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This introduction to medieval-age Battuta and his journey provides a fascinating window into what the world was like in the 14th century with illustrations, photographs, and maps that bring the rich and diverse world that produced Battuta to vivid life. Illustrations.

The first book-length study of the causes, events and consequences of South Sudan's brutal civil war and the devastating effects of the US-led peace process.

The first book-length study of the causes, events and consequences of South Sudan's brutal civil war and the devastating effects of the US-led peace process.

The purpose of this handbook is to allow users to learn and master the mathematics software package MATLAB, as well as to serve as a quick reference to some of the most used instructions in the package. A unique feature of this handbook is that it can be used by the novice and by experienced users alike. For experienced users, it has four chapters with examples and applications in engineering, finance, physics, and optimization. Exercises are ...

The idea of a free gift economy has become important in the movement for alternative economics, however the connection with women and especially with mothers has not been widely understood. The conference "The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy, " held in Rome in 2015, brought together women and men from around the world to discuss this important issue.In a moment when the values of Patriarchy and the market seem to have triumphed, the values ...

This volume provides a multidimensional assessment of the diverse ends of the European colonial empires, addressing different geographies, taking into account diverse chronologies of decolonization, and evaluating the specificities of each imperial configuration under appreciation (Portuguese, Belgian, French, British, Dutch).

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The Quaternary Ice Age in the Alps, Volume Eighteen presents an overview of the present knowledge on environmental change as seen through the history of the quaternary ice age in the Alps. Its main theme is a description of the stratigraphic record produced by fundamental changes in the environment through multiple cycles of glacier advance and retreat.

An inside look at how to achieve the best mix, both stereo and surround, using a digital audio workstation.

Kenntnisse über Methoden der Publikumsforschung sind im Kulturmanagement, in der Kulturpolitik und in der Kulturellen Bildung von zweifacher Relevanz: Zum einen sind sie notwendig, um selbst Besucherumfragen und -analysen durchführen zu können. Zum anderen sind sie aber auch eine wichtige Voraussetzung, um Ergebnisse vorhandener Besucherstudien kritisch einschätzen zu können. Der Band vermittelt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Methoden de...

Prophet, statesman, jurist, mystic, shaman, husband, father: there are infinite ways to remember and imagine Muhammad. This book provides forty different windows into his life, his teachings, and his legacy.

Navigation with Signals and Constraints of Opportunity: Exploiting Unstructured Environments for State Estimation offers a conceptual framework for navigation and positioning using these sensors on the lines of standard control theory and dealing with navigation as state estimation in both indoor and outdoor environments. Using signals and constraints of opportunity, the book shows how geomagnetic field, topography (changes in the direction of...

Astronomy is another form of cinema. Time is fragmented and extended. Matter becomes light in motion. The camera remains fixed, looking outwards into the darkness, while the earth moves beneath our feet. A carefully constructed text in sixty numbered sections, The Space Oracle reinvents the history of astronomy as a new form of astrological calendar. This radical retelling of our relationship with the cosmos reaches back to places and times wh...

Few figures in cinema history are as towering as Russian filmmaker and theorist Sergei Mikhailovitch Eisenstein (1898-1948). Not only did Eisenstein direct some of the most important and lasting works of the silent era, including Strike, October, and Battleship Potemkin, as well as, in the sound era, the historical epics Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible--he also was a theorist whose insights into the workings of film were so powerful tha...

»Bridge lernen leicht gemacht« ist das Bridge-Lehrbuch für alle, die bisher geglaubt haben, Bridge sei für sie ein zu kompliziertes Spiel. Das Buch wendet sich besonders - aber keinesfalls ausschließlich - an Karten-Einsteiger und ist für Jugendliche ebenso geeignet wie für Erwachsene, denn es beschränkt sich auf Wesentliches und führt in leicht verständlicher Form in die Welt des Bridge ein, ohne den Leser mit komplizierten Details zu belaste...

Discover America's secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers' edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.There is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known. Complete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes traces how people around the world responded ...

Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones' New York Times bestselling paranormal series!Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She's been kicked off the earthly plane for eternity -which is exactly the amount of time it takes to make a person stark, raving mad. But someone's looking out for her, and she's allowed to return after a mere hundred years in exile. Is it too much to hope for tha...

Understanding the Complexities of Child Growth: A Review of Factors Impacting Child Stunting in Guatemala and Their Global Applicability captures the vast amount of work within Guatemala on the causal factors to child stunting. Stunting is a critical indicator, and arguably the most important indicator, in assessing the level of chronic health issues within a region or country. Guatemala is currently ranked the fifth worst country in the world...

Was bedeutet Weiblichkeit heute? Und ist durch die wachsende Gleichberechtigung von Mann und Frau die Weiblichkeit gleichermaßen aufgewertet worden? Oder ist vielleicht genau das Gegenteil der Fall? Was hat die Welt zu der gemacht, in der wir heute leben? Und welchen Einfluss hat die Wertigkeit der Weiblichkeit darauf? Diese und andere Fragen stellt sich die Autorin in diesem Buch und stellt bei ihrer Beantwortung Erstaunliches fest: Weiblichk...

In this book, globally renowned orthopedic, plastic, and hand surgeons provide the knowledge required in order to understand and resolve the full range of problems associated with diseases, anomalies, deformities, and trauma of the thumb. The opening section describes the history of "making a thumb" and covers the fundamentals of anatomy, embryology, and functional dynamics. After careful presentation of the surgical procedures for various dev...