Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Report
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation
Author: United States. Congress HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1394
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Court and Cosmos
Author: Sheila R. CanbyPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395898
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Rising from humble origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs—an empire whose reach extended from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean—dominated the Islamic world from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs examines the roots and impact of this formidable dynasty, featuring some 250 objects as evidence of the artistic and cultural flowering that occurred under Seljuq rule. Beginning with an historical overview of the empire, from its early advances into Iran and northern Iraq to the spread of its dominion into Anatolia and northern Syria, Court and Cosmos illuminates the splendor of Seljuq court life. This aura of luxury extended to a sophisticated new elite, as both sultans and city dwellers acquired dazzling glazed ceramics and metalwork lavishly inlaid with silver, copper, and gold. Advances in science and technology found parallels in a flourishing interest in the arts of the book, underscoring the importance the Seljuqs placed on the scholarly and literary life. At the same time, the unrest that accompanied warfare between the Seljuqs and their enemies as well as natural disasters and unexplainable celestial phenomena led people to seek solace in magic and astrology, which found expression in objects adorned with zodiacal and talismanic imagery. These popular beliefs existed alongside devout adherence to Islam, as exemplified by exquisitely calligraphed Qur’ans and an array of building inscriptions and tombstones bearing verses from the holy book. The great age of the Seljuqs was one that celebrated magnificence, be it of this world or in the celestial realm. By revealing the full breadth of their artistic achievement, Court and Cosmos provides an invaluable record of the Seljuqs’ contribution to the cultural heritage of the Islamic world.
The Cigarette Papers
Author: Stanton A. GlantzPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520213722
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
These documents provide a shocking inside account of the activities of one tobacco company, Brown & Williamson, and its multinational parent, British American Tobacco, over more than thirty years.
The Invisible Drug
Author: William Everett BaileyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965379335
Category : Smoking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Readers who think they are knowledgeable about the health hazards of tobacco will be shocked when they realize they know less about it than what they know about the prescription drugs they take. The Invisible Drug presents a concise summary of the collective scientific knowledge of what 50,000 books and articles say about the health hazards of tobacco. Included is a tobacco product information sheet never before seen, which the Federal Government is forbidden by law to place on any tobacco package. Book jacket.
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
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Calcium Signalling and Disease
Author: Ernesto CarafoliPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402061919
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
Authors highlight several promising discoveries in the field of calcium signaling that provide new information about both genetic and acquired pathologies. Their discussions will give you new insights into the underlying causes of congenital and acquired diseases and point the way to new, even more promising research and therapies.
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