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The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America
ISBN: 9780415921329 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Looking at general trends and specific items such as life in a tenement, women working overseas in World War I, the production of cosmetics in the 1920s, and new female immigration, this atlas portrays the history of American women from a vivid geographical and demographic perspective. In a variety of colourful maps and charts, this important new work documents milestones in the evolution of the social and political rights of women.
Looking at general trends and specific items such as life in a tenement, women working overseas in World War I, the production of cosmetics in the 192...
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867,57 |
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The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History
ISBN: 9780415937818 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This visually dynamic historical atlas chronologically covers American environmental history through the use of four-color maps, photos, and diagrams, and in written entries from well known scholars.
Organized into seven categories, each chapter covers: agriculture * wildlife and forestry * land use and management * technology and industry * pollution and human heath * human habitats * and ideology and politics. With valuable reference aids--including bibliographies, sources for further research, an extensive index, and newly designed maps--this is an indispensable tool for students... This visually dynamic historical atlas chronologically covers American environmental history through the use of four-color maps, photos, and diagrams,...
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1165,03 |
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Cartographic Strategies of Postmodernity: The Figure of the Map in Contemporary Theory and Fiction
ISBN: 9780415955973 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last fifty years have witnessed the growing pervasiveness of the figure of the map in critical, theoretical, and fictional discourse. References to mapping and cartography are endemic in poststructuralist theory, and, similarly, geographically and culturally diverse authors of twentieth-century fiction seem fixated upon mapping. While the map metaphor has been employed for centuries to highlight issues of textual representation and epistemology, the map metaphor itself has undergone a transformation in the postmodern era. This metamorphosis draws together poststructuralist... The last fifty years have witnessed the growing pervasiveness of the figure of the map in critical, theoretical, and fictional discourse. Reference... |
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793,21 |
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Geography and History: Bridging the Divide
ISBN: 9780521246835 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alan Baker considers locational geographies and spatial histories, environmental geographies and environmental histories, landscape geographies and landscape histories, and regional geographies and regional histories. Seeking to bridge the "Great Divide" between history and geography, Baker identifies basic principles relating historical geography not only to history but also to geography, a reworking which signifies a "new beginning" for this scholarly hybrid.
Alan Baker considers locational geographies and spatial histories, environmental geographies and environmental histories, landscape geographies and la...
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494,75 |
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Geography and History: Bridging the Divide
ISBN: 9780521288859 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alan Baker considers locational geographies and spatial histories, environmental geographies and environmental histories, landscape geographies and landscape histories, and regional geographies and regional histories. Seeking to bridge the "Great Divide" between history and geography, Baker identifies basic principles relating historical geography not only to history but also to geography, a reworking which signifies a "new beginning" for this scholarly hybrid.
Alan Baker considers locational geographies and spatial histories, environmental geographies and environmental histories, landscape geographies and la...
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194,17 |
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Sphaerae Mundi
ISBN: 9780773521667 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal. From the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, however, they were indispensable tools for the study of geography and astronomy. Beginning with an overview of early globes, the authors examine how the modern era in globe making, which began in Flemish and Dutch shops in the early seventeenth century, show how globe making spread throughout Europe, and explain how what were both decorative and scientific objects became symbols of power, universal...
Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal. From...
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495,76 |
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Balancing Individual & Organizational Values: Walking the Tightrope to Success
ISBN: 9780787957209 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Create a healthy and successful organization environment
It s time to re-examine your organization s fundamental values and create the conditions necessary to make your workplaces healthier environments for everyone. This essential resource is filled with critical information needed to understand the interrelationship between individual and organizational values. Balancing Individual and Organizational Values: * Explores the major value challenges in today s business world * Offers powerful tools for assessing values * Outlines a systematic... Create a healthy and successful organization environment
It s time to re-examine your organization s fundamental values and create the c... |
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229,61 |
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Historical Atlas of Arizona
ISBN: 9780806120249 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Second Edition, updated from the 1980 census, reflects the new county boundaries, the continuing Hopi-Navajo land dispute, the changes in Indian populations and congressional districts, the growth in population in Arizona's counties and cities, and the decline of the copper mining industry. An addition to the Bibliography lists new books about Arizona and its history.
This Second Edition, updated from the 1980 census, reflects the new county boundaries, the continuing Hopi-Navajo land dispute, the changes in Indi... |
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99,10 |
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Historical Atlas of the American West
ISBN: 9780806124568 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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99,10 |
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Historical Atlas of Central America
ISBN: 9780806130378 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Central America has been a region of global importance since it was first explored by the Spanish early in the sixteenth century. Yet this mosaic of seven states, extending from Guatemala and Belize to Panama, remains one of the least known regions of Latin America. Drawing on more than fifty combined years of research and teaching in Central America, Carolyn Hall and Hector Perez Brignoli provide a new interpretation and an innovative synthesis of the region's history and culture in the Historical Atlas of Central America. The first two sections of the atlas review five centuries... Central America has been a region of global importance since it was first explored by the Spanish early in the sixteenth century. Yet this mosaic o... |
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257,80 |
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Atlas of American History
ISBN: 9780816059522 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This full-color atlas spans the entire breadth of American history, from pre-colonial times to the present day. Vivid photographs, illustrations, and maps combine with graphs, charts, and boxed features to produce a lively, accessible reference. A perfect companion to Atlas of American Military History (see page 25), this beautifully illustrated atlas contains complete, up-to-date coverage of the cultural, historical, political, and social history of America. Beginning with the earliest settlement of the Americas more than 12,000 years ago, this stunning atlas integrates detailed maps with...
This full-color atlas spans the entire breadth of American history, from pre-colonial times to the present day. Vivid photographs, illustrations, and ...
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376,77 |
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Atlas of African-American History
ISBN: 9780816067138 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - The dramatic 1839 journey of the Amistad, including its successful slave rebellion
- The accomplishments of Matthew Henson, who, with Robert Peary, discovered the North Pole in 1909 - The post--World War II influences that drove the economic rise of a new black middle class - The rise of hip-hop and rap from a local South Bronx phenomenon into a powerful industry - Demographic profiles of African Americans and how these compare with those of other Americans - The powerful role of theater, comedy, TV, and film in presenting and shaping the image of African Americans - The... - The dramatic 1839 journey of the Amistad, including its successful slave rebellion
- The accomplishments of Matthew Henson, who, with Robert Pear... |
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376,77 |
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Atlas of African-American History
ISBN: 9780816067145 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Building on the authoritative text of the first edition, ""Atlas of African-American History, Revised Edition"" chronicles the important cultural, historical, political, and social experiences of African Americans through the years. Completely updated and revised, this fascinating book features numerous full-color maps - 18 of which are new - that engage readers with easy-to-grasp facts, figures, and images of everyday life. Ten new black-and-white photographs, eight new full-color photographs, and four line illustrations enliven the text.Coverage includes: the dramatic 1839 journey of the...
Building on the authoritative text of the first edition, ""Atlas of African-American History, Revised Edition"" chronicles the important cultural, his...
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99,10 |
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Gallipoli
ISBN: 9780850526691 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gallipoli, tells of the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 when the allies failed to knock Turkey out of the war. Complete with then and now photographs the book provides detailed historical descriptions of the area and the events, all of which will appeal to the armchair historian and the intrepid visitor to the sites. It will prove an indispensable reference guide to this disastrous allied action on the Turkish coast in World War I.
Gallipoli, tells of the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 when the allies failed to knock Turkey out of the war. Complete with then and now pho...
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65,99 |
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Atlas of the Pacific Northwest
ISBN: 9780870715600 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the foggiest place one the Pacific Coast? Where is the grass seed capital of the world? What is the fastest-growing minority population in the Northwest? What percentage of Idaho's population hold fishing licenses? Northwest natives and newcomers can turn to the Atlas of the Pacific Northwest for answers--and for a wealth of other information about the region. The Atlas of the Pacific Northwest has been respected for nearly fifty years as the standard reference book on Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the most recent...
What is the foggiest place one the Pacific Coast? Where is the grass seed capital of the world? What is the fastest-growing minority population in the...
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94,14 |
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Atlas of the Pacific Northwest, 9th Ed
ISBN: 9780870715624 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the foggiest place on the Pacific Coast? Where is the grass seed capital of the world? What is the fastest-growing minority population in the Northwest? What percentage of Idaho's population hold fishing licenses? Northwest natives and newcomers can turn to the Atlas of the Pacific Northwest for answers--and for a wealth of other information about the region. The Atlas of the Pacific Northwest has been respected for nearly fifty years as the standard reference book on Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the most recent...
What is the foggiest place on the Pacific Coast? Where is the grass seed capital of the world? What is the fastest-growing minority population in the ...
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158,64 |
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Atlas of Oregon, 2nd Ed
ISBN: 9780871141019 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This authoritative and beautiful volume offers a detailed look at the history, geography, and people of Oregon. More than 700 new maps are complemented by informative text exploring everything from the earliest settlers to the rise of Oregon vineyards to Portland's traffic jams. Newly updated by an award-winning team of geographers and map makers, it is both a work of art and a fascinating reference. The perfect gift for everyone who loves Oregon.
This authoritative and beautiful volume offers a detailed look at the history, geography, and people of Oregon. More than 700 new maps are complemente...
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396,61 |
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Historic Town Plans of Lincoln, 1610-1920
ISBN: 9780901503695 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book collects together early maps of Lincoln, and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of this historic city, and also the development of cartography and its increasing application of scientific techniques for improved accuracy and precision. Speed published the earliest surviving map of the area in 1610; his work was followed in 1722 by that of William Stukeley, whose map concentrates on historical features. The nineteenth century saw Lincoln mapped a number of times, by William Marrat (1814-17) and shortly afterwards by James Sandby Padley and the Ordnance...
This book collects together early maps of Lincoln, and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of this historic city, and a...
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247,88 |
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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age
ISBN: 9780932813428 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Hapgood s classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back in print after 20 years. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. He has found the evidence in many beautiful maps long known to scholars, the Piri Reis Map that shows Antarctica, the Hadji Ahmed map, the Oronteus Finaeus and other amazing maps. Hapgood concluded that these maps were made from more ancient maps from the various ancient archives around the world, now lost. Hapgood also concluded that the ancient mapmakers were in some ways much more...
Charles Hapgood s classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back in print after 20 years. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civil...
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96,67 |
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Mapping Maryland: The Willard Hackerman Collection
ISBN: 9780938420644 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reproducing over 70 maps, 15 in full color, from John White's 1590 map of Virginia showing -Chesepiooc Sinus, - the first appearance of the name Chesapeake Bay on any map, to the meticulous maps of the late 19th century. Reproducing over 70 maps, 15 in full color, from John White's 1590 map of Virginia showing -Chesepiooc Sinus, - the first appearance of the name Ch... |
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91,33 |
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