Geomechanical Processes during Underground Mining
Geomechanical Processes during Underground Mining

Author: Volodymyr Bondarenko

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-09-03

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0415661749

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This volume deals with economic aspects of mining companies’ development strategies, various mineral deposits development techniques, imitational modeling of mine workings with rock massif, methane extraction technologies during coal mining, geomechanical processes during plow mining, mining transport importance for mineral extraction, massif strain-stress state management using non-explosive destructing materials, and surface mining's detrimental influence on the environment. Special attention is paid to alternative ways of mining, such as borehole underground coal gasification for extraction of hardly accessible coal and development of gasification plant and development and use of alternative sources of energy such as gas hydrates and sun energy are also disucssed in this book. This collection of scientific papers will be of interest to mining engineers, engineering technicians, designers, scientific and research personnel, students, postgraduates, and all mining-related professionals working in the coal and ore industry.

The New North American Studies
The New North American Studies

Author: Winfried Siemerling

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0415335981

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Winner of the English Book Award, Grand Prix du Livre 2006 de la Ville de Sherbrooke. In this original and groundbreaking study, Winfried Siemerling examines the complexities of identity and recognition in the meaning of 'American'.

Reading Native American Literature
Reading Native American Literature

Author: Joseph L. Coulombe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-03-17

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1136839585

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Native American literature explores divides between public and private cultures, ethnicities and experience. In this volume, Joseph Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers and are ‘writing for connection’ with both Native and non-Native audiences. Beginning with a historical overview of Native American literature, this book presents focused readings of key texts including: • N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn • Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony • Gerald Vizenor’s Bearheart • James Welch’s Fool’s Crow • Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven • Linda Hogan’s Power. Suggesting new ways towards a sensitive engagement with tribal cultures, this book provides not only a comprehensive introduction to Native American literature but also a critical framework through which it may be read.

Postindian Conversations
Postindian Conversations

Author: Gerald Vizenor

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2003-06-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780803296282

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Postindian Conversations is the first collection of in-depth interviews with Gerald Vizenor, one of the most powerful and provocative voices in the Native world today. These lively conversations with the preeminent novelist and cultural critic reveal much about the man, his literary creations, and his critical perspectives on important issues affecting Native peoples at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The book also casts new light on his sometimes controversial ideas about contemporary Native identity, politics, economics, scholarship, and literature. Gerald Vizenor is a professor of American Studies and Native American literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the American Book Award-winner Griever: An American Monkey King in China. A. Robert Lee is a professor of American literature at Nihon University in Tokyo. His books include Designs of Blackness: Mappings in the Literature and Culture of Afro-America. His edited works include Shadow Distance: A Gerald Vizenor Reader.

The Holy Land in Transit
The Holy Land in Transit

Author: Steven Salaita

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2015-02-01

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0815631405

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Steven Salaita’s ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. The author’s original approach is based not on similarities between the two disparate settler regions but rather on similarities between the rhetoric employed by early colonialists in North America and that employed by Zionist immigrants in Palestine. Meticulously examining histories, theories, and literary depictions of colonialism and its interethnic dialects, Salaita identifies the commonalities in the myths employed by both groups as well as the "counter-discourse" cultivated in the literature of resistance by native peoples. He complements his analysis with personal observations of Palestinians in Lebanese refuge camps, where he encountered a sympathetic perception of American Indians. The Holy Land in Transit presents one of the first intercommunal studies to assess the ways in which indigenous authors react to analogous colonial dynamics. With great perception and energy the author offers a fresh contribution to an emerging frame of reference for historical, political, literary, and cultural investigation.

Tailoring for Women
Tailoring for Women

Author: Gertrude Mason

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2021-01-08

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1528763912

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Colorful, Casual, and Comfy Quilts
Colorful, Casual, and Comfy Quilts

Author: Karen Bolesta

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2003-09-20

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9781579548452

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The joy of quilting is laid bare in this guide to warming the home and heart with patterns and designs for everything from full-sized quilts to wall hangings. Original.