How the dome took shape, where it originated, and why it became the outstanding feature of Byzantine and Islamic architecture are questions which have not been satisfactorily answered either by the Orient or Rome controversy or by the misconceptions implicit in the prevailing theories regarding the origin and purpose of the domical shape.
Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts
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Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts
As geography has become influenced by such themes such as postcolonial studies, feminism and psychoanalysis, so students have been forced to engage with ideas and concepts from outside the traditional boundaries of their subject. This exciting new work provides them with an invaluable aid to understanding the complexities and subtleties of these new ideas. The editors present some thirty essays--written by a wide range of leading practitioners--exploring the key concepts in cultural geography. The essays range from questions that have recently emerged to more established ideas ...
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Ludwig Boltzmann arguably played the key role in establishing that submicroscopic structures underlie the ordinary world. He had a tremendous impact on late 19th-century and early 20th-century physics, and he anticipated many contemporary ideas, including Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and recent theories of knowledge based on Darwinian principles. This book is the first accessible biography of this important figure. Without relying on equations, it provides a deep look at the full range of his scientific and philosophical ideas, discussing both their original context and their relevance today.
Esp Ideas: Recipes for Teaching Professional and Academic English (Pilgrims Longman Resource Books)
This text provides teachers with ideas and activities for practising the skills required by ESP and EAP students. The activities which require specialist knowledge are accompanied by background notes which give the teacher all the information needed to work with the material. The book also contains a comprehensive index, cross-referencing, sample materials and photopiable worksheets.
STRAIGHT FROM THE CEO: WORLD'S TOP BUS LEADERS REV: The World's Top Business Leaders Reveal Ideas That Every Manager Can Use
Working closely with the Price Waterhouse management team, CEOs who are successfully managing today's rapid pace of economic change present their ideas about motivating people, unleashing innovation and creativity and revitalizing the corporation. These are insights of leaders who every day must find ways to test and validate new ideas, implement change to improve the bottom line, and ultimately focus on the core ideas that will truly reshape the corporation. Simultaneous hardcover release from Simon & Schuster. 2 cassettes. .
