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Hardback. Pastoralism has shaped livelihoods and landscapes on the African continent for millennia. Mobile livestock husbandry has generally been portrayed as an economic strategy that successfully met the challenges of low biomass productivity and environmental variability in arid and semi-arid environments. Editor(s): Bollig, Michael; Schnegg, Michael; Wotzka, Hans-Peter. Num Pages: 568 pages, 72 figs & ills, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBL; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459084
- ISBN
- 9780857459084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.18
€ 206.18
Paperback. Examines how the lives of pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia are deeply affected by the creation of mutually exclusive ethnic territories and proposes ways to reverse this trend. Editor(s): Schlee, Gunther. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGK; JHMC; RGCP; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011299
- ISBN
- 9781847011299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- International Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057270413
- ISBN
- 9789057270413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65
Hardcover. Chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), 1 map (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; TNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944263
- ISBN
- 9780822944263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.22€ 50.09
€ 52.22
€ 50.09
Paperback. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284. Basic Science and Technological Innovation. 150 pages. The author recasts the widely accepted view of the tension between scientific understanding and use and builds a convincing case that by recognizing the importance of use-inspired basic research, we can frame a new contract between science and government. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight: 320.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815781776
- ISBN
- 9780815781776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.58
€ 25.99
€ 25.58
Hardback. Exploding the myth that Marco Polo discovered pasta in China and brought it back to Italy, this volume shows that pasta has existed in various forms throughout Middle Eastern, Asian, and even North African culinary cultures long before its appearance in the West. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; TDCT; WBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124423
- ISBN
- 9780231124423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Over the last few years the technologies employed in the production of dry pasta and semolina have changed dramatically. This highly practical book examines these changes and gives commercially relevant information to the reader in the areas of durum wheat, semolina production, pasta mixing and extrusion, shape design and quality assurance. Editor(s): Kill, Ron; Turnbull, K. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDF; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632053490
- ISBN
- 9780632053490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.08
€ 229.08
Paperback. Comprises 28 small chapters focusing on medical scientists and their discoveries. This book is of interest to those in medicine who have an interest in the history of outstanding medical discoveries and the individuals behind them. Num Pages: 140 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: MBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- TFM Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903378441
- ISBN
- 9781903378441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JW; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833027092
- ISBN
- 9780833027092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.98
€ 35.98
Paperback. Emanating from a special National Preservation Conference, leading experts present 33 essays on future trends in the historic preservation field. Topics range from cultural diversity to the future of American communities. This book will guide preservations and anyone concerned about our built environment into the next quarter century. Editor(s): Lee, Antoinette J. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; JFF; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1105.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471144120
- ISBN
- 9780471144120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.81
€ 50.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Zachmann, Karin; Moellers, Nina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JF; JP; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837619645
- ISBN
- 9783837619645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 49.47
€ 54.99
€ 49.47
Hardcover. Recent developments in passive control technology and theory have opened up a new world in dynamic stiffness theory. Passive Vibration Control makes extensive use of this valuable analytical research. The latest results of the author's internationally-known research on damping are included, as are new varied methods of passive vibration control. Num Pages: 554 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471942030
- ISBN
- 9780471942030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 668.49
€ 668.49
Hardback. This book, written by recognized experts in the field, is intended for designers of RF or microwave passive integrated circuits. Editor(s): Saguet, Pierre. Series: ISTE. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848211759
- ISBN
- 9781848211759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.43
€ 170.43
Hardcover. Offers an overview of state of the art passive macromodeling techniques with an emphasis on black-box approaches This book offers coverage of developments in linear macromodeling, with a focus on effective, proven methods. Series: Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering. Num Pages: 904 pages. BIC Classification: TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118094914
- ISBN
- 9781118094914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.25
€ 173.25
Hardback. Aims to link each of the specific aspects involved in the detection process to foundational physical principles. This book provides the necessary theory and relationships, together with a look at the practical side of infrared detection. It is intended as a guide for technicians to check the conditions required for temperature measurement. Num Pages: 620 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJFN; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385325
- ISBN
- 9780792385325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 415.43
€ 415.43
Hardcover. One of the principal challenges in structural engineering concerns the development of innovative design concepts to better protect structures, together with their occupants and contents, from the damaging effects of destructive environmental forces including those due to winds, waves and earthquakes. Num Pages: 368 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968214
- ISBN
- 9780471968214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.21
€ 318.21
Hardback. Presents a theoretical and numerical investigation of high index-contrast passive components that can serve as building blocks at the end-points and nodes of WDM communications systems. This title presents novel devices for filtering, optical interconnections and coupling to fibres. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 120
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376033
- ISBN
- 9780792376033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Paperback. This concise text for a one-semester, graduate-level course in passive and active filters develops the fundamental principles of active and passive network synthesis as related to practical design considerations. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: TJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471823520
- ISBN
- 9780471823520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 324.49
€ 324.49
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 381 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 73 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; JFSJ1; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319202570
- ISBN
- 9783319202570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. 'This is Raban at his best, which is saying a great deal' Ian McEwan Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBC; 1QSPN; BG; TRLN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330346290
- ISBN
- 9780330346290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21