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Mapping Chinese Rangoon is both an intimate exploration of the Sino-Burmese, people of Chinese descent who identify with and choose to remain in Burma/Myanmar, and an illumination of twenty-first-century Burma during its emergence from decades of military-imposed isolation. This spatial ethnography...

An artist’s canvas reflects the face he chooses to show to the world, but the place in which that art is made is seldom revealed. Paul Duncan was given unparalleled access into the homes and lives of fourteen of South Africa’s most revered artists. Over countless mugs of coffee or glasses of wine,...

After establishing the settlement of San Francisco, visionary mission president Fr. Junipero Serra journeyed south to found Mission San Juan Capistrano, Alta California�s seventh, on November 1, 1776. By order of King Carlos III of Spain, El Pueblo de la Reina de los �ngeles (the Town of Our Lady...

It's a journey through historical and social events that have shaped a county and made a significant impact locally, nationally and, in some instances, internationally. From the end of the last Ice Age to today's Royal Family; from the birth of modern agriculture to the safety and protection of the...

Wars do not fully end when the shooting stops. As G. Kurt Piehler reveals in this book, after every conflict from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, Americans have argued about how and for what deeds and heroes wars should be remembered. Drawing on sources ranging from government documents...

The Latest Advances in Universal Design Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest...

Die Vereinigten Staaten werden als eine der vordersten Flüchtlingsorte, und kein anderer Ort symbolisiert das mehr als Ellis Island. Mehr als zwölf millionen Einwanderer--von fast jeder Nationalität und Rasse--sind auf dem Weg zu neuen Erfahrungen durch Ellis Islands Hallen und Toren eingetreten....

This book provides a detailed breakdown of CO2 emissions from the Australian aviation network.  The carbon footprints of scheduled domestic and international aircraft operations are examined from the perspective of both airlines and airports. While the data in the book relates to Australia,...

Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded "Dragon Rocks" of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book...

In a quest to understand an area as diverse as Arizona, there can be no better way than to take a journey to the grave sites of its pioneers and observe the style whereby they made their journey from this world. The sites may be as simple as a cross or a shrine by the side of a road or as large as Tucson’s...

Alla Chiesa di San Salvatore in Ognissanti a Firenze, curiosamente esclusa dai maggiori itinerari turistici nonostante costituisca uno dei rarissimi casi di Barocco fiorentino, Marco Pomella dedica un saggio documentato e appassionato, ricostruendone la genesi storica e l’evoluzione architettonica,...

Dal Pons Aemilius al Ponte Rotto, la storia del piu' antico ponte in muratura di Roma. La storia del pons Aemilius (oggi ponte Rotto) ricostruita attraverso un attento studio delle fonti, con particolare attenzione a quelle contemporanee agli eventi trattati, chiarisce finalmente alcune controverse interpretazioni sulla sua tormentata esistenza.

Il settore residenziale sta manifestando un interesse tale da poter rappresentare in un futuro molto prossimo la diffusione di questo materiale nell’edilizia italiana. Fino ad oggi la principale problematica che ha avvicinato i tecnici al legno è stata la ristrutturazione dei tetti. Espressioni...

Bruno Leoni completa il percorso sui ponti romani dell’isola Tiberina, iniziato con la pubblicazione de IL PONTE EMILIO, con un saggio sui ponti Fabricio e Cestio, ovvero i Duos Pontes che uniscono l’isola alle sponde del Tevere. La descrizione storiografica è integrata dall’analisi...