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Tin in Antiquity - R.d. Penhallurick - Bog - Maney Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Tin in Antiquity - R.d. Penhallurick - Bog - Maney Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Tin in Antiquity is the first comprehensive history of the early metallurgy of tin, a mine of information on this rare, highly prized metal so vital to the developing civilization of the Bronze Age. The origins of tin have always been a mystery, but the author has unearthed archaeological evidence from all over the world to trace the tinfields used before the discovery of European deposits. He takes us on a fascinating voyage of discovery through the Ancient World, delving into mythology, and enlivening his scholarly text with quotations from the Classics and humorous anecdotes.As his name suggests, Roger Penhallurick''s roots are deep in Cornwall - formerly the world''s largest tin producer, and still the greatest in Europe. So it is fitting that the Cornish section comprises almost half the book, for the first time collecting together all the evidence for tin streaming between 2000 BC and AD 1000. All surviving artifacts recovered from the tin workings are illustrated and put in their archaeological context. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout, including many rare old photos, and has a full bibliography of the wealth of sources that have contributed to this work.

DKK 463.00
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Tin and Global Capitalism, 1850-2000 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tin and Global Capitalism, 1850-2000 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both warfare and welfare. The importance of tin is most powerfully represented by the tin can - an invention which created a revolution in food preservation and helped feed both the armies of the great powers and the masses of the new urban society. The trouble with tin was that economically viable deposits of the metal could only be found in a few regions of the world, predominantly in the southern hemisphere, while the main centers of consumption were in the industrialized north. The tin trade was therefore a highly politically charged economy in which states and private enterprise competed and cooperated to assert control over deposits, smelters and markets. Tin provides a particularly telling illustration of how the interactions of business and governments shape the evolution of the global economic trade; the tin industry has experienced extensive state intervention during times of war, encompasses intense competition and cartelization, and has seen industry centers both thrive and fail in the wake of decolonization. The history of the international tin industry reveals the complex interactions and interdependencies between local actors and international networks, decolonization and globalization, as well as government foreign policies and entrepreneurial tactics. By highlighting the global struggles for control and the constantly shifting economic, geographical and political constellations within one specific industry, this collection of essays brings the state back into business history, and the firm into the history of international relations.

DKK 477.00
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The International Tin Cartel - John Hillman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The International Tin Cartel - John Hillman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

For most of the twentieth century, tin was the site of new forms of international regulation which became a model for other commodities. The onset of the depression of the 1930s saw a collapse in commodity prices, and governments of tin producing countries decided to form a cartel to return the industry to comparative prosperity. This is a detailed study of how the tin industry found itself in difficulty and how the cartel developed its policies of control over production and stocks, together with its enduring legacy after World War II. This study of a cartel brings together two levels of analysis that are normally kept separate; international cooperation, and national organization, and demonstrates how each affected the other. It is based on a comprehensive review of a wide range of archival sources which are sufficiently rich and frank that they provide an insider’s sense of how a cartel actually worked.

DKK 477.00
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The Flour War - Cynthia Bouton - Bog - Pennsylvania State University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Flour War - Cynthia Bouton - Bog - Pennsylvania State University Press - Plusbog.dk

In the spring of 1775, a series of food riots shook the villages and countryside around Paris. For decades France had been free of famine, but the fall grain harvest had been meager, and the government of the newly crowned King Louis XVI had issued an untimely edict allowing the free commerce of grain within the kingdom. Prices skyrocketed, causing riots to break out in April, first in the market town of Beaumont-sur-Oise, then sweeping through the Paris Basin for the next three weeks. Known as the Flour War, or the guerre des farines, these riots are the subject of Cynthia Bouton's fascinating study. Building upon French historian George Rude's pioneering work, Bouton identifies communities of participants and victims in the Flour War, analyzing them according to class, occupation, gender, and location. As typically happened, crowds of common people (menu peuple) confronted those who controlled the grain-bakers, merchants, millers, cultivators, and local authorities. Bouton asks why women of the menu peuple were heavily represented in the riots, often assuming crucial roles as instigators and leaders. In most instances, the people did not steal the provisions but forced those they cornered to sell at a price the rioters deemed "just." Bouton examines this phenomenon, known as taxation populaire, and considers the growing "sophistication of purpose" of rioters by placing the Flour War within the larger context of food riots in early modern Europe.

DKK 398.00
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Plain Language and Ethical Action - Russell Willerton - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Plain Language and Ethical Action - Russell Willerton - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Plain Language and Ethical Action examines and evaluates principles and practices of plain language that technical content producers can apply to meet their audiences’ needs in an ethical way. Applying the BUROC framework ( B ureaucratic, U nfamiliar, R ights- O riented, and C ritical) to identify situations in which audiences will benefit from plain language, this work offers in-depth profiles show how six organizations produce effective plain-language content. The profiles show plain-language projects done by organizations ranging from grassroots volunteers on a shoe-string budget, to small nonprofits, to consultants completing significant federal contacts. End-of-chapter questions and exercises provide tools for students and practitioners to reflect on and apply insights from the book. Reflecting global commitments to plain language, this volume includes a case study of a European group based in Sweden along with results from interviews with plain-language experts around the world, including Canada, England, South Africa. Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand. This work is intended for use in courses in information design, technical and professional communication, health communication, and other areas producing plain language communication. It is also a crucial resource for practitioners developing plain-language technical content and content strategists in a variety of fields, including health literacy, technical communication, and information design.

DKK 486.00
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No Time for Dreams - San San Tin - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

No Time for Dreams - San San Tin - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Compelling images of cinnamon-robed monks confronting the guns and clubs of Burma''s military junta outraged the world in September 2007. Then communications links were cut, and curfews, interrogations, midnight raids, beatings, and arrests crushed the remnants of defiance. Tragically, it had all happened before. No Time for Dreams narrates a remarkable woman''s search over four decades for independence and purpose as repression spreads throughout her country, once known as the Golden Land.Inspired by the legacy of her father, Ba Tin''s struggle against British colonialism beginning in the 1930s, San San Tin infuses her journey from school girl to journalist and, briefly, to businesswoman with an unbroken spirit of resistance. Offering a compassionate insider''s view of politics, culture, religion, and family during nearly half a century of unrelenting dictatorship, this riveting personal story traces an arc of decline to reveal the bitter fate of a once-prosperous and cosmopolitan society.

DKK 518.00
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Introducing CTS (Copper-Tin-Sulphide) as a Solar Cell by Using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS) - Iraj Sadegh Amiri - Bog - Springer Nature

Introducing CTS (Copper-Tin-Sulphide) as a Solar Cell by Using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS) - Iraj Sadegh Amiri - Bog - Springer Nature

This book discusses the enhancement of efficiency in currently used solar cells. The authors have characterized different structures of the solar cell system to optimize system parameters, particularly the performance of the Copper-Tin-Sulphide solar cell using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). This research can help scientist to overcome the current limitations and build up new designs of the system with higher efficiency and greater functionality. The authors have investigated the corresponding samples from various viewpoints, including structural (crystallinity, composition and surface morphology), optical (UV-vis-near-IR transmittance/reflectance spectra) and electrical resistivity properties. - Describes investigations on Cu2SnS3 solar cells and prospective low cost absorber layer of thin film solar cells; - Discusses the potential device structure of Copper-Tin-Sulphide based on thin film technologies; - Explains solar cell structure optimization to perform a higher conversion efficiency of Copper-Tin-Sulphide.

DKK 434.00
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The Plain Speaker - William Hazlitt - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Plain Speaker - William Hazlitt - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In this selection from the two-volume Plain Speaker, Tom Paulin and Duncan Wu have given priority to essays that address some of the most important critical issues both in romantic studies today and the poetics of prose. - - - - Provides the only edition of The Plain Speaker available outside libraries since 1928. - - Contains Hazlitt''s seminal essays on plain speaking and the major romantic topics. - - Includes a brilliant introduction by Tom Paulin, the greatest poet-critic of his generation and the editorial expertise of Duncan Wu. -

DKK 405.00
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Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk - Peter A. Daempfle - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk - Peter A. Daempfle - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims. Does drinking coffee really cause cancer? Does bisphenol-A in our tin can linings really cause reproductive damage? Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers how to think like a scientist to question claims like these more critically.Peter A. Daempfle introduces readers to the basics of scientific inquiry, defining what science is and how it can be misused. Through provocative real-world examples, the book helps readers acquire the tools needed to distinguish scientific truth from myth. The book celebrates science and its role in society while building scientific literacy.

DKK 509.00
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Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk - Peter A. Daempfle - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk - Peter A. Daempfle - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims. Does drinking coffee really cause cancer? Does bisphenol-A in our tin can linings really cause reproductive damage? Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers how to think like a scientist to question claims like these more critically.Peter A. Daempfle introduces readers to the basics of scientific inquiry, defining what science is and how it can be misused. Through provocative real-world examples, the book helps readers acquire the tools needed to distinguish scientific truth from myth. The book celebrates science and its role in society while building scientific literacy.

DKK 388.00
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The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commercial and Racing Vehicles - Ron Smith - Bog - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commercial and Racing Vehicles - Ron Smith - Bog - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable reference features hundreds of tin toy cars from toy makers around the world. Included are toys from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States. The toys represent cars of the 1900s to the 1970s, with a major emphasis on toys produced in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s -- the peak period for toy cars made from tin. Showcased are commercial delivery and public service vehicles organized alphabetically by make, as well as hot rods, jalopies, and race cars. A companion volume features passenger, sports, and concept vehicles. With over 1,140 photographs of toys and detailed information not previously published, this is the most complete work in the field. Each listing contains the make, model, year, body style, size, graphic markings, operation description, producing company, country of origin, trademarks, a scarcity rating, and current values based on condition. Many photos feature the original boxes. A list of the toy companies and their respective marks rounds out this valuable collector’s guide. Return to your childhood with this delightful look at colorful toy cars produced in tin!

DKK 405.00
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Tin Pan Alley - David A. Jasen - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tin Pan Alley - David A. Jasen - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

For nearly a century, New York''s famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast involved the greatest entertainment media of the day, from minstrelsy to Broadway, to vaudeville, dance palaces, radio, and motion pictures. Successful songwriting became an art, with a host of men and women becoming famous by writing famous songs.

DKK 514.00
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Plain Language in Government Writing - Judith G. Myers - Bog - Management Concepts, Inc - Plusbog.dk

Plain Language in Government Writing - Judith G. Myers - Bog - Management Concepts, Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Plain-English Guide to Government Writing Whether you’re in the public or private sector, good writing skills are critical to your success in the workplace. Plain Language in Government Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide shows you how to apply federal plain-language guidelines to every type of writing — from emails, memos, and letters to agency communications, technical procedures, and budget justification statements. Through numerous exercises as well as examples from a variety of federal and state agencies, this practical guide walks you step-by-step through every phase of the writing process, providing tips for improved clarity, conciseness, and completeness. This valuable reference will help you:Write for diverse audiences in reader-friendly, plain language Overcome writer’s block Gain confidence in your ability to write — and get results Make your writing visually appealing Prepare for briefings and presentations Recognize successful writing and identify what makes it effective A Plain-English Guide to Government Writing will enable you to express yourself more clearly and concisely, produce documents more efficiently, and work more effectively with others throughout the writing process.

DKK 430.00
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