02984nam 22007333u 450 991045790100332120210114075430.01-280-49361-597866135888451-78023-005-2(CKB)2550000000084058(EBL)850999(OCoLC)775302646(SSID)ssj0000638605(PQKBManifestationID)12282482(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000638605(PQKBWorkID)10714971(PQKB)10015368(MiAaPQ)EBC850999(EXLCZ)99255000000008405820131216d2004|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrMining in World History[electronic resource]London Reaktion Books20041 online resource (352 p.)RB-GlobalitiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-125-3 Mining in World History Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1. The Metallurgical Renaissance; 2. The Watt Engine; 3. New Frontiers; 4. The Copper Barons; 5. The Gold Factories; 6. Mass Production; Epilogue; References; List of Maps; IndexThis book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present. Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before 1453, of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copper. It was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central Europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious Habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for European domination. Lynch also discusses the Industrial Revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steamRB-GlobalitiesMineral industries -- HistoryMines and mineral resources -- HistoryMining engineering -- HistorySmelting -- HistoryBusiness & EconomicsHILCCMechanical EngineeringHILCCEngineering & Applied SciencesHILCCIndustriesHILCCMining EngineeringHILCCElectronic books.Mineral industries -- History.Mines and mineral resources -- History.Mining engineering -- History.Smelting -- History.Business & EconomicsMechanical EngineeringEngineering & Applied SciencesIndustriesMining Engineering338.209622.09Lynch Martin898556AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910457901003321Mining in World History2007540UNINA02748oam 2200661Ka 450 991078956930332120190503073356.00-262-29498-21-283-11922-697866131192230-262-29577-6(CKB)2670000000092762(OCoLC)727944942(CaPaEBR)ebrary10476072(SSID)ssj0000523928(PQKBManifestationID)12177268(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523928(PQKBWorkID)10543471(PQKB)10999485(StDuBDS)EDZ0000131028(MiAaPQ)EBC3339221(OCoLC)867785678(MdBmJHUP)muse24507(OCoLC)727944942(OCoLC)741452463(OCoLC)776234988(OCoLC)816842872(OCoLC)867785678(OCoLC)891464569(OCoLC)961622172(OCoLC)962712822(OCoLC)967256246(OCoLC)973087162(OCoLC)988504339(OCoLC)992071962(OCoLC)992095530(OCoLC)1013759348(OCoLC)1018052183(OCoLC)1029683937(OCoLC)1037908422(OCoLC)1038664470(OCoLC)1041625766(OCoLC)1045402349(OCoLC)1045546494(OCoLC)1047696697(OCoLC)1053321891(OCoLC)1055385542(OCoLC)1058727835(OCoLC)1066014365(OCoLC)1081227897(OCoLC-P)727944942(MaCbMITP)8661(Au-PeEL)EBL3339221(CaPaEBR)ebr10476072(CaONFJC)MIL311922(PPN)261392220(EXLCZ)99267000000009276220110601d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrLiving in denial climate change, emotions, and everyday life /Kari Marie NorgaardCambridge, Mass. MIT Press©20111 online resource (300 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-51585-7 0-262-01544-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Global warming is the most significant environmental issue of our time, yet public response in Western nations has been meager. Why have so few taken any action? In this book sociologist Kari Norgaard searches for answers to this question.Climatic changesPsychological aspectsEnvironmental policyCitizen participationENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & PolicyClimatic changesPsychological aspects.Environmental policyCitizen participation.304.2/5Norgaard Kari Marie1568603OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910789569303321Living in denial3840843UNINA