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Overkill

Author : James Clarke
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775845788
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Overkill written by James Clarke and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety percent of the world’s megafauna (its larger creatures) have disappeared since humans migrated from Africa and fanned out across the rest of the world. Within a very short time the megafauna – mammoths, mastodons, woolly rhinoceros and the huge carnivores that preyed upon them were extinct. Only Africa seems to have escaped: not unscathed, but not entirely vanquished either. This book describes the history and extent of human impact on the world's wildlife (marine included), good and bad; it examines, in particular, the status of wildlife in Africa – the world’s last great megafaunal sanctuary; and it questions whether Africa’s wildlife has reached its lowest ebb, and whether it is about to witness the turn of the tide? The author sounds a note of cautious optimism: conservation initiatives have gained a new urgency in the 21st century, and in Africa and elsewhere are showing increasing resolve to tackle poaching. Vast transfrontier parks, many still in development, have the potential to provide a sustainable habitat for the continent’s megafauna. If we can muster both local and international support, name and shame the rogue nations, and build a practical conservation model that does not conflict with human needs, then Africa’s wildlife can perhaps be saved.

Quaternary Extinctions

Author : Paul S. Martin
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816547440
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Quaternary Extinctions written by Paul S. Martin and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What caused the extinction of so many animals at or near the end of the Pleistocene? Was it overkill by human hunters, the result of a major climatic change or was it just a part of some massive evolutionary turnover? Questions such as these have plagued scientists for over one hundred years and are still being heatedly debated today. Quaternary Extinctions presents the latest and most comprehensive examination of these questions." —Geological Magazine "May be regarded as a kind of standard encyclopedia for Pleistocene vertebrate paleontology for years to come." —American Scientist "Should be read by paleobiologists, biologists, wildlife managers, ecologists, archeologists, and anyone concerned about the ongoing extinction of plants and animals." —Science "Uncommonly readable and varied for watchers of paleontology and the rise of humankind." —Scientific American "Represents a quantum leap in our knowledge of Pleistocene and Holocene palaeobiology. . . . Many volumes on our bookshelves are destined to gather dust rather than attention. But not this one." —Nature "Two strong impressions prevail when first looking into this epic compendium. One is the judicious balance of views that range over the whole continuum between monocausal, cultural, or environmental explanations. The second is that both the data base and theoretical sophistication of the protagonists in the debate have improved by a quantum leap since 1967." —American Anthropologist

21st Century Power

Author : Brent D Ziarnick
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682473147
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Power written by Brent D Ziarnick and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses the 21st Century Foundations series format to re-introduce to the military community the writings of General Thomas S. Power, the third Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). His unappreciated works contain many insights into military topics such as technology and the arms race, the nature of deterrence, and the military utility of space. Unifying all of these writings was Power’s quest to maintain nuclear superiority over the Soviet Union. Although Power is considered a quintessential Cold Warrior, his ideas are timely considering today’s challenges of re-energizing the morale and technology of U.S. strategic forces in the wake of foreign advances, discerning what deterrence means in the “Second Nuclear Age,” and planning the future of space and cyber power.

Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory

Author : Michael B Schiffer
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 148321480X
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory written by Michael B Schiffer and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 3 presents the progressive explorations in methods and theory in archeology. This book discusses the general cultural significance of cult archeology. Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the spectrum of professional reactions to cult archeology. This text then examines the applicability of evolutionary theory to archeology. Other chapters consider the fundamental principles of adaptation as applied to human behavior and review the state of application of adaptational approaches in archeology. This book discusses as well the convergence of evolutionary and ecological perspectives in anthropology that has given rise to a distinct concept of culture. The final chapter deals with obsidian dating as a chronometric method and explains the problems that limit its effectiveness. This book is a valuable resource for archeologists and anthropologists. Graduate students and archeology students will also find this book extremely useful.

MicroBionic: Radical Electronic Music and Sound Art in the 21st Century

Author : Thomas Bey William Bailey
Publisher : Belsona Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 0615736629
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book MicroBionic: Radical Electronic Music and Sound Art in the 21st Century written by Thomas Bey William Bailey and published by Belsona Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Micro Bionic is an exciting survey of electronic music and sound art from cultural critic and mixed-media artist Thomas Bey William Bailey. This superior revised edition includes all of the original supplements neglected by the publishers of the first edition, including a full index, bibliography, additional notes / commentary and an updated discography. As the title suggests, the unifying theme of the book is that of musicians and sound artists taking bold leaps forward in spite of (or sometimes because of) their financial, technological, and social restrictions. Some symptoms of this condition include the gigantic discography amassed by the one-man project Merzbow, the drama of silence enacted by onkyo and New Berlin Minimalism, the annihilating noise transmitted from the humble laptop computers of Russell Haswell and Peter Rehberg and much more besides. Although the journey begins in the Industrial 1980s, in order to trace how the innovations of that period have gained greater currency in the present, it surveys a wide array of artists breaking ground in the 21st century with radical attitudes and techniques. A healthy amount of global travel and concentrated listening have combined to make this a sophisticated yet accessible document, unafraid to explore both the transgressive extremes of this culture and the more deftly concealed interstices thereof. Part historical document, part survival manual for the marginalized electronic musician, part sociological investigation, Micro Bionic is a number of different things, and as such will likely generate a variety of reactions from inspiration to offense. Numerous exclusive interviews with leading lights of the field were also conducted for this book: William Bennett (Whitehouse), Peter Christopherson (r.i.p., Throbbing Gristle / Coil), Peter Rehberg, John Duncan, Francisco López, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Bob Ostertag, Zbigniew Karkowski and many others weigh in with a diversity of thoughts and opinions that underscore the incredible diversity to be found within new electronic music itself.

Still the Century of Overkill?

Author : Paolo Foradori
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474224903
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Still the Century of Overkill? written by Paolo Foradori and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weapons of mass destruction and their means are still considered by many countries as necessary or at least desirable. This collection of essays by leading scholars considers some of the key issues that affect the continued presence and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the world today .

European Literature and Theology in the Twentieth Century

Author : David Jasper
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606088300
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book European Literature and Theology in the Twentieth Century written by David Jasper and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central themes of this collection of essays are the mystery of time past, present and future, and the problems of redemption. They are concerned with modern literature, the threat of meaninglessness in the postmodern condition, and the possibility of salvation. In an age of deferral and difference, this book addresses itself to eschatology and apocalypse, and redemption in, through, but particularly of, time itself. Hell and madness are never far away, yet the reconfiguration of time and the breaking in of the transcendent continue to suggest theological possibilities beyond the wastelands of the twentieth century. To those possibilities we look in hope.

New York Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1978-11-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM

Author : James Arena
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476670226
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM written by James Arena and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dance music has seen an unprecedented explosion in the 21st century as a stampede of subgenres, such as dance pop and EDM (electronic dance music), have come to define the pop music scene worldwide. In this collection of original interviews, 33 hitmakers from 11 countries discuss their lives and careers in this still-unfolding new age--including Alcazar's Andreas Lundstedt, Dave Aude, Bart & Baker, Bimbo Jones, Chris Cox, Darude, Inaya Day, Deepend, Freemasons, D.O.N.S./Warp Brothers' Oliver Goedicke, Xenia Ghali, Gryffin, Harrison, In-Grid, Kimberley Locke, Paul Oakenfold, Suzanne Palmer, Ralphi Rosario, Sak Noel, Richard Vission and more. Special commentary provided by Moto Blanco's Danny Harrison and clubland queen Martha Wash.

HENRY KISSINGER AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY

Author : Jeremi Suri
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674281942
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book HENRY KISSINGER AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY written by Jeremi Suri and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What made Henry Kissinger the kind of diplomat he was? What experiences and influences shaped his worldview and provided the framework for his approach to international relations? Suri offers a thought-provoking, interpretive study of one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the twentieth century.

Focus On: 100 Most Popular Television Series by 20th Century Fox Television

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular Television Series by 20th Century Fox Television written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shakespeare on the German Stage: Volume 2, The Twentieth Century

Author : Wilhelm Hortmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521343862
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare on the German Stage: Volume 2, The Twentieth Century written by Wilhelm Hortmann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-05-28 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare has been a central figure in German literature and theatre. This book tells the story of Shakespeare in the German-speaking theatre against the background of German culture and politics in the twentieth century. It follows the earlier volume by Simon Williams on the reception of Shakespeare during the previous 300 years (Shakespeare on the German Stage, 1586-1914). Hortmann concentrates on the two most important and fruitful periods: the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and the turbulent decades of the sixties and seventies, when the German theatre was revitalised by a stormy marriage of avant-garde art and revolutionary politics. A section by Maik Hamburger covers developments in the theatres of the German Democratic Republic. Hortmann focuses on the most representative and colourful directors and actors, describing and illustrating individual productions as examples of particular trends or movements.

Nuclear Weapons Into the 21st Century

Author : Joachim Krause
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Weapons Into the 21st Century written by Joachim Krause and published by Peter Lang Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., New York, Oxford, Wien, 2001.

An Imperial Possession

Author : David Mattingly
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141903856
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book An Imperial Possession written by David Mattingly and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings that so commonly surround our beliefs about this period. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the experiences of the Roman military leaders in this remote, dangerous outpost of Europe, this book explores the reality of life in occupied Britain within the context of the shifting fortunes of the Roman Empire.

A Century of Controversy

Author : Elman R Service
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483269604
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book A Century of Controversy written by Elman R Service and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Century of Controversy: Ethnological Issues from 1860 to 1960 is an assessment of the history of ethnology in terms of its intellectual progress, with emphasis on the controversial issues that were broached between 1860 and 1960. Two related philosophical or theoretical poses that characterized the prominent ethnological thinkers of this period, and earlier, are related to this phenomenon. One was the prevalent positivism, the other the belief in human progress as a form of social, cultural, and mental evolution. Comprised of 19 chapters, this volume begins by looking at several eminent scholars dealing more closely with the subject of ethnology, including Henry Maine and John F. McLennan in Great Britain; Johann J. Bachofen in Switzerland; and Fustel de Coulanges in France. In particular, the chapter examines the disagreement among Maine, Bachofen, McLennan, and Fustel de Coulanges as to the nature of the earliest society and its form of marriage; the nature of the evolutionary transformations of society (especially from primitive society to civilization); and the actual meaning and function of kinship terminology. The next two chapters describe the positive, useful discoveries as well as the mistakes and weaknesses of Lewis H. Morgan's work, with particular reference to his classificatory kinship nomenclature. Subsequent sections focus on controversies surrounding kinship terminology; social structure; the origins of government; the economic life of primitive peoples; and society and culture. This book will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology.

New York Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
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A Century of Parasitology

Author : John Janovy, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118884760
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book A Century of Parasitology written by John Janovy, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews key areas in ecological, medical and molecular parasitology Features essays from some of the world's leading parasitologists Each topic is set in context by featuring a key paper from the Journal of Paraistology over the past 100 years