Tag: Present

Free Download Toby Ord, "The Precipice: ‘A book that seems made for the present moment’ New Yorker"
English | ISBN: 1526600234 | 2021 | 283 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
‘The Precipice is a powerful book . . . Ord’s love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious’ Spectator

Free Download Alexander Gillespie, "The Long Road to Sustainability: The Past, Present, and Future of International Environmental Law and Policy"
English | ISBN: 019881951X | 2018 | 280 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1103 KB + 18 MB
For the last few thousand years, humanity has struggled to achieve sustainable development. Gillespie sees the problem as multi-faceted: a three legged stool of economic, social, and environmental conundrums have stalled the quest for the long term viability of both our species and the ecosystems in which we reside.

Free Download The Holocaust as Active Memory: The Past in the Present By Marie Louise Seeberg & Irene Levin & Claudia Lenz & Sofie Lene Bak & Tova Benski
2013 | 207 Pages | ISBN: 1409451089 | EPUB | 3 MB
The ways in which memories of the Holocaust have been communicated, represented and used have changed dramatically over the years. From such memories being neglected and silenced in most of Europe until the 1970s, each country has subsequently gone through a process of cultural, political and pedagogical awareness-rising. This culminated in the ‘Stockholm conference on Holocaust commemoration’ in 2000, which resulted in the constitution of a task force dedicated to transmitting and teaching knowledge and awareness about the Holocaust on a global scale. The silence surrounding private memories of the Holocaust has also been challenged in many families.What are the catalysts that trigger a change from silence to discussion of the Holocaust? What happens when we talk its invisibility away? How are memories of the Holocaust reflected in different social environments? Who asks questions about memories of the Holocaust, and which answers do they find, at which point in time and from which past and present positions related to their societies and to the phenomenon in question? This book highlights the contexts in which such questions are asked. By introducing the concept of ‘active memory’, this book contributes to recent developments in memory studies, where memory is increasingly viewed not in isolation but as a dynamic and relational part of human lives

Free Download Henry F. Diaz, Raymond S. Bradley, Peter J. Webster, "The Hadley Circulation: Present, Past and Future"
English | 2004 | pages: 514 | ISBN: 9048167523, 1402029438 | PDF | 24,3 mb
Climate dynamicists generally characterize the Hadley circulation in terms of some derived meteorological parameters, such as the mass stream function (the nondivergent part of the flow) or the velocity potential (the divergent circulation), both of which are based on measurements of the three-dimensional wind field. Yet, we know very little about how such in- ces have varied in the past―beyond the most recent decades. Paleocli- tologists are unable to reconstruct such indices, so long-term reconstructions of the Hadley circulation must be based on indirect characteristics that can be in some way plausibly linked to the dynamics of the system. Rec- structed quantities, such as precipitation amount, position and strength of the trade winds, and the location of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), have all been derived from different types of paleoclimatic (proxy) data, and could be potentially useful in understanding key aspects of past variability in the Hadley system. While these studies all provide an important perspective on changes that have taken place within the Hadley circulation, there has been little – fort to tie individual studies together, to obtain a more comprehensive p- spective on the overall variability of the system. With this in mind, a thr- day meeting was held at the International Pacific Research Center, Ho- lulu, Hawaii, in November 2002. This was the first time that climatologists, paleoclimatologists, and modelers had met with the specific goal of exam- ing this important part of the climate system.

Free Download Helga Behrendt, Helmut Dahncke, Reinders Duit, "Research in Science Education ― Past, Present, and Future"
English | 2001 | pages: 348 | ISBN: 9048156319, 0792367553 | PDF | 12,0 mb
This truly international volume includes a selection of contributions to the Second Conference of the European Science Education Research Association (Kiel, Sept. 1999). It provides a state-of-the-art examination of science education research in Europe, discusses views and visions of science education research, deals with research on scientific literacy, on students’ and teachers’ conceptions, on conceptual change, and on instructional media and lab work.

Free Download Francesca Fauri, "Past and Present Migration Challenges: What European and American History Can Teach Us "
English | ISBN: 3031394305 | 2023 | 436 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This edited collection sheds light on the complex nature of migratory movements through the lens of economic and social history. It addresses a variety of migration issues involving Europe and the Americas in order to offer new insights on past and future migration and integration policies.

Free Download Experiments in Reflection: How to See the Present, Reconsider the Past, and Shape the Future (Stanford d.school Library) by Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford d.school, Gabriela Sánchez
English | November 28, 2023 | ISBN: 1984858106 | 144 pages | MOBI | 19 Mb
Notice what matters, sharpen your intuition, and grow personally and professionally by honing your skills of reflection in this illustrated guide from Stanford University’s d.school.

Free Download Martin J. Dorahy, "Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders: Past, Present, Future Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0367522780 | 2022 | 850 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
This second edition of the award-winning original text brings together in one volume the current thinking and conceptualizations on dissociation and the dissociative disorders. Comprised of ten parts, starting with historical and conceptual issues, and ending with considerations for the present and future, internationally renowned authors in the trauma and dissociation fields explore different facets of dissociation in pathological and non-clinical guises. This book is designed to be the most comprehensive reference book in the dissociation field and aims to provide a scholarly foundation for understanding dissociation, dissociative disorders, current issues and perspectives within the field, theoretical formulations, and empirical findings. Chapters have been thoroughly updated to include recent developments in the field, including: the complex nature of conceptualization, etiology, and neurobiology; the various manifestations of dissociation in clinical and non-clinical forms; and different perspectives on how dissociation should be understood.

Free Download Disease and the Modern World: 1500 to the Present Day By Mark Harrison
2004 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 0745628095 | EPUB | 1 MB
‘Mark Harrison’s book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ‘ Gerald N. Grob, Rutgers State University In this lively and accessible book, Mark Harrison charts the history of disease from the birth of the modern world around 1500 through to the present day. He explores how the rise of modern nation-states was closely linked to the threat posed by disease, and particularly infectious, epidemic diseases. He examines the ways in which disease and its treatment and prevention, changed over the centuries, under the impact of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and with the advent of scientific medicine. For the first time, the author integrates the history of disease in the West with a broader analysis of the rise of the modern world, as it was transformed by commerce, slavery, and colonial rule. Disease played a vital role in this process, easing European domination in some areas, limiting it in others. Harrison goes on to show how a new environment was produced in which poverty and education rather than geography became the main factors in the distribution of disease. Assuming no prior knowledge of the history of disease, Disease and the Modern World provides an invaluable introduction to one of the richest and most important areas of history. It will be essential reading for all undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in the history of disease and medicine, and for anyone interested in how disease has shaped, and has been shaped by, the modern world.

Free Download The Economy, Present Continuous : Theory of Economic Time (298 Pages)
by Elena Popkova
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9811279187 | 299 pages | True PDF | 74.48 MB