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UNINA9910853987503321 |
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Brusgaard Nathalie Østerled |
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Carving Interactions: Rock Art in the Nomadic Landscape of the Black Desert, North-Eastern Jordan |
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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
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1 online resource (228 p.) : ill |
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The Safaitic rock art of the North Arabian basalt desert is a unique and understudied material, one of the few surviving traces of the elusive herding societies that inhabited this region in antiquity. Yet little is known about this rock art and its role in the desert societies. Why did these peoples make carvings in the desert and what was the significance of this cultural practice? What can the rock art tell us about the relationship between the nomads and their desert landscape? This book investigates these questions through a comprehensive study of over 4500 petroglyphs from the Jebel Qurma region of the Black Desert in north-eastern Jordan. It explores the content of the rock art, how it was produced and consumed by its makers and audience, and its relationship with the landscape. This is the first-ever systematic study of the Safaitic petroglyphs from the Black Desert and it is unique for the study of Arabian rock art. It demonstrates the value of a material approach to rock art and the unique insights that rock art can provide into the relationship between nomadic herders and the wild and domestic landscape. |
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UNINA9911006803103321 |
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Rowlinson J. S |
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Molecular Theory of Capillarity |
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Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2013 |
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9780486317090 |
0486317099 |
9781621986867 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (595 p.) |
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Capillarity |
Molecular theory |
Physics |
Physical Sciences & Mathematics |
Atomic Physics |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Principal Symbols; 1. Mechanical Molecular Models; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Molecular mechanics; 1.3 Capillary phenomena; 1.4 The internal energy of a liquid; 1.5 The continuous surface profile; 1.6 The mean molecular field; 2. Thermodynamics; 2.1 Thermodynamics and kinetic theory; 2.2 The thermodynamics of the surface; 2.3 Surface functions; 2.4 The spherical surface; 2.5 Quasi-thermodynamics-a first look; 3. THE THEORY OF VAN DER WAALS; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The surface tension; 3.3 Independently variable densities |
3.4 Gibbs adsorption equation in the van der Waals theory3.5 Constraints on the range of fluctuations; 4. Statistical Mechanics of the Liquid-Gas Surface; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Distribution and correlation functions; 4.3 The pressure tensor; 4.4 The virial route to the surface tension; 4.5 Functionals of the distribution functions; 4.6 The surface tension from the direct correlation function; 4.7 Equivalence of the two expressions for the surface tension; 4.8 The spherical surface; 4.9 Density fluctuations and their correlation; 4.10 Local thermodynamic |
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5. Model Fluids in the Mean-Field Approximation5.1 Introduction: mean-field theory of a homogeneous fluid of attracting hard spheres; 5.2 Liquid-gas interface in the model of attracting hard spheres; 5.3 Lattice-gas model: one component; 5.4 Lattice-gas model: two components; 5.5 Penetrable-sphere model: theory; 5.6 Penetrable-sphere model: applications; 5.7 Penetrable-sphere model: spherical surfaces; 6. Computer Simulation of the Liquid-Gas Surface; 6.1 The experimental background; 6.2 The methods of computer simulation; 6.3 The density profile; 6.4 The surface tension; 6.5 Further work |
7. Calculation of the Density Profile7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Solution of the YBG equation; 7.3 Approximations for the direct correlation function; 7.4 Modified van der Waals theories; 7.5 Perturbation theories; 7.6 Surface tension; 8. Three-Phase Equilibrium; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Contact angles and Neumann's triangle; 8.3 Spreading and Antonow's rule; 8.4 The αα Interface; 8.5 Phase transitions in interfaces. The Cahn transition; 8.6 Three-phase line and line tension; 9. Interfaces Near Critical Points; 9.1 Introduction: mean-field approximation |
9.2 Digression on the Ornstein-Zernike theory of the pair-correlation function9.3 Digression on critical-point exponents; 9.4 Van der Waals theory with non-classical exponents; 9.5 Tricritical points; 9.6 Non-critical interface near a critical endpoint; 9.7 Renormalization-group theory; field-theoretical models; Appendix 1 Thermodynamics; Appendix 2 Dirac's delta-function; Name Index; Subject Index |
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<DIV> <DIV>History of thought on molecular origins of surface phenomena offers a critical and detailed examination and assessment of modern theories, focusing on statistical mechanics and application of results in mean-field approximation to model systems. Emphasis on liquid-gas surface, with a focus on liquid-liquid surfaces in the final chapters. 1989 edition.</DIV></DIV> |
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UNINA9910971733603321 |
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Autore |
Heddendorf Russell |
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Hidden threads : a Christian critique of sociological theory / / Russell Heddendorf and Matthew Vos |
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Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010 |
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0-7618-8095-X |
0-7618-4902-5 |
1-299-13567-6 |
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[[2nd ed.].] |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Christianity and the social sciences |
Critical theory |
Christian sociology |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-234) and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Hidden Threads; Chapter 2: The Nature of Theory; Chapter 3: The European Heritage; Chapter 4: The American Tradition; Chapter 5: Functionalism; Chapter 6: Conflict Theory; Chapter 7: Social Action Theory; Chapter 8: Exchange Theory; Chapter 9: Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter 10: Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology; Chapter 11: The Sociology of Knowledge; Chapter 12: Postmodern Theories: Calling Meaning into Question; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Heddendorf finds in sociological theories some 'hidden threads' - Christian principles woven into the fabric of society. This book is an examination and Christian critique of sociological theory, demonstrating appreciation for the richness of social life and holding in tension those theories that attempt to explain it. |
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