Nature's Evil: A Cultural History of Natural Resources (Etkind Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience (Etkind Alexander)(Paperback)

This book gives a radically new reading of Russia's cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and domesticated its own heartlands, thereby colonizing many peoples, Russians included. This vision of colonization as simultaneously internal and

Skomer Island: Its History and Natural History (Alexander Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Skomer is a captivating island and one of Britain's most spectacular National Nature Reserves, visited by tens of thousands of people every year and receiving regular media attention from magazines, radio and television wildlife programs. It has internationally important populations of seabirds,

Analytical Chemistry for Cultural Heritage (Mazzeo Rocco)(Pevná vazba)

Emerging Approaches in Synchrotron Studies of Materials from Cultural and Natural History Collections.- Non-invasive Investigations of Paintings by Portable Instrumentation: The MOLAB Experience.- Non-destructive Examination of Artistic Pigments, Paints and Paintings by Means of X-ray Methods.- New

Flight from Grace: A Cultural History of Humans and Birds (Pope Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Human animals are despoiling nature and causing a sixth extinction on Earth. Our natural environment is being compromised, and birds and other animals are disappearing at an alarming rate. Flight from Grace does not so much reveal the extent of the damage as ask and answer the perplexing question:

Container Principle - How a Box Changes the Way We Think (Klose Alexander (Kulturstiftung des Bundes))(Pevná vazba)

A cultural history of the shipping container as a crucible of globalization and a cultural paradigm.We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage

The Natural History of Selborne (White Gilbert)(Pevná vazba)

Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne (1789) reveals a world of wonders in nature. Over a period of twenty years White describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural Hampshire parish of Selborne. He notes everything from the habits of an

The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact (Shulgin Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume 1, presents lectures from Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin's popular course on what drugs are, how they work, how they are processed by the body, and how they affect our society. Transcribed from the original lectures recorded at San

Art of Nature: Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World (Magee Judith)(Pevná vazba)

A Cultural History of Spanish Speakers in Japan (Tinajero Araceli)(Pevná vazba)

Beginning in 1990, thousands of Spanish speakers emigrated to Japan. A Cultural History of Spanish Speakers in Japan focuses on the intellectuals, literature, translations, festivals, cultural associations, music (bolero, tropical music, and pop, including reggaeton), dance (flamenco, tango and

Shakespeare's Boys: A Cultural History (Knowles K.)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare's Boys: A Cultural History offers the first extensive exploration of boy characters in Shakespeare's plays, examining a range of characters from across the Shakespearean canon in their original early modern contexts and surveying their subsequent performance histories on stage and

Natural History of Magick (David Poppy)(Pevná vazba)

Mathematics + Art: A Cultural History (Gamwell Lynn)(Pevná vazba)

A cultural history of the links between mathematics and art, from antiquity to today This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understand the physical world they see before them and the abstract objects

The American Dream: A Cultural History (Samuel Lawrence R.)(Pevná vazba)

There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No

A Natural History of Fairies (Hawkins Emily)(Pevná vazba)

This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today. Featuring a gold foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker, and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with

A New History of Yachting (Bender Mike)(Pevná vazba)

An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Shortlisted for the Maritime Foundation's Mountbatten Award 2018 This book, by a leading expert in the field, is the first major history of yachting for over a quarter of a century. Setting

The Natural History of Canadian Mammals (Naughton Donna)(Pevná vazba)

Comprehensive and immensely valuable, The Natural History of Canadian Mammals will become a treasured companion for scientific researchers, animal lovers, and all those wishing to gain a greater appreciation of Canada's natural

Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature - Amazing Animals and the Magical Creatures of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts (Natural History Museum)(Pevná vazba)

The Swan: A Natural History (Schuyl Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

Stunning photographs illustrate our new natural history of the swan, this much-loved creature of beauty and grace. Professional photographer Malcolm Schuyl has studied the swan for decades -- observing, researching and photographing it throughout its life-cycle. His lively and inspirational book

Red: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red

High Times: A History of Aviation (Golden Cosmos)(Pevná vazba)

Respected Berlin illustrators Golden Cosmos celebrate the cultural history of flight in the latest title from Nobrow's popular Leporello series. A concertina book, High Times unfolds to reveal a bold fifty-four-inch panorama that can be read as a book, displayed on a mantelpiece, or framed as a

Blue: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating

Catalonia a Cultural and Literary History (Eaude Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a cultural history of Catalonia, exploring the distinctive nature of Catalan identity through the perspectives of political struggle, a vibrant literary tradition and world-famous innovations in architecture and the visual

Natural History (Pliny)(Pevná vazba)

Pliny the Elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic Natural History, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of Roman knowledge. The contents of the books are as follows. Book 1: table of contents of the others and of authorities; 2: mathematical and metrological survey of

Natural History (Pliny)(Pevná vazba)

Pliny the Elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic Natural History, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of Roman knowledge. The contents of the books are as follows. Book 1: table of contents of the others and of authorities; 2: mathematical and metrological survey of