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  • The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis

    Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science

    by Martin C. Thoms, Michael D. Delong, James H. Thorp ...
    This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • The Tyranny of the Moderns

    by Professor Nadia Urbinati ...
    Translated by Martin Thom ...
    In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati explores a profound shift in the ideology of individualism, from the ethical nineteenth-century standard, in which each person cooperates with others as equals for the betterment of their lives and the community, to the contemporary “I don’t give a damn” maxim. Identifying this “tyranny of the moderns” as ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • Resilience and Riverine Landscapes

    Edited by Martin Thoms, Ian Fuller ...
    Resilience and Riverine Landscapes presents contributed chapters from global experts in Riverine Landscapes, making it the most comprehensive reference available on the topic. The book explores why rivers are ideal landscapes to study resilience and why studying rivers from a resilience perspective is important for our biophysical understanding of these landscapes and for society. The book focuses ... Read more

    $176.79 CAD

  • Zibaldone

    by Giacomo Leopardi ...
    Translated by Kathleen Baldwin, Richard Dixon, David Gibbons, Ann Goldstein, Gerard Slowey, Martin Thom, Pamela Williams ...
    A groundbreaking translation of the epic work of one of the great minds of the nineteenth centuryGiacomo Leopardi was the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and was recognized by readers from Nietzsche to Beckett as one of the towering literary figures in Italian history. To many, he is the finest Italian poet after Dante. (Jonathan Galassi's translation of Leopardi's Canti was ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • River Science

    Research and Management for the 21st Century

    Edited by David J. Gilvear, Malcolm T. Greenwood, Martin C. Thoms, Paul J. Wood ...
    River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It recognises that the sustainable management of contemporary rivers will increasingly require new ways of characterising them to enable engagement with the diverse range of stakeholders.This volume represents the outcome of research by many of the ... Read more

    $143.99 CAD

  • Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts

    Colonial Exploitation in the Congo

    by Jules Marchal ...
    Translated by Martin Thom ...
    The definitive account of exploitation in the Congo, introduced by Adam HochschildIn the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labour, a programme that reduced the population of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants

    An Introduction to Ethics

    by Ruwen Ogien ...
    Translated by Martin Thom ...
    Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • The Antiegalitarian Mutation

    The Failure of Institutional Politics in Liberal Democracies

    by Nadia Urbinati, Arturo Zampaglione ...
    Translated by Martin Thom ...
    The twin crises of immigration and mass migration brought new urgency to the balance of power between progressive, humanitarian groups and their populist opponents. In the United States and many European countries, the outcome of this struggle is uncertain, with a high chance that the public will elect more politicians who support an agenda of nativism and privatization.The Antiegalitarian ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Antiegalitarian Mutation

    The Failure of Institutional Politics in Liberal Democracies

    by Nadia Urbinati, Arturo Zampaglione ...
    Translated by Martin Thom ...
    The twin crises of immigration and mass migration brought new urgency to the balance of power between progressive, humanitarian groups and their populist opponents. In the United States and many European countries, the outcome of this struggle is uncertain, with a high chance that the public will elect more politicians who support an agenda of nativism and privatization.The Antiegalitarian ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Green Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles

    Mechanisms and Applications

    by Ali Mumtaz, Arfan Arfan, Afolake Temitope Afolake Temitope, Dennis A Dennis A, Elias Elias, Markéta Markéta, Aileen Aileen, Nelson Nelson, Martín A Martín A, Kelvii Wei Kelvii Wei, Sangiliyandi Sangiliyandi, Lena-Maria Lena-Maria, Katerina Horská, Siavash Siavash, Muniyandi Muniyandi, Anal K Anal K, Andrea Andrea, Kateryna Kateryna, Hassan Hassan, Nikolay Nikolay, Gerald Gerald, Christopher T Christopher T, Muralidharan Muralidharan, Yvonne Nemcová, K K, Kevin John Kevin John, Julio Julio, Sebastian D Sebastian D, Katerina Rosenbergová, Zygmunt Zygmunt, María I María I, Adam Adam, Ahmad Reza Ahmad Reza, Jirí Slabotinský, Thoms Thoms ...
    There are physical and chemical methods of synthesis of nanomaterials. But due to the damage caused by these methods to the environment there is a pressing need of green nanotechnology, which is a clean and eco-friendly technology for the development of nanomaterials. The present book includes green synthesis of nanoparticles by algae, diatoms and plants. The mechanism behind the synthesis of ... Read more

    $189.99 CAD

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  • The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Man Booker Prize Winner)

    A Novel

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