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Air Pollution and the Forests of Developing and Rapidly Industrialisin...
. Ed(S): Innes, J. L.; Haron, A.H.; Hassan, H...
hardcover. This text examines the importance of air pollution for the forests of rapidly industrializing countries and regions. The problems presented by air pollution are placed within the more general context of sustainable development and the historical legacy that they are attempting to deal with. Editor(s): Innes, J. L.; Haron, A.H.; Hassan, Haron Abu (Institute of Foresters, Malaysia). Series: IUFRO Research S. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; RGBL; RNP; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851994819
- ISBN
- 9780851994819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Hardback. These essays on J.M. Coetzee adopt a variety of approaches to his work, taking care to place that work within its wider cultural context. Contributions include essays of more general import, ranging across Coetzee's "oeuvre", as well as essays that analyze in more detail individual novels. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham; Watson, Stephen. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333569122
- ISBN
- 9780333569122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardback. This comparative assessment of the lifestyles and environmental impact of Maasai tribespeople in Kenya and Tanzania analyzes what people do and why, and traces the complex interaction between conservation and development in this remote part of Africa. Editor(s): Homewood, Katherine; Kristjanson, Patti; Trench, Pippa. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387874913
- ISBN
- 9780387874913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.07
€ 183.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Holl, Augustin; Levy, Thomas Evan. Series: Ethnoarchaeological S. Num Pages: 133 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621053
- ISBN
- 9781879621053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.79
€ 200.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Holl, Augustin; Levy, Thomas Evan. Series: Ethnoarchaeological S. Num Pages: 133 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621046
- ISBN
- 9781879621046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Holbrook, Jarita; Medupe, Rodney Thebe; Urama, Johnson O. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048176878
- ISBN
- 9789048176878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 231.88
€ 231.88
Hardback. Includes a collection of articles focused on the cultural astronomy of the African continent. This title weaves together astronomy, anthropology, and Africa and it includes African myths and legends about the sky, alignments to celestial bodies found at archaeological sites and at places of worship. Editor(s): Holbrook, Jarita; Medupe, Rodney Thebe; Urama, Johnson O. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402066382
- ISBN
- 9781402066382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.09
€ 237.09
Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms
. Ed(S): Hilbeck, A.; Andow, David A.
hardcover. Using a case study of Bt maize in Kenya, this book explores the environmental impacts of transgenic plants and the methods used to evaluate these impacts. It draws out general risk assessment guidelines, and demonstrates the need for case-by-case analysis. It's findings and recommendations are applicable to a multitude of nations and GM crops. Editor(s): Hilbeck, A.; Andow, David A. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; RNP; TVKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851998619
- ISBN
- 9780851998619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67
€ 150.67
The Power of the Chinese Dragon. Implications for African Development ...
. Ed(S): Henson, Spencer; Yap, Fiona
Hardback. This important reader brings together published articles from Palgrave's journal The European Journal of Development Research on the development between China and Africa as well as emerging national economies in the BRICs group. Topics include trade relations, investment in sub-Saharan Africa, global politics of development and more. Editor(s): Henson, Spencer; Yap, Fiona. Series: Palgrave Readers in Economics. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; KCG; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137574480
- ISBN
- 9781137574480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804794701
- ISBN
- 9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.77
€ 106.77
Hardback. Papers submitted by Participants at the Conference "Science and the Sustainable Management of Shallow Tropical Waters" held at Kenya Wildlife Services Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya, 11-16 April 1999, together with those from additional studies on the lake Editor(s): Harper, David A. T.; Boar, R. (University of East Anglia); Everard, Mark; Hickley, P. (The Environment Agency, Kidderminster). Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; PSAF; PSP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012365
- ISBN
- 9781402012365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.02
€ 125.02
The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation. New Frontiers in ...
. Ed(S): Hamann, Ralph; Hall, Martin (Univers...
Hardback. Editor(s): Hamann, Ralph; Hall, Martin (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Griffin-EL, Eliada Wosu; Bitzer, Verena. Num Pages: 246 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KJD; KJH; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319040509
- ISBN
- 9783319040509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Halai, Anjum; Tenant, Geoff. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 80 pages, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JNU; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319272573
- ISBN
- 9783319272573
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Condition: New
€ 74.69
€ 74.69
Hardback. Focussing on the Eritrea-Ethiopia war between 1998 and 2000, this book analyses the complex issues of responsibility in wartime. Editor(s): Guttry, Andrea de; Venturini, Gabriella; Post, Harry H. G. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGE; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789067042918
- ISBN
- 9789067042918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.30
€ 184.30
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688524
- ISBN
- 9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49
New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources
. Ed(S): Grant, Mr J. Andrew; Compaore, W. R....
Hardback. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources. Editor(s): Grant, Mr J. Andrew; Compaore, W. R. Nadege; Mitchell, Matthew I. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM; KCP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280404
- ISBN
- 9781137280404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardback. Explores questions related to the establishment in Africa of community schools similar to those supported by Save the Children. This book addresses the serious doubts about realizing the Education for All and Millennium Development Goals. Editor(s): Glassman, Deborah; Naidoo, Jordan; Wood, Fred. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387451060
- ISBN
- 9780387451060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Afr...
. Ed(S): Gilroy, Bernhard Michael; Gries, Tho...
paperback. How can Africa, the world's most lagging region, benefit from globalisation and achieve sustained economic growth? This study integrates convergence and regional integration, the explanations for Africa's poor growth and the growing understanding of the role of MNEs in a global economy. Editor(s): Gilroy, Bernhard Michael; Gries, Thomas; Naude, William A. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790802764
- ISBN
- 9783790802764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems
. Ed(S): Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologi...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia from 13 to 18 May 2002 Editor(s): Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Negra, Mohamed (El Hedi Department des Sciences de la Terre, Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia); Skelton, Peter W. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBGL; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016073
- ISBN
- 9781402016073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.19
€ 183.19