Author: Hedley Arthur Chilvers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Seven Wonders of Southern Africa
Author: Hedley Arthur Chilvers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Seven Wonders of Ancient Africa
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
ISBN: 0761343202
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
ISBN: 0761343202
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Author: Michael Denis Higgins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197648142
Category : Art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Michael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria) have been a source of fascination for more than two thousand years. Even though six of the Wonders are now gone, historians and archaeologists have attempted to explain how and why these ancient monuments were created. However, never before have these attempts been synthesized with the contributions of science, engineering, and technology. In The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Michael Higgins combines scientific research together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings to present a rich, multi-layered portrait of each monument. To build a Wonder took advanced social organization and wealth generated by agriculture and trade, both of which depended on regional geography and climate. It also took natural resources, as well as an understanding of the environment where the Wonder would stand. Even the natural processes often responsible for a Wonder's destruction sometimes contributed to the preservation of its ruins. These and other topics are accessibly explored in this book. After using science, engineering, and technology to answer key questions about the Wonders, Higgins speculates on how we could recreate these ancient monuments and make new wonders that could withstand environmental changes and natural disasters for the next two thousand years.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197648142
Category : Art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Michael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria) have been a source of fascination for more than two thousand years. Even though six of the Wonders are now gone, historians and archaeologists have attempted to explain how and why these ancient monuments were created. However, never before have these attempts been synthesized with the contributions of science, engineering, and technology. In The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Michael Higgins combines scientific research together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings to present a rich, multi-layered portrait of each monument. To build a Wonder took advanced social organization and wealth generated by agriculture and trade, both of which depended on regional geography and climate. It also took natural resources, as well as an understanding of the environment where the Wonder would stand. Even the natural processes often responsible for a Wonder's destruction sometimes contributed to the preservation of its ruins. These and other topics are accessibly explored in this book. After using science, engineering, and technology to answer key questions about the Wonders, Higgins speculates on how we could recreate these ancient monuments and make new wonders that could withstand environmental changes and natural disasters for the next two thousand years.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 082257568X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 082257568X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
Seven Natural Wonders of Africa
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0822590719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This book explores Zimbabwe's other natural wonders, as well as its history, people, and culture.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0822590719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This book explores Zimbabwe's other natural wonders, as well as its history, people, and culture.
Diary of an African Journey
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814736319
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In 1914, Haggard, the author of colonialist novels King Solomon's Mines and She returned to a South Africa which had greatly changed since the first visits of his youth. This account of his journey as a member of the British Empire's Dominions Royal Commission offers observations on the changed nature of the country after the Anglo-Boer wars and details a number of aspects of the political landscape, including a description of his interview with the founder of the African National Congress, John Dube. c. Book News Inc.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814736319
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In 1914, Haggard, the author of colonialist novels King Solomon's Mines and She returned to a South Africa which had greatly changed since the first visits of his youth. This account of his journey as a member of the British Empire's Dominions Royal Commission offers observations on the changed nature of the country after the Anglo-Boer wars and details a number of aspects of the political landscape, including a description of his interview with the founder of the African National Congress, John Dube. c. Book News Inc.
The Colonising Camera
Author: Wolfram Hartmann
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN: 9781919713229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Richly illustrated with black and white photographs, this book brings together provocative and exciting new material on Namibia's colonial past. An eight-page colour section looks at how present day Namibians view themselves. It includes contributions from the editors, Wolfram Hartman, Jeremy Silvester and Patricia Hayes, as well as Michel Bollig, Jan Bart Gewald, Robert Gordon, Brent Harris, Paul Landau, Rick Rohde, Margo Timm and Marion Wallace.
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN: 9781919713229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Richly illustrated with black and white photographs, this book brings together provocative and exciting new material on Namibia's colonial past. An eight-page colour section looks at how present day Namibians view themselves. It includes contributions from the editors, Wolfram Hartman, Jeremy Silvester and Patricia Hayes, as well as Michel Bollig, Jan Bart Gewald, Robert Gordon, Brent Harris, Paul Landau, Rick Rohde, Margo Timm and Marion Wallace.
All About South Africa
Author: Rob Marsh
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1432302728
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
All About South Africa is a comprehensive reference book for all South African children with enquiring minds and a lively interest in the world around them. Packed with colourful photographs and illustrations, the simple and thematically presented text is both easy to read and to understand. This fascinating introduction to our country looks at life in southern Africa long, long ago, and explores the culture of our land and the people who helped shape our unique South African community. It provides an intriguing insight into the ever-changing world of science and technology and our sometimes puzzling economy. This valuable reference work also introduces young readers to our equally important natural heritage: the coasts, mountains and climate of the land, and the country’s rich variety of wildlife. Now in it’s 7th print edition and fully updated, this well-researched and visually stimulating volume offers all this information and much, much more. Complemented by lists of recommended place to see, All About South Africa is an essential addition to the bookshelf of every South African child.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1432302728
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
All About South Africa is a comprehensive reference book for all South African children with enquiring minds and a lively interest in the world around them. Packed with colourful photographs and illustrations, the simple and thematically presented text is both easy to read and to understand. This fascinating introduction to our country looks at life in southern Africa long, long ago, and explores the culture of our land and the people who helped shape our unique South African community. It provides an intriguing insight into the ever-changing world of science and technology and our sometimes puzzling economy. This valuable reference work also introduces young readers to our equally important natural heritage: the coasts, mountains and climate of the land, and the country’s rich variety of wildlife. Now in it’s 7th print edition and fully updated, this well-researched and visually stimulating volume offers all this information and much, much more. Complemented by lists of recommended place to see, All About South Africa is an essential addition to the bookshelf of every South African child.
Tourism and Postcolonialism
Author: Colin Michael Hall
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415331021
Category : Postcolonialism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Drawing together theoretical and applied research, this fascinating book illuminates the links between tourism, colonialism and postcolonialism. Significantly, it creates a space for the voices of authors from postcolonial countries.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415331021
Category : Postcolonialism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Drawing together theoretical and applied research, this fascinating book illuminates the links between tourism, colonialism and postcolonialism. Significantly, it creates a space for the voices of authors from postcolonial countries.
The White Tribe of Africa
Author: David Harrison
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520050662
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520050662
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description