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19 produkter
Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life
E-bok, 2006
780 kr
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Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the …
Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life
E-bok, 2006
777 kr
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The nineteenth-century saw a significant transformation in the United States. In one short century, the nation had seen the populating of the Great Plains and West, the decimation of native Indian tribes, the growth of national transportation and communication networks, and the rise of major …
Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life
Inbunden, 2006
735 kr
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Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the …
Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life
Inbunden, 2006
735 kr
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The nineteenth-century saw a significant transformation in the United States. In one short century, the nation had seen the populating of the Great Plains and West, the decimation of native Indian tribes, the growth of national transportation and communication networks, and the rise of major …
Alternative Energy
Av Brian C. Black, Richard Flarend
Inbunden, 2010
713 kr
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An exceptionally timely volume that weighs the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and their implications for reducing energy consumption.As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue to ride on an oil slick. Worldwide, many people have come to see dependence on coal, and …
Alternative Energy
Av Brian C. Black, Richard Flarend
E-bok, 2010
780 kr
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An exceptionally timely volume that weighs the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and their implications for reducing energy consumption. As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue to ride on an oil slick. Worldwide, many people have come to see dependence on coal, …
Global Warming
Av Brian C. Black, Gary J. Weisel
Inbunden, 2010
713 kr
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Tracing scientific ideas about the structure of Earth, Global Warming creates an intellectual portrait of the shifts in thinking that have led to the current controversy, enabling readers to make up their own minds on this important issue.Global Warming takes one of the hot-button issues of our …
Global Warming
Av Brian C. Black, Gary J. Weisel
E-bok, 2010
780 kr
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Tracing scientific ideas about the structure of Earth, Global Warming creates an intellectual portrait of the shifts in thinking that have led to the current controversy, enabling readers to make up their own minds on this important issue. Global Warming takes one of the hot-button issues of our …
Energy in North American Environmental History
Häftad, 2026
665 kr
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Taking North America as its focus, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of humanity’s evolving relationship with energy.As humans have sought to live and develop the North American continent, energy from Earth’s basic elements has served as the raw material for living. Through its …
Energy in North American Environmental History
Inbunden, 2026
2578 kr
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Taking North America as its focus, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of humanity’s evolving relationship with energy.As humans have sought to live and develop the North American continent, energy from Earth’s basic elements has served as the raw material for living. Through its …
Energy in North American Environmental History
E-bok, 2026
785 kr
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Taking North America as its focus, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of humanity's evolving relationship with energy.As humans have sought to live and develop the North American continent, energy from Earth's basic elements has served as the raw material for living. Through its …
Energy in North American Environmental History
E-bok, 2026
785 kr
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Taking North America as its focus, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of humanity's evolving relationship with energy.As humans have sought to live and develop the North American continent, energy from Earth's basic elements has served as the raw material for living. Through its …
To Have and Have Not
Energy in World History
Inbunden, 2022
471 kr
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A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleWritten by a leading scholar, this essential introduction to the history of energy traces one of humans’ most basic ecological interactions: energy exchange. From fire to agriculture, water wheels to electric dynamos, the rise in intensity led humans …
Crude Reality
Petroleum in World History
Inbunden, 2020
1240 kr
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This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude—a …
Crude Reality
Petroleum in World History
Häftad, 2020
471 kr
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This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude—a …
Ike's Road Trip
How Eisenhower’s 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel
Inbunden, 2024
250 kr
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All roads begin somewhere and today’s U. S. highway system began with an exploratory, cross-country ride, led by 28-year-old Army lieutenant colonel, Dwight Eisenhower. This is the story of that coast-to-coast journey and how the dream of connecting America with roads began.Before he led the …
Climate Change
An Encyclopedia of Science and History [4 Volumes]
Av Brian C. Black, David M. Hassenzahl Ph.D. m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
4541 kr
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This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this important issue. Climate change is a controversial topic that promises to reframe rudimentary ideas about …
Climate Change
An Encyclopedia of Science and History [4 Volumes]
Av Brian C. Black, David M. Hassenzahl Ph.D. m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
4745 kr
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This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this important issue. Climate change is a controversial topic that promises to reframe rudimentary ideas about …
Global Warming
Av Brian C. Black, Gary J. Weisel
E-bok, 2010
763 kr
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Tracing scientific ideas about the structure of Earth, Global Warming creates an intellectual portrait of the shifts in thinking that have led to the current controversy, enabling readers to make up their own minds on this important issue. Global Warming takes one of the hot-button issues of our …
