Formless
Formless

Author: Yve-Alain Bois

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Published to accompany exhibition held at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 22/5 - 26/8 1996.

Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam
Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam

Author: Patricia Crone

Publisher: Gorgias Press

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781463241728

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Patricia Crone reassesses one of the most widely accepted dogmas in contemporary accounts of the beginnings of Islam: the supposition that Mecca was a trading center. In addition, she seeks to elucidate sources on which we should reconstruct our picture of the birth of the new religion in Arabia.

Dictionary of Acronyms and Technical Abbreviations
Dictionary of Acronyms and Technical Abbreviations

Author: Jakob Vlietstra

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 703

ISBN-13: 1447102630

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This Dictionary covers information and communication technology (ICT), including hardware and software; information networks, including the Internet and the World Wide Web; automatic control; and ICT-related computer-aided fields. The Dictionary also lists abbreviated names of relevant organizations, conferences, symposia and workshops. This reference is important for all practitioners and users in the areas mentioned above, and those who consult or write technical material. This Second Edition contains 10,000 new entries, for a total of 33,000.

Cat vs. Cat
Cat vs. Cat

Author: Pam Johnson-Bennett

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-07-06

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1440684219

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From the author of Catwise and Think Like a Cat, the ultimate resource for managing a multi-pet household. Pam Johnson-Bennett, the award-winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse. Although cats are often misunderstood as natural loners, Johnson-Bennett shows how to plan, set up, and maintain a home environment that will help multiple cats—and their owners—live in peace. Cat vs. Cat will help readers understand the importance of territory, the specialized communication cats use to establish relationships and hierarchies, and how to interpret the so-called “bad behavior” that leads so many owners to needless frustration. Offering a wealth of information on how to diffuse tension, prevent squabbles and ambushes, blend two families, or help the elder kitty in your family, Cat vs. Cat is a welcome resource for both seasoned and prospective guardians of cat families large and small.

Women in Mongol Iran
Women in Mongol Iran

Author: Bruno De Nicola

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2017-03-08

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1474415490

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This book shows the development of women's status in the Mongol Empire from its original homeland in Mongolia up to the end of the Ilkhanate of Iran in 1335. Taking a thematic approach, the chapters show a coherent progression of this development and contextualise the evolution of the role of women in medieval Mongol society. The arrangement serves as a starting point from where to draw comparison with the status of Mongol women in the later period. Exploring patterns of continuity and transformation in the status of these women in different periods of the Mongol Empire as it expanded westwards into the Islamic world, the book offers a view on the transformation of a nomadic-shamanist society from its original homeland in Mongolia to its settlement in the mostly sedentary-Muslim Iran in the mid-13th century.

A History of Fishing
A History of Fishing

Author: Dietrich Sahrhage

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 3642774113

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Described here are the origin and general trends in the development of fishing from the earliest times up to the present in various parts of the world. The techniques applied and the economic and social problems involved are covered. Fishing methods have not changed much since the Stone Age, but continuous technical improvements like the construction of sea-worthy ships, more efficient gear, and finally mechanization of fishing have led to enormous development and a high fish production, of now 100 million tons per year. Extensive utilization has caused heavy overexploitation of the resources and consequently growing concern. The book concludes with an evaluation of perspectives for the future utilization of living resources.