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UNINA9910781595203321 |
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Autore |
Schaan Denise Pahl <1962-, > |
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Sacred geographies of ancient Amazonia : historical ecology of social complexity / / Denise P. Schaan |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-315-42051-1 |
1-315-42052-X |
1-315-42053-8 |
1-59874-505-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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New frontiers in historical ecology ; ; v. 3 |
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Indians of South America - Amazon River Region - Antiquities |
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - Amazon River Region |
Human geography - Amazon River Region |
Social archaeology - Amazon River Region |
Indian pottery - Amazon River Region |
Petrolgyphs - Amazon River Region |
Rock paintings - Amazon River Region |
Amazon River Region Antiquities |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Figures and Table; Chapter 1: Introduction: Historical Ecology and Archaeological Landscapes in Amazonia; Chapter 2: Moving Earth, Managing Water; Chapter 3: Land of the Ancestors; Chapter 4: Ponds, Lakes, and Feasts: The Cultural Geography of Anthropogenic Soils; Chapter 5: Marks on the Earth: Territoriality and Memory; Chapter 6: Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author |
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The legendary El Dorado-the city of gold-remains a mere legend, but astonishing new discoveries are revealing a major civilization in ancient Amazonia that was more complex than anyone previously dreamed. Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of its ancient cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, synthesizing |
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exciting new evidence of large-scale land and resource management to tell a new history of indigenous Amazonia. Schaan also engages fundamental debates about the development of social complexity |
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UNINA9910790766103321 |
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Autore |
Tiwana Amrit <1974-> |
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Platform ecosystems : aligning architecture, governance, and strategy / / Amrit Tiwana |
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Waltham, MA : , : Morgan Kaufmann, an imprint of Elsevier, , 2014 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 302 pages) : illustrations |
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Computer software industry |
New products |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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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Nota di contenuto |
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part I. The rise of platforms -- part II. Architecture and governance -- part III. Dynamics and metrics of ecosystem evolution -- part IV. Orchestrating evolution -- part V. The road ahead. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Platform Ecosystems is a hands-on guide that offers a complete roadmap for designing and orchestrating vibrant software platform ecosystems. Unlike software products that are managed, the evolution of ecosystems and their myriad participants must be orchestrated through a thoughtful alignment of architecture and governance. Whether you are an IT professional or a general manager, you will benefit from this book because platform strategy here lies at the intersection of software architecture and business strategy. It offers actionable tools to develop your own platform strate |
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