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UNINA9910967905303321 |
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Titolo |
Island lives : historical archaeologies of the Caribbean / / edited by Paul Farnsworth |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2001 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (404 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Archaeology and history - West Indies |
Land settlement patterns - West Indies - History |
West Indies Civilization |
West Indies Antiquities |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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A venue for autonomy : archaeology of a changing cultural landscape, the East End community, St. John, Virgin Islands / Douglas Armstrong -- "Getting the essence of it" : Galways Plantation, Montserrat, West Indies / Lydia M. Pulsipher and Conrad "Mac" Goodwin -- Creolization in Seventeenth-century Barbados : two case studies / Thomas C. Loftfield -- "Negroe houses built of stone besides others watl'd + plaistered" : the creation of a Bahamian tradition / Paul Farnsworth -- Methodist intentions and African sensibilities : the victory of African consumerism over planter paternalism at a Bahamian plantation / Laurie A. Wilkie. |
Historical archaeology in the colonial Spanish Caribbean / Charles R. Ewen -- Historical archaeology in the French West Indies : recent research in Guadeloupe / Andre Delpuech -- Historical archaeology in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba / Jay B. Haviser -- Historical archaeology in the British Caribbean / David R. Watters -- Time lines : changing settlement patterns on St. Eustatius / Norman F. Barka -- A venue for autonomy : archaeology of a changing cultural landscape, the East End community, St. John, Virgin Islands / Douglas Armstrong -- "Getting the essence of it" : Galways Plantation, Montserrat, West Indies |
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/ Lydia M. Pulsipher and Conrad "Mac" Goodwin -- Creolization in Seventeenth-century Barbados : two case studies / Thomas C. Loftfield -- "Negroe houses built of stone besides others watl'd + plaistered" : the creation of a Bahamian tradition / Paul Farnsworth -- Methodist intentions and African sensibilities : the victory of African consumerism over planter paternalism at a Bahamian plantation / Laurie A. Wilkie. |
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This comprehensive study of the historical archaeology of the Caribbean provides sociopolitical context for the ongoing development of national identities. Long before the founding of Jamestown in 1607, there were Spanish forts, bustling towns, sugar plantations, and sea trade flourishing in the Caribbean. While richer nations, particularly the United States, may view the Caribbean today as merely a place for sun and fun, the island colonies were at one time far more important and lucrative to their European empire countries than their North American counterparts. From t |
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UNINA9910556886903321 |
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Autore |
Kim In-Ju (Writer on falls (Accidents)) |
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Engineering Metrology for Pedestrian Falls Prevention and Protection : Theories to Applications for Designing Safer Shoes and Floors / / by In-Ju Kim |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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9783030957469 |
9783030957452 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2022.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (546 pages) |
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Physics and Astronomy Series |
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Measurement |
Measuring instruments |
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Metrology |
Tribology |
Building materials |
Measurement Science and Instrumentation |
Metrology and Fundamental Constants |
Wood, fabric, and textiles |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- A New Research Challenge on Slip Resistance Measurements -- Basic Principles of Tribology -- Frictional Behaviours and Mechanisms -- Wear Behaviours and Mechanisms -- Development of Friction and Wear Models for the Shoe-Floor-Environment -- Observation of the Floor Surface Changes in the Pedestrian Slip Resistance Measurements -- Engineering Assessment of Floors/Walkways: Practice for the Prevention of Pedestrian Fall Incidence -- Development of a Tribology Model for Quantifying Slip Resistance Characteristics: basic Concepts, Theories, Experiments, and Validations -- Tribological Assessments of Shoe Surfaces: Identification of Wear Mechanisms and Applications for Slip Resistance Assessments - Case Study No. 1 -- Tribological Assessments of Shoe Surfaces: Identification of Wear Mechanisms and Applications for Slip Resistance Assessments - Case Study No. 2 -- Tribological Assessments of Shoe Surfaces: Identification of Wear Mechanisms and Applications for Slip Resistance Assessments - Case Study No. 3 -- Observation on Wear Developments of Floor/Walkway Surfaces: Applications to Pedestrian Fall Safety Assessments - Case Study No. 1 Observation on Wear Developments of Floor/Walkway Surfaces: Applications to Pedestrian Fall Safety Assessments - Case Study No. 2 -- Observation on Wear Developments of Floor/Walkway Surfaces: Applications to Pedestrian Fall Safety Assessments - Case Study No. 3 -- Future Works, Recommendations, and Conclusions. |
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This book explains how to improve the validity, reliability, and repeatability of slip resistance assessments amongst a range of shoes, floors, and environments from an engineering metrology viewpoint—covering theoretical and experimental aspects of slip resistance mechanics and mechanisms. Pedestrian falls resulting from slips or falls are one of the foremost causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries that limit people’s functionality. There have been prolonged efforts globally to identify and understand their main causes and reduce their frequency and severity. This book deals with large volumes of information on tribological characteristics such as friction and wear behaviours of the shoes and floors and their interactive impacts on slip resistance performances. Readers are introduced to theoretical concepts and models and collected evidence on slip resistance properties amongst a range of shoe and floor types and materials under various ambulatory settings. These approaches can be used to develop secure design strategies against fall incidents and provide a great step forward to build safer shoes, floors, and walking/working environments for industries and communities around the world. The book includes many case studies. |
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