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  • Gentrification

    Research and Policy on Urban Displacement Processes

    by Frank Eckardt ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This essential presents the state of urban research on gentrification in a condensed form. This term, which has been used in the scientific community since the 1960s, has now also become established in the public debate. It describes how rising rents in the cities and the lack of affordable housing lead to poorer residents being driven out of their neighbourhoods. It becomes clear in what way ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Landscapes and Landforms of Botswana

    Edited by Frank D. Eckardt ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume contains 22 chapters introducing a wide range of semi-arid and geologic landscapes. Botswana, a thinly populated nation, the size of France, is a Southern African keystone country at the heart of the Kalahari, sharing some of the major sub-continental drainage basins such as the Limpopo, Zambezi, Orange, and Okavango with its neighbouring countries. The extensive Kalahari Sand surface ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    An Introduction

    by Stephan Kaufmann, Ingo Stutzle ...
    Translated by Alexander Locascio ...
    An introduction to Thomas Piketty’s monumental workUS Nobel Prize–winner Paul Krugman described Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century as “perhaps the most important book of the last decade.” It has sparked major international debates, dominated bestseller lists and generated a level of enthusiasm—as well as intense criticism—in a way no other economic or sociological work has in a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Our Final Warning

    Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

    by Mark Lynas ...
    This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Stung!

    On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

    by Lisa-ann Gershwin ...
    "The world of jellyfish is brought alive as you never imagined it could be by Lisa-ann Gershwin in this engaging, gripping, and often funny book." —Callum Roberts, author of The Ocean of LifeAs our oceans become increasingly inhospitable to life, there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick environment: the beautiful, dangerous, and now incredibly numerous jellyfish. As foremost ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Illusions

    Politics, Economy, and Culture in Late Modernity

    by Andreas Reckwitz ...
    Translated by Valentine A. Pakis ...
    We live in a time of great uncertainty about the future. Those heady days of the late twentieth century, when the end of the Cold War seemed to be ushering in a new and more optimistic age, now seem like a distant memory. During the last couple of decades, we’ve been battered by one crisis after another and the idea that humanity is on a progressive path to a better future seems like an illusion ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd edition

    by Douglas Benn, David J A Evans ...
    Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • What Is Globalization?

    by Ulrich Beck ...
    This important new book offers an engaging and challenging introduction to the thorny paths of the globalization debate. ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Ecology of Sulawesi

    by Tony Whitten, Greg S. Henderson ...
    Series series Ecology Of Indonesia Series
    The Ecology of Sulawesi is a comprehensive ecological survey of one of Indonesia's least populated and most diverse islands.It is hoped that it will prove useful to resource managers, ecologists, environmental scientists and local government personnel, and be enlightening to Sulawesi's inhabitants and visitors.Sulawesi is one of the least-known islands of Indonesia, and wise environmental ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Community of Europeans?

    Transnational Identities and Public Spheres

    by Thomas Risse ...
    In A Community of Europeans? a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at least a secondary "European identity" to complement their national identities. Risse ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Living Shores

    by George Branch ...
    Originally published in 1981, Living Shores was for many years the standard reference for marine science students but was also embraced by a popular market for its fascinating insights into marine and coastal habitats and the life they support. After a long absence, this classic has been revived and thoroughly reworked to incorporate the many dramatic changes that our oceans and coasts have ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Joseph A. Schumpeter

    His Life and Work

    by Richard Swedberg ...
    Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883-1950) is one of the most celebrated authors on the economics and sociology of the twentieth century. Richard Swedberg's new biography provides an engaging and vivid account of Schumpeter's varied life, including his ventures into politics and private banking as well as his academic career. As a backdrop to these, Swedberg also discusses Schumpeter's tragic personal life ... Read more

    $29.00 USD