Author: The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520323858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 959
Book Description
Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 5 (1974)
Author: The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520323858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 959
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520323858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 959
Book Description
Viator
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520026025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520026025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Black Death in the Middle East
Author: Michael Walters Dols
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691196680
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In the middle of the fourteenth century a devastating epidemic of plague, commonly known in European history as the "Black Death," swept over the Eurasian continent. This book, based principally on Arabic sources, establishes the means of transmission and the chronology of the plague pandemic's advance through the Middle East. The prolonged reduction of population that began with the Black Death was of fundamental significance to the social and economic history of Egypt and Syria in the later Middle Ages. The epidemic's spread suggests a remarkable destruction of human life in the fourteenth century, and a series of plague recurrences appreciably slowed population growth in the following century and a half, impoverishing Middle Eastern society. Social reactions illustrate the strength of traditional Muslim values and practices, social organization, and cohesiveness. The sudden demographic decline brought about long-term as well as immediate economic adjustments in land values, salaries, and commerce. Michael W. Dols is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691196680
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In the middle of the fourteenth century a devastating epidemic of plague, commonly known in European history as the "Black Death," swept over the Eurasian continent. This book, based principally on Arabic sources, establishes the means of transmission and the chronology of the plague pandemic's advance through the Middle East. The prolonged reduction of population that began with the Black Death was of fundamental significance to the social and economic history of Egypt and Syria in the later Middle Ages. The epidemic's spread suggests a remarkable destruction of human life in the fourteenth century, and a series of plague recurrences appreciably slowed population growth in the following century and a half, impoverishing Middle Eastern society. Social reactions illustrate the strength of traditional Muslim values and practices, social organization, and cohesiveness. The sudden demographic decline brought about long-term as well as immediate economic adjustments in land values, salaries, and commerce. Michael W. Dols is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Socio-Informatics
Author: Volker Wulf
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191047872
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The book is an exploration of the theoretical, conceptual and methodological foundations of human-centred design. Specifically, it critically examines the notion of 'practice' and argues for an understanding of the concept which emanates from engagement with design problems rather than simply from social scientific theory. The contributors to the book in their various ways all subscribe to a systematic account of how practice- oriented studies can inform design. Using the perspective of 'grounded design', it pursues a long term view of the design process, arguing for user engagement from the very earliest stages of design policy, including methods for understanding user practices to inform initial design policies up to and including processes of appropriation as technologies are embedded in contexts of use. Grounded design is a perspective which also deals with the vexed problem of appropriate generalization in design studies and the kinds of cross-comparison that can usefully be done. The book contains a number of case studies which exemplify these themes, some of which are rooted in the use of technology in organizational contexts, others of which deal with design in contexts such as care of the elderly, firefighting and multicultural education.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191047872
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The book is an exploration of the theoretical, conceptual and methodological foundations of human-centred design. Specifically, it critically examines the notion of 'practice' and argues for an understanding of the concept which emanates from engagement with design problems rather than simply from social scientific theory. The contributors to the book in their various ways all subscribe to a systematic account of how practice- oriented studies can inform design. Using the perspective of 'grounded design', it pursues a long term view of the design process, arguing for user engagement from the very earliest stages of design policy, including methods for understanding user practices to inform initial design policies up to and including processes of appropriation as technologies are embedded in contexts of use. Grounded design is a perspective which also deals with the vexed problem of appropriate generalization in design studies and the kinds of cross-comparison that can usefully be done. The book contains a number of case studies which exemplify these themes, some of which are rooted in the use of technology in organizational contexts, others of which deal with design in contexts such as care of the elderly, firefighting and multicultural education.
Viator
Author: University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520017023
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520017023
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures
Author: Sabrina Petra Ramet
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113482212X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
This collection of original essays explores the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. Topics cove- red include anthropology, history, literature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113482212X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
This collection of original essays explores the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. Topics cove- red include anthropology, history, literature.
Viator
Author: Center for medieval and Renaissance studies (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520017023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520017023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Viator, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 7 (1976)
Author: The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520331958
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520331958
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set
Author: KEVIN SHILLINGTON.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135456704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1908
Book Description
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135456704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1908
Book Description