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An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and supplements it with an abundance of information from o
IGNEOUS ROCKS AND PROCESSES A practical introduction to igneous petrology for students and practitioners The newly revised Second Edition of Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide, delivers an authoritative introduction to igneous petrology and helps students to develop key skills and confidence in identifying igneous materials and in naming and interpreting unknown igneous rocks presented to them. It serves as both a conventional course text and a practical laboratory manual. The authors review igneous nomenclature and subsequently describe specific compositional categories of magmatic rocks. Each chapter covers definitions, mineralogy, eruption and emplacement processes, textures a...
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This book begins to recover the global history of solidarity as a principle of authorship, taking Anna Seghers (1900-1983) as an exemplar and reading her alongside prominent contemporaries: Brecht, Carpentier, and Spivak.
Der Kunsthistoriker und Kulturwissenschaftler Marcus Kenzler untersucht die noch immer kontrovers diskutierte Kunstentwicklung der DDR von einer bislang unbeachteten Seite und ermöglicht dadurch einen neuen und unvoreingenommeneren Blick. Er zeigt, dass lateinamerikanische Kunst und Kultur sowie gesellschaftspolitische Entwicklungen der Region eine anhaltende Auswirkung auf das künstlerische Schaffen in der DDR hatten. Dabei zeichnet er ein detailliertes Bild der ostdeutschen Gesellschaft zwischen Ideologie, Propaganda und der individuellen Lebenswirklichkeit.
An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and supplements it with an abundance of information from ongoing investigations and internal reports. Covering a region rich in geological resources and where natural disasters are frequent, the monograph provides a solid foundation for local and international institutions concerned with land-use, infrastructure, water and energy resources, and mining, as well as with hazard reduction and disaster prevention.
This unusual encyclopedia brings together in-depth information on more than 450 natural geographic features from around the world and offers an array of creative tools to promote critical thinking and classroom discussion. With Earth undergoing rapid environmental change, students and the general public alike should be knowledgeable about the world's geographic features. This authoritative, two-volume reference enables readers do just that. It describes continents and oceans; individual mountains, islands, caves, and rivers; and ecological entities such as wildlife refuges and national parks. Each entry provides a geographic overview of the feature's significance, location, description, geol...
Ein Junge und seine große Sehnsucht – Pablos Geschichte weist uns den Weg zur Verwirklichung unserer Träume Seit seiner Kindheit träumt Pablo davon, ein Entdecker zu werden, und doch sitzt er bis heute in seinem Heimatdorf fest und soll nun sogar heiraten. Aber will er das überhaupt? Wäre er dann nicht für den Rest seines Daseins an diesen Ort gefesselt? Zweifellos hätte er ein gutes, sicheres Leben – doch soll das wirklich schon alles gewesen sein? Als er sich eines Morgens aufmacht, um zum Fischen aufs Meer hinauszufahren, begegnet ihm ein alter Mann. »Was hindert dich daran, deinen Traum zu verwirklichen?«, fragt er ihn. Die Frage lässt Pablo nicht mehr los. Doch so einfach ...