Автор: Acosta, Jose? de, Название: Natural and moral history of the Indies / ISBN: 0822328453 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822328452 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4803.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The Natural and Moral History of the Indies, the classic work of New World history originally published by José de Acosta in 1590, is now available in the first new English translation to appear in several hundred years. A Spanish Jesuit, Acosta produced this account by drawing on his own observations as a missionary in Peru and Mexico, as well as from the writings of other missionaries, naturalists, and soldiers who explored the region during the sixteenth century. One of the first comprehensive investigations of the New World, Acosta’s study is strikingly broad in scope. He describes the region’s natural resources, flora and fauna, and terrain. He also writes in detail about the Amerindians and their religious and political practices. A significant contribution to Renaissance Europe's thinking about the New World, Acosta's Natural and Moral History of the Indies reveals an effort to incorporate new information into a Christian, Renaissance worldview. He attempted to confirm for his European readers that a "new" continent did indeed exist and that human beings could and did live in equatorial climates. A keen observer and prescient thinker, Acosta hypothesized that Latin America's indigenous peoples migrated to the region from Asia, an idea put forth more than a century before Europeans learned of the Bering Strait. Acosta's work established a hierarchical classification of Amerindian peoples and thus contributed to what today is understood as the colonial difference in Renaissance European thinking.
Описание: Recent decades have seen a flourishing of interest in Hellenistic epigram (short poems usually in elegiac couplets), an interest fostered in part by the appearance of several ground-breaking new studies of these poems and the history of their collection, as well as by the publication in 2001 of a newly found papyrus, P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309, that preserves over 100 epigrams of Posidippus of Pela. Missing hitherto in this proliferation of new scholarship on epigram is an edition and commentary in English on the epigrams of Callimachus, one of the leading and most widely imitated creative figures of this period, an artist who composed in a wide variety of poetic genres, one of which was epigram. Callimachus' epigrams adumbrate a broad selection of types, among them sepulchral, dedicatory, epideictic and erotic poems; the poems are brilliant artworks themselves and are among the most illuminating examples of this poetic genre. Scholarship on Callimachus tends to favor the fragmentary poems (the Aetia, the Hecale, the Iambi etc.) over the extant; our study seeks to redress this imbalance, and to cast a new interpretive light upon these glittering gems, which came to be widely admired and imitated in both later Greek and Latin poetry.
A central, much-studied feature of the poetry of 3rd cent. BCE Alexandria is the artistic treatment of the cultural past, the reception of earlier Greek poetry and artwork in the artistic creations of a new, Greco-Egyptian world deracinated both geographically and temporally from the heroes and models of Archaic and Classical Greece. Benjamin Acosta-Hughes has devoted a 30+ year professional scholarly career to the study of this reception, one of both imitation and variation, which took place concurrently with the massive collection and categorization of earlier Greek literature in the work of the scholars gathered under royal patronage at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria, a truly revolutionary new effort of cultural memorialization. The poets of this period, among them Callimachus, Theocritus, Apollonius and Posidippus, vied in their efforts to compose works that at once celebrated their poetic heritage and at the same time marked their own poetry as original artistic creation and as critical commentary upon their earlier models. This collection will be of interest not only for readers of Archaic and Hellenistic poetry, but also for readers interested in the later reception of the Alexandrians at Rome.
Автор: Luboviski-acosta, Tatiana Название: La movida ISBN: 1643621467 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643621463 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2338.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Think of this as a giant monthly calendar for the entire state-a practical, information-packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and "yardeners." This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, and fruit gardening; and also soil, mulch, water, pests, and plant care to create beautiful, productive, healthy gardens.
Автор: Marta Acosta; Read by Kate Reading Название: Dark Companion ISBN: 1427240027 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781427240026 Издательство: Macmillan USA Рейтинг: Цена: 5517.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: John Acosta Название: Everything Colossal ISBN: 1667825755 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781667825755 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 14369.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This photo Book encapsulates the first 5 years of Everything Colossal documenting music culture. I am thankful for those who have inspired this book to come about and appreciate everyone involved in this journey. I Would like to credit my family and friends for supporting this venture of expression and pushing me to be the best I can be. My goal is for this book to be a time stamp in music culture that can be looked back upon for generations. The ultimate goal is to leave something behind that can be remembered forever. So my message to you is to keep achieving, keep developing, keep building and have fun while doing it. Never stop, never settle and dont just do it big, do it Colossal.
Описание: This book explores how vertical inter-governmental political and fiscal bargains and horizontal variation in political, social and economic conditions across regions contribute to or undermine the provision of inclusive and sustainable social policies at the subnational level.
Автор: Morena J. Acosta Название: Advances in Energy Research: Volume 35 ISBN: 1685073735 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781685073732 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 35163.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: This volume includes six chapters that detail recent advancements in energy research. Chapter One describes a method for optimizing the efficiency of energy storage systems in applications like electric vehicles, thus reducing battery aging and cost of ownership. Chapter Two provides an overview of existing technologies for the production of hydrogen from biomass and discusses their pros and cons. Chapter Three addresses the main challenges, perspectives and innovations related to the use of different biomasses for the generation of clean energy through distinct thermal processes in the Brazilian Northeast. Chapter Four deals with Chinas role in the expansion of nuclear energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chapter Five gives a rundown of the latest developments in organic-inorganic perovskite nanogenerators, such as piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators. Lastly, Chapter Six explains smart grid technology for maintaining the functioning of a wind-solar electric system.
Автор: Acosta Alicia Название: Pumpkin and Me ISBN: 841767392X ISBN-13(EAN): 9788417673925 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 2206.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A poetic and delicate picture book to help children deal with the pain of losing a pet and celebrate the memories left behind when a loved one dies. Pumpkin and Me, will bring comfort to both children and grown-ups.
When Pumpkin, my dog, died, everyone at home was sad. The next day, a dark cloud began to follow me around and it felt like I had soap in my eyes and an octopus wrapped tightly around my heart... Written by the renowned child author and psychologist, Alicia Acosta, Pumpkin and me, explores themes of loss and grief and the power of memories in this uplifting, beautifully illustrated story.
Автор: Morena J. Acosta Название: Advances in Energy Research: Volume 36 ISBN: 1685078699 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781685078690 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 35163.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: This book includes eight chapters, each of which details recent advances in energy research. Chapter One examines wave power absorption using wave energy converters. Chapter Two discusses various synthesis methods for zinc oxide nanostructures, nanogenerator fabrication, and tests its performance. Chapter Three investigates the feasibility of form-stable phase change materials for thermoelectric energy harvesting applications. Chapter Four utilizes the semiotic square analysis to identify and elaborate the semantic categories of energy transition ideologies. Chapter Five deals with pyrolysis of peanut shells examining two possible routes to enhance yield and/or quality of the resulting bio-oils and to improve sustainability. Chapter Six provides an introduction to synchrotron-based X-ray techniques for analyzing energy storage materials. Chapter Seven addresses the application of Weibull distribution to analyze wind energy aspects. Finally, Chapter Eight explores the optimal design parameters of a three-magnet electromagnetic vibration-based generator under subsea conditions.
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