The environment
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The environment
Paperback. Nature, science, religion. Each term carries with it claims to truth: nature inasmuch as it conveys our beliefs of how things naturally are and should be; science in and through its methods, evident results, and institutional prestige; and religion in its objects and the commitments they generate among devotees. Editor(s): Tucker, Catherine M. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRAM3; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934691526
- ISBN
- 9781934691526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Hardback. A collection of papers which push the study of the multifaceted nature-society relationship and the socioeconomic consequences of human dependence on nature forward in a variety of areas. It examine the roles of material process, space, and time in shaping social processes of economic ascent and long term hegemonic change. Editor(s): Ciccantell, Paul S.; Smith, David A.; Seidman, Gay W. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311620
- ISBN
- 9780762311620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.82
€ 197.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Saunders, William S. Series: Harvard Design Magazine Readers S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653591
- ISBN
- 9780816653591
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09
Hardback. Places emphasis on developments in the social theory of environmental issues, the environment, and the environmental crisis. This also emphasises on the increasingly questionable possibility of shared knowledge at a time of increasing fragmentation of common frameworks, distraction from key issues, and dilution of the idea of objectivity. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506052
- ISBN
- 9781849506052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.53
€ 131.53
Paperback. Environmental aesthetics is a field of study that focuses on nature's aesthetic value as well as on its ethical and environmental implications. This book addresses the complex relationships between aesthetic appreciation and environmental issues and emphasizes the contribution that environmental aesthetics can make to environmentalism. Editor(s): Carlson, Allen; Lintott, Sheila. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138871
- ISBN
- 9780231138871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195392418
- ISBN
- 9780195392418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 732 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565416
- ISBN
- 9781604565416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.78€ 97.06
€ 141.78
€ 97.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Islam, M. Rafiqul. Num Pages: 178 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 184 x 266 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563108
- ISBN
- 9781604563108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.31€ 159.66
€ 236.31
€ 159.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Islam, M. Rafiqul. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 258 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560091
- ISBN
- 9781604560091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.43€ 70.02
€ 100.43
€ 70.02
Paperback. Discusses how ecology activists in Slovakia generated a social movement that led to political dialogue about freedom, ethnicity, and power. This work explains why Slovakia's ecology movement, so strong under socialism, fell apart so rapidly despite the persistence of serious ecological maladies in the region. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; JPW; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988566
- ISBN
- 9780295988566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.21
€ 44.21
Hardback. After 1945, those responsible for conservation in Germany resumed their work with a relatively high degree of continuity as far as laws and personnel were concerned. Yet conservationists soon found they had little choice but to modernize their views and practices in the challenging postwar context. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 284 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; RNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454302
- ISBN
- 9781845454302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.71
€ 164.71
Hardcover. "Life circles of biodiversity and conservancy." Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 282 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350443
- ISBN
- 9780764350443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.34
€ 42.99
€ 28.34
Hardback. In the midst of the current ecological crisis, there is often lofty talk of the need for humanity to overcome its divisions and work together to tackle the big challenges of our time. But as this new book by Razmig Keucheyan shows, the real picture is very different. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503773
- ISBN
- 9781509503773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. In the midst of the current ecological crisis, there is often lofty talk of the need for humanity to overcome its divisions and work together to tackle the big challenges of our time. But as this new book by Razmig Keucheyan shows, the real picture is very different. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503780
- ISBN
- 9781509503780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. This account of the industrialization of the Merrimack River Valley is a tale of environmental degradation and engineering triumph. It shows how water came to be defined as private property. The book is a reminder of the contribution of interdisciplinary approaches to the heritage of an area. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KND; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239434
- ISBN
- 9780870239434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Offers a look at how nature has been culturally constructed in South and Southeast Asia. This book looks at how social and natural landscapes are created, maintained, and transformed by scientists, government administrators, monks, and farmers. It also analyzes campaigns to eradicate smallpox and save forests, waterways, and animal habitats. Editor(s): Greenough, Paul R.; Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt. Num Pages: 440 pages, 3 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331490
- ISBN
- 9780822331490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Hardback. Traces the erosion of the commons from the Industrial Revolution to today's neo-liberalism, arguing that a new commons is needed today. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333717
- ISBN
- 9780745333717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.44€ 83.40
€ 100.44
€ 83.40
Hardback. Investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory and ultimately very damaging. The author points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for cellular phones to exotic meats sold to Londoners. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154344
- ISBN
- 9780300154344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.76
€ 36.99
€ 26.76
paperback. Nature as Teacher details Schauberger's thinking about environmental catastrophe. Translator(s): Coats, Callum. Num Pages: 192 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: RN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858600567
- ISBN
- 9781858600567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Hardback. Is Italy il bel paese - where tourists spend their vacations looking for art, history, and scenery? Or is it a land whose beauty has been cursed by humanity's greed and nature's cruelty? This book presents the interplay of Italy's human history and its dramatic natural diversity is a subject appeal to a wide range of readers. Editor(s): Armiero, Marco; Hall, Marcus. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419151
- ISBN
- 9780821419151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24