices. This important book, based both
on field observations carried out over the past quarter century and
historical material, demonstrates that knowledge possessed by area
dwellers offers vital insights for promoting the sound economic
development of the floodplain. Nigel Smith argues for the
importance of balance between land-use systems, and suggests that
research and development should be realigned to incorporate both
modern science and traditional systems. Beautifully illustrated
with the author's own photographs, this authoritative volume
explores a broad range of ecological, historical, cultural, and
socioeconomic issues, and offers practical suggestions for
developing the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy,
biodiversity.
This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written
for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the
anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete,
substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which
together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume
surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire,
Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a
backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the
seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first
cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the
region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century
greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that
transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text.
Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to
experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise,
dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the
country and the world. Provides essential background text for the
students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the
region.
Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial
debate on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw
material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the
status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest
available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen
discuss how these holdings are being used to develop better crop
varieties for the benefit of people around the world.
Originally published in 1987.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
Gene Banks and the World's Food contributes to the crucial debate
on how best to preserve some of society's most valuable raw
material. The authors also provide an up-to-date report on the
status and locations of gene banks, which includes the latest
available information on germplasm holdings by crop. They (hen
discuss how these holdings are being used to develop better crop
varieties for the benefit of people around the world. Originally
published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
Dr. Smith spent over 30 years investigating the workings of the
subconscious mind by performing age-reenactment sessions of
patients under hypnosis. He has learned how the subconscious
directs our emotional responses and where our nonfunctional
emotional behavior originates. This brief book explains the whole
mechanism and how to remedy our most distressing emotional
behavior.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1906 Edition.
Title: Historical Sketch of the County of Wentworth and the head of
the lake.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF
COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection refers to the
European settlements in North America through independence, with
emphasis on the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain.
Attention is paid to the histories of Jamestown and the early
colonial interactions with Native Americans. The contextual
framework of this collection highlights 16th century English,
Scottish, French, Spanish, and Dutch expansion. ++++The below data
was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Smith, J H.; 1897. 140 p.; 8 . 10460.d.24.
1906. Over one hundred and fifty humorous drawings by J.H. Smith,
formerly with Judge. A collection of writings by Edgar Wilson Nye
(Bill Nye), American author and journalist. He writes: This is the
fourth book that I have published in response to the clamorous
appeals of the public. I had long hoped to publish a larger,
better, and if possible a redder book than the first; one that
would contain my better thoughts; thoughts that I had thought when
I was feeling well; thoughts that I had omitted when my thinker was
rearing up on its hind feet, if I may be allowed that term;
thoughts that sprang forth with a wild whoop and demanded
recognition. This book is the result of that hope and that wish. It
is my greatest and best book. See other titles by this author
available from Kessinger Publishing.
1906. Over one hundred and fifty humorous drawings by J.H. Smith,
formerly with Judge. A collection of writings by Edgar Wilson Nye
(Bill Nye), American author and journalist. He writes: This is the
fourth book that I have published in response to the clamorous
appeals of the public. I had long hoped to publish a larger,
better, and if possible a redder book than the first; one that
would contain my better thoughts; thoughts that I had thought when
I was feeling well; thoughts that I had omitted when my thinker was
rearing up on its hind feet, if I may be allowed that term;
thoughts that sprang forth with a wild whoop and demanded
recognition. This book is the result of that hope and that wish. It
is my greatest and best book. See other titles by this author
available from Kessinger Publishing.
The tropics are the source of many of our familiar fruits,
vegetables, oils, and spice, as well as such commodities as rubber
and wood. Moreover, other tropical fruits and vegetables are being
introduced into our markets to offer variety to our diet. Now, as
tropical forests are increasingly threatened, we face a double-fold
crisis: not only the loss of the plants but also rich pools of
potentially useful genes. Wild populations of crop plants harbor
genes that can improve the productivity and disease resistance of
cultivated crops, many of which are vital to developing economies
and to global commerce. Eight chapters of this book are devoted to
a variety of tropical crops-beverages, fruit, starch, oil, resins,
fuelwood, fodder, spices, timber, and nuts-the history of their
domestication, their uses today, and the known extent of their gene
pools, both domesticated and wild. Drawing on broad research, the
authors also consider conservation strategies such as parks and
reserves, corporate holdings, gene banks and tissue culture
collections, and debt-for-nature swaps. They stress the need for a
sensitive balance between conservation and the economic well-being
of local populations. If economic growth is part of the
conservation effort, local populations and governments will be more
strongly motivated to save their natural resources. Distinctly
practical and soundly informative, this book provides insight into
the overwhelming abundance of tropical forests, an unsettling sense
of what we may lose if they are destroyed, and a deep appreciation
for the delicate relationships between tropical forest plants and
people around the world.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1982.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1982.
The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvelous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped--fruit, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the floodplain has great potential for food production, its natural resource base is becoming increasingly threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion and impaired by inappropriate land-use practices. This important book, based both on field observations carried out over the past quarter century and historical material, demonstrates that knowledge possessed by area dwellers offers vital insights for promoting the sound economic development of the floodplain. Nigel Smith argues for the importance of balance between land-use systems, and suggests that research and development should be realigned to incorporate both modern science and traditional systems. Beautifully illustrated with the author's own photographs, this authoritative volume explores a broad range of ecological, historical, cultural, and socioeconomic issues, and offers practical suggestions for developing the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy, biodiversity.
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