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UNINA9910461193703321 |
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Front Sonia |
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Shapes of time in British twenty-first century quantum fiction / / by Sonia Front |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1 online resource (180 p.) |
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English fiction - 21st century - History and criticism |
English fiction |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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This book addresses the notion of time and temporality and its various conceptualizations in the theories of the new physics, utilized as a thematic and formal framework in the British novel of the twenty-first century. As the Newtonian conception of reality does not provide a reliable framework within which to situate human experience and generate meaning, fiction writers have recognized quantum mechanics as a potent source from which to draw in search of new metaphors. The quantum has become a part of the understanding of reality, and its concepts and assumptions have been absorbed into the |
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UNINA9910464339803321 |
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Inventing and reinventing the goddess : contemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move / / edited by Sree Padma |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Hindu goddesses |
Hindusim - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Goddesses Who Dwell on Earth; 2 Constructing Goddess Worship; 3 From Local Goddess to Locale Goddess; 4 An Indentured Tamil Goddess; 5 Creating Realities, Communicating Dreams, Constructing Temple Lore; 6 Daughter of the House; 7 The Leap of the Limping Goddess; 8 Tantric Visions, Local Manifestations; 9 The Goddess on the Hill; 10 Communicating the Local Discursively; References; Index; About the Contributors |
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The volume investigates two related processes: First, it underscores the manner in which the religious cultures of goddesses are reflexes of larger social processes occurring historically in local contexts. Second, it illustrates transformations in how these same goddesses are understood when they migrate from indigenous social and cultural contexts to destinations with their devotees. |
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UNINA9910712931003321 |
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Autore |
Knab Lawrence I |
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Laboratory evaluation of nondestructive methods to measure moisture in built-up roofing systems / / Lawrence Knab, Robert Mathey, David Jenkins ; prepared for Directorate of Engineering and Services, U.S. Air Force |
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Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards : , : For sale by Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., , 1981 |
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1 online resource (xvi, 101, 55 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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NBS building science series ; ; 131 |
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JenkinsDavid R <1924-2008.> (David Richard) |
MatheyRobert G |
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Nondestructive testing |
Roofing - Testing |
Roofs - Moisture - Measurement |
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Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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