1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462112603321

Autore

Blackledge Paul

Titolo

Reflections on the Marxist theory of history [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Blackledge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-84779-134-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Issues in Historiography MUP

Disciplina

335.4119

901

Soggetti

Historical materialism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719069567; 9780719069567; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Marxism and history; 2 Marx, Engels and historical materialism; 3 Historical materialism: from the Second to the Third International; 4 Modes of production and social transitions; 5 Structure, agency and the struggle for freedom; 6 The present as history: Marxism and post-modernity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A decade after Francis Fukuyama announced the 'End of History', anti-capitalist demonstrators at Seattle and elsewhere have helped reinvigorate the Left with the reply 'another world is possible'. More than anyone else it was Marx who showed that slogans such as this were no utopian fantasies, and that capitalism was just as much a historical mode of production, no more natural and certainly no less contradictory, than were the feudal and slave modes which proceeded it. Paul Blackledge opens this study with a defence of the Marxist approach to the study of history against what he argues as bei



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743243103321

Autore

Venkatarama Reddy B. V.

Titolo

Compressed Earth Block & Rammed Earth Structures / / by B. V. Venkatarama Reddy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

981-16-7877-4

981-16-7876-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 pages)

Collana

Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, , 2363-7641

Disciplina

693.2

Soggetti

Buildings - Design and construction

Building materials

Environmental engineering

Civil engineering

Building Construction and Design

Building Materials

Environmental Civil Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Earthen structures -- Soils -- Soil stabilisation -- Stabilised earth block production -- Characteristics of stabilised compressed earth blocks -- Mortars for stabilised compressed earth block masonry -- Stabilised compressed earth block masonry -- Design of cement stabilised CEB masonry -- Geopolymer or alkali activated stabilised earth bricks -- Compressed earth blocks using non-organic solid wastes -- Introduction to rammed earth -- Compressive strength of rammed earth -- Stress-strain characteristics of cement stabilised rammed earth -- Behaviour of rammed earth under tension and shear -- Structural design of rammed earth walls -- Status of clay minerals in the stabilised earth materials -- Energy and carbon emissions in stabilised earth products -- Sustainability of construction materials, green buildings and case studies.

Sommario/riassunto

The book focuses on low carbon construction materials such as stabilised compressed earth blocks (CEB’s) and rammed earth (RE). The



content has been divided into four broad themes which includes an introduction to earth construction & stabilised earth, stabilised compressed earth blocks and masonry, stabilised rammed earth, and energy, carbon emissions, sustainability and case studies. It provides basic introduction to earthen materials and earthen structures, particularly with reference to the contemporary work on stabilised earth products for structural applications in buildings. The illustrations in the form of graphs, tables and photographs help the reader to get a grip over the CEB and RE construction. The book illustrates many case studies and examples of CEB and RE buildings. The knowledge on structural characteristics of CEB and RE especially with reference to the durability of such earthen products, and the structural design aspects is uniquely dealt. The embodied energy, embodied carbon, and the impact on construction sector touching upon sustainability of buildings is another unique feature of the book. This volume will be a useful guide for the research community, teachers, engineers, architects, building professionals, practicing engineers, students and individuals aspiring to build low carbon and sustainable buildings.