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Author | : Frank L. Arnold |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2009-02-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465325921 |
In the nineteenth century American Presbyterians were among the many Western denominations that sent missionaries to countries around the world. They established foreign Missions as bases in those lands with the intention of starting indigenous churches there. Although the Mission structures were designed to function like scaffolding during the construction of a building, to be removed when the building is complete, the Presbyterian Mission structure in Brazil remained in place for 126 years, long after the Brazilian Presbyterian Church it founded became independent and self-supporting. It was the last of the Presbyterian Missions in the world to be dissolved. The story told here documents the contributions made by North American Presbyterians in Brazil and tackles the missiological question of just why it remained in place so long, and whether it should have.
Author | : Daniel M. Abramson |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2016-02-12 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 022631345X |
Things fall apart. But in his innovative, wide-ranging, and well-illustrated book, Daniel Abramson investigates the American definition of what falling apart entails. We build new buildings partly in response to demand, but even more because we believe that existing buildings are slowly becoming obsolete and need to be replaced. Abramson shows that our idea of obsolescence is a product of our tax code, which was shaped by lobbying from building interests who benefit from the idea that buildings depreciate and need to be replaced. The belief in depreciation is not held worldwide which helps explain why preservation movements struggle more in America than elsewhere. Abramson s tour of our idea of obsolescence culminates in an assessment of recent tropes of sustainability, which struggle to cultivate the idea that the greenest building is the one that already exists."
Author | : Giles Slade |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0674043758 |
Made to Break is a history of twentieth-century technology as seen through the prism of obsolescence. Giles Slade explains how disposability was a necessary condition for America's rejection of tradition and our acceptance of change and impermanence. This book gives us a detailed and harrowing picture of how, by choosing to support ever-shorter product lives, we may well be shortening the future of our way of life as well.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works |
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Total Pages | : 1472 |
Release | : 1955 |
Genre | : Roads |
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Author | : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 1852 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1850 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Anna Jane Grossman |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2010-12-31 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1613120303 |
A cultural catalog of everyday things rapidly turning into rarities—from landlines to laugh tracks. So many things have disappeared from our day-to-day world, or are on the verge of vanishing. Some we may already think of as ancient relics, like typewriters (and their accompanying bottles of correction fluid). Others seem like they were here just yesterday, like boom boxes and CDs. We may feel fond nostalgia for certain items of yore: encyclopedias, newspapers, lighthouses. Other items, like MSG, not so much. But as the pace of change keeps accelerating, it’s worth taking a moment to mark the passing of the objects of our lives, from passbooks and pay phones to secretaries and skate keys. And to reflect on certain endangered phenomena that may be worth trying to hold on to—like privacy, or cash. This thoughtful alphabetized compendium invites us to take a look at the many things, ideas, and behaviors that have gone the way of the subway token—and to reflect on what is ephemeral, and what is truly timeless.
Author | : Trevor Wilson |
Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9812303634 |
In late 2004, Myanmar's best known general and long-serving leader of the military regime was suddenly dismissed. This generated widespread uncertainty throughout the country and raised questions about the future. This book addresses some of the issues.
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Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Brick trade |
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Author | : Chris Baker |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2024-10-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1399416642 |
The world needs changing – that much is clear. But how best to do it? Change how you vote? Get out and protest? Have an argument? The fact is that the power sits in your pocket. Changing how we spend our money has more potential to change the world than almost anything else we can do with our time on this planet. Consumer spending accounts for over 60% of GDP across the world and it will hit a staggering $77 trillion a year by 2029. But the vast majority of this money currently goes to businesses that are fuelling problems, through their packaging, formulations and practices, the same companies making huge profits and resisting change. But if we moved just 1% of spending to brands that are making a positive impact on our planet, this would amount to $700 billion every year. And the good news is that it's already happening. A rising tide of 'Change Brands' are emerging across the world and acting as powerful catalysts to tackle some of the biggest problems facing humanity. These Change Brands, such as Tony's Chocolonely, Oatly, Vinted, and Liquid Death, are putting legacy brands under pressure by winning consumers' hearts, minds and their spending. As this movement gathers pace, many legacy brands and business models will be in danger of becoming obsolete in the next decade if they don't radically reconsider how they do things. Chris Baker explains why one of the best ways to change the world is to create a brand and provides clear steps on how to accomplish this. The book includes guidance to help legacy brands introduce Change Brand thinking into their own business and provides unique insight from within big companies battling to come to terms with a changing world via a secret agent on the inside, 'Agent Change'.