Author: Philis AlvicPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813129310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Author: Allen Hendershott Eaton
Author: Horace KephartAncient Roots I: the Indigenous People and Architecture of the Southern Highlands
Author: Richard ThorntonPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430318287
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
"The study area included the Appalachian Summit-west of Craggy Knob, NC; the Appalachian Ridge & Valley Province-southof the Holston River; and the upper Piedmont of the Carolinas and Georgia. Whenever possible, the author used Native American names for ethnic groups, cultural pahses and settlement sites." - abstract.
Author: Linda Emery
Author: John Charles Campbell
Author: Walter Claiborne Whitaker
Author: Tennessee Valley Authority. Department of Regional Planning StudiesLiterary Excursions in the Southern Highlands: Essays on Natural History
Author: George Ellison Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467136115
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Extending from Roanoke to Mount Oglethorpe and bounded by the Appalachian Mountains, the Southern Highlands is one of the most diverse natural areas in North America. From beautiful flora like the Fraser magnolia to rare ecosystems such as the mountain cedar glades, the area has been an inspiration for writers and naturalists since it was first explored by William Bartram in 1775. Investigate the biology of the cloudless sulphur butterfly, whose erratic flight is used to confuse its prey. Discover the botany of the white ash tree, said to produce the most satisfying crack of a baseball bat. Essayist, poet and naturalist George Ellison explores the abundant wonders of the Southern Highlands in a series of humorous, scientific and literary essays vividly illustrated by artist Elizabeth Ellison.
Conflict and Resource Development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Author: Nicole HaleyPublisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1921313463
Category : Intergroup relations
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Southern Highlands is one of Papua New Guinea's most resource-rich provinces, but for a number of years the province has been riven by conflict. Longstanding inter-group rivalries, briefly set aside during the colonial period, have been compounded by competition for the benefits provided by the modern state and by fighting over the distribution of returns from the several big mining and petroleum projects located within the province or impinging upon it. Deaths from the various conflicts over the past decade number in the hundreds. As a result of inter-group fighting, criminal activity and vandalism, a number of businesses have withdrawn from the province. Roadblocks and ambushes have made travel dangerous in many parts and expatriate missionaries and aid workers have left. Many public servants have abandoned their posts with the result that state services are not provided. Corruption is rife. Police are often reluctant to act because they are outnumbered and outgunned. This volume brings together a number of authors with deep experience of the Southern Highlands to examine the underlying dynamics of resource development and conflict in the province. Its primary purpose is to provide some background to recent events, but the authors also explore possible approaches to limiting the human and economic costs of the ongoing conflict and breakdown of governance.
