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The Book of the Pearl; The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems

Author : George Frederick Kunz
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342432059
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Pearl; The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems written by George Frederick Kunz and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Book of the Pearl

Author : George Frederick Kunz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Bureau of Fisheries Document

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Bureau of Fisheries Document written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Report written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year ... with Appendixes

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries for the Fiscal Year ... with Appendixes written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fisheries and Market for Fishery Products in Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies, and Bermudas

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Fisheries and Market for Fishery Products in Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies, and Bermudas written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report of the Commissioner for ...

Author : United States Fish Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Commissioner for ... written by United States Fish Commission and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended ...

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 838 pages
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Monthly Bulletin. New Series

Author : St. Louis Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Monthly Bulletin. New Series written by St. Louis Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Monthly Bulletin

Author : St. Louis Public Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Monthly Bulletin written by St. Louis Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pearls, People, and Power

Author : Pedro Machado
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821446932
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Pearls, People, and Power written by Pedro Machado and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearls, People, and Power is the first book to examine the trade, distribution, production, and consumption of pearls and mother-of-pearl in the global Indian Ocean over more than five centuries. While scholars have long recognized the importance of pearling to the social, cultural, and economic practices of both coastal and inland areas, the overwhelming majority have confined themselves to highly localized or at best regional studies of the pearl trade. By contrast, this book stresses how pearling and the exchange in pearl shell were interconnected processes that brought the ports, islands, and coasts into close relation with one another, creating dense networks of connectivity that were not necessarily circumscribed by local, regional, or indeed national frames. Essays from a variety of disciplines address the role of slaves and indentured workers in maritime labor arrangements, systems of bondage and transoceanic migration, the impact of European imperialism on regional and local communities, commodity flows and networks of exchange, and patterns of marine resource exploitation between the Industrial Revolution and Great Depression. By encompassing the geographical, cultural, and thematic diversity of Indian Ocean pearling, Pearls, People, and Power deepens our appreciation of the underlying historical dynamics of the many worlds of the Indian Ocean. Contributors: Robert Carter, William G. Clarence-Smith, Joseph Christensen, Matthew S. Hopper, Pedro Machado, Julia T. Martínez, Michael McCarthy, Jonathan Miran, Steve Mullins, Karl Neuenfeldt, Samuel M. Ostroff, and James Francis Warren.

Does Skill Make Us Human?

Author : Natasha Iskander
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691217572
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Does Skill Make Us Human? written by Natasha Iskander and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regulation : how the politics of skill become law -- Production : how skill makes cities -- Skill : how skill is embodied and what it means for the control of bodies -- Protest : how skillful practice becomes resistance -- Body : how definitions of skill cause injury -- Earth : how the politics of skill shape responses to climate change.

Jewels

Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345493354
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Jewels written by Victoria Finlay and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth. With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatra’s long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the world’s amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag. Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earth’s mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.

The Pearl Oyster

Author : Paul Southgate
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080931774
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Pearl Oyster written by Paul Southgate and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-19 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to a generally held view that pearls are found by chance in oysters, almost all are now produced from farms. This book is a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the biology of pearl oysters, their anatomy, reproduction, genetics, diseases, etc. It considers how they are farmed from spawning and culturing larvae in hatcheries to adults in the ocean; how various environmental factors, including pollution affect them; and how modern techniques are successfully producing large numbers of cultured pearls. This is the ultimate reference source on pearl oysters and the culture of pearls, written and edited by a number of scientists who are world experts in their fields. - Comprehensive treatment of pearl oyster biology and pearl culture - Written by the top world authorities - Highly illustrated and figured - Of practical relevance to a broad readership, from professional biologists to those involved in the practicalities and practice of pearl production

Transforming Henry James

Author : Anna De Biasio
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443867888
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Henry James written by Anna De Biasio and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing a wide range of interpretive and theoretical approaches, this collection brings together distinguished James scholars from four continents to elicit new and exciting readings of a diverse array of James’s fiction and non-fiction. Through their transformative acts, the essays investigate James’s life-long engagement with cities, places, and tourist sites; offer theoretically informed readings of his work’s textual richness; and explore his intricate involvement with social and cultural issues, such as gender and sexuality, economics, friendship and hospitality, and visual culture. Arranged under rubrics which signal the complex interrelations of Henry James as a historical individual and of the works he authored with a web of social, cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical discourses, the contributions collected in this book make a convincing case for the ongoing productivity of James’s oeuvre when interrogated from new critical angles and, therefore, for its enduring centrality to the concerns of literary and cultural studies.

Octopus Crowd

Author : Stephen Mullins
Publisher : University Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817320245
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Octopus Crowd written by Stephen Mullins and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia For most of its history, Australian pearling was a shore-based activity. But from the mid-1880s until the World War I era, the industry was dominated by highly mobile, heavily capitalized, schooner-based fleets of pearling luggers, known as floating stations, that exploited Australia’s northern continental shelf and the nearby waters of the Netherlands Indies. Octopus Crowd: Maritime History and the Business of Australian Pearling in Its Schooner Age is the first book-length study of schooner-based pearling and explores the floating station system and the men who developed and employed it. Steve Mullins focuses on the Clark Combination, a syndicate led by James Clark, Australia’s most influential pearler. The combination honed the floating station system to the point where it was accused of exhausting pearling grounds, elbowing out small-time operators, strangling the economies of pearling ports, and bringing the industry to the brink of disaster. Combination partners were vilified as monopolists—they were referred to as an “octopus crowd”—and their schooners were stigmatized as hell ships and floating sweatshops. Schooner-based floating stations crossed maritime frontiers with impunity, testing colonial and national territorial jurisdictions. The Clark Combination passed through four fisheries management regimes, triggering significant change and causing governments to alter laws and extend maritime boundaries. It drew labor from ports across the Asia-Pacific, and its product competed in a volatile world market. Octopus Crowd takes all of these factors into account to explain Australian pearling during its schooner age. It argues that the demise of the floating station system was not caused by resource depletion, as was often predicted, but by ideology and Australia’s shifting sociopolitical landscape

American Baroque

Author : Molly A. Warsh
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469638983
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book American Baroque written by Molly A. Warsh and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearls have enthralled global consumers since antiquity, and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella explicitly charged Columbus with finding pearls, as well as gold and silver, when he sailed westward in 1492. American Baroque charts Spain's exploitation of Caribbean pearl fisheries to trace the genesis of its maritime empire. In the 1500s, licit and illicit trade in the jewel gave rise to global networks, connecting the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean to the pearl-producing regions of the Chesapeake and northern Europe. Pearls—a unique source of wealth because of their renewable, fungible, and portable nature—defied easy categorization. Their value was highly subjective and determined more by the individuals, free and enslaved, who produced, carried, traded, wore, and painted them than by imperial decrees and tax-related assessments. The irregular baroque pearl, often transformed by the imagination of a skilled artisan into a fantastical jewel, embodied this subjective appeal. Warsh blends environmental, social, and cultural history to construct microhistories of peoples' wide-ranging engagement with this deceptively simple jewel. Pearls facilitated imperial fantasy and personal ambition, adorned the wardrobes of monarchs and financed their wars, and played a crucial part in the survival strategies of diverse people of humble means. These stories, taken together, uncover early modern conceptions of wealth, from the hardscrabble shores of Caribbean islands to the lavish rooms of Mediterranean palaces.