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  • A History of Japan

    by Conrad Totman ...
    Series series Blackwell History of the World
    This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman's authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day.The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility.Covers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism.Updated to include an ... Read more

    $60.00 USD

  • Japan

    An Environmental History

    by Conrad Totman ...
    Series series Environmental History and Global Change
    From the outset, society in Japan has been shaped by its environmental context. The lush green mountainous archipelago of today, with its highly productive lowlands, supports a population of more than 127 million people and one of the most advanced economies in the world. How has this come about and at what environmental cost? Conrad Totman, one of the world's foremost scholars on Japanese, here ... Read more

    $99.99 USD

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  • Something New Under the Sun

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    Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life

    by J. Donald Hughes ...
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  • Islands In Flux

    The Andaman and Nicobar Story

    by Pankaj Sekhsaria ...
    Pankaj Sekhsaria is the most consistent chronicler of contemporary issues in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and one of the best known. His writings on the environment, wildlife conservation, development and indigenous communities have provided insights and perspective on the life of the islands for over two decades. Islands in Flux is a compilation of Sekhsaria's writings on key issues in the ... Read more

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  • Ecology and Equity

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    by Madhav Gadgil, Ramachandra Guha ...
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