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Panarchy |
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L. H. Gunderson |
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1559638567 |
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Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex. Ecological, economic, and social elements all play a role, but despite ongoing efforts, researchers have yet to succeed in integrating the various disciplines in a way that gives adequate representation to the insights of each.Panarchy, a term devised to describe evolving hierarchical systems with multiple interrelated elements, offers an important new framework for understanding and resolving this dilemma. Panarchy is the structure in which systems, including those of nature (e.g., forests) and of humans (e.g., capitalism), as well as combined human-natural systems (e.g., institutions that govern natural resource use such as the Forest Service), are interlinked in... |
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Minn of the Mississippi |
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Holling Clancy Holling |
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0395273994 |
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School Library Journal Starred : "Outstanding book with beautiful colored illustrations and marginal drawings similar to those in his previous books. Wide interest level including adults."
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"Outstanding book with beautiful colored illustrations and marginal drawings similar to those in his previous books. Wide interest level including adults."
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Panarchy |
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L. H. Gunderson |
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1559638575 |
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Ships within 3-4 days. |
Book Description
Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex. Ecological, economic, and social elements all play a role, but despite ongoing efforts, researchers have yet to succeed in integrating the various disciplines in a way that gives adequate representation to the insights of each.Panarchy, a term devised to describe evolving hierarchical systems with multiple interrelated elements, offers an important new framework for understanding and resolving this dilemma. Panarchy is the structure in which systems, including those of nature (e.g., forests) and of humans (e.g., capitalism), as well as combined human-natural systems (e.g., institutions that govern natural resource use such as the Forest Service), are interlinked in... |
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Seabird |
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Holling Clancy Holling |
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0395266815 |
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Horn Book : "The subject takes the reader over the globe and provides room for imagination to aid history in vitalizing the period. The beauty of the illustrations gives the book distinction."
Horn Book Guide : "The subject takes the reader over the globe and provides room for imagination to aid history in vitalizing the period. The beauty of the illustrations gives the book distinction."
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"The subject takes the reader over the globe and provides room for imagination to aid history in vitalizing the period. The beauty of the illustrations gives the book distinction."
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The Diwan Revisited: Literacy, State Formation, and the Rise of Kanuri Domination (A.D. 1200-1600) |
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Augustin F. C. Holl |
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0710305818 |
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Discovered in the 1850s by the German explorer H. Barth, the Diwan, or genealogy, is a remarkable collection of facts, deeds, and descriptions of the sultans of Kanem-Bornu, one of the most advanced civilizations in West Africa. In this book, Holl reevaluates almost 150 years of research on the subject.
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Tree in the Trail |
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Holling Clancy Holling |
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039554534X |
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Booklist, ALA : "The story of a cottonwood tree that watched the pageant of history on the Santa Fe Trail where it stood, a landmark to travelers and a peace-medicine tree to Indians, for over 200 years."
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"The story of a cottonwood tree that watched the pageant of history on the Santa Fe Trail where it stood, a landmark to travelers and a peace-medicine tree to Indians, for over 200 years."
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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements |
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Augustin F. C. Holl |
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0739104071 |
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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements demonstrates the imperative need for ethnoarchaeology to include a deep sense of the history of the specific social group under analysis for its findings to truly impact archaeological thinking.
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Holocene Saharans: An Anthropoligical Perspective (New Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology Series) |
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Augustin F. C. Holl |
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0826463487 |
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Saharan Rock Art: Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Icongraphy |
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| Author: |
Augustin F.C. Holl |
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0759106045 |
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The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Holl examines the various strands of evidence--icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes--and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art.
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Saharan Rock Art: Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Icongraphy |
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Augustin F.C. Holl |
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0759106053 |
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The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Holl examines the various strands of evidence--icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes--and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art.
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Ancient African Metallurgy: The Socio-Cultural Context |
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Michael S. Bisson |
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0742502619 |
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Gold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been teh subject of both public lore and extensive archaeological investigation. Here, four of the leading contemporary researchers on this topic attempt to provide a complete synthesis of current debates and understandings: Where how and when was metal first introduced to the continent? How were iron and copper tools, implements, and objects used in everyday life, in trade, in political and cultural contexts? What role did metal objects play in the ideological systems of precolonial African peoples? Substantive chapters address the origins of metal working and the technology and the various uses and meanings of copper and iron. An ethnoarchaeological account in the words of a contemporary iron worker enriches the archaeological explanations. This book provides a... |
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Louisiana Dayride: 52 Short Trips From New Orleans |
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Shelley N.C. Holl |
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Holl, who writes "L'Attitude," a travel column for New Orleans's Times-Picayune, adapted her columns to produce this book of lively prose detailing interesting things to see and fun things to do in southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf. Each dayride from New Orleans takes from less than one hour to four hours of travel time. Holl describes far-ranging activities such as touring historic mansions, shrimping, and watching a rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Interspersed are historical facts, places to eat, and bits of conversation with the locals. Sidebars give additional information about each site, including how to go, the best time to go, addresses and phone numbers, hours of operation, and admission fees. A tantalizing and informative book; highly recommended.?Lucille Corbo, MLS, Scranton,... |
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