Tag: Seeds

Free Download Paul Munro, "Colonial Seeds in African Soil: A Critical History of Forest Conservation in Sierra Leone "
English | ISBN: 1789206251 | 2020 | 212 pages | PDF | 1357 KB
"Empire forestry"―the broadly shared forest management practice that emerged in the West in the nineteenth century―may have originated in Europe, but it would eventually reshape the landscapes of colonies around the world. Melding the approaches of environmental history and political ecology, Colonial Seeds in African Soil unravels the complex ways this dynamic played out in twentieth-century colonial Sierra Leone. While giving careful attention to topics such as forest reservation and exploitation, the volume moves beyond conservation practices and discourses, attending to the overlapping social, economic, and political contexts that have shaped approaches to forest management over time.

Free Download Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850 (The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History) by Andrew J. Torget
English | August 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1469645564 | 368 pages | PDF | 8.55 Mb
By the late 1810s, a global revolution in cotton had remade the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing wealth and waves of Americans to the Gulf Coast while also devastating the lives and villages of Mexicans in Texas. In response, Mexico threw open its northern territories to American farmers in hopes that cotton could bring prosperity to the region. Thousands of Anglo-Americans poured into Texas, but their insistence that slavery accompany them sparked pitched battles across Mexico. An extraordinary alliance of Anglos and Mexicans in Texas came together to defend slavery against abolitionists in the Mexican government, beginning a series of fights that culminated in the Texas Revolution. In the aftermath, Anglo-Americans rebuilt the Texas borderlands into the most unlikely creation: the first fully committed slaveholders’ republic in North America.

Free Download Seeds of Mobilization: The Authoritarian Roots of South Korea’s Democracy
by Joan E. Cho
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0472076604 | 276 Pages | True ePUB | 1.46 MB

Free Download Cooking with Chia Seeds – Healthy, Delicious Recipes to Try Tonight: Discover Amazing & Nutritional Superfood Dishes Using Chia Seeds by Alicia T. White
English | January 4, 2023 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BRPSSCV9 | 70 pages | EPUB | 9.59 Mb
Chia seeds have become a popular cooking ingredient in recent years due to their many health benefits. These tiny seeds are packed with nutrients, including fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. They also have a high antioxidant content.

Free Download Sowing Seeds of Connectivity: Satellite Internet for Farmers by Sarah-Jayne Gratton
English | May 11, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0D3ZK3QCF | 44 pages | EPUB | 1.47 Mb
In the heart of rural communities, where fertile fields meet the vast expanse of the sky, a quiet revolution is taking place. "Sowing Seeds of Connectivity" explores how satellite internet is transforming the lives of farmers in remote areas, bridging the digital divide and unlocking unprecedented opportunities for growth and innovation.

Free Download Sun Kwok, "Stardust: The Cosmic Seeds of Life "
English | ISBN: 3642328016 | 2013 | 289 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
How did life originate on Earth? For over 50 years, scientists believed that life was the result of a chemical reaction involving simple molecules such as methane and ammonia cooking in a primordial soup. Recent space observations have revealed that old stars are capable of making very complex organic compounds. At some point in their evolution, stars eject those organics and spread them all over the Milky Way galaxy. There is evidence that these organic dust particles actually reached the early Solar System. Through bombardments by comets and asteroids, the young Earth inherited significant amounts of stardust. Was the development of life assisted by the arrival of these extraterrestrial materials?

Free Download Dominic Lennard, "Bad Seeds and Holy Terrors: The Child Villains of Horror Film "
English | ISBN: 1438453299 | 2014 | 181 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
Since the 1950s, children have provided some of horror’s most effective and enduring villains, from dainty psychopath Rhoda Penmark of The Bad Seed (1956) and spectacularly possessed Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist (1973) to psychic ghost-girl Samara of The Ring (2002) and adopted terror Esther of Orphan (2009). Using a variety of critical approaches, including those of cinema studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and psychoanalysis, Bad Seeds and Holy Terrors offers the first full-length study of these child monsters. In doing so, the book highlights horror as a topic of analysis that is especially pertinent socially and politically, exposing the genre as a site of deep ambivalence toward-and even hatred of-children.

Free Download John Brubaker, "Seeds of Success: Leadership, Legacy, and Life Lessons Learned "
English | ISBN: 1630475718 | 2015 | 230 pages | EPUB | 925 KB
It is often said that there is no faster path to change than great pain, and Jack Burton has no small share when it comes to his own. Driven by frustration and failure, a chance meeting with an unlikely mentor propels Jack toward three extraordinary people that plant the seeds of discovery he must now nurture and grow to find the remedy to his misfortune. Like all great endeavors, the path is unexpected, and Jack soon finds himself body and soul deep into the mystery of personal philosophy and how it is inextricably woven into the fabric of success for all.

Free Download Yoshiaki Nishikawa, "Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion: Agroecology and Endogenous Development"
English | ISBN: 3030894045 | 2022 | 218 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This open access book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous conceptualization of seed governance often characterized as traditional vs modern, subsistence vs commercial, or local vs global. While reflecting on the expanding oligopoly in the current seed system, the authors argue that such classifications limit our ability to critically reflect on and acknowledge the diverse approaches through which seed governance is practiced around the world, at various scales, creating a mosaic of dynamic complementarities and autonomies. The authors also highlight the importance of this much needed dialogue through case studies of seed governance approaches and practices found in and around Japan.

Free Download Pollination Biology of Cultivated Oil Seeds and Pulse Crops
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032656700 | 323 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB
The book provides in detail information on pollination biology of oilseed and pulse crops. The book presents information on improving productivity of oilseed crops and pulses through planned pollination and safety of pollinators from pesticides. Covering the latest information on various major world oil crops and pulses, this book brings the latest advances together in a single volume for researchers and advanced-level students. The book will enlighten the readers with the latest technological developments in pollination of oilseed crops and pulses and shall be useful to agricultural and applied scientists, extension workers, policy planners, and policymakers to improve rural economy and conservation of global biodiversity.