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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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Anonymous. By John Banks.

London : printed; and sold by the booksellers in town and country, 1743. 230,[2]p. : plate ; 4° ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This is alist of Austrian mountaineers. On 5 of the 14Eight-thousanders Austrians have made the first ascent,more than any other nation can claim. Out of the total of 9Austrian mountaineers who made first ascents of Eight-thousanders, 3 have been members of the EdelweissClub Salzburg, an association of mountaineers foundedin Salzburg in 1881. ... Read more

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A tour in Germany, and some of the southern provinces of the Austrian Empire, in 1820, 1821, 1822 (1828)


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A tour in Germany, and some of the southern provinces of the Austrian Empire, in 1820, 1821, 1822 (1828) ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive scientific publication on the tropical islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Almost 38,000 of the approximately 45,000 tropical islands on our planet are systematically described and illustrated with typical examples.

In addition to those islands which are of special geographical interest, this volume focuses on those where international tourism is a significant factor in the local economy, together with specific regional problems such as rainforest destruction, rice cultivation, and the impact of monocultures. Another highlighted aspect is the socioeconomic diversity of these regions, ranging from traditional societies in the interior of Madagascar, Borneo, and Papua New Guinea to the high-tech lifestyles of the city-islands of Singapore and Hong Kong.

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From the introduction: The real estate market, next to employment, is one of the most important integration points for immigrant populations. Housing conditions are the result of the interaction between the real estate market and a household's economic resources, desires and preferences. This complex interdependence takes place in the larger framework of economic, demographic, socio-cultural, political and spatial structures. In the European metropolises there is a consensus that in order to adequately face the many-sided constellations of problems in the context of migrant housing, what is needed are new, innovative political and administrative management strategies. German text. ... Read more

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Austria: Society and Regions is the first geographic work on Austria to appear since the 1920s. It presents the results of research in the fields of history, politics, regional planning, economics, sociology, and the earth sciences. It furnishes a representative introduction to the country and serves as an information base for the sophisticated general reader, with a wealth of maps and statistical data covering a variety of topics. In addition, it informs the international scientific community about Austrian problems of European relevance, for example the three-dimensional superimposition of the international leisure society upon the local society in high mountain environments, the impact of international migration on segregation in urban and rural areas, and the development of new regional disparities through the internationalization of the real estate market.

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Contents: Francesco C. BILLARI, Aart C. LIEFBROER, and Dimiter PHILIPOV: The Postponement of Childbearing in Europe: Driving Forces and Implications; Eva BERNHARDT and Frances GOLDSCHEIDER: Gender Equality, Parenthood Attidudes, and First Births in Sweden; Maria Rita TESTA and Laurent TOULEMON: Family Formation in France: Individual Preferences and Subsequent Outcomes; Ester RIZZI and Alexxandro ROSINA: Does Sex Matter? Ageing and Ability to Conceive; Hideko MATSUO: The Postponement of Motherhood and its Child Health Consequences: Birth Weight and Weight Gain during the First Year of Life; John BONGAARTS and Griffith FEENEY: The Tempo and Quantum of Life Cycle Events; Joshua R. GOLDSTEIN: How Late Can First Births Be Postponed? Some Illustrative Population-level Calculations; Wolfgang LUTZ, Vegard SKIRBEKK, and Maria Rita TESTA: The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces that May Lead to further Postponement and Fewer Births in Europe; Dirk J. VAN DE KAA: Temporarily New: On Low Fertility and the Prospect of Pro-natal Policies; Peter McDONALD: An Assessment of Policies that Support Having Children from the Perspectives of Equity, Efficiency and Efficacy. ... Read more

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In the middle Neolithic period (4850/4800-4600/4550 BC), all over Central Europe beyond the cultural boundaries, archeology has shown that monumental buildings were erected. These so called circular ditch constructions consisted of up to four circular, deep ditches creating an interior space fenced off by palisade walls. In 2003-2004, the central area of distribution in Lower Austria was examined by systematic geophysical - archaeological prospection. Based on the standardized plans now, for the first time a detailed examination of the Austrian circular ditch construction is possible. By combining all available information in a geographic information system, special and statistical analysis can be carried out and compared with known constructions in the complete distribution area. The database also offers the opportunity for virtual reconstruction of the circular ditch constructions and facilitates examination of the astronomic aspects of the lavishly constructed buildings which were erected and used by the settlers of the Moravian-East Austrian Group of the Lengyel culture in Austria within a short period. The result shows the various forms of the monuments and their common features, and leads to new evidence on the interpretation of the function of the first monumental buildings in Central Europe. German text. ... Read more