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UNINA9910798627303321 |
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Farris Johnathan Andrew |
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Enclave to urbanity : canton, foreigners, and architecture from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries / / Johnathan Andrew Farris |
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Hong Kong, [China] : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) |
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Architecture - China |
Urbanization - China |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- 1. The thirteen factories : an architecture of Sino-Western collaboration and confrontation -- 2. Westerners draw their boundaries : insular living and its exceptions -- 3. Dining, shopping, bombarding, and touring : foreigners in the traditional city -- 4. Xin Guangzhou : architecture, foreigners, and modernity in the early twentieth century -- 5. Conclusion. |
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Cross-cultural relations are spatial relations. Enclave to Urbanity is the first book in English that examines how the architecture and the urban landscape of Guangzhou framed the relations between the Western mercantile and missionary communities and the city's predominantly Chinese population. The book takes readers through three phases: the Thirteen Factories era from the eighteenth century to the 1850s; the Shamian enclave up to the early twentieth century; and the adoption of Western building techniques throughout the city as its architecture modernized in the early Republic. The discussion of architecture goes beyond stylistic trends to embrace the history of shared and disputed spaces, using a broadly chronological approach that combines social history with architectural and spatial analysis. With nearly a hundred carefully chosen images, this book illustrates how the foreign architectural footprints of the past form the modern Guangzhou. |
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UNINA9910766880803321 |
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Autore |
Ćurić Mladjen |
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History of Meteorology / / by Mladjen Ćurić, Vlado Spiridonov |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
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[1st ed. 2023.] |
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1 online resource (XVII, 366 p. 192 illus., 23 illus. in color.) |
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Atmospheric science |
Climatology |
Science - History |
Atmospheric Science |
Climate Sciences |
History of Science |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Chapter 1: The earliest past of the earth and the atmosphere -- Chapter 2: Brief general historical overview -- Chapter 3: Early development of meteorology -- Chapter 4: Beginnings of quantitative meteorology -- Chapter 5: Beginnings of meteorological measurements and observations -- Chapter 6: Establishment of meteorological institutes (services) -- Chapter 7: Establishment of weather forecast services -- Chapter 8: Exploring the free atmosphere -- Chapter 9: Early theories about cyclones and anticyclones -- Chapter 10: Recognition of forces in the atmosphere -- Chapter 11: Later theories of cyclones and anticyclones -- Chapter 12: Atmospheric motion -- Chapter 13: Bergen synoptic school -- Chapter 14: Clouds and precipitation -- Chapter 15: Auxiliary tools in meteorology -- Chapter 16: Development of modern meteorology. |
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This book provides a detailed history of meteorology as a natural science, from an understanding of the Earth's early atmosphere to present-day advancements. In three parts, the book synthesizes developments in quantitative meteorology starting from its very early stages and progressively covers the invention of basic meteorology instruments while highlighting the various turning points and key |
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figures who played roles along the way. The first part addresses the treatment of meteorology during early civilization. Part two goes into the early development of meteorology as a science. Part three covers the science's rapid progression and present-day status while addressing the primary technologies and methodologies used in a variety of areas like weather forecasting, remote sensing, and radar instrumentation. The target audience for the book is students and researchers interested in the history of meteorology as a science, and also general enthusiasts of the subject who have some background on the topic. |
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UNINA9910959010803321 |
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Autore |
Smith J. Donald <1969-> |
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Right-to-die policies in the American states : judicial and legislative innovation / / J. Donald Smith |
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New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002 |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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American legal institutions |
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Right to die - United States - States |
Right to die - Government policy - United States - States |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-301) and index. |
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Medical decision-making and the terminally ill -- A theory of policy adoption and reinvention -- Research design and methods -- Legislative innovation and reinvention -- Judicial innovation and reinvention -- Judicial and legislative interaction -- Conclusion. |
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Citing cases illustrating the contentious legal issues that modern medicine's ability to prolong the dying process has raised for end-of- life medical decision-making, Smith (political science, U. of North Texas) overviews the history of the US right-to-die movement, and the link between legislative and judicial policies. Applying event history analysis and his typology of policy innovations in a rare empirical study of the diffusion of judicial doctrines and policies, he seeks to explain |
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the determinants of states' permissive policy adoption and reinvention via study of right- to-die policies of the late 1970s to 1994 relating to living will, proxy, and surrogate laws/statutes. Policy salience was found to be a crucial variable. Appends a listing of right-to-die statutes by State, and methodological notes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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