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The global population is projected to reach almost 10 billion by
2050, and food and feed production will need to increase by 70%.
Wheat, maize and sorghum are three key cereals which provide
nutrition for the majority of the world's population. Their
production is affected by various abiotic stresses which cause
significant yield losses. The effects of climate change also
increase the frequency and severity of such abiotic stresses.
Molecular breeding technologies offer real hope for improving crop
yields. Although significant progress has been made over the last
few years, there is still a need to bridge the large gap between
yields in the most favorable and most stressful conditions. This
book: - Provides a valuable resource for wheat, maize and sorghum
scientists working on breeding and molecular biology, physiology
and biotechnology. - Presents the latest in-depth research in the
area of abiotic stress tolerance and yield improvements. - Contains
the necessary information to allow plant breeders to apply this
research to effectively breed new varieties of these crops. It
provides a consolidated reference for plant breeders and crop
scientists working on the challenges of enhanced crop productivity
and climate change adaptability.
This selection of articles by Robert-Henri Bautier deals with the
political and institutional history of France between the 6th and
12th centuries, and is above all concerned with the changing extent
of the rulers' power from the rise of the Carolingians onwards. A
subsequent volume will focus on the Capetians, while a further pair
of volumes deal with economic history. The first studies here
examine two general topics: the emergence of Paris as the
undisputed capital of France, and the ceremony of Royal coronation
and consecration. The following articles, on Carolingian France,
reconsider the significance of the battle of Roncevaux and the
importance of the region of Neustria, then study the decomposition
of the Carolingian empire in Southern France and Catalonia. The
last group is concerned with various aspects of the re-expansion of
central power under the early Capetian kings and, finally, with the
evolution of one of the fundamental organs of medieval municipal
government, the echevinage. Cette selection d'articles par
Robert-Henri Bautier traite de l'histoire politique et
institutionnelle franAaise entre le VIe et le XIIe siecle, et
s'interesse avant tout A l'entendue territoriale changeante du
pouvoir monarchique des le debut de la dynastie carolingienne. Un
volume subsequent se concentre sur les Capetiens et deux autres ont
pour theme l'histoire economique. Les premieres etudes inclues dans
le present recueil examinent deux sujets d'ordre general:
l'avenement de Paris en tant que capitale incontestable de la
France et le developpement de la ceremonie du couronnement et de la
consecration royale. Les etudes suivantes considerent A nouveau la
signification de la bataille de Roncevaux et l'importance de la
region de Neustrie. L'auteur passe ensuite A l'analyse de la
desagregation de l'empire carolingien dans le Midi de la France et
en Catalogne. Le dernier groupe d'etudes concerne divers aspects de
la re
Plant genotyping, or DNA fingerprinting of plants, is a technology
that has matured and is poised for widespread practical
application. Plant genotype analysis can be used for the
identification of plants in commerce, plant breeding and research.
This book examines the technology available and their application
in the analysis of wild plant populations, germplasm collections
and plant breeding. Special attention has been paid to
microsatellite analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
markers and new technologies, such as microarrays and non-gel based
analysis of markers.
This book studies the dynamics of political discourse in governance
processes. It demonstrates the process in which political
discourses become normative mechanisms, first marking socially
constructed realities in politics, second playing a role in
delineating the subsequent policy frames, and third influencing the
public sphere.
The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features
publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings
and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in
its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary
field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical -
supplement and complement each other. The series invites the
attention of scholars interested in language in society from a
broad range of disciplines - anthropology, education, history,
linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book
idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
Embodying the entire system of Robert Henri's teaching, The Art
Spirit contains much valuable advice, critical comment, and
inspiration to every student of the arts.
Of all the books left out of the Bible, only the Apocrypha rivals
the Pseudepigrapha in popularity and importance. This edition of
the Pseudepigrapha was edited by R. H. Charles and was the
definitive critical edition for over 70 years.
In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare
services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result
of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a
leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive
structures of corporatist politics from the 1920s onward, Europe in
particular has experienced stresses from globalization and striking
innovation in welfare policies. While debates in the United
Kingdom, Germany, and France often attract wide international
attention, smaller European countries-Belgium, Denmark, Austria, or
Finland-are often overlooked. This volume seeks to correct this
unfortunate oversight as these smaller countries serve as models
for reform, undertaking experiments that only later gain the
attention of stymied reformers in the larger countries.
"The Book of Jubilees -- "also known as "The Little Genesis --
"purports to be a divine revelation delivered by an angel from God
to Moses during the prophet's sojourn on Mount Sinai. Chiefly based
upon the historical narratives in Genesis and Exodus, the book
probably originated as a Jewish apocalyptical work. It also
contains a fascinating variety of material not found in the Bible,
including details concerning the Fall, Cain and Abel, angels, the
Flood, the Tower of Babel, Jacob's visions, the Messianic Kingdom,
and many other subjects.
Well known to early Christian writers of East and West alike, these
writings entered into no canons except those of the Ethiopian
Orthodox Church. They remain a popular source for the construction
of "alternative histories," particularly those relating to the
early Christian church. This inexpensive new edition features an
Introduction by historian G. H. Box.
The early Christian Fathers such as Jude respected 'The Book of
Enoch', as did the Essenes of Qumran. However, by the fourth
century AD the text was considered heretical and all extant copies
were destroyed. It was not until the 18th century that a surviving
Ethiopic version was found, and its ideas and beliefs could once
again be made known to the world. 'The Book of Enoch' tells of the
enigmatic Watchers, fallen angels who breed with human females and
give rise to the race of Nephilim, evil giants who wreak havoc on
earth, and are destroyed by The Flood. Following sections describe
Visions, of a messiah-like Son of God, of the
Astronomical/Spiritual make-up of the Universe, and of the
apocalyptic Final Judgment to be visited upon evil-doers. The R H
Charles translation remains the standard English version of the
text and is presented here in its entirety.
THIS 108 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Book of Enoch:
Together with a Reprint of the Greek Fragments, by R. H. Charles.
To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564595234.
THIS 38 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Book of Enoch:
Together with a Reprint of the Greek Fragments, by R. H. Charles.
To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564595234.
THIS 44 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Book of Enoch:
Together with a Reprint of the Greek Fragments, by R. H. Charles.
To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564595234.
1912. Translated from the Editor's Ethiopic Text. Contents:
Canonicity; Greek, Latin and Ethiopic Versions; Elements of 1
Enoch; Influence on Jewish Literature; Hebrew Book of Enoch;
Theology; Parables; Heavenly Luminaries; Dream Visions.
The Book of the Secrets of Enoch is a classic title edited by R.H.
Charles and translated by W.R. Morfill, which is an important
apocalyptic writing which delves into the early origins of
Christianity. Only known in Russia for over 1200 years, it was
originally in the slavonic language but is now presented here in
this english edition, published first in english in the later 19th
century. This is an important work for scholars and patrons of
christianity and specifically of apocalyptic works.
This volume meets the demand for a small dictionary which is at the
same time comprehensive enough for the needs of the ordinary
student. It contains 7,773 Chinese characters and 104,000 compounds
taken from the classics, general literature, magazines, and
newspapers. Published in 1931, it has been thoroughly revised and
brought up to date in this new edition. All necessary corrections
in regard to pronunciation have been made; the tones of the
characters have been checked; and a large number of new terms have
been added in order to facilitate the reading of contemporary
periodicals and newspapers--whether political, economic, chemical,
or military.
Indigenous sociology makes visible what is meaningful in the
Indigenous social world. This core premise is demonstrated here via
the use of the concept of the Indigenous Lifeworld in reference to
the dispossessed Indigenous Peoples from Anglo-colonized first
world nations. Indigenous lifeworld is built around dual
intersubjectivities: within peoplehood, inclusive of traditional
and ongoing culture, belief systems, practices, identity, and ways
of understanding the world; and within colonized realties as
marginalized peoples whose everyday life is framed through their
historical and ongoing relationship with the colonizer nation
state. The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Sociology is, in part, a
response to the limited space allowed for Indigenous Peoples within
the discipline of sociology. The very small existing sociological
literature locates the Indigenous within the non-Indigenous gaze
and the Eurocentric structures of the discipline reflect a
continuing reluctance to actively recognize Indigenous realities
within the key social forces literature of class, gender, and race
at the discipline's center. But the ambition of this volume, its
editors, and its contributors is larger than a challenge to this
status quo. They do not speak back to sociology, but rather, claim
their own sociological space. The starting point is to situate
Indigenous sociology as sociology by Indigenous sociologists. The
authors in The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Sociology, all leading
and emerging Indigenous scholars, provide an authoritative, state
of the art survey of Indigenous sociological thinking. The
contributions in this Handbook demonstrate that the Indigenous
sociological voice is a not a version of the existing sub-fields
but a new sociological paradigm that uses a distinctively
Indigenous methodological approach.
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