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Paperback. This is a book about simplicity, not destitution, not parsimoniousness, not self-denial, but the restoration of wealth in the midst of an affluence in which we are starving the spirit. Num Pages: 112 pages, 7 woodcuts. BIC Classification: HPCF; RNT; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998007
- ISBN
- 9781903998007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.49
€ 17.49
Paperback. This book presents an interpretative ecological history of the Indian subcontinent. Using a general theory of ecological history, the authors provide a fresh interpretation of India's history, including an ecological account of the caste system and a sociological analysis of resource use. The Second Edition comes with a new Preface by the authors. Series: Oxford India Perennials Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198077442
- ISBN
- 9780198077442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.06
€ 38.06
Hardcover. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866745
- ISBN
- 9781557866745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866752
- ISBN
- 9781557866752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.79
€ 45.99
€ 44.79
Hardcover. Ryan examines outdoor recreation through the lens of ecological theory, providing a unique, alternative framework to the dilemmas of user impacts on nature, and the paradoxes inherent within this. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; RNK; RNT; WSZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385079
- ISBN
- 9781137385079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: RNKH1; RNP; RNR; RNT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176024
- ISBN
- 9780691176024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; PSAD; RNT; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587091
- ISBN
- 9781595587091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.45
€ 27.99
€ 25.45
The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit...
Roess, Roger P., Sansone, Gene
Hardcover. This book tells the fascinating story of how the development of a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community at the southern tip of Manhattan Island into a world financial capital that is today home to more than 8,000,000 people. Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304835
- ISBN
- 9783642304835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.34
€ 130.34
The Way the Wind Blows. Climate Change, History and Human Action.
. Ed(S): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Jose...
Experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including geology, climatology, history, and anthropology--consider such topics as the dynamics of climate, human perceptions of and responses to the environment, and issues of sustainability and resiliency. Editor(s): McIntosh, Roderick J.; Tainter, Joseph A.; McIntosh, Susan Keech. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, facsim.,maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112086
- ISBN
- 9780231112086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.39
€ 192.39
Paperback. Considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. This book draws on travel narratives, literary texts, and scientific literature to show the diversity of European responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; GTB; RGC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993836
- ISBN
- 9780295993836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Offers a series of insights into real alternatives to the economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money. Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 209 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506410
- ISBN
- 9781849506410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.16
€ 114.16
The Social Metabolism: A Socio-Ecological Theory of Historical Change
Molina, Manuel Gonzalez De; Toledo, Victor M.
paperback. Series: Environmental History. Num Pages: 379 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JHBA; RGC; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319351896
- ISBN
- 9783319351896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.35
€ 150.35
Paperback. An important and timely study of environmental degradation in Central and South America Editor(s): Painter, Michael; Durham, William H. Series: Linking Levels of Analysis S. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065608
- ISBN
- 9780472065608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214. Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands and Indigenous Peoples Meet. 272 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSL9; RNT. Dimension: 135 x 202 x 15. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780452297746
- ISBN
- 9780452297746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Change is the watchword of the nineties. Ordinary Americans are coming together to change their workplaces, their communities, their schools, and their lives. This deeply personal, inspiring, and interactive book is full of practical advice on how to get involved. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013118
- ISBN
- 9781555426057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Thijs Van de Graaf traces the history of international energy governance from the notorious 'Seven Sisters' oil-companies cartel to the recent creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSN; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320728
- ISBN
- 9781137320728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This book analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG; RNT; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537118
- ISBN
- 9780230537118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.04
€ 205.04
Paperback. The Political Economy of Sustainable Energy analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCN; RNF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241725
- ISBN
- 9780230241725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 226.46
€ 226.46
Hardback. This book examines the environmental credentials of Olympic Host cities and the opportunities afforded by hosting the Games towards the ecological modernization of the host nation by using perspectives offered by environmental sociology. It also sets out projections for the environmental legacy of London 2012. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 figures, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: RNT; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228610
- ISBN
- 9780230228610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150161
- ISBN
- 9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68