Stewart a weaver (36 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. In VERY GOOD condition. Softcover. Some dog-eared pages; text clean.

Condición: Very Good.

Condición: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condición: Very Good.

paperback. Condición: Fine.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: New. Brand New.

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits often allow, and nothing is more significant to its history than exploration. Wherever trade or faith or empire followed, explorers usually led. Their motives were as many-sided and various as their actions; their legacies are contested and mixed. But none can doubt the significance of explorers to the making of the modernworld.For as long as human societies have existed, people have felt the urge to venture outside of them, either in search of other societies or in search of new land or adventure.Exploration: A Very Short Introduction surveys this quintessential human impulse, tracing it from pre-history to the present, from east to west around the globe, and from the depths of volcanoes to the expanses of space.Focusing on the theme of exploration as encounter, Stewart Weaver discusses the Polynesians in the Pacific, the Norse in the Atlantic, and other early explorers. He reflects on the Columbian "discovery" of the Americas, James Cook and the placeof exploration in the Enlightenment, and Alexander von Humboldt's epochal encounter with tropical South America. The book's final chapters relate exploration to imperial expansion in Africa and Central Asia,assess the meaning of the race to the North and South Poles, and consider the significance of today's efforts in space and deep sea exploration.But what accounts for this urge? Through this brief study of the history of exploration, Weaver clearly shows how the impulse to explore is also the foundation of the globalized world we inhabit today. Exploration combines a narration of explorers' daring feats with a wide-lens examination of what it fundamentally means toexplore.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are theperfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the first explorers (including Polynesian and Micronesian peoples, the ancient Greeks, Marco Polo, and Ibn Battuta), to the European discover of America, the Enlightenment and exploration (focusing on James Cook),and the race to the north and south poles. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. no dj, some wear, still nice! - may have remainder mark & previous owner's name Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 160 pages. 7.00x4.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114. . 2015. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

Condición: New. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114. . 2015. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condición: New. pp. 160 Index.

Condición: New. pp. 160 10 Illus.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Collected Edition, PBO thus.. short novels Fishing for Murder by Brett Halliday; The Ugliness at the Brierwood Lawn Bowling Club by Stewart Street; Dynamite Park by T. Robin Kantner; The Video Fan by John Soennichsen; A Little Imagination by Trisha Sunholm; The Train by Stephen Paul Devillo; Long Odds by Terry Black; The Yankee Lady by L.A. Nerwinski; Santas Slaying by Steve Lindley; >> Creasing to covers Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Doug Weaver Cover Art. (ilustrador). Book. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good to Fine. First Collected Edition, PBO thus.. short novels Fishing for Murder by Brett Halliday; The Ugliness at the Brierwood Lawn Bowling Club by Stewart Street; Dynamite Park by T. Robin Kantner; The Video Fan by John Soennichsen; A Little Imagination by Trisha Sunholm; The Train by Stephen Paul Devillo; Long Odds by Terry Black; The Yankee Lady by L.A. Nerwinski; Santas Slaying by Steve Lindley; >> Vertical creasing to front cover near spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Doug Weaver Cover Art. (ilustrador). Book.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - For as long as there have been civilizations, there has been the urge to venture outside of them, either in search of other civilizations or in search of novelty. Exploration: A Very Short Introduction surveys this quintessential human impulse, tracing it from pre-history to the present, from east to west around the globe, and from the depths of volcanoes to the expanses of space.Stewart Weaver arranges the history of world explorations into thematic chapters, each of which isolates the distinctive qualities and characteristics of exploration in a particular era, period, or place. He introduces the reader to the definition of exploration; to the Polynesians crossing vast seas on their canoes and other early explorers; through Columbus and the European discovery of the Americas. James Cook and the place of exploration in the Enlightenment form the subject of a chapter.So too do the natural histories and explorations of Alexander von Humboldt in South America and Lewis and Clark in North America. The book's final chapters chart exploration through imperial expansion and into new frontiers, guiding the reader through exploration in Africa and Central Asia, the raceto the North and South Poles, and today's efforts in space and deep sea exploration.But what accounts for this urge Through this unique survey of the history of exploration, Weaver clearly shows how the impulse to explore is also the foundation of the globalized world we inhabit today. Exploration combines a narration of explorers' daring feats with a wide-lens examination of what it fundamentally means to explore. As Weaver shows us, the act of exploration in the largest possible global context is the natural history of the earth itself.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. This clear, succinct, and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series surveys the history of global exploration and assesses the motives, for good and ill, of those who undertook it. Stewart Weaver traces the history of exploration from the f.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 0804732426. 1997, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, 347pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0804732426.

Condición: New. In English.

Paperback. Condición: New. The story of the world's highest peaks and the remarkable people who have sought to climb them The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also came to test their skills and courage against the world's highest and most dangerous mountains. In this lively and generously illustrated book, historians Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver present the first comprehensive history of Himalayan mountaineering in fifty years. They offer detailed, original accounts of the most significant climbs since the 1890s, and they compellingly evoke the social and cultural worlds that gave rise to those expeditions.The book recounts the adventures of such figures as Martin Conway, who led the first authentic Himalayan climbing expedition in 1892; Fanny Bullock Workman, the pioneer explorer of the Karakoram range; George Mallory, the romantic martyr of Mount Everest fame; Charlie Houston, who led American expeditions to K2 in the 1930s and 1950s; Ang Tharkay, the legendary Sherpa, and many others. Throughout, the authors discuss the effects of political and social change on the world of mountaineering, and they offer a penetrating analysis of a culture that once emphasized teamwork and fellowship among climbers, but now has been eclipsed by a scramble for individual fame and glory.…