“…Konvitz argues that as seafaring became more critical to Western civilization, intellectuals and rulers placed more importance on urban planning. …”

“…And yet, in the formidable brilliance of his thunderclap and by the infinitely multiplied echoes that he unleashed, he renewed, structured, diffused the old language, exalted his literature and created, in the full sense of the term this time, a civilization. The fundamental text of Arab literature affirms the rights and duties of mutual understanding among Arabs; he imposes that the nobility, in matters of knowledge, will pass through the only language which confers it and he will assign to his future expressions the obligation to be based on this voice of old Arabia which he has brought to its supreme form: literal, literary, classical Arabic. …”

“…In the current times of increasing public visibility for candomblés, their records in the tombo books and the rhetoric for the preservation of Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage, it is not superfluous to take a close look at a not so remote past in which such African-based practices were sometimes silenced, sometimes persecuted and depreciated because they are identified with delay and deviation from European civilizing models. If this retrospective look proves salutary in realizing how much progress has been made, it also alerts us to how much more needs to be done, since the discourses of religious intolerance of yesterday are spreading today, although in new pulpits, with the same harmful effects. …”

“…Centralmente, se analizan las políticas sociales destinadas a la búsqueda del consenso social que llevaron adelante la Secretaría de Estado de Promoción y Asistencia a la Comunidad (SEPAC) del Ministerio de Bienestar Social durante la “Revolución Argentina” (1966-1973) y la Dirección de Organizaciones Civiles y el Ministerio del Interior durante la dictadura chilena (1973-1988)…”

“…As environmental historians turn their attention to expanded chronologies of natural change, something new can be said about human history through animals and about the globally diverse cultural and historical dynamics that have led to perceptions of animals as wild or cultures as civilized. This innovative collection of essays spanning Chinese history reveals how relations between past and present, lived and literary reality, have been central to how information about animals and the natural world has been processed and evaluated in China. …”

“…Earth monitoring satellites permit detailed, descriptive, quantitative, holistic, standardized, global evaluation of the state of the Earth skin in a manner that our actual Earthen civilization has never been able to before. The water monitoring topics covered in this book include the remote sensing of open water bodies, wetlands and small lakes, snow depth and underwater seagrass, along with a variety of remote sensing techniques, platforms, and sensors. …”

“…Attachée aux principes de partenariats, elle donne aux organisations multilatérales, de la société civile et du secteur privé les moyens de réaliser leur mandat. …”

“…Dans un contexte plus décentralisé, le secteur privé et le secteur public sont, tout comme la société civile, soucieux de bien préparer les territoires pour le futur. …”

“…We also find in this collection texts that present research results that aimed to analyse in a more specific way the reality of the municipality of Campina Grande (PB), with regard to the implementation of the Family Health Strategy, based on the evaluation of professionals in the area; the concepts of STD / AIDS counselling for pregnant women by professionals in the Basic Family Health Units; and Civil Society Organizations serving people with disabilities…”

“…Having himself witnessed the expansion of the Roman Empire to the western edge of Europe, the geographer from Amaseia highlights the importance attributed to the civilizing and appeasing role exercised by Rome in the westernmost region of the known world. …”

“…Transatlantic democracy in the 20th century - this concept goes beyond the idea of an American civilizing mission in Europe after two World Wars, and certainly beyond the notion of re-educating Germans, and making them fit for Western institutions after Nazism. …”

“…Aiming at achieving green development, these projects, in their implementation, adhere to the concept of ecological civilization, combine China’s strict environmental protection systems and international standards, and take various measures of environmental protection based on the conditions of the local environment. …”

“…Become your own "Zynga" and create your own "Civilization" or "Farmville" and more. Build rich Web-based apps that you can sell on Facebook's App Store. …”

“…The technological advancement of our civilization has created a consumer society expanding faster than the planet’s resources allow, with our resource and energy needs rising exponentially in the past century. …”

“…Settlers justified this transformation with the unexamined premise of deficiency, according to which the Great Plains region was inadequate in flora and fauna and the region lacking in modern civilization. Drawing on history, sociology, art, and economic theory, Frances W. …”

“…Filmmakers like Boyce Richardson and Bill Mason began to centre the experiences of First Nations people, contest the notion that nature should be transformed for economic gain, and challenge the idea that the North is a wild and empty landscape bereft of civilization. Author Michael Clemens describes how films produced by the NFB broadened the ecological imagination of Canadians over time and ultimately inspired an environmental movement…”

“…In the long history of human civilization, with the development of science and technology, chemical engineering, mineral processing, metallurgical engineering, and other process technologies have coexisted and mutually benefited each other. …”

“…"Questo volume offre una riflessione sulla lunga e complessa relazione tra il movimento libertario italiano e il fenomeno del volontariato in armi, andando oltre il ruolo universalmente noto degli anarchici durante la guerra civile spagnola o le resistenze europee, e collocando queste esperienze in una prospettiva di lunga durata che parte dalla seconda metà dell'Ottocento e passa dalle evoluzioni del garibaldinismo, dal passaggio della Prima guerra mondiale e dagli anni della lotta antifascista. …”

“…Durante su gobierno tuvo lugar la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, la crisis de los misiles de Cuba, la construcción del Muro de Berlín, el inicio de la carrera espacial, la consolidacion del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles en Estados Unidos, así como los primeros eventos de la Guerra de Vietnam…”

“…"This edited collection takes a critical perspective on Norbert Elias's theory of the "civilizing process," through historical essays and contemporary analysis from sociologists and cultural theorists. …”