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This path-breaking book shows how green accounting can be
compatible with ecological economics and how it can contribute to
the implementation of sustainability. It explores the history and
methodology of green accounting and describes the state-of-the-art
construction of green accounts in individual countries.The authors
first provide an overview of the history of national accounting and
its place in the debate concerning sustainability. In particular
they address the social role that accounts play, the relationship
of national accounts to economic traditions, and the relationship
between green national accounts and ecological economics. They go
on to describe issues related to the history of green accounts and
the methodologies adopted, and discuss the Dutch experience with
the NAMEA system, the use of input-output analysis in national
accounting and the conceptual issues raised by green accounting.
Finally, the authors show how green accounts are being constructed
and used in various countries, by both national governments and
corporate businesses. The book features new case studies of green
national accounting in Europe, Africa and Canada, the UK experience
in establishing green accounts and the process of greening business
accounts. Greening the Accounts will be required reading for
scholars of ecological economics, environmental studies and
business and national accounting.
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Gogarth North (Paperback)
Simon Marsh, Graham Desroy, Al Leary, Martin Crook, Adam Wainwright, …
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This study of the monument of Godfrey of Bouillon offers new
insights to the political uses of public monuments devoted to
figures from the past, modern uses and appropriations of the Middle
Ages, and the role of historical culture in the creation of
national identity. On 15 August 1848, a bronze equestrian statue of
the crusading hero Godfrey of Bouillon (d.1100) was unveiled in the
Place Royale in Brussels, Belgium's capital. Conceived and largely
funded by the national government, its creation was a major element
in a programme of political and cultural consolidation put into
place after the Belgian Revolution (1830-1831) and the consequent
establishment of the nation's independence. From the outset, the
monument was designed to transmit ideas about history and
nationhood, and functioned as a focal point in discussions of
politics, language, religion and identity. This book sheds new
light on a range of dynamics in nineteenth-century Belgium, using
the statue as a prism; it investigates responses to it both home
and abroad, and traces broader national interest in the
commemoration of Godfrey, adopted as a national hero despite being
born almost 800 years before the emergence of the state. Above all,
it reveals that Belgian politics and culture in this period were
profoundly shaped by a sustained interest in the Middle Ages, and
by efforts to shape a historical narrative that traced Belgian
nationhood back to that era, and beyond.
This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of
Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100), a leading participant in the
First Crusade (1096-99), and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem
(1099-1100), the polity established by the crusaders after they
captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey's life
have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he
joined the crusade, this book adopts a more holistic approach,
situating his involvement in the expedition in the light of the
careers of his ancestors and his own activities in Lotharingia, the
westernmost part of the kingdom of Germany. The findings of this
enquiry shed new light on the repercussions of a range of critical
developments in Latin Christendom in the eleventh and early twelfth
centuries, including the impact of the 'Investiture Conflict' in
Lotharingia, the response to the call for the First Crusade in
Germany, Godfrey's influence upon the course of the crusade, his
role in its leadership, and his activities during the initial
phases of Latin settlement in the Holy Land in its aftermath.
This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of
Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100), a leading participant in the
First Crusade (1096-99), and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem
(1099-1100), the polity established by the crusaders after they
captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey's life
have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he
joined the crusade, this book adopts a more holistic approach,
situating his involvement in the expedition in the light of the
careers of his ancestors and his own activities in Lotharingia, the
westernmost part of the kingdom of Germany. The findings of this
enquiry shed new light on the repercussions of a range of critical
developments in Latin Christendom in the eleventh and early twelfth
centuries, including the impact of the 'Investiture Conflict' in
Lotharingia, the response to the call for the First Crusade in
Germany, Godfrey's influence upon the course of the crusade, his
role in its leadership, and his activities during the initial
phases of Latin settlement in the Holy Land in its aftermath.
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Literature of the Crusades (Hardcover)
Simon Thomas Parsons, Linda Paterson; Contributions by Ruth Harvey, Simon Thomas Parsons, Simon John, …
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An interdisciplinary approach to sources for our knowledge of the
crusades. The interrelation of so-called "literary" and
"historical" sources of the crusades, and the fluidity of these
categorisations, are the central concerns of the essays collected
here. They demonstrate what the study of literary texts can do for
our historical understanding of the crusading movement, challenging
earlier historiographical assumptions about well-known poems and
songs, and introducing hitherto understudied manuscript sources
which elucidate a rich contemporary compositional culture regarding
the matter of crusade. The volume discusses a wide array of
European textual responses to the medieval crusading movement, from
the Plantagenet and Catalan courts to the Italy of Charles of
Anjou, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Meanwhile, the topics considered
include the connexions between poetry and history in the Latin
First Crusade texts; the historical, codicological and literary
background to Richard the Lionheart's famous song of captivity;
crusade references in the troubadour Cerveri of Girona; literary
culture surrounding Charles of Anjou's expeditions; the use of the
Melusine legend to strengthen the Lusignans' claim to Cyprus; and
the influence of aristocratic selection criteria in manuscript
traditions of Old French crusade songs. These diverse approaches
are unified in their examination of crusading texts as cultural
artefacts ripe for comparisonacross linguistic and thematic
divides. SIMON THOMAS PARSONS teaches Medieval History at Royal
Holloway, University of London and King's College London; LINDA
PATERSON is Professor Emerita at Warwick University. Contributors:
Luca Barbieri, Miriam Cabre, Jean Dunbabin, Ruth Harvey, Simon
John, Charmaine Lee, Helen J. Nicholson, Simon Parsons, Anna
Radaelli, Stephen Spencer, Carol Sweetenham.
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Literature of the Crusades (Paperback)
Simon Thomas Parsons, Linda Paterson; Contributions by Ruth Harvey, Simon Thomas Parsons, Simon John, …
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R782
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An interdisciplinary approach to sources for our knowledge of the
crusades. The interrelation of so-called "literary" and
"historical" sources of the crusades, and the fluidity of these
categorisations, are the central concerns of the essays collected
here. They demonstrate what the study of literary texts can do for
our historical understanding of the crusading movement, challenging
earlier historiographical assumptions about well-known poems and
songs, and introducing hitherto understudied manuscript sources
which elucidate a rich contemporary compositional culture regarding
the matter of crusade. The volume discusses a wide array of
European textual responses to the medieval crusading movement, from
the Plantagenet and Catalan courts to the Italy of Charles of
Anjou, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Meanwhile, the topics considered
include the connexions between poetry and history in the Latin
First Crusade texts; the historical, codicological and literary
background to Richard the Lionheart's famous song of captivity;
crusade references in the troubadour Cerverà of Girona; literary
culture surrounding Charles of Anjou's expeditions; the use of the
Mélusine legend to strengthen the Lusignans' claim to Cyprus; and
the influence of aristocratic selection criteria in manuscript
traditions of Old French crusade songs. These diverse approaches
are unified in their examination of crusading texts as cultural
artefacts ripe for comparison across linguistic and thematic
divides.
This volume has been created by scholars from a range of
disciplines who wish to show their appreciation for Professor John
France and to celebrate his career and achievements. For many
decades, Professor France's work has been instrumental in many of
the advances made in the fields of crusader studies and medieval
warfare. He has published widely on these topics including major
publications such as: Victory in the East: A Military History of
the First Crusade (1994) and Western Warfare in the Age of the
Crusades (1999). This present volume mirrors his interests,
offering studies upon both areas. The fifteen essays cover a wide
variety of topics, spanning chronologically from the Carolingian
period through to the early fourteenth century. Some offer new
insights upon long-contested issues, such as the question of
whether a new form of cavalry was created by Charles Martel and his
successors or the implications of the Mongol defeat at Ayn Jalut.
Others use innovative methodologies to unlock the potential of
various types of source material including: manuscript
illuminations depicting warfare, Templar graffiti, German crusading
songs, and crusading charters. Several of the articles open up new
areas of debate connected to the history of crusading. Malcolm
Barber discusses why Christendom did not react decisively to the
fall of Acre in 1291. Bernard Hamilton explores how the rising
Frankish presence in the Eastern Mediterranean during the central
medieval period reshaped Christendom's knowledge and understanding
of the North African cultures they encountered. In this way, this
work seeks both to advance debate in core areas whilst opening new
vistas for future research.
This volume has been created by scholars from a range of
disciplines who wish to show their appreciation for Professor John
France and to celebrate his career and achievements. For many
decades, Professor France's work has been instrumental in many of
the advances made in the fields of crusader studies and medieval
warfare. He has published widely on these topics including major
publications such as: Victory in the East: A Military History of
the First Crusade (1994) and Western Warfare in the Age of the
Crusades (1999). This present volume mirrors his interests,
offering studies upon both areas. The fifteen essays cover a wide
variety of topics, spanning chronologically from the Carolingian
period through to the early fourteenth century. Some offer new
insights upon long-contested issues, such as the question of
whether a new form of cavalry was created by Charles Martel and his
successors or the implications of the Mongol defeat at Ayn Jalut.
Others use innovative methodologies to unlock the potential of
various types of source material including: manuscript
illuminations depicting warfare, Templar graffiti, German crusading
songs, and crusading charters. Several of the articles open up new
areas of debate connected to the history of crusading. Malcolm
Barber discusses why Christendom did not react decisively to the
fall of Acre in 1291. Bernard Hamilton explores how the rising
Frankish presence in the Eastern Mediterranean during the central
medieval period reshaped Christendom's knowledge and understanding
of the North African cultures they encountered. In this way, this
work seeks both to advance debate in core areas whilst opening new
vistas for future research.
In April 1863 after the U.S. Dakota War of 1862, after the hanging
of thirty-eight Dakota men in the largest mass execution in U.S.
History some 270 Dakota men were moved from Mankato, Minnesota, to
a prison at camp McClellan in Davenport, Iowa. Separated from their
wives, children, and elder relatives, with inadequate shelter, they
lived there for three long, wretched years. More than 120 men died.
Desperate to connect with their families, many of these prisoners
of war learned to write. Their letters, mostly addressed to the
missionaries Stephen R Riggs and Thomas S. Williamson, asked for
information, for assistance, and for help sending and receiving
news of their loved ones. Dakota elders Clifford Canku and Michael
Simon, fluent Dakota speakers, provide both the Dakota
transcription and the first published English translation of fifty
of these letters, culled from Riggs's papers at the Minnesota
historical society. They are a precious resource for Dakota people
learning about the travails their ancestors faced, important
primary source documents for historians, and a vital tool for
Dakota language learners and linguists. These haunting documents
present a history that has long been unrecognised in this country,
in the words of the Dakota people who lived it. The dedication
written by the authors, both of whom are descendants of Dakota
prisoners of war, declares: "Our relatives are watching over us. /
We are humbled as we honour our ancestors. / Woecon kin de unyakupi
do / We accept this responsibility you gave us".
This book presents and describes an innovative method to simulate
the growth of natural fractural networks in different geological
environments, based on their geological history and fundamental
geomechanical principles. The book develops techniques to simulate
the growth and interaction of large populations of layer-bound
fracture directly, based on linear elastic fracture mechanics and
subcritical propagation theory. It demonstrates how to use these
techniques to model the nucleation, propagation and interaction of
layer-bound fractures in different orientations around large scale
geological structures, based on the geological history of the
structures. It also explains how to use these techniques to build
more accurate discrete fracture network (DFN) models at a
reasonable computational cost. These models can explain many of the
properties of natural fracture networks observed in outcrops, using
actual outcrop examples. Finally, the book demonstrates how it can
be incorporated into flow modelling workflows using subsurface
examples from the hydrocarbon and geothermal industries. Modelling
the Evolution of Natural Fracture Networks will be of interest to
anyone curious about understanding and predicting the evolution of
complex natural fracture networks across large geological
structures. It will be helpful to those modelling fluid flow
through fractures, or the geomechanical impact of fracture
networks, in the hydrocarbon, geothermal, CO2 sequestration,
groundwater and engineering industries.
This book examines the social, political, and cultural factors that
have and continue to influence the evolution of the urban
waterfront as seen through production created from art and design
practices. Reaching beyond the disciplines of architecture and
urban design, Occupation:Boundary distills the dual roles art and
culture have played in relation to the urban waterfront, as mediums
that have recorded and instigated change at the threshold between
the city and the sea. At the moment in time that demands innovative
approaches to the transformation of urban waterfronts, and
strategies to foster resilient boundaries, architect Cathy Simon
recounts her career building at and around the water's edge and in
service of the public realm. In so doing, the work of contemporary
architects is presented, while the origins and principles of a
guiding design philosophy are located in meditations on art and
observations on coastal cities around the world. The port cities of
New York and San Francisco emerge as case studies that structure
the reflections and mediate a narrative that is at once a
professional and personal memoir, richly illustrated with images
and drawings. Comprising three parts, the first two corresponding
parts of Occupation:Boundary draw connections between the past and
present by tracing the rise and fall of urban, industrial ports and
providing context-in the forms of textual and visual media-for
their recent transformations. Such reinterpretations, achieved via
design, often serve the public through environmentally conscious
strategies realized through inventive approaches to cultural and
recreational programs. The work of visual artists, both historical
and contemporary, appears alongside architecture, poetry, and
literary references that illustrate and draw connections between
each of these sections. The third section features select
architectural work by the author, framed by critic John King and
the architect and urbanist Justine Shapiro-Kline. Introduced with a
foreword by the prominent landscape architect Laurie Olin,
Occupation:Boundary draws on artistic and cultural intuitions and
the experience of an architect whose practice negotiates the
boundary between urban contexts and the bodies of water that
sustain them. Together, the instincts, reflections, and
architectural production collected here evidence the role of art
and design in the creation of an equitable and inviting public
realm.
This text concerns the computer-based design and modelling,
computational approaches and instrumental methods for elucidating
molecular mechanisms of protein folding. Ligand-acceptor
interactions are included in volumes 202 and 203 as are genetic and
chemical methods for the production of functional molecules
including antibodies and antigens, enzymes, receptors, nucleic
acids and polysaccharides and drugs.
This book presents and describes an innovative method to simulate
the growth of natural fractural networks in different geological
environments, based on their geological history and fundamental
geomechanical principles. The book develops techniques to simulate
the growth and interaction of large populations of layer-bound
fracture directly, based on linear elastic fracture mechanics and
subcritical propagation theory. It demonstrates how to use these
techniques to model the nucleation, propagation and interaction of
layer-bound fractures in different orientations around large scale
geological structures, based on the geological history of the
structures. It also explains how to use these techniques to build
more accurate discrete fracture network (DFN) models at a
reasonable computational cost. These models can explain many of the
properties of natural fracture networks observed in outcrops, using
actual outcrop examples. Finally, the book demonstrates how it can
be incorporated into flow modelling workflows using subsurface
examples from the hydrocarbon and geothermal industries. Modelling
the Evolution of Natural Fracture Networks will be of interest to
anyone curious about understanding and predicting the evolution of
complex natural fracture networks across large geological
structures. It will be helpful to those modelling fluid flow
through fractures, or the geomechanical impact of fracture
networks, in the hydrocarbon, geothermal, CO2 sequestration,
groundwater and engineering industries.
This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known.
Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first
superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped
Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before -
awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid. From the conquest of the
Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction
of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven
centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman
history: the spectacular collapse of the 'free' republic, the birth
of the age of the 'Caesars', the violent suppression of the
strongest rebellion against Roman power, and the bloody civil war
that launched Christianity as a world religion. At the heart of
this account are the dynamic, complex but flawed characters of some
of the most powerful rulers in history: men such as Pompey the
Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine. Putting flesh
on the bones of these distant, legendary figures, Simon Baker looks
beyond the dusty, toga-clad caricatures and explores their real
motivations and ambitions, intrigues and rivalries. The superb
narrative, full of energy and imagination, is a brilliant
distillation of the latest scholarship and a wonderfully evocative
account of Ancient Rome.
Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence in the
expanded and updated third edition from 1996, with a new
introduction by John E. Laird. Herbert Simon's classic and
influential The Sciences of the Artificial declares definitively
that there can be a science not only of natural phenomena but also
of what is artificial. Exploring the commonalities of artificial
systems, including economic systems, the business firm, artificial
intelligence, complex engineering projects, and social plans, Simon
argues that designed systems are a valid field of study, and he
proposes a science of design. For this third edition, originally
published in 1996, Simon added new material that takes into account
advances in cognitive psychology and the science of design while
confirming and extending the book's basic thesis: that a physical
symbol system has the necessary and sufficient means for
intelligent action. Simon won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1978
for his research into the decision-making process within economic
organizations and the Turing Award (considered by some the computer
science equivalent to the Nobel) with Allen Newell in 1975 for
contributions to artificial intelligence, the psychology of human
cognition, and list processing. The Sciences of the Artificial
distills the essence of Simon's thought accessibly and coherently.
This reissue of the third edition makes a pioneering work available
to a new audience.
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Palace of Rubble (Paperback)
Kyra Simone; Photographs by John Divola; Edited by Dominic Jaeckle
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R499
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William James, well known for his contributions to psychology and
philosophy, occupies a secure place in American intellectual
history.This fifth volume of a projected twelve-volume edition
chronicles James's emergence into professional and personal
maturity. During this period, James took decisive steps toward
resolving his notoriously protracted and difficult search for a
profession. he published his first substantial signed articles and
undertook some shrewd academic maneuvering that would secure him a
chair in philosophy despite his lack of formal training.
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Bees and Man (Paperback)
William Michael Hood; Designed by Simon John Paterson
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R806
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