Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, And Social Imagination (Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies)

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The glaciers creep
Like snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,
Slow rolling on.
- Percy Shelley, "Mont Blanc," 1816

Glaciers in America's far northwest figure prominently in indigenous oral traditions, early travelers' journals, and the work of geophysical scientists. By following such stories across three centuries, this book explores local knowledge, colonial encounters, and environmental change.

Do Glaciers Listen? examines conflicting depictions of glaciers to show how natural and social histories are entangled. During late stages of the Little Ice Age, significant geophysical changes coincided with dramatic social upheaval in the Saint Elias Mountains. European visitors brought conceptions of Nature as sublime, as spiritual, or as a resource for human progress. They saw glaciers as inanimate, subject to empirical investigation and measurement. Aboriginal responses were strikingly different. From their perspectives, glaciers were sentient, animate, and quick to respond to human behaviour. In each case, experiences and ideas surrounding glaciers were incorporated into interpretations of social relations.

Focusing on these contrasting views, Julie Cruikshank demonstrates how local knowledge is produced, rather than "discovered," through such encounters, and how oral histories conjoin social and biophysical processes. She traces how divergent views continue to weave through contemporary debates about protected areas, parks and the new World Heritage site that encompasses the area where Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory now meet.

Students and scholars of Native studies and anthropology as well as readers interested in northern studies and colonial encounters will find Do Glaciers Listen? a fascinating read and a rich addition to circumpolar literature.

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters & Social Imagination.(Book review): An article from: American Review of Canadian Studies
Nelson H.H. Graburn
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ASIN: B000JJ4L70
Release Date: 2006-10-10

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Title: Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters & Social Imagination.(Book review)
Author: Nelson H.H. Graburn
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Page: 365(4)

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review): An article from: Arctic

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review): An article from: Arctic
George W. Wenzel
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This digital document is an article from Arctic, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 884 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review)
Author: George W. Wenzel
Publication: Arctic (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 60 Issue: 2 Page: 209(2)

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review): An article from: The Canadian Geographer

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Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review): An article from: The Canadian Geographer
Peter Lariviere
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000I2K0YG
Release Date: 2006-08-29

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This digital document is an article from The Canadian Geographer, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2006. The length of the article is 1586 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review)
Author: Peter Lariviere
Publication: The Canadian Geographer (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2006
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Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Page: 140(3)

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The historic district of Gastown, magnificent Stanley Park, one of the largest Chinatowns in the Western Hemisphere, the chic neighborhoods of Shaughnessy Heights, the stylish holiday resort atmosphere of the West End, café-dotted Robson Street, and even nearby Victoria and Whistler, Western Canada's engaging, coastal metropolis has all of this to offer and more.

This guide contains nine tours of the diverse districts of Vancouver and its surroundings that can be done on foot, by bicycle, or by car; listings of the best hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and boutiques in every price range; a dependable historical and cultural portrait of Vancouver with special attention to Aboriginal traditions and a dozen detailed maps that carefully walk you through the highlights and hidden treasures of the city.

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Ulysses Travel Guide Western Canada

Manufacturer: Ulysses Travel Guides
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ASIN: 2894645082

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This complete budget guide will help you discover the vast open spaces of this incredible land and take you along the footsteps of the first pioneers. It will be your accomplice, with handy addresses for accommodations, restaurants and friendly bars. It will be your trusty companion on the adventure, always by your side on the hike or during your travels by bus, train or car. Trust it on your journey to one of the most majestic wilderness areas in the world.

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Western Canada (Ulysses Travel Guide Western Canada)
Ulysses
Manufacturer: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
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ASIN: 2894647492

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Each guide in the This Way series offers information on the highlights of not only the world's most popular tourist regions, but also more unusual destinations such as Kenya, Thailand, and Jordan. Designed to provide the maximum of cultural, historical, and practical information in a minimum space, each guide offers a variety of street, subway, and regional maps. From cosmopolitan cities and towering skyscrapers to small villages and natural wonders, each guide is filled with valuable recommendations and addresses for monuments, parks, markets, restaurants, and cafes, whether for a weekend getaway or an extended adventure.

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Keeps my teenager reading..........2007-08-19

My daughter is a senior in high school and we bought her the first series when she turned 16. She's now almost finished with the second set and is excited that she's almost to the third set. She likes the story line and it keeps her busy reading for fun which I like to encourage! I want all of my kids to find things they like to read.

2nd Collection-Gossip girls.......2007-06-08

The students here at our school love these books, but budget does not allow for purchase, so I was happy to find the 2nd collection in a group for ease of my purchasing. and yes the girls love them.

I Loved It!.......2006-08-03

I have read the whole series and i loved it! These books are full of glamour, jealousy, betrayal, and as the plot unfolds, you learn more and more about each character, their good side, and the side of the diva everyone envies, that no one else sees.
I would recomend this to any teen or adult who follows fashion and style, and anyone who loves a little romance, knows how hard it is to be accepted and once you are, how hard it is to stay there(so much betrayal!!)and finally, loves Gossip, even if it's not about people you know.

Loved the First ones but not for me!!!!.......2006-07-14

I loved the first book and the second one but I couldnt get into the other books i still enjoyed the books though.I also have the boxed set of the second collection to anyone who is intrested in purchasing it.

I Couldn't Put It Down!.......2005-07-06

I absolutely love this book! when i picked the first one up i couldnt put them down untill i finished the series...A world full of gossip with New York City's rich and glamourous{most of them anyways} High School Students, its full of jealousy, betrayal, cattyness, glamour and designer labels! you barely ever know what will happen next until you get there of course.

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Liposomes have become an important model in fundamental biomembrane research, including biophysical, biochemical, and cell biological studies of membranes and cell function. They are thoroughly studied in several applications, such as drug delivery systems in medical applications and as controlled release systems, microencapsulating media, signal carriers, support matrices, and solubilizers in other applications. While medical applications have been extensively reviewed in recent literature, there is a need for easily accessible information on applications for liposomes beyond pharmacology and medicine. The Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes fills this void. This unique new handbook series presents recent developments in the use of liposomes in many scientific disciplines, from studies on the origin of life, protein function, and vesicle shapes, to applications in cosmetics, diagnostics, ecology, bioreclamation, and the food industry. In these volumes many of the top experts contribute extensive reviews of their work.

Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes 4 Volume Set: Theory and Basic Sciences, Models for Biological Phenomena, From Design to Microeactors, From Gene Delivery and Diagnostics to Ecology

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Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes 4 Volume Set: Theory and Basic Sciences, Models for Biological Phenomena, From Design to Microeactors, From Gene Delivery and Diagnostics to Ecology
Danilo D. (editor); Barenholz, Yechezkel (editor) Lasic
Manufacturer: C R C Press LLC
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LB4IYC

Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes, Vol IV From Gene Delivery and Diagnosis to Ecology

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Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes, Vol IV From Gene Delivery and Diagnosis to Ecology
Danilo D. Lasic , and Yechezkel Barenholz
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 0849340136

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Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes: Models for Biological Phenomena Vol II

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Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes: Models for Biological Phenomena Vol II
Yechezkel Barenholz , and Danilo D. Lasic
Manufacturer: CRC-Press
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ASIN: 084934011X

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Discusses radiation and its impact on society, and provides factual, scientifically based information on the interrelationship of society and radiation. Reviews the health effects of radiation through examinations of irradiated food, iodine-131 therapy, radon studies, and other related topics. Looks at the effects of exposure to large doses of radiation, including the cancer risks among atomic bomb survivors, the genetic effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation, and a health assessment of the Chernobyl accident. Includes an overview chapter by Rosalyn S. Yalow, recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work in developing radioimmunoassay techniques.

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The first volume in this new series has a companion in volume 2 (unseen), Parallel processing in computational mechanics . The first six contributions present general aspects of supercomputing from both hardware and software engineering points of view. Subsequent chapters discuss homotopy algorithms

Design of loading policies for a high-performance computer system.: An article from: IIE Transactions

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Design of loading policies for a high-performance computer system.: An article from: IIE Transactions
Yi Zhang , Mary A. Johnson , and Udatta S. Palekar
Manufacturer: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on March 1, 1997. The length of the article is 7171 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: We use a systematic simulation study of computer-system loading policies to design a loading policy for a high-performance system. Our results illustrate the performance advantages of 'round-robin' disciplines, the interference caused by finite memory, and how this interference can be mitigated by using carefully selected loading policies that exploit information about job resource requirements. Our choice of performance measures allows us to assess response-time predictability and fairness as well as overall efficiency. Using the insights obtained from our study, we introduce a new type of policy, the NEST policy, which is structured to employ the principles of good scheduling, while avoiding shortcomings of commonly used approaches.

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Title: Design of loading policies for a high-performance computer system.
Author: Yi Zhang
Publication: IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1997
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: v29 Issue: n3 Page: p245(10)

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Dependence Analysis for Supercomputing (The International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

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Dependence Analysis for Supercomputing (The International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)
Utpal Banerjee
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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The SAS domain decomposition method for structural analysis (Report. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Supercomputing Research and Development)

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The SAS domain decomposition method for structural analysis (Report. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Supercomputing Research and Development)
Hsin-Chu Chen
Manufacturer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Long-regarded as one of the true visionary writers of the twentieth century, J.G. Ballard was one of the first British writers of the post-War period to begin to see, and to map out in his fiction, the future course of our civilization. For forty years his unflinching eye has turned to the point where the advancing edge of our technological progress has worn away our inner humanity. Eden-Olympia is more than just a multinational business park, it is a virtual city-state in itself, with the latest in services and facilities for the most elite high-tech industries. Isolated and secure, overlooking the luxurious French Riviera, the residents lack nothing. Yet one day Doctor Greenwood from Eden-Olympia's clinic goes on a suicidal shooting spree. Dr. Jane Sinclair is hired as his replacement, and she and her husband Paul are given Dr. Greenwood's house as a residence.Unable to work while recovering from an accident, Paul spends his days taking a close look at the house where Dr. Greenwood shot himself and three hostages. He discovers clues in the house lead him to question Eden-Olympia's official account of the killings. Drawn into investigating the activities of the park's leading citizens, while Jane is lured deeper into Eden-Olympia's inner workings, Paul uncovers the dangerous psychological vents that maintain Eden-Olympia's smoothly-running surface. An experiment is underway at Eden-Olympia, an experiment in power and brutality. Soon Paul finds himself in race to save himself and his wife before they're crushed by forces that may be beyond anyone's control.

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Disaster!.......2007-09-28

From the beginning of "Cannes", I feel like I am re-reading Cocain Nights. Nothing new! What a bad plot! We have got a hero, whose adventure resembles to the events which happens to the Rare Window's main character. Believe me, you should still read, as having been read 200 hundred pages, someone saying: "Paul! Be careful! Eden-Olympia is a strange or mysterious place etc. etc."
Actually Ballard takes the old idea that, in the contemporary world, our only way for escape from the business world is "sex-sport". Or maybe one must dive or fly or climb etc. etc. Now exaggerate that, here is the Eden-Olympia's lust and murder therapy!
It is just dissapointing for modern novel.
One of the editors describes this book as surreal. If you look for something surreal and really enjoyable, read Aragon's Anicet or Panaroma!

I want to be sedated!.......2007-08-13

What a bore! You can find everything that is
wrong with the modern novel in this book.
A thread of a plot, a turgid pace, style
over substance, ... This is the worst
novel I read in years. It could have
been a pleasing short story, but stretched
out into 400 pages, why? It's not a thriller,
way too sedated, not a crime story, not
a social critique, a juvenile poor caricature of
the ruling corporate class. Don't waste
your money, and especially, don't waste your
time on this shallow rag.

Brilliant Slow Burn Ballard .......2006-10-07

This book's story is told through the eyes of an english pilot (Paul Sinclair) who is recovering from knee injuries and unable to fly. The book begins with Paul accompanying his young wife Jane to Eden-Olympia - a semmingly utopian business park overlooking Cannes. They arrive to discover that they are taking over the house of Jane's predecessor - Greenwood - an englishman who went on an armed killing rampage through the park before turning his gun on himself. Sinclair detects that something is wrong with the whole Greenwood story and sets out to uncover the truth behind Greenwood's actions. From then on you sense that Ballard has the peices on the board just where he wants them. Truths about the overachieving inhabitants of Eden-Olympia are uncovered piece by piece as Ballard sets about laying down his vision of a possible near future gone wrong. Super Cannes isn't as "in your face" as some of Ballard's other works - this is very much an enjoyable slow burn. There are Ballard's usual themes of casual sex and mob violence - but they are carried out in the comfortingly civilised context of Super-Cannes and therein lies the point. This is a most enjoyable read that will please fans of Ballard's other works. There is a plenty to think about here and this cautionary tale deserves a wide reading.

You'll hate this book, and that's why you should read it........2006-06-15

I felt like writing a review because it's been probably 2 years since I read this book and I still think about it from time to time (and somehow keep reccommending it to my friends). Aside from its dystopic classification, this book is a study in dichotomy. The depravity of some of the characters in a pristine community. How disconnected it seems from real life and any semblance of morality. How sometimes the crisp, white pages of my book seemed to be covered with a greasy film. I originally read this book because I was looking for something different, something that didn't have a happy ending. I got what I asked for--I had to put it down several times because it made me uncomfortable to read. But I always picked it up again, I couldn't stop. I hated the characters, but I had to see what happened to them. Ballards writing is uncensored, unemotional and sterile, but full of beauty at the same time. The way his prose seems so disconnected (purposefully, I might add) from the events of the plot, the way he mixes the clean and sharp with the oily and jagged nature of things is unsettling but somehow you keep turning the pages.

The novel is not very long and I finished it quickly, I found out what happened to the character's I despised. The ending was not what I expected and left me unsettled. I still don't think I've reconciled what happened in the book, but not because it was badlly written, it is because it was so well written, so complex, and challenged my morality so thoroughly (but I assure you, my morality remains intact).

If you are looking for a feel good story or a light read--stay as far away from j.g. ballard as you can get. But if you are looking for a truly interesting experience, pick up a ballard novel. I'm not sure I'm ready for my next one yet, but I have one working its way to the top of my stack of books to read.

Nasty, implausible and incoherent.......2005-09-04

The reasons for Ballard's popularity elude me, and this ill-spirited dystopian vision (sound familiar?) did nothing to change things. Two dimensional characters overlaid with improbable psychological profiling, in a plot that beggars belief. A view of Southern France that is maddeningly superficial (like the characters and, indeed, the book itself) merely adds insult to injury - people know the areas that are described in the book, so why not get them right? Perhaps the Riviera of the book is supposed to be an "imagined one" in some wacky creative sense, but I suspect the reason for its inept portrayal is authorial laziness, failing to do any research that involves getting deeper into the region than can be done from a Croisette bar (a couple of which, as it happens, being described with loving accuracy in a rare example of plausibility only damaged by the fact that the characters in question would never actually drink in such places). After all, similar authorial laziness can be found in the characters, dialogue, plotting, descriptions...

Once I put it down I could not pick it up again.

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