Making the Arctic City. The History and Future of Urbanism in the Circumpolar North, Hardback - ***

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Peter (Oslo Centre for Urban and Landscape Studies, Norway) HemmersamIllustration(s): 47 bw illus...

As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing international attention.

Long at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic now finds itself at the frontline of issues which will challenge and define our world in the twen...

DescriptionIn this book, Nadine Moeller challenges prevailing views on Egypt's non-urban past and argues for Egypt as an early urban society. She t...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Theresa (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto) EnrightIllustration(s): 9 figures; 9 Illustrations, unspeci...

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Reducere. Buffalo at the Crossroads is a diverse set of cutting-edge essays. Twelve authors highlight the outsized importance of Buffalo, New York, within th...

This book tells you everything most people, including business people, need to know about money so that they can make wise choices concerning the u...

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A riveting, thought-provoking and very timely account of the idea and the reality of quarantine around the world, examining not only the history bu...

Pieces together Australia's climate history for the first time. It shows a continent always vulnerable to climate extremes and variability. It give...

For nearly a century, the worldwide anthroposophical movement has been a catalyst for environmental activism, helping to bring to life many modern ...

Reducere. In a highly engaging style, Rheingold tells the story of what he calls the patriarchs, pioneers, and infonauts of the computer, focusing in particu...

Arctic Mirrors is a vividly rendered history of circumpolar peoples in the Russian empire and the Russian mind.

Interdisciplinary collection exploring cities and urban spaces in the context of technological and digital innovation. An approachable discussion o...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ryan BoehmIllustration(s): 6 mapsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 22...

An illustrated visit to the tropical arctic of 205 million years ago when Greenland was green.Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): ...

Reducere. Description The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still...

DescriptionReports of the death of reading are greatly exaggeratedDo you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, y...

Reducere. DescriptionMonumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's ...

Publisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 13 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 270Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 159 x 235 x ...

Reducere. Straddling the two lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, Hermopolis--the City of Hermes--marks the ancient and future capital of Middle Egypt. In this bo...

Reducere. While multimillion-dollar prizes are common in esports today, did you know that esports began humbly in a small Asian country without a significant...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Amy B. ZegartIllustration(s): 11 b/w illus. 6 tables.Number of pages: 424Publication date: 2022Dime...

Reducere. Explore the fascinating story of Harry Gordon Selfridge in Chicago, Illinois.

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Destin JenkinsIllustration(s): 26 halftones, 10 tablesNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 20...

Reducere. In this nuanced and groundbreaking history, Donna Murch argues that the Black Panther Party (BPP) started with a study group. Drawing on oral histo...

A story of change in the Inca capital told through its artefacts, architecture, and historical documents

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Reducere. DescriptionThomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, "Father of the Constitution, " were two of the most impo...

Reducere. A plea for the social efficacy of the neighborhood and its ecologyThe pressure is on: people move to cities in ever-growing numbers. So we build ne...

French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popul...

Reducere. This book tells the fascinating story of Montreal, Canada, from prehistoric time through the 21st century. From the Iroquoian community of Hochelag...

This edited book explores and promotes reflection on how the lessons of Metabolism experience can inform current debate on city making and future p...

Reducere. This book is about the other Texas, not the state known for its cowboy conservatism, but a mid-twentieth-century hotbed of community organizing, li...

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Rome is unique in its combination of abundant, important ruins, a long urban history, and a vibrant city setting with changing political, cultural,...

Reducere. North Dakota is regarded as flyover country, but extraordinary narratives play out on this improbable Great Plains landscape. North Dakota is the h...

Reducere. North Dakota is regarded as flyover country, but extraordinary narratives play out on this improbable Great Plains landscape. North Dakota is the h...

Reducere. DescriptionOne hundred years ago, Kansas Citians referred to their city as "the prophetic city." Why did this name fit the city?Have you ever wonde...

Reducere. Examines the history of James City, a black community located near New Bern. Established in 1863 as a camp for destitute former slaves, James City ...