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Encyclopedia of Us Labor and Working-Class History
ISBN: 9780415968263 / Angielski / Twarda / 1800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title
The Encyclopedia of US Labor and Working-Class History provides sweeping coverage of US labor history. Containing over 650 entries, the Encyclopedia encompasses labor history from the colonial era to the present. Articles focus on states, regions, periods, economic sectors and occupations, race-relations, ethnicity, and religion, concepts and developments in labor economics, environmentalism, globalization, legal history, trade unions, strikes, organizations, individuals, management relations, and government agencies and... A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title
The Encyclopedia of US Labor and Working-Class History provides sweeping coverage of US labor hist... |
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2234,15 zł |
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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic
ISBN: 9780415970242 / Angielski / Twarda / 1272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Antarctic is unique, geographically, politically, and scientifically. It is the most remote, hostile, and dangerous continent, while at the same time it is the most pristine and least developed. Antarctica is the only major part of the Earth's landmass not directly governed by one nation, but under the control of a Treaty, with a multitude of acceding nations. The Encyclopedia of the Antarctic brings together large quantities of information on the wide variety of factors, issues and individuals influencing and relating to the Antarctic. No comparable book currently...
The Antarctic is unique, geographically, politically, and scientifically. It is the most remote, hostile, and dangerous continent, while at the same t...
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2496,99 zł |
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Natural History
ISBN: 9780674994324 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pliny the Elder (23 79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, and horticulture; medicine; minerals, fine arts, and gemstones.
Pliny the Elder (23 79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of ...
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138,06 zł |
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Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages
ISBN: 9780700711970 / Angielski / Twarda / 669 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen as a result of the impact of globalization. This book attempts to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of disappearing.
The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen as a result of the impact of globalization. This book attempts to catalo...
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1708,47 zł |
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A Companion to Yi Jing Numerology and Cosmology
ISBN: 9780700716081 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Translations of the Yi jing into western languages have been biased towards the yili ('meaning and pattern') tradition, whereas studies of the xiangshu ('image and number') tradition - which takes as its point of departure the imagery and numerology associated with divination and its hexagrams, trigrams, lines, and related charts and diagrams - has remained relatively unexplored. This major new reference work is organised as a Chinese-English encyclopedia, arranged alphabetically according to the pinyin romanisation, with Chinese characters appended. A...
Translations of the Yi jing into western languages have been biased towards the yili ('meaning and pattern') tradition, whereas stud...
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709,67 zł |
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Encyclopedia of American Folklife
ISBN: 9780765680525 / Angielski / Twarda / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American folklife is steeped in world cultures, or invented as new culture, always evolving, yet often practiced as it was created many years or even centuries ago. This fascinating encyclopedia explores the rich and varied cultural traditions of folklife in America - from barn raisings to the Internet, tattoos, and Zydeco - through expressions that include ritual, custom, crafts, architecture, food, clothing, and art. Featuring more than 350 A-Z entries, "Encyclopedia of American Folklife" is wide-ranging and inclusive. Entries cover major cities and urban centers; new and established...
American folklife is steeped in world cultures, or invented as new culture, always evolving, yet often practiced as it was created many years or even ...
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788,53 zł |
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American Capitols: An Encyclopedia of the State, National and Territorial Capital Edifices of the United States
ISBN: 9780786418664 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are 56 capitol structures in the United States and its territories - and this book has 56 entries about all aspects of their genesis, construction and use including the political origins and history of each governmental unit and the story of how each site was selected (with all the political maneuvering and attempts at personal aggrandizement). Facts about the edifices themselves are in abundance - chronologies of construction, personnel (architects, contractors, others), costs, square footage, principal contents and features (e.g., art work, furnishings, interior and exterior finish),...
There are 56 capitol structures in the United States and its territories - and this book has 56 entries about all aspects of their genesis, constructi...
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312,49 zł |
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Encyclopedia of World Biography: 2001 Supplement
ISBN: 9780787652838 / Angielski / Twarda / 570 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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840,92 zł |
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Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
ISBN: 9780803247871 / Angielski / Twarda / 940 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains is a cooperative project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the University of Nebraska Press, with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University of Nebraska Foundation, and the Nebraska Humanities Council.
The Great Plains is a vast expanse of grasslands stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the Missouri River and from the Rio Grande to the coniferous forests of Canada--an area more than eighteen hundred miles from north to south and more than five hundred miles from east to west. The Great Plains... The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains is a cooperative project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the University of Nebraska Press, with...
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325,92 zł |
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Canada's Concise Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9781412088985 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canada's Concise Encyclopedia is a handy resource for exploring Canada from coast to coast.
Divided into 37 topics: Artists, Astronauts, Athletes, Authors, Basketball, Criminals...Explorers and Adventurers, Film and Television, First Nations, Football, Geography...Hockey...Prime Ministers, Riel Rebellion, Science, Toronto Blue Jays...Wildlife. Four timelines: Death, Disease and Disaster, Historical, Natural Disasters and Weather Phenomena. Also: Grey Cup and Stanley Cup winners, complete Olympic coverage, all in a quick and easy format. Canada's Concise Encyclopedia is a handy resource for exploring Canada from coast to coast.
Divided into 37 topics: Artists, Astronauts, Athletes,... |
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106,58 zł |
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100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9781573929639 / Angielski / Twarda / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the individual's significance in the general progress of African Americans toward full equality in the...
Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or streng...
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170,72 zł |
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Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9781579582470 / Angielski / Twarda / 1350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles,...
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, ...
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2628,41 zł |
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Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850
ISBN: 9781579583613 / Angielski / Twarda / 1336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.
In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the s...
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2102,73 zł |
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Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science
ISBN: 9781579583859 / Angielski / Twarda / 1104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems in ecology and biological systems, chemical reaction-diffusion problems, geophysics, economics, electrical and mechanical oscillations in engineering systems, lasers and nonlinear optics, fluid mechanics and turbulence, and condensed matter physics, among others.
In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its ...
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972,51 zł |
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Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies
ISBN: 9781579583903 / Angielski / Twarda / 1504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies is a two-volume reference book containing some 600 entries on all aspects of Italian literary culture. It includes analytical essays on authors and works, from the most important figures of Italian literature to little known authors and works that are influential to the field. The Encyclopedia is distinguished by substantial articles on critics, themes, genres, schools, historical surveys, and other topics related to the overall subject of Italian literary studies. The Encyclopedia also includes writers and subjects of...
The Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies is a two-volume reference book containing some 600 entries on all aspects of Italian literary cu...
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1971,31 zł |
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The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief
ISBN: 9781591023913 / Angielski / Twarda / 897 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Successor to the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Unbelief (1985), edited by the late Gordon Stein, the New Encyclopedia of Unbelief is a comprehensive reference work on the history, beliefs, and thinking of America's fastest growing minority: those who live without religion. All-new articles by the field's foremost scholars describe and explain every aspect of atheism, agnosticism, secular humanism, secularism, and religious skepticism. Topics include morality without religion, unbelief in the historicity of Jesus, critiques of intelligent design theory, unbelief and sexual values, and...
Successor to the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Unbelief (1985), edited by the late Gordon Stein, the New Encyclopedia of Unbelief is a comprehensiv...
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875,66 zł |
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The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2006
ISBN: 9781857433289 / Angielski / Twarda / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The sixth edition of this well-informed and comprehensive encyclopedia and directory charts the European Union's development. Thoroughly updated, this extensive reference source provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union: the expansion of the EU under the Nice Treaty is covered, and the future of the union is addressed. A glossary of key terms, a statistical survey and a directory section provide a unique guide to the workings of the EU as well as up-to-date contact details of MEPs and other EU officials.
Features include: - Up-to date chronology of... The sixth edition of this well-informed and comprehensive encyclopedia and directory charts the European Union's development. Thoroughly updated, this...
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1708,47 zł |
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The Politics of Water: A Survey
ISBN: 9781857433395 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This authoritative reference work gives timely information on the global politics of water. Readers will find case studies on a variety of complex water situations, from the Okavango River that flows through Angola, Namibia and Botswana, to the Euphrates-Tigris of the Upper Persian Gulf. With the current threat of climate change and increasing demand on water resources, the book gives valuable insight into an increasingly politicized topic. Politics of Water is a welcome addition to Routledge s extensive The Politics of reference series. Readers will benefit from:... This authoritative reference work gives timely information on the global politics of water. Readers will find case studies on a variety of complex ... |
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1209,08 zł |
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Chronology
ISBN: 9781932080391 / Angielski / Miękka / 676 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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338,42 zł |
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Pre-Modern Encyclopaedic Texts: Proceedings of the Second COMERS Congress, Groningen, 1-4 July 1996
ISBN: 9789004108301 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pre-Modern Encyclopaedic Texts presents the proceedings of the second COMERS congress, the successor to Centres of Learning (Brill, 1995). Like its predecessor it contains in ancient, medieval and renaissance Europe and the Near East. Although the genre of encyclopaedia was defined and named only in modern times, texts that aspire to the encyclopaedic ideals of utility and comprehensiveness are found throughout recorded history. They respond to and shape ideas about the natural world, human history, and the nature and limits of human knowledge. The present volume comprises five...
Pre-Modern Encyclopaedic Texts presents the proceedings of the second COMERS congress, the successor to Centres of Learning (Brill, 1995...
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586,79 zł |
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