“…The Mixtec, or the people of Savi ("Nation of the Rain God"), one of the major civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica, made their home in the highlands of Oaxaca, where they resisted both Aztec military expansion and the Spanish conquest. …”

“…Casas Grandes, or Paquimé, in northwestern Mexico was of one of the few socially complex prehistoric civilizations in North America. Now, based on more than a decade of surveys, excavations, and field work, this text looks at Casas Grandes and its surrounding communities in The Neighbors of Casas Grandes. …”

“…Les décideurs politiques et les organisations de la société civile confrontés à ces nouveaux défis trouveront là une aide précieuse grâce à l’analyse régionale et aux présentations pays par pays. …”

“…Il représente une alliance sans précédent de plus de 80 pays en développement, des donneurs membres du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE, de quelque 3 000 organisations de la société civile, d’économies émergentes, d’institutions des Nations unies, d’institutions multilatérales et de fonds mondiaux…”

“…In medieval Arabic literature there are numerous examples of a special type of lamentation regarding the moral decline and progressive and inevitable deterioration of human civilization. This characteristic lamentation feeds on two beliefs which together make up a particular topos: traditional Arab fatalism, of a metaphysical, moralizing and elegiac nature, and the Islamic belief in the perfection achieved by humanity at the time of the Prophet and early Islam, after which there is nothing but decline and decadence. …”

“…The perception of Africans as subhuman "lacking any kind of civilization, history, or meaningful religion" and the resulting justification for the violence against them is what author Elizabeth R. …”

“…They were used in ancient times and later accompanied the development of man and civilization. Currently, they are widespread in many areas of life and used, for example, in packaging and in the automotive, construction and pharmaceutical industries.The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the progress in the manufacturing, characterization, and applications of environmentally friendly polymeric blends from renewable resources. …”

“…Metallurgical Engineering has played a crucial role in the development of human civilization beginning with bronze-age some 3000 years ago when tools and weapons were mostly produced from the metals and alloys. …”

“…Accordingly, the balance between its use and protection is a high priority for our civilization. While many of us would consider air pollution to be an issue that the modern world has resolved to a greater extent, it still appears to have considerable influence on the global environment. …”

“…Persia was represented as a mythical land with an ancient civilization. The Dutch royal family enjoyed visiting the shah, and large and small Dutch companies were successful in Iran. …”

“…The prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to the public’s vision of Thailand as an early centre of civilization. Ban Chiang demonstrates the complexity of constructing national heritage in modern Thailand, where the Thai national narrative begins and ends with Buddhism and the monarchy. …”

“…L'ouvrage est né d'une réflexion de caractère historique portant sur les modes d'articulation, dans la société civile, d'une théologie politique. Cette dernière n'a pas été examinée du point de vue théorique, en particulier dans le cadre classique des relations de l'Église et de l'État, mais sous l'angle anthropologique. …”

“…One of the most significant problems facing civilization today is how to generate alternative clean energy sustainably and in sufficient quantity to supply a growing global population. …”

“…Proponents of the ideology of progress as well as critics of civilization, utopians dreaming of a re-enchanted existence and supporters and opponents of nascent fascism alike were all profoundly shaped by the phantasm of the 'primitive', a central element of which, this book argues, is the notion of 'primitive thought'. …”

“…After the Second World War, the protagonists of the correspondence started to relaxedly discuss about the present and future of the European cultural civilization, the meaning of a literature that seems to illustrate a permanent state of crisis, and the events that gave life to the literary debate until the threshold of the new millennium, between post-hermetic tendencies and new experimentalisms…”

“…With vivid examples, from his personal experience of China's Orwellian censorship apparatus to the controversy around Charlie Hebdo to a very English court case involving food writer Nigella Lawson, he proposes a framework for "civilized" conflict in a world where we are all becoming neighbors."…”

“…Una primera, sobre todo política, marcada por los grandes debates sobre el proceso de paz, el Estatuto catalán, la memoria histórica y la extensión de los derechos civiles y sociales, frente a una segunda protagonizada por la crisis y su gestión, que se llevó por delante todos los proyectos del Gobierno y dejó insatisfecho a buena parte del electorado de izquierdas…”

“…Situated far away from any civilization, about 200 kilometers west of Bangkok, Wat Pa Luangta Bua is a monastery of meditation where silence, peace and harmony reign. …”

“…Brill's Companion to the Reception of Euripides provides a comprehensive account of the influence and appropriation of all extant Euripidean plays since their inception: from antiquity to modernity, across cultures and civilizations, from multiple perspectives and within a broad range of human experience and cultural trends, namely literature, intellectual history, visual arts, music, opera and dance, stage and cinematography. …”

“…Thomas Berry has written and lectured extensively on technological civilization and the need for us to move from being a disrupting force on this earth to a benign presence. …”
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