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The Artist Grows Old

The Aging of Art and Artists in Italy, 1500-1800

By: Philip Lindsay Sohm

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The Artist Grows Old

The Aging of Art and Artists in Italy, 1500-1800

By: Philip Lindsay Sohm

How does the artist’s self-conception change in old age? How does old age affect artistic practice? In this intriguing study, art historian Philip Sohm considers some of the greatest artists of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and their experiences of aging. Sohm investigates how art critics, collectors, biographers, and fellow artists dealt with old painters, what mental landscapes preconditioned responses to art by the elderly, and how biology and psychology were co-opted to explain the imprint that artists left on their art. He also looks carefully at the impact of prejudices, stereotypes, and other imaginary truths about old age. For some artists, the problems of old age were related to physical decline—Poussin’s hands became shaky, Titian’s eyesight dimmed. For others, psychological symptoms emerged. The book’s cast of characters includes Michelangelo, the hypochondriac young fogy; Titian, the shrewd marketer of old age; the multiphobic Pontormo; and others. With sensitivity and insight, Sohm uncovers what it meant to be an old artist and how successive generations have looked at the art of an old master.

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The Artist Grows Old

The Aging of Art and Artists in Italy, 1500-1800

By: Philip Lindsay Sohm

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The Aging of Art and Artists in Italy, 1500-1800

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Sociology of the Sacred

Religion, Embodiment and Social Change

By: Philip A Mellor,Chris Shilling

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Sociology of the Sacred

Religion, Embodiment and Social Change

By: Philip A Mellor,Chris Shilling

About time! Two key experts in the field remind us of the significance and power of religion as bio-political and bio-economic." - Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London "A welcome addition to a continuing body of work by two distinguished theorists of religion." - Grace Davie, University of Exeter "Mellor and Shilling cement their place at the pinnacle of the contemporary sociological theorisation of religion and the sacred. If sociological work is going to have any future it is to be found in the inspiration and excitement of this sophisticated and intelligent book." - Keith Tester, University of Hull "This book is ambitious, refreshing and rewarding. It offers the best available analysis of the complex interlacing of the sacred, religion, secularization and embodied experience." - James A. Beckford, University of Warwick Drawing on classical and contemporary social theory, Sociology of the Sacred presents a bold and original account of how interactions between religious and secular forms of the sacred underpin major conflicts in the world today, and illuminate broader patterns of social and cultural change inherent to global modernity. It demonstrates: How the bodily capacities help religions adapt to social change but also facilitate their internal transformation That the ‘sacred’ includes a diverse range of phenomena, with variable implications for questions of social order and change How proponents of a ‘post-secular’ age have failed to grasp the ways in which sacralization can advance secularization Why the sociology of the sacred needs to be a key part of attempts to make sense of the nature and directionality of social change in global modernity today. This book is key reading for the sociology of religion, the body and modern culture.

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SAGE

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1473907381

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The Mayflower Compact

By: Philip Brooks

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The Mayflower Compact

By: Philip Brooks

Describes the history of the Mayflower Compact, the first written document for government in the New World. Also explains the voyage of the Mayflower, the establishment of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the first Thanksgiving.

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0756521246

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The McCarthy Hearings

By: Philip Brooks

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The McCarthy Hearings

By: Philip Brooks

Describes how Joseph McCarthy and his associates tarnished reputations and ruined lives as they investigated potential communists and Soviet spies in the 1950s, how the "witch-hunt" ended, and its consequences. Contents include: The rise of Joseph McCarth

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Capstone Classroom

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1403441782

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The Phoenician Diaspora

Epigraphic and Historical Studies

By: Philip C. Schmitz

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The Phoenician Diaspora

Epigraphic and Historical Studies

By: Philip C. Schmitz

In this approachable and articulate study, Philip C. Schmitz offers close interpretations of six ancient texts, four previously published Phoenician and Punic inscriptions and two Phoenician inscriptions published for the first time. The author selected the previously known texts because readings of their letters and interpretation of their grammar and syntax are not yet well established. Each of the selected texts stands as an original source concerning Phoenician settlement in the western Mediterranean, Phoenician activity in Egypt, or the economic life and religious beliefs and practices of ancient Carthage. Chapter 1 rapidly surveys the history of Phoenician-Punic epigraphy and offers a limited inventory of recent publications of epigraphic texts. Chapter 2 undertakes a new reading and translation of the Phoenician stele from Nora, Sardinia (CIS I 144). Chapter 3 edits and translates the larger Phoenician inscriptions from Abu Simbel, in Egypt (CIS I 112). Chapter 4 concerns the paleographic analysis of selected Phoenician graffiti from Tell el-Maskhuta. Chapter 5 publishes an overlooked dipinto inscription on an amphora excavated at Carthage. (An appendix by Joann Freed contextualizes the amphora.) Chapter 6 takes a text-critical look at CIS I 6068, an enigmatic Punic inscription on lead, thought since its discovery to be a curse text. Schmitz argues that it is not a curse but a quittance for debt. Chapter 7 is a new reading and translation of CIS I 6000bis, a Punic epitaph from the Hellenistic period of Carthage. Among the features of this book that may interest students and scholars are: new translations and interpretations of important inscriptions the translation and interpretation of which have been disputed; previously unpublished photographs of inscriptions, illustrating difficult readings; author’s hand drawings of difficult readings; and grammatical analysis with reference to other known texts and standard reference works.

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Penn State Press

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1575066858

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9781575066851

Allan Kaprow, Robert Smithson, and the Limits to Art

By: Philip Ursprung,Fiona Elliott

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Allan Kaprow, Robert Smithson, and the Limits to Art

By: Philip Ursprung,Fiona Elliott

This innovative study of two of the most important artists of the twentieth century links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art--both what it is and where it is. Ursprung provides a sophisticated yet accessible analysis, placing the two artists firmly in the art world of the 1960s as well as in the art historical discourse of the following decades. Although their practices were quite different, they both extended the studio and gallery into desert landscapes, abandoned warehouses, industrial sites, train stations, and other spaces. Ursprung bolsters his argument with substantial archival research and sociological and economic models of expansion and limits.

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Univ of California Press

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0520245415

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We Built This City: Philadelphia

History, People, Landmarks - Independence Hall, the Rocky Statue, Trolleys

By: Philip Wolny

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We Built This City: Philadelphia

History, People, Landmarks - Independence Hall, the Rocky Statue, Trolleys

By: Philip Wolny

·Reading Level 3-6 ·Learn the history of Philadelphia and its association with the Lenape Native American tribe, New Sweden, and William Penn, how it got its nickname "The City of Brotherly Love", how Philadelphia was the last stop on the Underground Railroad and African Americans played a big role in population growth, and interesting sights for visitors like Independence Hall, the Rocky Statue and Geno's cheesesteaks. ·Includes historical and current pictures of Philadelphia, a chronology of events (spanning 1638 to today), chapter notes, suggested reading, glossary. ·Features maps of the land and city.

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1637414684

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The Vikings and Their Enemies

Warfare in Northern Europe, 750?1100

By: Philip Line

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The Vikings and Their Enemies

Warfare in Northern Europe, 750?1100

By: Philip Line

A fresh account of some of history's greatest warriors. The Vikings had an extraordinary and far-reaching historical impact. From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they ranged across Europe—raiding, exploring, colonizing—and their presence was felt as far away as Russia and Byzantium. They are most famous as warriors, yet perhaps their talent for warfare is too little understood. Philip Line, in this scholarly and highly readable study of the Viking age, uses original documentary sources—the chronicles, sagas, and poetry—and the latest archaeological evidence to describe how the Vikings and their enemies in northern Europe organized for war. His graphic examination gives an up-to-date interpretation of the Vikings’ approach to violence and their fighting methods that will be fascinating reading for anyone who is keen to understand how they operated and achieved so much in medieval Europe. He explores the practicalities of waging war in the Viking age, including compelling accounts of the nature of campaigns and raids, and detailed accounts of Viking-age battles on land and sea, using all the available evidence to give an insight into the experience of combat. Throughout this fascinating book, Philip Line seeks to dispel common myths about the Vikings and misconceptions about their approach to warfare. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1632208725

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Church as Communion

The Gift and Goal of Koinonia

By: Philip Kariatlis

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Church as Communion

The Gift and Goal of Koinonia

By: Philip Kariatlis

Philip Kariatlis is a lecturer of theology at St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney, Australia. In 2010 he received his doctorate in Ecclesiology from the Sydney College of Divinity. His research interests lie in Church doctrine, specifically its existential and salvific significance. He translated the doctoral dissertation of Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis) entitled The Infallibility of the Church in Orthodox Theology (2008). He is a member of the Faith and Unity Commission of the National Council of Churches in Australia.

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ATF Press

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1921817097

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History of the Church

Volume 3: The Revolt Against The Church: Aquinas To Luther

By: Philip Hughes

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History of the Church

Volume 3: The Revolt Against The Church: Aquinas To Luther

By: Philip Hughes

This volume covers one of the most critical - and one of the most interesting - periods in the history of the Church. It is, from the beginning, a period of revolt - the revolts of thinkers and 'mystics', of princes and kings, of bishops and monks, of capitalist bourgeois and proletarian workers. It is the story of the Templars, of the 'Avignon captivity' and the Great Schism of the West, of the councils of Pisa and Contance and Basel, of the Renaissance and the rise of the Ottoman Turks. It is the story, too, of philosophers (Duns Scotus and Ockham), theologians (Gerson, Nicolas of Cusa, and Cajetan)m and humanists (More, Machiavelli, and Erasmus). Popes of the period include Boniface VIII, 'Benedict XIII', Nicholas V, and Pius II, as well as the notorious Borgia, della Rovere, and Medici pontiffs. And, in these 250 years which culminated in the Reformation, come Wicklif, John Hus, and Martin Luther - and Catherine of Sienna, Vincent Ferrer, and Antonius of Florence.

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A&C Black

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0722079834

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9780722079836

The Feeling Intellect

Selected Writings

By: Philip Rieff

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The Feeling Intellect

Selected Writings

By: Philip Rieff

Collected here for the first time, these writings demonstrate the range and precision of Philip Rieff's sociology of culture. Rieff addresses the rise of psychoanalytic and other spiritual disciplines that have reshaped contemporary culture.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226716414

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9780226716411

The Loci Communes of Philip Melanchthon

with a critical introduction by the translator

By: Philip Melanchthon

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The Loci Communes of Philip Melanchthon

with a critical introduction by the translator

By: Philip Melanchthon

This work has special significance in the history of Protestant theology in that it was the first work written by a Protestant theologian on doctrinal theology. Hill's work seeks to bring Melanchthon out into the open where he may be seen as a constructive thinker, scholar, and systematizer of a theological worldview of his own.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725219948

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9781725219946

Max Weber's Economy and Society

A Critical Companion

By: Charles Camic,Philip S. Gorski,David M. Trubek

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Max Weber's Economy and Society

A Critical Companion

By: Charles Camic,Philip S. Gorski,David M. Trubek

This book provides an indispensable introduction to Weber's Economy and Society, and should be mandatory reading for social scientists who are interested in Weber. The various contributions to this volume, all written by important Weberian scholars, present the culmination of decades of debates about Weber's various concepts and theories. They are sure guides in the maze of conflicting interpretations, and draw out the implications of Weber's sociology for understanding social change in the 21st century. Gil Eyal, Columbia University Many will value this as the best collection of essays on Max Weber in the English language. It surpasses prior studies in using Weber and the world of his endeavors as entry points into the central issues of social science today. Richard Biernacki, University of California, San Diego

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Stanford University Press

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0804747172

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9780804747172

Sediment Routing Systems

The Fate of Sediment from Source to Sink

By: Philip A. Allen

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Sediment Routing Systems

The Fate of Sediment from Source to Sink

By: Philip A. Allen

This cutting-edge summary combines ideas from several sub-disciplines to provide an understanding of sediment routing systems and Earth surface dynamics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107091993

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9781107091993

History as Past Ethics: An Introduction to the History of Morals

By: Philip Van Ness Myers

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History as Past Ethics: An Introduction to the History of Morals

By: Philip Van Ness Myers

Professor Freeman defined history as “past politics.” Mr. Buckle argued that the essence of the historical evolution consists in intellectual progress. Many present-day economists hold that the dominant forces in the historical development are economic. Churchmen consistently make the chief factor in history to be religion. Whether the upholders of these several interpretations of history would have us understand them as speaking of the ultimate goal of the historic evolution, or merely of the dominant motive under which men and society act, none of these interpretations can be accepted by the student of the facts of the moral life of the race as a true reading of history. To him not only does moral progress constitute the very essence of the historic movement, but the ethical motive presents itself as the most constant and regulative force in the evolution of humanity. His chief interest in all the other factors of the historical evolution is in noting in what way and in what measure they have contributed to the growth and enrichment of the moral life of mankind. Thus the historian of morals is deeply interested in the growth of political institutions among men, but chiefly in observing in what way these institutions have affected for good or for evil the moral life of the nation. Particularly is the progress of the world toward political unity a matter of profound concern to him, not because he regards the establishment of the world state as an end in itself, but because the universal state alone can furnish those conditions under which the moral life of humanity can most freely expatiate and find its noblest and truest expression. It is the same with intellectual progress. The student of morals recognizes the fact that the progress of the race in morality is normally dependent upon its progress in knowledge—that conscience waits upon the intellect. But in opposition to Buckle and those of his school, he maintains that, so far from an advance in knowledge constituting the essence of a progressive civilization, this mental advance constitutes merely the condition precedent of real civilization, the distinctive characteristic of which must be a true morality. A civilization or culture which does not include this is doomed to quick retrogression and decay. As Benjamin Kidd truly observes, “When the intellectual development of any section of the race, for the time being, outruns the ethical development, natural selection has apparently weeded it out like any other unsuitable product.” As with the political and intellectual elements of civilization so is it with the economic. The outward forms of the moral life are, it is true, largely determined by the industry of a people; but the informing spirit of morality is the expression of an implanted faculty. It is elicited but not created by environment. No industrial order from which it is lacking can long endure. Natural selection condemns it as unfit. And this we are beginning to recognize—that economics and ethics cannot be divorced, that every great industrial problem is at bottom a moral problem. To the student of the ethical phase of history all social reformers from the old Hebrew prophets down to Karl Marx and Henry George are primarily moralists pleading for social justice, equity, and righteousness.

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Library of Alexandria

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146558014X

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9781465580146

The Fight for the Environment

By: Philip Wolny

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The Fight for the Environment

By: Philip Wolny

Among the most pressing issues of our time is the battle to preserve our environment, and avert the looming catastrophe of climate change. In this inspiring volume, students are introduced to the history of environmentalism from the nineteenth century to the present day. Highlights include the passionate and engaged activism and actions of numerous individuals, groups, scientists, and governments. Readers will be empowered by the use of vivid, urgent narrative and images to examine an occasionally overwhelming issue and take action. Give them the crucial tips on how to become involved, provided in this must-have volume.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1508185514

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9781508185512

Fundamental Legal Conceptions As Applied in Judicial Reasoning by Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld

By: David Campbell,Philip Thomas

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Fundamental Legal Conceptions As Applied in Judicial Reasoning by Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld

By: David Campbell,Philip Thomas

Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld, born in 1879, died prematurely in 1918. He left only a few law journal articles as his published work. His 'Fundamental Legal Conceptions', originally published as two articles in the 'Yale Law Journal' for 1913 and 1917 and left incompletely revised at his death is, however, one of the principal foundations of analytic jurisprudence. The analysis of rights that Hohfeld offers is still regularly cited and relied upon by both lawyers and philosophers, and it is treated as a source of insight into the nature of moral rights as well as the legal rights that were Hohfeld’s own focus of concern. Although some of his analytical distinctions were anticipated by earlier jurists, their insights were fragmentary and imperfect by comparison. Hohfeld’s systematic and exhaustive (yet concise) treatment is generally regarded as unsurpassed. This is not to say that he has not been criticized, but his book forms the essential starting point for any discussion of the nature and structure of rights. 'Fundamental Legal Conceptions' has long been difficult to obtain. This new edition makes this classic of analytic jurisprudence available with a comprehensive introduction by Dr. N.E. Simmonds of Corpus Christi, University of Cambridge, UK.

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Routledge

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1351935208

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9781351935203

Earth Surface Processes

By: Philip A. Allen

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Earth Surface Processes

By: Philip A. Allen

Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments, in the context of both present-day patterns as well as the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the global-scale aspects of the earth's surface system. The second part focuses on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment transport in a number of settings, found at the earth's surface and in its oceans. Earth Surface Processes fits into the literature of the broad holistic discipline of 'Earth System Science.' The author illustrates the physical principles of earth's surface processes and explains the relevant theories by quantitative practical exercises. The pioneering textbook on the "new sedimentology" One of the first textbooks to adopt the Earth Systems approach to geology, developed at Penn State and Stanford Should reinvigorate more traditional courses in physical sedimentology and dynamical sedimentology Successfully marries the innovative holistic approach to Earth Systems with the traditional reductionist approach to sedimentary processes Explains both the global-scale Earth Surface System and the fluid dynamics and sedimentary transport processes that underlie this Quantitative approach is reinforced with worked examples and solutions Richly illustrated with original diagrams and a colour plate section

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444313568

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9781444313567

Geography Matters Scotland

By: Philip Duffy

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Geography Matters Scotland

By: Philip Duffy

Covering the geography elements of the 5-14 National Guidelines for Environmental Studies, this text has topical, in-depth case studies and regular tasks and exercises to help students develop knowledge and understanding. Scottish and wider world examples are used throughout.

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Heinemann

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0435355430

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9780435355432

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya

Kenya

By: Philip Briggs

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya

Kenya

By: Philip Briggs

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya will lead you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer. Packed with full-color photography, illustrations, and maps, this updated guide explores Kenya's many dynamic features, from the spectacular wildlife and breathtaking national parks, to the lively nightlife and cultural attractions of Nairobi. Features include a comprehensive illustrated guide to Kenya's habitats and wildlife, information on game reserves and safaris, and detailed maps of Kenya's national parks. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Kenya provides all the insider tips visitors need with listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, as well as the entertainment, beaches, markets, and festival options listed town by town. Now available in PDF format.

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1465417869

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