Tag: Landscapes

Tyninghame Landscapes and Lives


Free Download Tyninghame: Landscapes and Lives by Judy Riley
English | May 5, 2022 | ISBN: 1839830115 | 400 pages | MOBI | 69 Mb
For many people, Tyninghame on the beautiful East Lothian coast means beaches, sea birds and salt marshes. But this place on the southern boundary of the Firth of Forth was once an important monastic site, the burial place of St Baldred and later a bishop’s palace that eventually became the seat of the earls of Haddington. In the early eighteenth century, its landscape was dramatically changed by a young woman, Lady Helen Hope and her husband, Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington. The church, the house, the gardens and surroundings have undergone many transformations since they lived here, but somehow their vision has remained intact and unspoiled.

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The Material Landscapes of Scotland’s Jewellery Craft, 1780-1914 (PDF)


Free Download The Material Landscapes of Scotland’s Jewellery Craft, 1780-1914 (Material Culture of Art and Design) by Sarah Laurenson, edited by Michael Yonan
English | July 27, 2023 | ISBN: 1501358006, 1350469920 | True PDF | 272 pages | 70.9 MB
During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country’s varied natural landscape: precious gold and silver; sparkling crystals and colourful stones; freshwater pearls, shells and parts of rare animals. Following these materials on their journey from hill and shore, across the jeweller’s bench and on to the bodies of wearers, this book challenges the persistent notion that the forces of industrialisation led to the decline of craft. It instead reveals a vivid picture of skilled producers who were driving new and revived areas of hand skill, and who were key to fostering a focused cultural engagement with the natural world – among both producers and consumers – through the things they made. By placing producers and their skill in cultural context, the book reveals how examining the materiality of even the smallest of objects can offer new and multifaceted insights into the wider transformations that marked British history during the long 19th century.

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Periglacial Landscapes of Europe


Free Download Marc Oliva, "Periglacial Landscapes of Europe"
English | ISBN: 3031148940 | 2022 | 535 pages | PDF | 26 MB
This book comprehensively presents the geography of landforms linked to periglacial processes across Europe. The landscape of the European cold climate regions, both at high latitudes and in mountainous environments, represent the lingering, minimal expression of the glaciers. In addition, periglacial elements can be found in temperate regions, where temperatures no longer favor periglacial processes, so landforms are therefore inherited from previous cold phases.

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Landscapes and Narratives of PhD by Publication Demystifying students’ and supervisors’ perspectives


Free Download Sin Wang Chong, "Landscapes and Narratives of PhD by Publication: Demystifying students’ and supervisors’ perspectives"
English | ISBN: 3031048946 | 2022 | 234 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book includes theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and reflective discussions on issues and experiences pertaining to PhD by Publication for both the prospective and retrospective route. It features formal work alongside reflections on stakeholders’ experiences and addresses formal primary research and research syntheses which survey the landscapes of PhD by Publication regarding its policies, thesis and student experience.

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Landscapes and Landforms of Israel


Free Download Amos Frumkin, "Landscapes and Landforms of Israel "
English | ISBN: 3031447638 | 2024 | 400 pages | PDF | 65 MB
This edited book will bring together a collection of works that comprehensively address the various landforms of Israel and how their evolution has been shaped over time by multiple geomorphic agents. Israel is a small country with highly diverse landscapes and climates; this overview of the most prominent landscapes will describe the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes. The sites described in this book include lowlands to mountains, the rift valley, and desert to Mediterranean zones, along with long-term interactions between their geomorphology and people, which largely contributed to modern landscapes. The book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of Israel, and the processes that shaped its unique landscapes.

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Landscapes and Landforms of Israel


Free Download Amos Frumkin, "Landscapes and Landforms of Israel "
English | ISBN: 3031447638 | 2024 | 400 pages | PDF | 65 MB
This edited book will bring together a collection of works that comprehensively address the various landforms of Israel and how their evolution has been shaped over time by multiple geomorphic agents. Israel is a small country with highly diverse landscapes and climates; this overview of the most prominent landscapes will describe the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes. The sites described in this book include lowlands to mountains, the rift valley, and desert to Mediterranean zones, along with long-term interactions between their geomorphology and people, which largely contributed to modern landscapes. The book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of Israel, and the processes that shaped its unique landscapes.

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Film Landscapes of Global Youth


Free Download Stuart C. Aitken, "Film Landscapes of Global Youth "
English | ISBN: 103238915X | 2024 | 270 pages | EPUB | 17 MB
This book explores the dynamic landscapes of global youth through spatially grounded chapters focused on film and media. It is a collection of incredible works concerning children and young people in, out, and through media as well as an examination of what is possible for the future of research within the intersections of geography, film theory, and children’s studies.

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Cultural Landscapes and Land Use The Nature Conservation ― Society Interface


Free Download Martin Dieterich, Jan van der Straaten, "Cultural Landscapes and Land Use: The Nature Conservation ― Society Interface"
English | 2004 | pages: 234 | ISBN: 1402021046, 9048165911 | PDF | 1,7 mb
Cultural landscapes are created by people, and used by people, but still decidedly rich in biodiversity, and in harmony with nature. The landscapes of fairy tales, without dragons. Socio-economic complexity on top of biological diversity is the challenge nature conservation faces in the context of cultural landscape.

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African Landscapes Interdisciplinary Approache (2024)


Free Download Michael Bollig, Olaf Bubenzer, "African Landscapes: Interdisciplinary Approache"
English | 2008 | pages: 519 | ISBN: 0387786813, 144192695X | PDF | 14,6 mb
Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between humans and their environment, shedding insight on social, cultural, and economic topics. The research explores both the way that natural processes have affected the development of culture and society, as well as the ways that natural landscapes themselves are the product of historical and cultural processes.

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