wyszukanych pozycji: 27
Publish It All, When the Wizard Has Died. Life is a Story - story.one
ISBN: 9783710845246 / Angielski / Twarda / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. There exists a very strange tower within a very strange town. You'll probably never find it. Maybe you will, if you're lucky. (That is a lie, it's not a sign of luck to find the tower, please do not come looking for it.) There is, however, another way to find it - something strange and potentially horrible just has to happen to you. You see, those stories always find the tower, some way or another. By mail, by milk carton, by wind, by fax. It doesn't matter. The Librarian collects them all - or rather, in light of recent events, I should say that he used to collect them. For he is incredibly...
There exists a very strange tower within a very strange town. You'll probably never find it. Maybe you will, if you're lucky. (That is a lie, it's not...
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82,97 zł |
The Nile: History's Greatest River
ISBN: 9780755616794 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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209,87 zł |
The River Nile in the Post-colonial Age: Conflict and Cooperation Among the Nile Basin Countries
ISBN: 9781845119706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. At its heart lies the Nile itself. Yet while the importance of the river is well documented for the colonial period there is no comprehensive account of its management after independence. The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age details the modern development of the Nile Basin and of the efforts to manage its waters. With important new material by researchers from each of the countries through... The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drough... |
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498,46 zł |
Dear Zoe and Halle: Life Advice from a Mother to Her Daughters
ISBN: 9781982268428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,50 zł |
A Journey in the Future of Water
ISBN: 9781848857452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In A Journey in the Future of Water leading water expert, TerjeTvedt, travels to 25 countries and all continents to find out more about the ways in which different nations are seeking to respond. From Project Moses, where gigantic underwater gates will rise to prevent the inundation of Venice, to India's River Link Plan, connecting 37 Himalayan rivers to major rivers in the south, the author examines the world's largest engineering projects, travels the great river valleys, visits...
Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In A Journey in the Future of Water leadi...
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120,62 zł |
Southern Sudan: An Annotated Bibliography: Pt.1 v.2
ISBN: 9781860649387 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume has detailed reports produced by consultants, governments, NGOs and UN and International Aid Organizations. There is also an inventory of NGO and UN organizations working in the region and a chronology of events to put the bibliographical information in context.
This volume has detailed reports produced by consultants, governments, NGOs and UN and International Aid Organizations. There is also an inventory of ...
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787,03 zł |
A History of Water: Series II: Rivers and Society: From Early Civilizations to Modern Times
ISBN: 9781848853508 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Rivers and Society explores the ways in which human/river relations have shaped important historical transformation processes. With examples ranging from explorations of classical agrarian civilizations such as the Indus, Angkor and Maya, to analyses of the role of water in the modernization process of countries such as Spain, Britain and Japan, the international contributors shed new light on the ways in which the key relationship between humans and water has given rise to new forms of social organization, new technologies and economic activities
Rivers and Society explores the ways in which human/river relations have shaped important historical transformation processes. With examples ra...
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682,09 zł |
A History of Water: Series I, Volume 3: The World of Water
ISBN: 9781850434474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water--social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological--from ancient times until the present day. Among the varied themes, the contributors examine the changing histories of water as a private or common good, the politics of water at local, urban, national and international level, water in cities, great river plans, dams, river biographies, and cultural constructions of water--images of water in religion, myth, literature and art. With empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the...
These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water--social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technolo...
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682,09 zł |
Water and Society: Geopolitics, Scarcity, Security
ISBN: 9781784530792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social significance has made surprisingly little impact on our contemporary understanding of human history and development. Dominant interpretations of the relationship between society and nature have remained water blind. In Water and Society historian and leading water expert Terje Tvedt argues for a change that acknowledges the significant role played by water in societal development. Reflecting his expertise as a geographer, historian and a political scientist, and drawing on his wide...
Despite the central importance that water has held for civilizations both ancient and modern, its social significance has made surprisingly little imp...
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682,09 zł |
A Journey in the Future of Water
ISBN: 9781848857445 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In A Journey in the Future of Water leading water expert, TerjeTvedt, travels to 25 countries and all continents to find out more about the ways in which different nations are seeking to respond. From Project Moses, where gigantic underwater gates will rise to prevent the inundation of Venice, to India's River Link Plan, connecting 37 Himalayan rivers to major rivers in the south, the author examines the world's largest engineering projects, travels the great river valleys, visits...
Nourished by fears of global warming and climate change, water has become an issue of international concern. In A Journey in the Future of Water leadi...
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498,46 zł |
A History of Water, Series II: Ideas of Water from Ancient Societies to the Modern World
ISBN: 9781845119805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How has water been perceived in different societies and across different eras of world history? How have these changing conceptions informed and influenced our ideas about society and ourselves? In The Idea of Water leading international scholars explore the rich record of our ideas, from the beliefs of early societies to the latest scientific views on the nature of this unique substance. Ranging across all aspects -- scientific, cultural and religious -- this important work both challenges conventional nterpretations and understanding of water in nature and represents one of the... How has water been perceived in different societies and across different eras of world history? How have these changing conceptions informed and in... |
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682,09 zł |
The Nile: An Annotated Bibliography
ISBN: 9781860648793 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This unique bibliography provides a comprehensive survey of the literature relating to the many political, cultural, economic, and developmental aspects of the Nile. Numerous disciplines are covered, including geography, history, anthropology, and medicine; travel literature; planning and project literature produced by government bodies, international agencies and consultancy firms; and literature on basin-wide planning, water agreements, and water-need assessments for sectors and countries. If the Nile basin countries are to pursue cooperation and development successfully, dissemination of...
This unique bibliography provides a comprehensive survey of the literature relating to the many political, cultural, economic, and developmental aspec...
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682,09 zł |
Der Nil
ISBN: 9783962890988 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2021 / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. "Dieses Buch hat das Zeug zum Klassiker."
"Dieses Buch hat das Zeug zum Klassiker."
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161,33 zł |
A History of Water: Series III, Volume 3: Water and Food
ISBN: 9781780768717 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With the world population set to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, and food demand expected to increase by 60 per cent during the same period, one of the key issues facing the world is food security. Major changes in policy and management, across the entire agricultural production chain, will be needed to ensure the best use of available water resources in meeting growing demands for food and other agricultural products. This new volume in the successful History of Water Series focuses on the African continent to address this key issue. Humanity has its roots in Africa and many of our food...
With the world population set to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, and food demand expected to increase by 60 per cent during the same period, one of ...
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682,09 zł |
A History of Water: Series III, Volume 1: Water and Urbanization
ISBN: 9781780764474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 728 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times until the present day. Among the varied themes, the contributors examine the changing histories of water as a private or common good, the politics of water at local, urban, national and international level. With empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world the three volumes together represent one of the most complete and up to date accounts of the central role of water in the history and development...
These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technol...
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682,09 zł |
A History of Water: Series I, Volume 1: Water Control and River Biographies
ISBN: 9781850434450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water--social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological--from ancient times until the present day. Among the varied themes, the contributors examine the changing histories of water as a private or common good, the politics of water at local, urban, national and international level, water in cities, great river plans, dams, river biographies, and cultural constructions of water--images of water in religion, myth, literature and art. With empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the...
These three volumes present an original exploration of all aspects of water--social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technolo...
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682,09 zł |
A History of Water, Series III, Volume 2: Sovereignty and International Water Law
ISBN: 9781780764481 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 744 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some of the fundamental principles of international water law is emerging. One of the most important principles being reassessed is the sovereign equality of states. This volume brings together more than thirty leading international water and legal specialists to explore the development and changing relationship between water, state sovereignty and international law.Offering fresh insights into one of the most pressing issues in global water...
As global climate change threatens to change radically both the political and physical climate with regard to water issues, so a reassessment of some ...
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682,09 zł |
Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats?: Ngos and Foreign Aid
ISBN: 9780852558171 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Is the world witnessing a global associational revolution spearheaded by development non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Is the relationship between states and societies being more fundamentally redefined, even in remote, rural corners of the world? What role does the mushrooming of development NGOs play in this political-ideological process? What about NGO staff? Are they angels of mercy, government-paid development diplomats, propagandists for a triumphant West, or instruments in a coming clash between civilizations? Presented here are cases from Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan,...
Is the world witnessing a global associational revolution spearheaded by development non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Is the relationship betwee...
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131,12 zł |
Water and Society: Changing Perceptions of Societal and Historical Development
ISBN: 9780755606481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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125,87 zł |
The River Nile in the Age of the British: Political Ecology and the Quest for Economic Power
ISBN: 9781784536275 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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167,84 zł |