shah s the next great migration
Shah S. The Next Great Migration
A dazzlingly original picture of our relentlessly mobile species NAOMI KLEIN Fascinating . . . Likely to prove prophetic in the coming months and years OBSERVER A dazzling tour through 300 years of scientific history PROSPECT A hugely entertaining, life-affirming and hopeful hymn to the glorious adaptability of life on earth SCOTSMAN We are surrounded by stories of people on the move. Wild species, too, are escaping warming seas and desiccated lands in a mass exodus. Politicians and the media present this upheaval of migration patterns as unprecedented, blaming it for the spread of disease and conflict, and spreading anxiety across the world as a result. But the science and history of migration in animals, plants, and humans tell a different story. Far from being a disruptive behaviour, migration is an ancient and lifesaving response to environmental change, a biological imperative as necessary as breathing. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. Falling sea levels allowed our passage across the Bering Sea. Unhampered by borders, migration allowed our ancestors to people the planet, into the highest reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and the most remote islands of the Pacific, disseminating the biological, cultural and social diversity that ecosystems and societies depend upon. In other words, migration is not the crisis - it is the solution. Tracking the history of misinformation from the 18th century through to todays anti-immigration policies, The Next Great Migration makes the case for a future in which migration is not a source of fear, but of hope.
958 Руб.
Shah S. The Next Great Migration
A dazzlingly original picture of our relentlessly mobile species NAOMI KLEIN Fascinating . . . Likely to prove prophetic in the coming months and years OBSERVER A dazzling tour through 300 years of scientific history PROSPECT A hugely entertaining, life-affirming and hopeful hymn to the glorious adaptability of life on earth SCOTSMAN We are surrounded by stories of people on the move. Wild species, too, are escaping warming seas and desiccated lands in a mass exodus. Politicians and the media present this upheaval of migration patterns as unprecedented, blaming it for the spread of disease and conflict, and spreading anxiety across the world as a result. But the science and history of migration in animals, plants, and humans tell a different story. Far from being a disruptive behaviour, migration is an ancient and lifesaving response to environmental change, a biological imperative as necessary as breathing. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. Falling sea levels allowed our passage across the Bering Sea. Unhampered by borders, migration allowed our ancestors to people the planet, into the highest reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and the most remote islands of the Pacific, disseminating the biological, cultural and social diversity that ecosystems and societies depend upon. In other words, migration is not the crisis - it is the solution. Tracking the history of misinformation from the 18th century through to todays anti-immigration policies, The Next Great Migration makes the case for a future in which migration is not a source of fear, but of hope.
958 Руб.
Shah Sonia The Next Great Migration. The Story of Movement on a Changing Planet
We are surrounded by stories of people on the move. Wild species, too, are escaping warming seas and desiccated lands in a mass exodus. Politicians and the media present this upheaval of migration patterns as unprecedented, blaming it for the spread of disease and conflict, and spreading anxiety across the world as a result. But the science and history of migration in animals, plants, and humans tell a different story. Far from being a disruptive behaviour, migration is an ancient and lifesaving response to environmental change, a biological imperative as necessary as breathing. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. Falling sea levels allowed our passage across the Bering Sea. Unhampered by borders, migration allowed our ancestors to people the planet, into the highest reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and the most remote islands of the Pacific, disseminating the biological, cultural and social diversity that ecosystems and societies depend upon. In other words, migration is not the crisis - it is the solution.
1474 Руб.
Kapuscinski Ryszard Shah of Shahs
Shah of Shahs depicts the final years of the Shah in Iran, and is a compelling meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. Here, Kapuscinski describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power - a vain hope that proves a complete failure. Yet even as Iran becomes a 'behemoth of riches' and as the Shah lives like a European billionaire, its people live in a climate of fear, terrorized by the secret police. Told with intense power and feeling, Kapuscinski portrays the inevitable build-up to revolution - a cataclysmic upheaval that delivered Iran into the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
1654 Руб.
Macintyre Ben Josiah the Great. The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King
The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. In the year 1838, a young adventurer, surrounded by his native troops and mounted on an elephant, raised the American flag on the summit of the Hindu Kush and declared himself Prince of Ghor, the heir to Alexander the Great. Josiah Harlan, the first American to set foot in Afghanistan, would become the model for Kipling’s ‘The Man Who Would be King’, but the true story of his life is stranger than fiction. A soldier, spy, doctor, naturalist and writer, Harlan set off into the wilds of Central Asia after a failed love affair in 1820. Following a brief stint as a surgeon in the East India Company’s army, he joined the court of the deposed Afghan monarch Shah Shujah, and then slipped into Kabul disguised as a Muslim priest to foment rebellion. For the next two decades he would play a pivotal role in the bloody politics of the region. Using a trove of newly discovered documents, including Harlan’s long-lost journals, Ben Macintyre has followed Harlan’s footsteps to uncover an astonishing, untold chapter in the history of the Great Game. If you enjoyed William Dalrymple’s ‘Return of a King’, ‘Josiah the Great’ should be on your reading list.
2060 Руб.
McCarthy Tom С
The author of 'one of the great English novels of the past ten years' moves to the next level, with a novel of thrilling action, imagination and ambition, perfect for fans of Bola?o and Pynchon.
3486 Руб.
Bradford Barbara Taylor The Cavendon Luck
As the clouds of war gather over Cavendon Hall, the next generation must step forward… The great house of Cavendon Hall has stood on the Yorkshire moors for centuries. Two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them, have been bound by loyalty since the first stone was laid. But when war looms, sons, husbands and brothers are called up to fight; trials and tragedies strike the great house itself. The women of every generation and background must rise to meet the terrible threat posed by Hitler. The Cavendon Luck has held for a long time. Can it hold in the face of this greatest threat of all – and can it protect the next generation?
2218 Руб.
Donaldson Julia What the Ladybird Heard Next. Sticker Book
Join the tiny crime-busting ladybird and all your favourite farmyard characters in this fun sticker book based on the bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard Next. Packed with games, activities and over 400 stickers, the What the Ladybird Heard Next Sticker Book is perfect for birthdays, rainy days and school holidays - a great gift for any child. From Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, an unstoppable picture book pairing, and creators of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series.
812 Руб.
Gatrell Peter The Unsettling of Europe. The Great Migration, 1945 to the Present
Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience, whether trying to escape danger, to find a better life or as a result of deliberate policy, whether moving from the countryside to the city, or between countries, or from outside the continent altogether. Peter Gatrell's powerful new book is the first to bring these stories together into one place. He creates a compelling narrative bracketed by two nightmarish periods: the great convulsions following the fall of the Third Reich and the mass attempts in the 2010s by migrants to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. The Unsettling of Europe is a new history of the continent, charting the ever-changing arguments about the desirability or otherwise of migrants and their central role in Europe's post-1945 prosperity. Gatrell is as fascinating on the giant movements of millions (such as the epic waves of German migration) to that of much smaller groups, such as the Karelians, Armenians, Moluccans or Ugandan Asians. Above all he has written a book that makes the reader deeply aware of the many extraordinary journeys taken by countless individuals in pursuit of work, safety and dignity, all the time. This is a landmark book on a subject that, decade by decade, will always haunt Europe.
3912 Руб.
Foil Balloon - Ladybug
Our "Boho LadyBug" Supershape balloon is 24" x 27.5" in size and is great for a wildlife lover! Don’t forget all balloons from Something Party Worcester, come helium-filled with ribbon to compliment the colours of your balloon, ready to collect from the store. Flotation Time: approx 7 days Table or floor? We can adjust the length of the ribbon, so your balloons can look great on tables or we can lengthen the ribbons of your balloons to stand on the floor, making them a great focal piece next to an entrance door or feature wall.
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Rollason Jane The First Emperor of China
Around the Ying Zheng, king of Qin, became the first emperor of China. He had new ideas and made new laws. He built big palaces – and a great wall. But life was difficult for his people and dangerous for the emperor. So he took an army with him into the next world.
2144 Руб.
Doyle Arthur Conan Great Britain and the Next War
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is a wonderful collection of author's two main works on the military theme: "Great Britain and the Next War", and "A Visit to Three Fronts".
451 Руб.
Great Britain and the Next War
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is a wonderful collection of author's two main works on the military theme: "Great Britain and the Next War", and "A Visit to Three Fronts".
199 Руб.
Doyle A. Great Britain and the Next War = Великобритания и следующая война: на англ.яз
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is a wonderful collection of author's two main works on the military theme: "Great Britain and the Next War" and "A Visit to Three Fronts."
520 Руб.
Doyle A. Great Britain and the Next War = Великобритания и следующая война: на англ.яз
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is a wonderful collection of author's two main works on the military theme: "Great Britain and the Next War" and "A Visit to Three Fronts."
520 Руб.
Bellavita Tatana, Bellavita Rafael Maia Dreams
It's time to go to sleep, and we wonder where our dreams will take us next. As Maia falls into this deep sleep she begins this incredible journey to a far away land. Where she encounters with her dog Baron these majestic animals like the great white elephant and Bengal tiger. She has an amazing adventure with them and discovers the many great treasures like the star ruby and the Bodhi tree. This wonderful story is about the infinite possibilities which exist in our dreams. As well as remembering that everything around us is alive.
2645 Руб.