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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450271703321

Autore

Hemmings Annette B

Titolo

Coming of age in U.S. high schools [[electronic resource] ] : economic, kinship, religious, and political crosscurrents / / Annette B. Hemmings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-135-62120-9

1-282-32114-5

9786612321146

1-4106-0996-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education

Disciplina

373.18/0973

Soggetti

High school seniors - United States - Social conditions

High schools - United States - Sociological aspects

Educational anthropology - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 New Age for Coming of Age; 2 Surface Depths; 3 Economic Domain: Il/licit Pursuit of Mobility; 4 Kinship Domain: Family (Dis)connections; 5 Religious Domain: Freedom of/From Religion; 6 Political Domain: Democracy and Domination; 7 Reaching Shore; Endnotes; References; Appendix; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Coming of Age in U.S. High Schools: Economic, Kinship, Religious, and Political Crosscurrents takes readers into the lives of urban and suburban adolescents for a close-up look at how they navigate the conflicting discourses and disciplinary practices of American cultural crosscurrents that flow through economic, kinship, religious, and political domains of American life. The book is distinctive in how it combines classic anthropological theory and contemporary post-anthropological perspectives into an innovative framework for understanding adolescent coming of age processes in U.S. pub



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460220303321

Autore

Usner Daniel H

Titolo

Indian work [[electronic resource] ] : language and livelihood in Native American history / / Daniel H. Usner, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-674-05474-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

330.9730089/97

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Economic conditions

Indians of North America - Employment

Indians of North America - Public opinion

White people - Relations with Indians

Public opinion - United States

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

United States Social policy

United States Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The pursuit of livelihood and the production of language -- Inventing the hunter state : Iroquois livelihood in Jeffersonian America -- Narratives of decline and disappearance : the changing presence of American Indians in early Natchez -- The discourse over poverty : Indian treaty rights and welfare policy -- Perceptions of authenticity and passivity : Indian basket making in post-Civil War Louisiana -- Primitivism and tourism : Indian livelihood in D.H. Lawrence's New Mexico.

Sommario/riassunto

Representations of Indian economic life have played an integral role in discourses about poverty, social policy, and cultural difference but have received surprisingly little attention. Daniel Usner dismantles ideological characterizations of Indian livelihood to reveal the intricacy of economic adaptations in American Indian history.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437931403321

Autore

Stober Ingrid

Titolo

Geothermal Energy : From Theoretical Models to Exploration and Development / / by Ingrid Stober, Kurt Bucher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

9783642133527

3642133525

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

333.88

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Environment

Electric power production

Renewable Energy

Environmental Sciences

Electrical Power Engineering

Mechanical Power Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

  1. Thermal Structure of the Earth.-1.1 Renewable Energies, Global Aspects -- 1.2 Internal Structure of the Earth -- 1.3 Energy budget of the planet -- 1.4 Heat transport and thermal parameters -- 1.5 Brief outline of methods for measuring thermal parameters.- 2. History of Geothermal Energy Use -- 2.1 Early utilization of geothermal energy -- 2.2 History of Utilization of Geothermal Energy in the last 150 Years .- 3. Geothermal Energy Resources -- 3.1 Energy -- 3.2 Significance of "renewable" energies -- 3.3 Status of geothermal energy utilization -- 3.4 Geothermal energy sources.- 4. Application of Geothermal Energy -- 4.1 Near surface Geothermal Systems -- 4.2 Deep Geothermal Systems -- 4.3 Efficiency of geothermal systems -- 4.4 Major geothermal fields, high enthalpy fields.- 5. Potentials and Perspectives of Geothermal Utilization.- 6. Geothermal Probes -- 6.1 Planning Principles  -- 6.2 Construction of ground source heat exchangers -- 6.3 Dimensioning and design of geothermal probes.- 6.4 Drilling



methods for borehole heat exchanger -- 6.5 Backfill and grouting of geothermal probes -- 6.6 Construction of deep geothermal probes -- 6.7 Operating geothermal probes: Potential risks, malfunctions and damages -- 6.8 Special systems and further developments.- 7. Geothermal Well Systems -- 7.1 Building geothermal well systems -- 7.2 Chemical aspects of two-well systems -- 7.3 Thermal range of influence, numerical models.- 8. Hydrothermal Systems, Geothermal Doublets -- 8.1 Geology and tectonic structure of the underground -- 8.2 Thermal and hydraulic properties of the target aquifer -- 8.3 Hydraulic and thermal range of hydrothermal doublets -- 8.4 Hydrochemistry of hot waters from great depth.-  8.5 Reservoir-improving measures, Efficiency-boosting measures, Stimulation -- 8.6 Productivity risk, Exploration risk, Economic efficiency -- 8.7 Some site examples of hydrothermal systems -- 8.8 Project planning of hydrothermal power systems.- 9.  Enhanced-Geothermal-Systems (EGS), Hot-Dry-Rock Systems (HDR),Deep-Heat-Mining (DHM) -- 9.1 Techniques, procedures, strategies, aims -- 9.2 Historical development of the hydraulic fracturing technology, early HDR sites.- 9.3 Stimulation procedures -- 9.4 Experience and dealing with micro-seismicity -- 9.5 Recommendations, Notes.- 10.Environmental Issues Related to Deep Geothermal Systems -- 10.1 Seismicity related to EGS projects -- 10.2 Interaction between geothermal system operation and the subsurface -- 10.3 Environmental issues related to surface installations and operation -- 11. Drilling techniques for deep wellbores.- 13. Geophysical methods, exploration and analysis -- 12.1 Geophysical pre-drilling exploration, seismic investigations -- 12.2 Geophysical well logging and data interpretation.- 13.Testing the hydraulic properties of the drilled formations -- 13.1 Principles of hydraulic testing -- 13.2 Types of tests, planning and implementation, evaluation procedures -- 13.3 Tracer Experiments -- 13.4 Temperature evaluation methods.- 14. The chemical composition of deep geothermal waters and its consequences for planning and operating a geothermal power plant -- 14.1 Sampling and laboratoryanalyses -- 14.2 Deep geothermal waters, data and interpretation -- 14.3 Mineral scales and materials corrosion.- 15. References.

Sommario/riassunto

The internal heat of the planet Earth represents an inexhaustible reservoir of thermal energy. This form of energy, known as geothermal energy has been utilized throughout human history in the form of hot water from hot springs. Modern utilization of geothermal energy includes direct use of the heat and its conversion to other forms of energy, mainly electricity. Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy and its use is associated with very little or no CO2-emissions and its importance as an energy source has greatly increased as the effects of climate change become more prominent. Because of its inexhaustibility it is obvious that utilization of geothermal energy will become a cornerstone of future energy supplies. The exploration of geothermal resources has become an important topic of study as geology and earth science students prepare to meet the demands of a rapidly growing industry, which involves an increasing number professionals and public institutions participating in geothermal energy related projects. This book meets the demands of both groups of readers, students and professionals.