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39 produkter
Suburbs
A Very Short Introduction
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2023
135 kr
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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. …
City Planning
A Very Short Introduction
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2020
105 kr
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City planning is a practice and a profession. It is also a set of goals and--sometimes utopian--aspirations. Formal thought about the shaping of cities as physical spaces and social environments calls on the same range of disciplines and approaches that we use for understanding cities themselves, …
City Planning
A Very Short Introduction
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2020
95 kr
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City planning is a practice and a profession. It is also a set of goals and--sometimes utopian--aspirations. Formal thought about the shaping of cities as physical spaces and social environments calls on the same range of disciplines and approaches that we use for understanding cities themselves, …
City Planning
A Very Short Introduction
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2020
95 kr
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City planning is a practice and a profession. It is also a set of goals and--sometimes utopian--aspirations. Formal thought about the shaping of cities as physical spaces and social environments calls on the same range of disciplines and approaches that we use for understanding cities themselves, …
Twentieth-Century America
Av David Goldfield, Carl Abbott m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
2924 kr
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A compelling story of 20th century events and people, including those familiar and unfamiliar to students. The goal of this book is to emphasize what students need to know about America’s past to function best in the society that emerged from the 20th century. The authors accomplish this by using a …
Boosters and Businessmen
Popular Economic Thought and Urban Growth in the Antebellum Middle West
Av Carl Abbott, Unknown
Inbunden, 1981
739 kr
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Frontiers Past and Future
Science Fiction and the American West
Av Carl Abbott
Inbunden, 2006
645 kr
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Will the settlement of Mars prove much different from the settlement of the West? Look to science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson for fascinating ideas; then turn to historian Carl Abbott for further insights. Over the last half-century, science fiction has witnessed increasing complexity in …
Mourning de Pachmann
The Quest for the Spirit of Chopin
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2011
621 kr
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In January 1933, widowed Canadian psychiatrist Charles Flemming traveled to Rome to deliver a paper at an international psychiatric meeting and to further research the career of the eccentric Ukranian pianist, Vladimir de Pachmann, for a biography he has always wanted to write. En route, he learns …
Mourning de Pachmann
The Quest for the Spirit of Chopin
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2012
753 kr
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In January 1933, widowed Canadian psychiatrist Charles Flemming traveled to Rome to deliver a paper at an international psychiatric meeting and to further research the career of the eccentric Ukranian pianist, Vladimir de Pachmann, for a biography he has always wanted to write. En route, he learns …
Imagined Frontiers
Contemporary America and Beyond
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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We live near the edge - whether in a settlement at the core of the Rockies, a gated community tucked into the wilds of the Santa Monica Mountains, a silicon culture emerging in the suburbs, or, in the future, homesteading on a terraformed Mars. In Imagined Frontiers, urban historian and popular …
New Urban America
Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities, Revised Edition
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 1987
709 kr
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The first comprehensive and comparative analysis of urban growth in the American South and West defines the historical growth of the Sunbelt. Abbott examines the economic base of southern and western cities, the process of suburbanization, and the effects of rapid growth on metropolitan politics. …
Political Terrain
Washington, D.C., from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 1999
548 kr
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Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of ""southern efficiency and northern charm."" Kennedy's quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North …
Political Terrain
Washington, D.C., from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2005
535 kr
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Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of “southern efficiency and northern charm.” Kennedy’s quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North and …
Greater Portland
Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest
Av Carl Abbott
E-bok, 2015
504 kr
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleIt has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and favored as a great place to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make …
Greater Portland
Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2001
402 kr
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleIt has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and favored as a great place to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make …
Great Extravaganza
Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2004
258 kr
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The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into the decade of growth and prosperity that followed. Abbott captures the progressive sentiments that motivated early twentieth-century developers and politicians …
Two Centuries of Lewis and Clark
Reflections on the Voyage of Discovery
Av William L. Lang, Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2004
318 kr
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The landscape encountered by the Corps of Discovery during their multi-year, cross- country trek to the Pacific was dramatically different from the one that greeted visitors attending Portland’s Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905 or the one that exists in the Pacific Northwest today. On …
Quakerism: The Basics
Av Margery Post Abbott, Carl Abbott
Häftad, 2025
315 kr
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Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first-century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a worldwide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary …
Quakerism: The Basics
Av Margery Post Abbott, Carl Abbott
Inbunden, 2025
2526 kr
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Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first-century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a worldwide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary …
Quakerism: The Basics
Av Carl Abbott, Margery Post Abbott
E-bok, 2025
312 kr
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Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first-century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a worldwide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary …
Quakerism: The Basics
Av Carl Abbott, Margery Post Abbott
E-bok, 2025
312 kr
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Quakerism: The Basics introduces a vibrant twenty-first-century religion, tracing the evolution of the Religious Society of Friends from its origins in seventeenth-century England to a worldwide religion, balancing discussion of Quaker history, evolving beliefs and practices, and contemporary …
Construction Innovation
Av Carl Abbott, Andrew R. J. Dainty m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
1825 kr
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Construction innovation is an important but contested concept, both in industry practice and academic reflection and research. A fundamental reason for this is the nature of the construction industry itself: the industry and the value creation activities taking place there are multi-disciplinary, …
Construction Innovation
Av Carl Abbott, Andrew R. J. Dainty m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
1785 kr
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Construction innovation is an important but contested concept, both in industry practice and academic reflection and research. A fundamental reason for this is the nature of the construction industry itself: the industry and the value creation activities taking place there are multi-disciplinary, …
Blowing Zen: Expanded Edition: One Breath One Mind, Shakuhachi Flute Meditation
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad
180 kr
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Family Tradition: ToneWay Music Method & Song Reference: Mountain Music for Everyone!
Häftad
230 kr
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Family Tradition BIG PRINT Songbook: The Big Print 'People Music' Song Collection
Av Carl Abbott
Häftad
248 kr
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