Hard as the Rock Itself

Hard as the Rock ItselfThe first intensive analysis of sense of place in American mining towns, Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town provides rare insight into the struggles and rewards of life in these communities. David Robertson contends that these communities often characterized in scholarly and literary works as derelict, as sources of debasing moral influence, and as scenes of environmental decay have a strong and enduring sense of

This chapter summarizes and critically evaluates the progress made so far on these aspects and highlights the opportunities and challenges for the improvement of NUE in rice

After reviewing the current extent of fruit tree-based agroforestry systems

the nature of its relationship to a sacred text

The epidemic of HIV/AIDS affects every aspect of sociality and pervades villagers' debates about the past

Arkady Plotnitsky

yet remaining emotionally present and mindfully engaged

The first graduate text to address health literacy in the aging population

completely disoriented and on the brink of starvation

particularly evaluative knowledge of what is good and bad or right and wrong

all by paying attention to our intrinsic social need for superhero fantasy and play

Investigates how British fiction and film use dangerous and endangered children to explore conflicts over the future

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