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  • 1
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    Chinese and Chinese mestizos of Manila : family, identity, and culture, 1860s-1930s (2010)
    Leiden : Brill
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    ISBN: 9004173390 , 9789004173392
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xviii, 451 p) , ill. (some col.), maps , 25 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Chinese overseas v. 1
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Chu, Richard T. Chinese and Chinese mestizos of Manila
    DDC: 305.895/105991609034
    RVK:
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    Keywords: Chinese History ; Chinese Social conditions ; Chinese Ethnic identity ; Merchants History ; Chinese Social conditions ; Merchants History ; Chinese History ; Chinese Ethnic identity ; Manila (Philippines) Ethnic relations ; Manila (Philippines) Commerce ; History ; Manila (Philippines) Ethnic relations ; Manila (Philippines) Commerce ; History ; Chinesen ; Mestizen ; Manila ; Ethnische Identität ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Geschichte 1860-1939
    Abstract: Taking a micro-historical approach to the study of ethnic identities in the Philippines, this book offers a fascinating portrait of how Chinese merchant families in Manila negotiated the meanings of "Chinese," "Chinese mestizo," "Catholic," and "Filipino" from 1860s to 1930s
    Description / Table of Contents: List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction To be a "Filipino" and "Chinese" in the Philippines; Chapter 1 The Minnan Region of Fujian: History and Society; Chapter 2 The Chinese in Late Spanish Colonial Manila: An Overview; Chapter 3 The Chinese Merchants in Turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century Manila: Precursors of Modern Chinese Transnationalism in the Philippines; Chapter 4 Catholic Conversion and Marriage Practices among Chinese Merchants; Chapter 5 Family Life and Culture in Chinese Merchant Families
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 6 Rethinking the Chinese Mestizos and Mestizas of ManilaChapter 7 Early American Colonial Rule in the Philippines and the Construction of "Filipino" and "Chinese" Identities; Chapter 8 Chinese Merchant Families: Family, Identity, and Culture in the Early Twentieth Century; Chapter 9 Negotiating Identities within Chinese Merchant Families: To be "Filipino" or to be "Chinese"; Conclusion; Glossary of Chinese Characters; References; Index
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction : to be a "Filipino" and "Chinese" in the Philippines -- The Minnan region of Fujian : history and society -- The Chinese in late Spanish colonial Manila : an overview -- The Chinese merchants in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Manila : precursors of modern Chinese transnationalism in the Philippines -- Catholic conversion and marriage practices among Chinese merchants -- Family life and culture in Chinese merchant families -- Rethinking the Chinese mestizos and mestizas of Manila -- Early American colonial rule in the Philippines and the construction of "Filipino" and "Chinese" identities -- Chinese merchant families : family, identity, and culture in the early twentieth century -- Negotiating identities within Chinese merchant families : to be "Filipino" or to be Chinese".
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    DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004173392.i-452
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    The sun rises : a shaman's chant, ritual exchange and fertility in the Apatani Valley (2010)
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    ISBN: 9789047429227
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvii, 401 p., 22 p. of plates) , ill. (chiefly col.), maps , 25 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Brill's Tibetan studies library v. 16,3
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Blackburn, Stuart H. The sun rises
    DDC: 305.89/4
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    LB 60385
    Keywords: Apatani (Indic people) Rites and ceremonies ; Oral tradition ; Apatani (Indic people) Folklore ; Apatani (Indic people) Folklore ; Apatani (Indic people) Rites and ceremonies ; Oral tradition ; Apatani Valley (India) ; Apatani Valley (India) ; Apatani (Indic people) ; Folklore ; Apatani (Indic people) ; Social life and customs ; Tales ; India ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Oral tradition ; India ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Arunāchal Pradesh (India) ; Social life and customs ; Apa Tani ; Schamanismus ; Apa-Tanang-Sprache ; Mündliche Überlieferung
    Abstract: A shaman chants to make the sun rise in the Apatani valley, high in the eastern Himalayas. A comparative analysis of this oral text, its ritual context and performer reveal the core ideas of local society, including fertility and cohesion
    Abstract: At the centre of this study is a shaman's chant performed during a three-week long feast in the eastern Himalayas. The book includes a translation of this 12-hour text chanted in Apatani, a Tibeto-Burman language, and a description of the events that surround it, especially ritual exchanges with ceremonial friends, in which fertility is celebrated. The shaman's social role, performance and ritual language are also described. Although complex feasts, like this one among Apatanis, have been described in northeast India and upland Southeast Asia for more than a century, this is the first book to
    Description / Table of Contents: Apatanis and their valleyThe Subu Heniin text -- The Murung festival -- The Nyibu performer -- The Subu Heniin in translation -- Conclusions and the future -- Appendices. Outline of Murung events ; Number of Murungs, 1944/1945-2009 ; Sacrificial shares for spirits and humans ; Transcription of the Subu Heniin ; Mudan Pai's life-history ; Feasts of merit in the extended Eastern Himalayas.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-397) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web , Includes English translation and Romanized Apatani text
    DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004175785.i-394
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    Tibetan modernities : notes from the field on cultural and social change ; PIATS 2003: Tibetan studies ; proceedings of the tenth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford 2003 (2008)
    Leiden : Brill
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    ISBN: 9789047428237
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxi, 456 p) , ill., map
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Brill's Tibetan studies library vol. 10,11
    Series Statement: Brill eBook titles 2008
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tibetan modernities
    DDC: 306.0951/509045
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    LB 39440
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    MS 1170
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    LB 40390
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    LB 40440
    Keywords: Social change ; Social change ; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Social conditions 20th century ; Tibet (China) Social conditions 20th century ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Tibet ; Politischer Wandel ; Soziale Situation ; Soziokultureller Wandel
    Abstract: Preliminary Materials /R. Barnett and R.D. Schwartz -- Introduction: Tibet And Modernity /Ronald Schwartz -- Modernity, Memory And Agricultural Modernisation In Central Tibet, 1950–1980 /Emily T. Yeh -- The Flow Of Wealth In Golok Pastoralist Society: Towards An Assessment Of Local Financial Resources For Economic Development /Susan Costello -- Pollution And Social Networks In Contemporary Rural Tibet /Heidi Fjeld -- Embodying The Nation: Childbirth In Contemporary Tibet /Jennifer Marie Chertow -- Imaginaries Of Ladakhi Modernity /Martijn Van Beek -- Schooling And ‘Quality Education’ In The Tibetan Diaspora And Tibet /Ellen Bangsbo -- A Preliminary Note On Chinese Codeswitching In Modern Lhasa Tibetan /Kalsang Yeshe -- Twentieth Century Tibetan Painting /Tsewang Tashi -- Reflections On Tibetan Film /Chenaktshang Dorje Tsering -- Dancing To The Beat Of Modernity: The Rise And Development Of Tibetan Pop Music /Yangdon Dhondup -- Blue Lake: Tibetan Popular Music, Place And Fantasies Of The Nation /Anna Stirr -- Citizenship As Agency In A Virtual Tibetan Public /Tashi Rabgey -- Authenticity, Secrecy And Public Space: Chen Kuiyuan And Representations Of The Panchen Lama Reincarnation Dispute Of 1995 /Robert Barnett -- Appendix Books and Dissertations On 20th Century Tibet /R. Barnett and R.D. Schwartz -- Contributors /R. Barnett and R.D. Schwartz -- Index /R. Barnett and R.D. Schwartz.
    Abstract: This is the first major publication in the West to study modernity and its impact on contemporary Tibet. Based on field work by researchers from the fields of anthropology, sociology, environmental science, literature, art and linguistics, it presents essays on education, economics, childbirth, environment, caste, pop music, media and painting in Tibetan communities today. The findings emerge from studies carried out in Ladakh, Golok, Lhasa, Xining, Shigatse and other areas of the Tibetan world. It will provide important and sometimes surprising results for students of Tibet, China, Himalayan studies, as well as an important contribution to our understandings of modernity and development in the modern world
    Note: "PIATS 2003, Tibetan studies: Proceedings of the tenth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003 ; managing editor, Charles Ramble , Includes bibliographical references and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004155220.i-458
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    The sojourner community : Japanese migration and residency in Australia (2007)
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    ISBN: 9789047411437
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvi, 202 p) , ill , 25 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Social sciences in Asia v. 10
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    Parallel Title: Print version The Sojourner Community : Japanese Migration and Residency in Australia
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Mizukami, Tetsuo The sojourner community
    Dissertation note: Zugl.: Melbourne, Univ., Diss., 1999
    DDC: 305.895/6094
    Keywords: Immigrants ; Japanese Social life and customs ; Immigrants ; Japanese Social life and customs ; Australia Emigration and immigration ; Australia Ethnic relations ; Japan Emigration and immigration ; Australia Ethnic relations ; Japan Emigration and immigration ; Australia Emigration and immigration ; Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift ; Australien ; Japanischer Einwanderer ; Geschichte 1980-2000
    Abstract: Attempts to refine the concept of the sojourner by taking into account the migrants' settlement phases. This book illustrates the characteristic patterns of population movements from Japan to Australia by analysing statistical data
    Description / Table of Contents: PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; CHAPTER ONE GLOBAL MIGRATION AND SOJOURNER PRESENCE; CHAPTER TWO THE STUDY AND CONCEPTUALISATION OF THE SOJOURNER; CHAPTER THREE JAPANESE PEOPLE OVERSEAS: AN AUSTRALIAN CASE-STUDY; CHAPTER FOUR A PROFILE OF JAPANESE RESIDENCY IN MAJOR CITIES; CHAPTER FIVE JAPANESE SCHOOLS AMONG JAPANESE ETHNIC ORGANISATIONS; CHAPTER SIX THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF SOJOURNERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004154797.i-203
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    Theorizing rituals : issues, topics, approaches, concepts (2006)
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    ISBN: 900415342X , 9789047410775 , 9789004153424
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxv, 777 p) , ill , 25 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Numen Book Series-Studies in the history of religions v. 114-1
    Parallel Title: Print version Theorizing rituals
    DDC: 390
    Keywords: Ritual Bibliography ; Ritual
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. 1. Methodological and metatheoretical issuespt. 2. Classical topics revisited -- pt. 3. Theoretical approaches -- pt. 4. Paradigmatic concepts -- pt. 5. Epilogue.
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    Dangerous Decisions : Problem Solving in Tomorrow’s World (1999)
    New York, NY : Springer US | New York, NY : Imprint: Springer
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    ISBN: 9780585274454
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xi, 233 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Keywords: Social sciences ; Information Systems ; Economics ; Criminology ; Social sciences. ; Electronic data processing—Management. ; Operations research. ; Criminology. ; Business. ; Management science.
    Abstract: In a world where technology is continually advancing, and problems are becoming more and more complex, established practices for decision making and problem solving are no longer effective. In this new book, however, Enid Mumford draws on her wealth of experience in management, business schools, and working with the police and other professional problem solvers to show us how to tackle complex problems efficiently. With drugs and cyber-crime as her main examples Professor Mumford shows how these topical, yet apparently permanent problems, could be approached. She does this by looking at how the criminals themselves have overcome legal obstacles, and other problems to make the drug trafficking industry the second largest in the world today, and the relative newcomer, electronic fraud, a multi-billion dollar problem already. These crimes, which in themselves lead to more crime from petty theft to support a drug habit, to international money laundering, are incredibly complex, and yet the book shows us that there is not only a way forward with these issues, but a way to approach all complex problems with efficiency and competency, wherever they occur in our lives
    DOI: 10.1007/b102291
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    The Limits of Idealism : When Good Intentions Go Bad (1999)
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    ISBN: 9780585296012
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiv, 265 p)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Series Statement: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice
    Keywords: Social sciences ; Economics ; Sociology ; Sociology. ; Education. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Public health.
    Abstract: This book demonstrates how and why morality can result in extremist behavior and advocates what the author calls `critical idealism' as a way of life. The author discusses radical elements of the feminist, civil rights, and `medicalist' movements as examples of the contemporary drift toward intolerance and incivility and demonstrates how idealism can contribute to misleading and dangerous behavior in some cases but in the right hands can result in positive social action
    DOI: 10.1007/b102607
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    Worker Rights and Labor Standards in Asia’s Four New Tigers : A Comparative Perspective (1997)
    New York, NY : Springer US | New York, NY : Imprint: Springer
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    ISBN: 9780585346496
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xv, 476 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Economics ; Political science ; Sociology ; Labor economics. ; Sociology. ; Economics. ; Political science.
    Abstract: As China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia become world economic powers, questions arise regarding the fate of workers in these countries. This book examines the difficult road traveled by human rights movements in these nations when trying to create independent labor organizations free from governmental interference. The in-depth treatment includes: a worker's rights/labor standards model individumental interference comprehensive data tables on many aspects of the labor struggle ally crafted for each of these nations comprehensive data tables on many aspects of the labor struggle China's problems as it moves from complete state economic control to a modified form of capitalism
    Description / Table of Contents: PrologueChina -- The Political and Economic Background -- The Industrial Relations Scene: The Players, Problems, and Prospects -- The ACFTU, Labor Law, and Labor Reform -- The Law, Contracts, Strikes, and Dispute Settlement -- Worker Rights Issues -- Indonesia -- A Political, Economic, and Demographic Overview -- Unions, Employers, and Labor Market Developments -- The Legal Framework -- Labor Disputes and International Pressures -- Thailand -- The Institutional Background -- The Labor Law Framework -- Labor-Management Relations -- Worker Rights Issues -- International Developments -- Malaysia -- Political Events, Economic Facts, and Demographic Variables -- The Law and the Reality -- Labor Relations: Structure, Process, and Practice -- Unresolved Issues -- Malaysia and the World Scene -- Epilogue.
    DOI: 10.1007/b102401
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    Understanding Regression Analysis (1997)
    New York, NY : Springer US | New York, NY : Imprint: Springer
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    ISBN: 9780585256573
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (ix, 216 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social sciences. ; Public health.
    Abstract: By assuming it is possible to understand regression analysis without fully comprehending all its underlying proofs and theories, this introduction to the widely used statistical technique is accessible to readers who may have only a rudimentary knowledge of mathematics. Chapters discuss: -descriptive statistics using vector notation and the components of a simple regression model;-the logic of sampling distributions and simple hypothesis testing; -the basic operations of matrix algebra and the properties of the multiple regression model; -testing compound hypotheses and the application of the regression model to the analyses of variance and covariance, and -structural equation models and influence statistics
    DOI: 10.1007/b102242
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    The Rise and Fall of Culture History (1997)
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    ISBN: 9780585304526
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiv, 271 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Archaeology ; Archaeology.
    Abstract: This volume presents an insightful critical analysis of the culture history approach to Americanist anthropology. Reasons for the acceptance and incorporation of important concepts, as well as the paradigm's strengths and weaknesses, are discussed in detail. The framework for this analysis is founded on the contrast between two metaphysics used by evolutionary biologists in discussing their own discipline: materialistic/populational thinking and essentialistic/typological thinking. Employing this framework, the authors show not only why the culture history paradigm lost favor in the 1960s, but also which of its aspects need to be retained if archaeology is ever to produce a viable theory of culture change
    DOI: 10.1007/b102509
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    Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies : A Gulf of Maine Perspective (1995)
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    ISBN: 9780585275741
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvi, 414 p) , ill. (some col.), maps
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    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
    Keywords: Social sciences ; Archaeology ; Archaeology. ; Anthropology.
    Abstract: This well-illustrated book reflects upon two decades of excavation and research at the Turner Farm site in Maine, and details its rich diversity of organic and cultural remains spanning 5,000 years of coastal occupation
    DOI: 10.1007/b102300
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    Chesapeake Prehistory : Old Traditions, New Directions (1995)
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    ISBN: 9780585295626
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiii, 320 p) , ill., maps
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    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
    Keywords: Social sciences ; Archaeology ; Archaeology.
    Abstract: Chesapeake Prehistory is the first book in almost a century to synthesize the archaeological record of the region offering new interpretations of prehistoric lifeways. This up-to-date work presents a new type of regional archaeology that explores contemporary ideas about the nature of the past. In addition, the volume examines prehistoric culture and history of the entire region and includes supporting lists of radiocarbon assays. A unique feature is a reconstruction of the dramatic transformation of the regional landscape over the past 10-15,000 years
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 Archaeology and the Chesapeake""; ""Chapter 2 The Idea of the Past""; ""Chapter 3 Natural History of the Chesapeake Region Past and Present""; ""Chapter 4 The Paleoindian Period Deep Time and the Beginning of Prehistory""; ""Chapter 5 The Archaic Adjustment and Experiment""; ""Chapter 6 The Woodland Period Expansion, Chiefdoms, and the End of Prehistory""; ""Chapter 7 Old Traditions and New Directions""; ""References""; ""Index""
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    DOI: 10.1007/b102611
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    Systems Science : Addressing Global Issues (1993)
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    ISBN: 9781461528623
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvii, 659 p) , ill
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Social sciences. ; Humanities.
    Abstract: Plenary Papers -- Business Systems -- Complex Systems -- Critical Systems -- Cybernetics -- Educational Systems -- Environmental Systems, Social Systems, and Health Systems -- Information Systems -- Manufacturing Systems -- Strategic is and Systems Methodologies -- Theory and Concepts -- Author Index.
    Abstract: As we approach the end of the 20th century we can look back upon the achievements that have been made in a variety of human endeavours with pride. Enormous strides have been made to improve the quality of life of millions of people through the application of the scientific discoveries made during this and past centuries. The 20th century will be remembered as much for the mass exploitation of scientific discovery as for the discoveries themselves. The technological age has meant that the human being is able to contemplate activities which "defy" nature. For example, some of the work involved in the preparation of these proceedings has been done whilst travelling at over 500 miles per hour seven miles above the surface of the earth. It is not difficult to conjecture about the effect that this relatively recent technology has had upon a number of "systems". Air transportation has provided a number of benefits including such disparate examples such as enabling holidays, famine relief and the cross fertilisation of cultural practices from other lands. Equally, there have been undesirable effects such as enabling the means of mass destruction, interference in other cultures and the speedy transportation of disease. Moreover, the physical presence of the aeroplane itself represents the consumption of fossil fuels, a source of pollution and a change in the way think about life. The view expressed here is of course the view of an inhabitant of the "western world".
    Description / Table of Contents: Plenary PapersBusiness Systems -- Complex Systems -- Critical Systems -- Cybernetics -- Educational Systems -- Environmental Systems, Social Systems, and Health Systems -- Information Systems -- Manufacturing Systems -- Strategic is and Systems Methodologies -- Theory and Concepts -- Author Index.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2862-3
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    Egypt During the Last Interglacial : The Middle Paleolithic of Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East (1993)
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    ISBN: 9781461529088
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (ix, 596 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Archaeology ; Archaeology. ; History.
    Abstract: This landmark work reports the results of the authors' six year, multinational research program on the archaeology and paleoenvironment of the Eastern Sahara. 350 illustrations and more than 200 tables serve to enhance their remarkable findings
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. IntroductionStratigraphy, Paleoenvironment and Chronology -- 2. Contribution to the Stratigraphy of the Area of Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East -- 3. Middle Paleolithic Lakes in the Southwestern Desert of Egypt -- 4. Sedimentology of Pleistocene Deposits Associated with Middle Paleolithic Sites in Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East -- 5. Chemical Stratigraphy of Lacustrine Sequences Deposited During Latest Pleistocene Pluvial Periods in the Eastern Sahara -- 6. Lacustrine Paleoenvironments of the Area of Bir Sahara-Bir Tarfawi Area Reconstructed from Fossil Ostracods and the Chemistry of their Shells -- 7. Diatoms from the Pool in Section BT-A of Bir Tarfawi -- 8. The Middle Paleolithic Archaeofaunas from Bir Tarfawi (Western Desert, Egypt) -- 9. Fish Remains from the Last Interglacial at Bir Tarfawi (Eastern Sahara, Egypt) -- 10. Remains of Small Vertebrates from Bir Tarfawi and Their Paleoecological Significance -- 11. Uranium-Series Dating of Carbonates from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East -- 12. Bir Tarfawi: A Stratigraphic Test of Uranium-Series Dating of Tooth Enamel -- 13. Thermoluminescence Dating of Deposits from the Area of Bir Sahara East and Bir Tarfawi -- 14. Thermoluminescence Dates for Burnt Earth Samples from Bir Sahara East and a Burnt Core from Bir Tarfawi -- 15. Optical Dating of Sediment Samples from Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East: An Initial Report -- 16. Electron Spin Resonance Dating of Tooth Enamel from Bir Tarfawi -- 17. ESR Study of Materials from the Middle Paleolithic of Bir Tarfawi -- 18. Chronology of Hominid Occupation at Bir Tarfawi and Bir Sahara East, Based on the Epimerization of Isoleucine in Ostrich Eggshells -- Middle Paleolithic Archaeology Archaeological Sites in the Northern Part (Section BT-A) of Bir Tarfawi -- 19. The Analysis of Middle Paleolithic Artifacts -- 20. E-88-14: An Assemblage Associated with the Tarfawi White Lake -- 21. Work at BT-14 During 1974 -- 22. BT-14 Main Excavation: The Archaeological Sequence of the East Lake (1986 and 1987 Seasons) -- 23. E-87-5: Occupations Dating to the Grey Phases -- Archaeological Sites in the Central Part (Section BT-B) of Bir Tarfawi -- 24. E-86-1: A Site Associated with the Sand Pan -- 25. E-87-4: A Sand Pan Site -- 26. E-87-1: A Locality Associated with the Sand Pan Delta -- 27. E-86-2: Occupations During the Grey and Green Phases -- 28. E-86-3: An Assemblage in Hydromorphic and Basin-Edge Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3) -- 29. E-86-4: Artifacts in Marsh-Related Sands of the Lower Lake (Grey Phase 3) -- 30. E-87-2: A Site in Lake-Margin Deposits of the Green Phase -- 31. E-87-3: A Small, Dry-Season Occupation at the Onset of the Green Phase -- Archaeological Sites at Bir Sahara East -- 32. E-88-1: The Archaeology of the Sandsheet -- 33. BS-11: A Site in the Recessional Beach of West Lake 1 -- 34. E-88-11: A Site Associated with West Lake 2 -- 35. BS-12: A Site Associated with West Lake 2 (1988 Excavations) -- 36. E-88-2: Occupations Associated with West Lake -- Syntheses -- 37. Spatial Analyses of Middle Paleolithic Localities in the Bir Tarfawi Basin: An Interpretative Studyad -- 38. Summary and Conclusions -- References.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2908-8
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    Ecological Indicators : Volume 1 (1992)
    New York, NY : Springer US | New York, NY : Imprint: Springer
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    ISBN: 9781461546597
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (1 v) , ill
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Keywords: Science (General) ; Social sciences. ; Humanities.
    Abstract: 1. Factors Shaping and Shaped by the Environment: 1990–2010 -- 2. Protecting the Environment: A Research Strategy for the 1990s—An Indicator of Change in EPA -- 3. Using Environmental Indicators for Policy and Regulatory Decisions -- 4. Ecological Indicators of Marine Condition (abstract only) -- 5. Ecological Forecasting: ‘What For?’ -- 6. Indicators of the Causes of Ecological Impacts or ‘What’s Causing the Global Environmental Crisis?’ -- 7. Earth Day Plus 20: Rediscovering Ecology -- 8. Global Indicators: What the People Expect -- 9. Evolution of Indicators of Ecosystem Health -- 10. Indicators in Regional Ecological Monitoring and Risk Assessment -- 11. Indicator Selection: A Key Element in Monitoring System Design -- 12. Thermodynamics and Measures of Ecological Integrity -- 13. Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity -- 14. Ecological Indicators and Ecological Modelling -- 15. Choosing Ecological Indicators: Effect of Taxonomic Aggression on Sensitivity to Stress and Natural Variability -- 16. Biomarkers of Environmental Exposure and Multivariate Approaches for Assessment and Monitoring -- 17. The Application of In-situ Bioassays as Ecological Indicators for Assessing River Quality -- 18. Ecological Monitoring of Fish Assemblages in Tennessee River Reservoirs -- 19. Contribution of Fish Community Metrics to the Index of Biotic Integrity in Two Ozark Rivers -- 20. Lake and Stream Indicators for the US EPAs Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program -- 21. Ecological Indicators of Temperate Forest Ecosystem Condition -- 22. The Visual Damage Survey: A Study to Evaluate the Eastern Forest Condition -- 23. Identification and Use of Plant Species as Ecological Indicators of Air Pollution Stress in National Park Units -- 24. Biological Diversity Assessment in Glacier National Park, Montana: I. Sampling Design -- 25. Toxic Effects Monitoring in Baltic Sea Coastal Areas -- 26. National Status and Trends Program: Chemical and Biological Monitoring of U.S. Coastal Waters -- 27. Benthic Communities as Indicators of Ecosystem Condition (abstract only) -- 28. Evaluation of Bioindicators of Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Coastal Ecosystems -- 29. Monitoring Nitrogen and Indicators of Nitrogen Loading to Support Management Action in Buzzards Bay -- 30. Ecological Indicators for Ecological Engineering in Wetlands -- 31. Coupling Wetlands Structure and Function: Developing a Condition Index for Wetlands Monitoring -- 32. Choices in Monitoring Wetlands -- 33. Indicators of Flooding Derived From Aerial Photography in Northern Prairie Wetlands -- 34. Indicators of Environmental Stress in Wetland Plants -- 35. Indicators of the Ecological Status of Agroecosystems -- 36. The Soil Conservation Services New Water Quality Indicators Guide (a summary) -- 37. The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) as an Ecological Indicator for Agricultural and Forest Systems -- 38. Testing a Biological System for Indicating Ozone in Minnesota -- 39. Site-Specific and Regional Monitoring with Honey Bees: Case Study Comparisons -- 40. The Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems to Ecological and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (a summary) -- 41. Ecological Indicator Strategy for Monitoring Arid Ecosystems -- 42. Ecological Indicators in a Desert/Grassland Transition -- 43. Monitoring the Condition of Australian Arid Lands: Linked Plant-Soil Indicators -- 44. Cryptogamic Crusts as Potential Indicators of Disturbance in Semi-Arid Landscapes -- 45. Spatial Modeling and Landscape Characterization of an African Pastoral Ecosystem: A Prototype Model and its Potential Use for Monitoring Drought.
    Abstract: Today environmental problems of unprecedented magnitude confront planet earth. The sobering fact is that a whole range of human activities is affecting our global environment as profoundly as the billions of years of evolution that preceded our tenure on Earth. The pressure on vital natural resources in the developing world and elsewhere is intense, and the destruction of tropical forests, wildlife habitat, and other irreplaceable resources, is alarming. Climate change, ozone depletion, loss of genetic diversity, and marine pollution are critical global environmental concerns. Their cumulative impact threatens to destroy the planet's natural resources. The need to address this situation is urgent. More than at any previous moment in history, nature and ecological systems are in human hands, dependent on human efforts. The earth is an interconnected and interdependent global ecosystem, and change in one part of the system often causes unexpected change in other parts. Atmospheric, oceanic, wetland, terrestrial and other ecological systems have a finite capacity to absorb the environmental degradation caused by human behavior. The need for an environmentally sound, sustainable economy to ease this degradation is evident and urgent. Policies designed to stimulate economic development by foregoing pollution controls both destroy the long-term economy and ravage the environment. Over the years, we have sometimes drawn artificial distinctions between the health of individuals and the health of ecosystems. But in the real world, those distinctions do not exist.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4659-7
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