Humans Versus Nature: A Global Environmental History, Paperback - Daniel R. Headrick

Since the appearance of Homo sapiens on the planet hundreds of thousands of years ago, human beings have sought to exploit their environments, extr...

The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing ...

Reducere. A major history of technology and Western conquest For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to co...

Reducere. Rights of Nature Rights of Nature Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 454Collection: Rewriting HistoriesPublication date: 2012Dimensions: 158 x 229 x 25Cover type: Paper...

Charts the facts and myths surrounding the invention of the bicycle in the 19th century, and then to consider its cultural impact on western and no...

Offers a look at how nature has been culturally constructed in South and Southeast Asia. This book looks at how social and natural landscapes are c...

David Boyd shows that recognition of the right to a healthy environment is not only growing, it is having a profound influence on public policy and...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. From the outset, society in Japan has been shaped by its environmental context. The lush green mountainous archipelago of today supports a populati...

Reducere. Never promise a fey anything. With magic leaking back into our world, working the nightshift as a paramedic comes with danger. But I handle it. I'v...

What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relation...

During World War II, Danny Carter defused bombs in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. He rendered-safe the first ever intact V-1 rocket bomb th...

An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisisPublisher: Yale University PressA...

An examination of shifting global power dynamics in climate change politics, and how this affects our ability to achieve equitable and sustainable ...

Reducere. There are some things hard to understand in Paul's writings and other texts. The Good News of Messiah straightens them all out. Here are the highli...

In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of P...

A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crime The environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies ...

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Reducere. This book offers new perspectives on the environmental history of lands that have come under Russian and Soviet rule by paying attention to 'place'...

Water in North American Environmental History offers twenty-five cases studies that explore the range of uses and perceptions of water throughout C...

Reducere. Description"In The Chemical Imbalance Delusion, Berger presents a fresh and simplified navigational tool on a topic that is often overwhelming to t...

Reducere. Since the 1950s, psychiatry has controlled both the definitions, theories, diagnoses, and suggested remedies for mental illness. Many intelligent, ...

Reducere. Daniel R. Engel was born on February 24th, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio.Dan grew up on the West side of Cleveland Ohio amid gang related activity throug...

Reducere. The number of children being labelled as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and stigmatized as abnormal continues to grow rapid...

Reducere. One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. Bu...

From pre-Columbian times to the environmental justice movements of the present, women and men frequently responded to the environment and environme...

This book examines ecology and culture in the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on Ukraine's Galician Hutsul region from 1848 to 1939.Publisher: L...

Reducere. As crianças são uma parte indispensável da comunidade adoradora, incorporadas à comunidade cristã pelo batismo não como membros de segunda classe q...

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

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Reducere. Offers 175 actions readers can take to create a more sustainable global environment. You care about the environment--the world you live in, and the...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark FiegeForeword by: William CrononIn the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes t...

Reducere. Gallus the chicken isn't happy with Humans. In fact, he has a little bit of an attitude and does not appreciate the way Humans make fun of his fami...

Reducere. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors introduces college students to the field of peer tutoring, providing a theoretical background and pr...

Reducere. For much of the twentieth century, psychiatry, psychology and social theory have held that mental illness, historically known as madness, cannot be...

Reducere. Adevar versus falsitate. Cum le putem diferentia Adevarul, ca si imaginile de pe Marte, este un fel de carte Rorschach in care oamenii isi proiecte...

Reducere. Putere versus forta. Determinantii ascunsi ai comportamentului uman Imaginati-va ce ar fi daca ati avea acces la un raspuns simplu, prin da sau nu,...

Nature for Sale. The Commons versus Commodities - Giovanna Ricoveri

Reducere. Discover the keys to building effective PLCs Creating an authentic professional learning community requires breaking down the walls of isolation an...

This volume offers a set of concise and accessible introductions to the seminal figures in the historical development of the just war tradition. In...

Volume 1 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of planetary relations What are the sources of our deepest evolutionary and planetary c...

Volume 2 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of place-based relations To what extent does crafting a deeper connection with the Eart...

Volume 5 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of practice What are the practical, everyday, and lifelong ways we become kin? We live ...

Volume 4 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of interpersonal relations Which experiences expand our understanding of being human in...

Volume 3 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of interspecies relations How do relations between and among different species foster a...

Reducere. DescriptionSpanning the time period from 15, 000 BCE to 1500 CE, Inquiry-Based Lessons in World History (Vol. 1) focuses on creating global connect...