Author: Christie, Manson & WoodsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Catalogue of Auction
Author: Christie, Manson & WoodsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Sojourners and Settlers
Author: Clarence E. GlickPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824882407
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Among the many groups of Chinese who migrated from their ancestral homeland in the nineteenth century, none found a more favorable situation that those who came to Hawaii. Coming from South China, largely as laborers for sugar plantations and Chinese rice plantations but also as independent merchants and craftsmen, they arrived at a time when the tiny Polynesian kingdom was being drawn into an international economic, political, and cultural world. Sojourners and Settlers traces the waves of Chinese immigration, the plantation experience, and movement into urban occupations. Important for the migrants were their close ties with indigenous Hawaiians, hundreds establishing families with Hawaiian wives. Other migrants brought Chinese wives to the islands. Though many early Chinese families lived in the section of Honolulu called "Chinatown," this was never an exclusively Chinese place of residence, and under Hawaii's relatively open pattern of ethnic relations Chinese families rapidly became dispersed throughout Honolulu. Chinatown was, however, a nucleus for Chinese business, cultural, and organizational activities. More than two hundred organizations were formed by the migrants to provide mutual aid, to respond to discrimination under the monarchy and later under American laws, and to establish their status among other Chinese and Hawaii's multiethnic community. Professor Glick skillfully describes the organizational network in all its subtlety. He also examines the social apparatus of migrant existence: families, celebrations, newspapers, schools--in short, the way of life. Using a sociological framework, the author provides a fascinating account of the migrant settlers' transformation from villagers bound by ancestral clan and tradition into participants in a mobile, largely Westernized social order.
The History of Greenock
Author: Robert Murray SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greenock (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Travels in central Asia
Author: Ármin VámbéryCapital Losses
Author: James M. GoodePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
Author: G.E. WickensPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402064314
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.
Massachusetts Avenue Architecture
Author: United States. Commission of Fine ArtsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
How We Got the Bible
Author: Neil R. LightfootPublisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801072611
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This popular and accessible account of how the Bible has been preserved and transmitted for today's readers is now available in trade paper.
Medicine Science and Dreams
Author: David A. SchwartzPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048195381
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Physician-scientists are unusual creatures. While we are drawn to the clinical challenges of our patients, we are also drawn to the opportunities that our patients’ medical problems bring to science. This book contains the unique experiences and encounters that drew 20 accomplished physician-scientists to this profession. These personal stories are those of people and circumstances that have had profound effects on our career decisions, our creative opportunities, and our lives. These stories also serve to highlight the lessons learned along the way and the distinct attributes of these women and men of medicine and science. Our combined hope is that our collective biographies will enhance the public understanding of our profession, will move people from medicine to science and from science to medicine, and will inspire those who are contemplating this extraordinary profession. “It is a rare gift to benefit from the collective wisdom of so many individuals at the same time. These physician scientists have provided readers with helpful advice and thoughtful encouragement. The interesting and thought provoking essays in Medicine Science and Dreams can be read and digested one at a time or all at once in sequence. They provide lessons to be learned by any physician-scientist, whether just starting out or in the middle of a research career. Schwartz has done readers a great service and has added to the legacy of these prominent and successful physician-scientists.” Book review in JAMA, September 7, 2011—Vol 306, No. 9 by Derek S. Wheeler, MD
An Octogenarian's Reminiscences
Author: James BonwickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
'Part II, Chapter X, of 'My life in Australia', is a chapter on Queensland, topics are: Brisbane, The Whitsunday Passage, Queensland sugar plantations, Queensland pearl-fishery, the search for Leichhardt, the Australian blackfellow, Australian climate and the Chinese in Australia.