Stewart a Weaver (43 results)

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

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

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

paperback. Condition: Fine.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

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Paperback. Condition: 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.…

Condition: 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.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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

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

Condition: 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. . . . .

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Condition: 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.

Condition: New. pp. 160 Index.

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

Condition: New. pp. 160 10 Illus.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: 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. (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: 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. (illustrator). Book.…