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The Geographical Tradition: Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise
ISBN: 9780631185864 / Angielski / Miękka / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Geographical Tradition presents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography's history since 1400, Livingstone argues that the messy contingencies of history are to be preferred to the manufactured idealizations of the standard chronicles. Throughout, the development of geographical thought and practice is portrayed against the background of the broader social and intellectual contexts of the times. Among the topics investigated are geography during the Age of Reconnaissance, the Scientific Revolution and The Englightenment;...
The Geographical Tradition presents the history of an essentially contested tradition. By examining a series of key episodes in geography's his...
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193,60 |
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The Manchus
ISBN: 9780631235910 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book relates the history of the Manchus, the rise and fall of their vast empire and their legacy today.
This book relates the history of the Manchus, the rise and fall of their vast empire and their legacy today.
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225,04 |
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Adventures In Arabia
ISBN: 9780710306784 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few Westerners have succeeded in identifying themselves so completely with Arabian life as the author of this volume, which was first published in 1928. He went to Arabia for no political, humanitarian, or reasonable purpose but purely for the joy of it.
Few Westerners have succeeded in identifying themselves so completely with Arabian life as the author of this volume, which was first published in 192...
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995,51 |
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Tahiti
ISBN: 9780710307545 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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597,30 |
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Man & Animals In New Hebrides
ISBN: 9780710309785 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fully illustrated with maps and figures, this book describes the native Hebrideans and the reasons for their depopulation. The author, a biologist and zoologist, then details the insect, avian and mammalian inhabitants of the islands and their behaviors.
Fully illustrated with maps and figures, this book describes the native Hebrideans and the reasons for their depopulation. The author, a biologist and...
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796,40 |
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In Stevenson'S Samoa
ISBN: 9780710309792 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is a traveller's tale set in the islands of Samoa with the legendary traveller Robert Louis Stevenson as guide.
Here is a traveller's tale set in the islands of Samoa with the legendary traveller Robert Louis Stevenson as guide.
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945,74 |
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Treasure Of Ophir
ISBN: 9780710310125 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this fascinating book, the author reveals the unfolding story of his life-long quest to find Ophir. First joining the Royal Navy and then embarking toward China, the author begins a series of adventures that propel him toward his goal.
In this fascinating book, the author reveals the unfolding story of his life-long quest to find Ophir. First joining the Royal Navy and then embarking...
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771,52 |
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To Lhasa in Disguise
ISBN: 9780710310606 / Angielski / Twarda / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author, a non-Tibetan, lived, dressed, and behaved as a Tibetan in order to travel through the country undetected. He provides here an excellent description of the diplomatic, political, military and industrial situation of the country in the 1920s, with a wealth of compelling stories.
The author, a non-Tibetan, lived, dressed, and behaved as a Tibetan in order to travel through the country undetected. He provides here an excellent d...
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995,51 |
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Kenana Handbook Of Sudan
ISBN: 9780710311603 / Angielski / Twarda / 932 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1219,49 |
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Equatoria: The Lado Enclave
ISBN: 9780714617220 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Major Stigand was the Governor of Mongalla Province in the Sudan, and published this account in 1923.
Major Stigand was the Governor of Mongalla Province in the Sudan, and published this account in 1923.
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522,64 |
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A Voyage to Guinea, Brazil, & the West Indies: In His Majesty's Ships, the Swallow and Weymouth
ISBN: 9780714617879 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1735, this account focuses on the customs, food, languages and religions of the peoples in the islands and settlements visited. It also has remarks on the gold, ivory and slave trades.
First published in 1735, this account focuses on the customs, food, languages and religions of the peoples in the islands and settlements visited. It ...
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771,52 |
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Cosmic Time Travel: A Scientific Odyssey
ISBN: 9780738206325 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this text, science writer Barry Parker takes on one of the most fascinating and fantastical aspects of modern quantum theory - time travel. From the stuff of fiction to Einstein's theory of relativity and Hawking's view of the universe, time travel has captured modern man's excitement and been as much talked about as space travel.
In this text, science writer Barry Parker takes on one of the most fascinating and fantastical aspects of modern quantum theory - time travel. From th...
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113,45 |
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Lived Topographies: And Their Mediational Forces
ISBN: 9780739105764 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection explores the various forms of narrative, semiotic, and technological mediation that shape the experience of place. Gary Backhaus and John Murungi have assembled a wide array of scholars who give a unique perspective on the phenomenology of place.
This collection explores the various forms of narrative, semiotic, and technological mediation that shape the experience of place. Gary Backhaus and J...
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209,00 |
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Earth Ways: Framing Geographical Meanings
ISBN: 9780739107645 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the connection between anthropology, philosophy, and geography? How does one locate the connection? Can a juncture between these disciplines also accommodate history, sociology and other applied and theoretical forms of knowledge? In Earth Ways: Framing Geographical Meanings, editors Gary Backhaus and John Murungi challenge their contributors to find the location that would enable them to bridge their "home disciplines" to philosophical and geographical thought. This represents no easy task. Essayists are charged with building a set of conceptual bridges and what emerges is a unique...
What is the connection between anthropology, philosophy, and geography? How does one locate the connection? Can a juncture between these disciplines a...
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423,09 |
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Time In Geographic Information Systems
ISBN: 9780748400591 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study into the consideration of the temporal dimension of computerized spatial data handling using GIS. The book describes the use of historical and time-variable data as explicit components of the modelling process.
A study into the consideration of the temporal dimension of computerized spatial data handling using GIS. The book describes the use of historical and...
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597,30 |
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GIS in Organizations: How Effective Are GIS in Practice?
ISBN: 9780748402052 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In placing these questions at the heart of their book, the authors set out to stimulate and contribute to the great debate: despite the enormous growth in the acquistion of GIS technology by business and government, little is known about the impact this leading- edge technology is having.
Using case studies in a local government context, this book explores the performance of GIS in practice on the premise that any technology-led innovation will only "work" if the proper organizational and management support, infrastructure and culture exist. In doing so the authors draw on the experiences... In placing these questions at the heart of their book, the authors set out to stimulate and contribute to the great debate: despite the enormous growt...
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597,30 |
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Gender Literacy & Curriculum
ISBN: 9780748402984 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Making important links between poststructuralism, feminism and linguistics, this text explores the relationship between school writing and student learning. It shows how critical linguistics and feminist theory can be used to study power and disciplinary relations in the classroom.
Making important links between poststructuralism, feminism and linguistics, this text explores the relationship between school writing and student lea...
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263,76 |
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GIS And Generalisation : Methodology And Practice
ISBN: 9780748403196 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Generalisation is an integrating tool for the analysis and presentation of spatial data. This book examines issues regarding its implementation in GIS, distinguishing between modelling with generalisation and graphical representation. It also
Generalisation is an integrating tool for the analysis and presentation of spatial data. This book examines issues regarding its implementation in GIS...
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696,85 |
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Geographic Objects with Indeterminate Boundaries
ISBN: 9780748403875 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Current geographical information systems GIS deal almost exclusively with well-defined, static geographical objects ranging from physical landscapes to towns and transport systems. Such objects, exactly located in space, can easily be handled by modern GIS, yet form only a small proportion of all the possible geographical objects.; This book challenges the assumption that the world is compsed of exactly defined and bounded geographic objects such as land parcels, rivers and countries. ignoring the essential complexity of the world, current GIS do not adequately address problems as diverse as...
Current geographical information systems GIS deal almost exclusively with well-defined, static geographical objects ranging from physical landscapes t...
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418,06 |
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Parallel Processing Algorithms for GIS
ISBN: 9780748405084 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last fifteen years GIS has become a fully-fledged technology, deployed across a range of application areas. However, although computer advances in performance appear to continue unhindered, data volumes and the growing sophistication of analysis procedures mean that performance will increasingly become a serious concern in GIS. Parallel computing offers a potential solution. However, traditional algorithms may not run effectively in a parallel environment, so utilization of parallel technology is not entirely straightforward. This groundbreaking book examines some of the current...
Over the last fifteen years GIS has become a fully-fledged technology, deployed across a range of application areas. However, although computer advanc...
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771,52 |
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