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Worktowners at Blackpool: Mass-Observation and Popular Leisure in the 1930s
ISBN: 9780415040716 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 1937, the Mass-Observation organization was founded to record the everyday life of ordinary people for a popular audience. The mass-observers followed labourers, from the routine of work and home life in the Lancashire town of Bolton, to Blackpool. They recorded what they saw, hoping to discover what attracted workers to this crowded temple of Victorian culture and also to transcend class prejudice and sociological theory. The annual pilgrimage to Blackpool was at the centre of the annual cycle of renewal and release in working-class life.
In 1937, the Mass-Observation organization was founded to record the everyday life of ordinary people for a popular audience. The mass-observers follo...
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713,07 |
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Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia
ISBN: 9780415075923 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In a unique survey, based on new census data, Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecological problems since 1945. Painting a grim picture, this book investigates how the combination of rapid population growth and declining per capita investment is causing economic conditions to slide in rural areas and encouraging an ecological catastrophe. The authors discuss the effects of low rural out-migration, and show that at current growth rates the rural working-age population will double with each generation. Unprecedented in a developed...
In a unique survey, based on new census data, Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecologic...
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934,36 |
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A Geography of the European Union
ISBN: 9780415143103 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Can the European Union continue to grow and also converge?
Is uniformity within the union desirable? The European Union has grown into a supranational entity formed from a mosaic of diverse regions. Its enlargement to encompass a number of Central European countries seems only a matter of time. With the EU's political and economic importance growing globally, the Union's influence is increasingly being felt within its Member States. A new geography is emerging with pressures to reduce regional disparities by a process of convergence. A Geography of the European Union... Can the European Union continue to grow and also converge?
Is uniformity within the union desirable? The European Union has grown into a supra... |
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983,54 |
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The History of Museums
ISBN: 9780415148726 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 2144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. These key texts open the investigation and appreciation of museum history. The author chronicles the founders and early donors to the British Museum. Greenwood and Murray provide informative pictures of the early history of the museum movement. Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum (Natural History), takes a philsophical approach to the sphere of natural history in relation to museums. Similarly, Acland and Ruskin discuss and explore the relationships of art and architecture to museums.
Museums and collecting is now a major area of cultural studies. These key texts open the investigation and appreciation of museum history. The author ...
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6688,04 |
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The Changing Geography of the UK
ISBN: 9780415179003 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s.
This fully revised edition of a widely used introductory text presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during ...
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290,09 |
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The Changing Geography of the UK 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780415179010 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect on the geographical landscape. This fully revised edition of a well-known book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred during the 1990s. It includes a great deal of new material from a revised team of contributors.
Since 1990 the UK has undergone major shifts in terms of its land, economy, society, policy and environment, all of which have had a profound effect o...
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295,01 |
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Aspect Nature:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Described by Charles Darwin as the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived, Alexander von Humboldt helped to transform western science in the nineteenth century. Naturalist, botanist, zoologist, author, cartographer, artist, and sociologist, he is widely respected as the founder of physical geography (and climatalogy), and his influence on all branches of natural science still persists today.
Described by Charles Darwin as the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived, Alexander von Humboldt helped to transform western science in the nin...
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1499,89 |
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Hima Jour V1:Sci Tra 1790-1877
ISBN: 9780415289344 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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983,54 |
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Hima Jour V2:Sci Tra 1790-1877
ISBN: 9780415289351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 487 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1401,54 |
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Natu River V2:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289375 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 423 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1401,54 |
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Malay Arch V1:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289382 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1499,89 |
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Malay Arch V2:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 524 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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983,54 |
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Travels in Persia : 1627-1629
ISBN: 9780415344708 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When first published in 1928, Herbert's work enjoyed immediate success. The narrative is of considerable importance from an historical point of view, as it gives the only detailed account of the first English embassy to Persia. It also paints a graphic picture of the Perisa and the Persians in the early part of the seventeenth century, with vivid and extensive descriptions of the towns of Abbas, Lar, Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Ashraf, Tehran, Qazvin, Qum and Kashan.
This edition is based on the revised edition of 1677, but has in turn been edited so that the version reprinted here... When first published in 1928, Herbert's work enjoyed immediate success. The narrative is of considerable importance from an historical point of view, ...
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1352,36 |
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Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage : 1618-25
ISBN: 9780415344722 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things make one understand why the book, famous in its original tongue, has but to be savoured in translation to gain an equal popularity.' Manchester Guardian Bontekoe's East Indian Voyage was one of the most popular books in which the Dutch seventeenth century public delighted and it continued to be reprinted throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As well as providing an illuminating insight into the machinations of the... First published in 1929.
'Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource against fate, these things ... |
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1352,36 |
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Travels in Asia and Africa : 1325-1354
ISBN: 9780415344739 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, the extent of the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants at that time. This edition provides extensive notes, including important historical and religious background. First published 1929.
Ibn Battuta's work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, whi... |
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1352,36 |
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The First Englishmen in India : Letters and Narratives of Sundry Elizabethans written by themselves
ISBN: 9780415344746 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British Indian Empire can be seen, arising out of the trading operations of the East India Company.
First published in 1930. This volume contains letters and narratives of some of the Elizabethans who went to India. Here the beginnings of the British...
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1352,36 |
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Travels and Adventures : 1435-1439
ISBN: 9780415344753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times.
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first complete translation of Tafur in any language. 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disea...
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1352,36 |
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The True History of his Captivity 1557 : Hans Staden
ISBN: 9780415344760 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New Statesman The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinamba, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth... 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the... |
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1352,36 |
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The English-American : A New Survey of the West Indies, 1648
ISBN: 9780415344807 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not borrowed.' Saturday Review The publication in 1648 of the first authentic account of the provinces of New Spain and Central America by a well-known and educated Englishman excited widespread interest, and The English-American found many readers even though the country was in the midst of revolution. It played an important part in reviving the anti-Spanish policy of Elizabeth and describes at first hand a stage of American society that was... First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not... |
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1352,36 |
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Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One : 1844-1846
ISBN: 9780415344838 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1928.
'To read it is like seeing the scenes described' Evening Standard 'One of the world's best travel books' Spectator 'The work remains a classic worthy of reproduction' The Times Published to critical acclaim and well known for many years afterwards this account of the journey across Mongolia to Lhasa in the early nineteenth century owes much of its success to the literary skills of its authors, made available in English for the first time by William Hazlitt and Paul Pelliot. Among other topics the chapters cover: The French mission of Peking, Tartar manners... First published in 1928.
'To read it is like seeing the scenes described' Evening Standard 'One of the world's best travel books' Spectator 'The... |
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491,72 |