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Rural
Häftad, 2010
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
685 kr
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The division of ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a bucolic idyll; as a playground, or a place of …
Eudemian Ethics Books I, II, and VIII
Häftad, 1992
1131 kr
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Anyone seriously interested in Aristotle's moral philosophy must take full account of the Eudemian Ethics, a work which has in the past been unduly neglected in favour of the Nicomachean Ethics. The relation between the two treatises is now the subject of lively debate. This volume contains a …
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Volume IV
A Festschrift for J. L. Ackrill, 1986
Inbunden, 1986
2810 kr
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The fourth volume of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is devoted to essays in honor of Professor John Ackrill on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Contributors include: David Wiggins, Colin Strand, Julius Moravcsik, Lesley Brown, Gail Fine, Julia Annas, David Charles, Michael Woods, …
Conditionals
Av Michael Woods, David Wiggins
Inbunden, 1997
2627 kr
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Conditionals has at its centre an extended essay on this problematic and much-debated subject in the philosophy of language and logic, which the widely respected Oxford philosopher Michael Woods had been preparing for publication at the time of his death in 1993. Woods discusses the distinction …
Conditionals
Av Michael Woods, David Wiggins
Häftad, 2003
786 kr
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Conditionals has at its centre an extended essay on this problematic and much-debated subject in the philosophy of language and logic, which the widely respected Oxford philosopher Michael Woods had been preparing for publication at the time of his death in 1993. Woods discusses the distinctions …
Rural
Inbunden, 2010
2743 kr
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The division of ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a bucolic idyll; as a playground, or a place of …
Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Av Martin Jones, Rhys Jones m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
3790 kr
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An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only …
Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Av Martin Jones, Rhys Jones m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
895 kr
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An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only …
Olduvai Countdown
A Jack Cann Medical Thriller
E-bok, 2023
263 kr
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The world had just exited the worst pandemic in a century when a small African village in the Olduvai region - the birthplace of human evolution - is consumed by death in a few hours. All indications point to a new infectious agent as death spreads rapidly across the continent. Mensa-minded Dr. …
Contesting Rurality
Politics in the British Countryside
Inbunden, 2005
2513 kr
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Rural issues have gained national prominence in Britain in recent years. The future of hunting, the Foot and Mouth outbreak, farm income and agricultural reform and housing development have all claimed political and media attention, promoted by a vocal rural lobby and headline-grabbing protests and …
Ancient Medical Technology
From Herbs to Scalpels
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . . • Doctors in ancient Peru performed brain surgery?• Ancient Greek doctors ran medical schools?• The ancient Indians knew how to protect people from smallpox?Medical technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth used simple healing techniques. They …
Ancient Machine Technology
From Wheels to Forges
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
692 kr
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Did you know . . . • Ancient people used bows to drill holes and start fires?• The ancient Chinese built a machine to detect earthquakes?•The ancient Romans operated a factory for milling grain?Machine technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth used basic machines. They …
Ancient Transportation Technology
From Oars to Elephants
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . . • People first used skis more than 8,000 years ago?• The first wheels were used in pottery—not for transportation?• Traffic jams often clogged the streets of ancient Rome?Transportation technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth used simple …
Ancient Warfare Technology
From Javelins to Chariots
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . . • The Scythians used guerrilla warfare more than 2,500 years ago?• The Chinese general Sun-tzu wrote the first military manual in the fourth century B.C.?• Some ancient Greek warships had more than 150 oarsmen?Military technology is almost as old as human society. The first …
Ancient Agricultural Technology
From Sickles to Plows
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . . • Ancient Romans invented a machine to harvest grain? • Farmers in ancient China destroyed the pests that harmed crops by bringing in their natural predators?• The ancient Mayans restored nutrients to the soil by planting corn and beans together?People learned to farm more than …
Ancient Construction Technology
From Pyramids to Fortresses
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . . • The ancient Maya built magnificent pyramid-temples?• Ancient Chinese builders created central home heating systems?• One ancient Greek monument was taller than a ten-story building?Construction technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth built simple …
Ancient Computing Technology
From Abacuses to Water Clocks
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know . . .• Ancient cultures measured time accurately with water clocks?• An engineer in the first century B.C. designed an odometer to calculate distance traveled? • People computed the first values of pi about four thousand years ago?Computing technology is as old as human society itself. …
Ancient Communication Technology
From Hieroglyphics to Scrolls
Av Michael Woods, Mary B. Woods
E-bok, 2011
707 kr
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Did you know that people first used road signs more than 2,000 years ago? Did you know that Ancient Rome had its own postal service? Did you know that Egyptian writers used flakes of limestone for scrap paper? Pens, storytelling, alphabets—communication technology is as old as human society itself. …
Rural Geography
Processes, Responses and Experiences in Rural Restructuring
Inbunden, 2004
4005 kr
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"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called state-of-the-art." - Geographische Rundschau "With Rural Geography Michael Woods remedies the often …
Rural Geography
Processes, Responses and Experiences in Rural Restructuring
Häftad, 2004
2073 kr
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"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called state-of-the-art." - Geographische Rundschau "With Rural Geography Michael Woods remedies the often …
Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Av Martin Jones, Rhys Jones m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
901 kr
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An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only …
Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Av Martin Jones, Rhys Jones m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
901 kr
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An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects. The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only …
Rural
E-bok, 2010
796 kr
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The division of ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a bucolic idyll; as a playground, or a …
