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“john sheail”

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  • Antarctic Whaling

    A Case Study in Near Extinction

    by John Sheail, Paul Rodhouse, John Dudeney ...
    Antarctic Whaling explores how British whalers came to claim so large a share of the whales taken from the Southern Ocean in the first half of the twentieth century, and, more particularly, where, when, how and why the British Government came to play so large a part in whaling history through its endeavour to regulate the whaling grounds. ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

    by John Sheail ...
    Environmental history - the history of the relationship between people and the natural world - is a dynamic and increasingly important field. In An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain, John Sheail breaks new ground in illustrating how some of the most pressing concerns came to be recognised, and a response made. Much use is made of archival sources in tracing a number of key issues, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Nature's Spectacle

    The World's First National Parks and Protected Places

    by John Sheail ...
    National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book, based on original research, delves deeply into their character and significance, and the larger context in which they developed.The book celebrates the deserved attractiveness of the parks as wilderness or 'spectacle' to millions of ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • The Penguin History of New Zealand

    by Michael King ...
    This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for 20 years and has sold over 300,000 copies. It remains the definitive, yet highly readable, starting-point for anybody wanting to ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

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  • A Short History of New Zealand

    by Gordon McLauchlan ...
    A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of New Zealands most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succinct and well referenced, this book is the most accessible introduction to New Zealand ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Newfoundland and Labrador

    A History

    by Sean Cadigan ...
    Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada, Sean T. Cadigan has written the book that will surely become the definitive history of one of North America's most distinct and beautiful regions. The site of the first European settlement by Vikings one thousand years ago, a former colony of England, and known at various times as Terra Nova and ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Singapore

    Unlikely Power

    by John Curtis Perry ...
    Singapore has gained a reputation for being one of the wealthiest and best-educated countries in the world and one of the brightest success stories for a colony-turned-sovereign state, but the country's path to success was anything but assured. Its strategic location and natural resources both allowed Singapore to profit from global commerce and also made the island an attractive conquest for the ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Unnatural History of the Sea

    by Callum Roberts ...
    Series series Shearwater
    Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Lament for an Ocean

    The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery

    by Michael Harris ...
    The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble – victims of the same blind, stupid greed.Angry, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Antarctic

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Klaus Dodds ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas of continental space not claimed by any nation-state. Scientifically, the continental ice sheet has provided us with vital evidence about the Earth ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Fighting for Birds

    25 years in nature conservation

    by Dr. Mark Avery ...
    Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark’s early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow – and his larger than life, yet quietly humane personality has provided the final tools in his own, unique, nature conservationists’ toolbox.In this book, Mark mixes a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Who Killed The Grand Banks?

    The Untold Story Behind the Decimation of One of the World's Greatest Natural Resources

    by Alex Rose ...
    In almost the blink of an eye, Canada's east coast cod fishery collapsed completely. The famous Grand Banks fishery was dead. First sounded by European explorers in the late 15th century, the banks were internationally known to be a famous fishing ground for the Northern cod. Sadly, this is no longer the case. While many theories abound surrounding its destruction, including over-fishing, weak ... Read more

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