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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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The Summer Queen
Thomas Bruce
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R1,844
Discovery Miles 18 440
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Examines how settler colonial and sexist infrastructures and
narratives order a resource boom Over the past decade, new oil
plays have unsettled U.S. energy landscapes and imaginaries.
Settling the Boom studies how the disruptive forces of an oil boom
in the northern Great Plains are contained through the extension of
settler temporalities, reassertions of heteropatriarchy, and the
tethering of life to the volatility of oil and its cruel optimisms.
This collection reveals the results of sustained research in
Williston, North Dakota, the epicenter of the “Bakken Boom.”
While the boom brought a rapid influx of capital and workers, the
book questions simple timelines of before and after. Instead,
Settling the Boom demonstrates how the unsettling forces of an oil
play resolve through normative narratives and material and
affective infrastructures that support settler colonialism’s
violent extension and its gendered orders of time and space.
Considering a wide range of evidence, from urban and regional
policy, interviews with city officials, media, photography, and
film, these essays analyze the ongoing material, aesthetic, and
narrative ways of life and land in the Bakken. Contributors: Morgan
Adamson, Macalester College; Kai Bosworth, Virginia Commonwealth U;
Thomas S. Davis, Ohio State U; Jessica Lehman, Durham U.
Examines how settler colonial and sexist infrastructures and
narratives order a resource boom Over the past decade, new oil
plays have unsettled U.S. energy landscapes and imaginaries.
Settling the Boom studies how the disruptive forces of an oil boom
in the northern Great Plains are contained through the extension of
settler temporalities, reassertions of heteropatriarchy, and the
tethering of life to the volatility of oil and its cruel optimisms.
This collection reveals the results of sustained research in
Williston, North Dakota, the epicenter of the “Bakken Boom.”
While the boom brought a rapid influx of capital and workers, the
book questions simple timelines of before and after. Instead,
Settling the Boom demonstrates how the unsettling forces of an oil
play resolve through normative narratives and material and
affective infrastructures that support settler colonialism’s
violent extension and its gendered orders of time and space.
Considering a wide range of evidence, from urban and regional
policy, interviews with city officials, media, photography, and
film, these essays analyze the ongoing material, aesthetic, and
narrative ways of life and land in the Bakken. Contributors: Morgan
Adamson, Macalester College; Kai Bosworth, Virginia Commonwealth U;
Thomas S. Davis, Ohio State U; Jessica Lehman, Durham U.
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The Summer Queen
Thomas Bruce
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R1,391
Discovery Miles 13 910
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Since 1887, Detroit's Eastern Market, the largest open-air market
of its kind in the United States, has been home to an amazing
community of farmers, merchants, and food lovers. Specialty shops,
bakeries, spice companies, meat and poultry markets, restaurants,
jazz cafes, old-time saloons, produce firms, gourmet shops, and
coldstoragewarehouses cover Eastern Market's three square miles.
Its many streets and vendors reflect the varied cultures and
ethnicities that have shaped the city of Detroit. In this third
edition of Detroit's Eastern Market, authors Lois Johnson and
Margaret Thomas recount the history of the market with additional
stories and personal accounts of families who have worked and
shopped there for as many as four generations. The authors have
updated store information and added new restaurants and businesses
to their original listings, reflecting the changes and additions
that have taken place in Eastern Market since the previous edition
in 2005. Richly illustrated with all new photos, Detroit's Eastern
Market features more than a hundred pages of delightful recipes
(including 17 new ones) from market retailers, farmers, chefs, and
customers.
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.
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++++ Postscript To A Letter To The Editor Of The Edinburgh Review
Thomas Bruce (7th earl of Elgin.)
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