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Space of Time or Distance of Place
ISBN: 9783639106435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A number of scholars argue that Protestant Scots migrations to Ireland in the seventeenth century were precipitated by overpopulation and economic hardships, especially those that struck South- western Scotland. Cultural geographer Barry Aron Vann challenges that assessment. He unravels the complex assemblage of push and pull factors that played roles in seventeenth-century Scottish migrations.
"Space of Time or Distance of Place" is an apt title for his book. Those words were part of a letter written by the Scottish born and educated Rev Robert Blair (1593-1666) to his Glasgow University... A number of scholars argue that Protestant Scots migrations to Ireland in the seventeenth century were precipitated by overpopulation and economic har...
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402,35 zł |
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Climate Change in History: A Geotheological Perspective
ISBN: 9781792422003 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Historical evidence from the Near East points to a rich reservoir of climate information. For instance, King Herod of Judea built a fortress and two palaces on a lofty plateau called Masada. The high plateau overlooks the Dead Sea from the eastern edge of the Judean Desert. During Herod's time, climbing to the top of the plateau was not easy, so the King thought the high, level land would make an excellent haven during armed revolts. Herod and his would-be defenders had ample storehouses for food and cisterns to collect rainwater; the king's refuge even boasted a bathhouse. Today,...
Historical evidence from the Near East points to a rich reservoir of climate information. For instance, King Herod of Judea built a fortress and two p...
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313,35 zł |
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In Search of Ulster-Scots Land: The Birth and Geotheological Imagings of a Transatlantic People, 1603-1703
ISBN: 9781570037085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Social and religious historians have conducted much research on Scottish colonial migrations to Ulster; however, there remains historical debate as to whether the Irish Sea in the seventeenth century was an intervening obstacle or a transportation artery. Vann presents a geographical perspective on the topic, showing that most population flows involving southwest Scotland during the first half of the seventeenth century were directed across the Irish Sea via centuries-old sea routes that had allowed for the formation of evolving cultural areas. As political or religious motivational factors...
Social and religious historians have conducted much research on Scottish colonial migrations to Ulster; however, there remains historical debate as to...
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214,35 zł |
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Geography Toward History: Studies in the Mediterranean Basin, Mesopotamia and Central Asia
ISBN: 9781593338619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This work compiles essays by Dr. Huntington concerning the usefulness of geography and climatology for understanding history and projecting environmental outcomes. It is of value to students of geography, climatology and Mediterranean, the Near Eastern and Central Asian history.
This work compiles essays by Dr. Huntington concerning the usefulness of geography and climatology for understanding history and projecting environmen...
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749,29 zł |