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The environment
Hardcover. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations.. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474. Sowing Dissent and Reclaiming Identity in a Japanese Farming Village. Series: Asian Anthropologies. 260 pages, 52 ills. Based on 17 years of research, this book explores the process of Ogata-mura's development from the planning stages to the present. An intensive ethnographic study of the relationship between land reclamation, agriculture, and politics in regional Japan, it traces the internal social effects of the village's economic transformations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; RNT. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455246
- ISBN
- 9780857455246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.69
€ 161.69
Paperback. Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. Oil politics in the twentieth century was about the management of abundance, state power, and market growth. Series: Resources. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KNBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511730
- ISBN
- 9781509511730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.74
€ 22.74
Hardback. Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. Oil politics in the twentieth century was about the management of abundance, state power, and market growth. Series: Resources. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KNBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511723
- ISBN
- 9781509511723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Spearing, Aaron. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 4. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633217799
- ISBN
- 9781633217799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.81€ 70.74
€ 99.81
€ 70.74
Paperback. Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. This book illuminates the processes and consequences of these reforms at the state, national, and international levels. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589016620
- ISBN
- 9781589016620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.42
€ 71.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Ross; Worden, Daniel. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689743
- ISBN
- 9780816689743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
* This book analyzes predictions of global oil depletion in the context of science, history, and economics. * Key assumptions and underlying arguments in the global oil-depletion debate are first summarized and then challenged. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNBP; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195485
- ISBN
- 9781405195485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.13
€ 80.13
Paperback. Series: Studies in Security and International Affairs. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFSL9; JPS; KNBP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345628
- ISBN
- 9780820345628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 45 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 45
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921197
- ISBN
- 9781606921197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.23€ 45.30
€ 62.23
€ 45.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Powell, Kody E.; Webb, Landon D. Num Pages: 169 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620819241
- ISBN
- 9781620819241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.89€ 130.39
€ 187.89
€ 130.39
Paperback. Focuses on response phase monitoring for maritime spills. Editor(s): Hook, Sharon; Batley, Graeme; Ross, Andrew; Holloway, Michael; Irving, Paul. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNF; RNFD; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486306343
- ISBN
- 9781486306343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.19
€ 82.19
Hardcover. This book is designed to help scientifically astute non-specialists understand basic geophysical and computational fluid dynamics concepts relating to oil spill simulations, and related modeling issues and challenges. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, fig. BIC Classification: RNP; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118290385
- ISBN
- 9781118290385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.75
€ 225.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Linwood, Nora. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RNK; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215801
- ISBN
- 9781633215801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.68€ 211.50
€ 307.68
€ 211.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Clifton, Adam. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: RNK; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215153
- ISBN
- 9781633215153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.54€ 197.19
€ 286.54
€ 197.19
Paperback. Using coal as a barometer of economic change, Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth addresses longstanding questions about North-South economic divergence and the role of state government in American industrial development, providing new insights for both political and economic historians of nineteenth-century America. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894008
- ISBN
- 9780801894008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.10
€ 36.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Weber, Ronald P. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: RGBL; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823692
- ISBN
- 9781634823692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.89€ 143.11
€ 187.89
€ 143.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGT; PSPM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307462213
- ISBN
- 9780307462213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. This text describes the series of earthquakes that shook the Mississippi valley from December 1811 to February 1812. The quakes were among the most violent to hit North America and affected more than 1 million square miles. It considers the impact such earthquakes have on population and land. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210548
- ISBN
- 9780826210548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.03
€ 15.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. This work establishes a scenario of the disastrous future that awaits humankind as surplus populations collide with dwindling resources. Authors consider a number of cause-and-effect situations on industrialization, biophysical limits, exponential population growth, and genocide. Editor(s): Dobkowski, Michael N.; Wallimann, Isidor. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629436
- ISBN
- 9780815629436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. The building of railways has had a profound but largely ignored physical impact on Britain's coasts. This book explores the coming of railways to the edge of Britain, the ruthlessness of the companies involved and the transformation of our coasts through the destruction or damage to the environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 2 line art. BIC Classification: KNGT; RGCM; RNF; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697625
- ISBN
- 9780748697625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.61
€ 49.99
€ 45.61
Hardback. "[The author] brings together information from remote imaging, ecology, and economics to explain deforestation and forest health through the world"--Front jacket flap. Num Pages: 279 pages, 16 color photos, Maps, Charts, Tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; RGBL; RNK; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771641401
- ISBN
- 9781771641401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.21
€ 34.99
€ 32.21
Paperback. In the light of the looming ecological crisis facing the world today, much of the beauty of the natural world is being lost forever. This book seeks to confront this crisis through a philosophical enquiry into our perception of natural beauty. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442. Ecophilosophy in the Light of Traditional Wisdom. 304 pages, col. Illustrations. In the light of the looming ecological crisis facing the world today, much of the beauty of the natural world is being lost forever. This book seeks to confront this crisis through a philosophical enquiry into our perception of natural beauty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNA. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight: 442.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493983
- ISBN
- 9781935493983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Hardback. Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JWA; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650500
- ISBN
- 9780691650500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.78
€ 109.78
Hardback. Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JPQB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 0. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807128
- ISBN
- 9780774807128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85