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  • Hedging and Conflict in the South China Sea
    John Rennie Short
    The South China Sea is a geopolitical hotspot where China and the US compete for dominance and the adjacent countries try to improve their position by hedging between these two superpowers. ...
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    77,81 €

  • The Rise and Fall of the National Atlas in the Twentieth Century
    John Rennie Short
    Many countries produced an official national atlas in the twentieth century. This book examines these national atlases as an intriguing window into the connections between science, state, territory and power. ...
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    47,06 €

  • Housebuilding, Planning and Community Action
    John R. Short / Stephen Fleming / Stephen J. G. Witt
    First published in 1986, Housebuilding, Planning and Community Action was written as an examination of the conflicts and tensions resulting from private sector housing growth in Central Berkshire. ...
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    66,10 €

  • Housing and Residential Structure
    John Short / Keith Bassett
    First published in 1980, Housing and Residential Structure was written to take stock of the many changes that had recently taken place in explanatory approaches to housing markets and residential structure. ...
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    63,68 €

  • Housing in Britain
    John R. Short
    First published in 1982 at a time when housing policy featured prominently in the press and in political debate, Housing in Britain was written to provide an authoritative review of housing in Britain. ...
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    63,65 €

  • Stress Testing the USA
    John Rennie Short
    Stress tests highlight a system’s weak spots. This second edition provides a stress testing of the United States by exploring in detail the background to the disasters of the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the financial crisis, the Gulf oil spill and the COVID-19 epidemic. These major stresses-the country’s longest war, its biggest natural disaster, its biggest financial col...
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    146,67 €

  • Geopolitics
    John Rennie Short
    In this cogent introduction to the state of contemporary geopolitics, Short provides an understanding of the basic themes of geopolitics and an overview of geopolitical issues around the globe. His regional approach to the study of the power relations between states is framed by a discussion of critical and popular geopolitical analysis. ...
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    72,60 €

  • Stress Testing the USA
    John Rennie Short
    Stress tests highlight a system’s weak spots. This second edition provides a stress testing of the United States by exploring in detail the background to the disasters of the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the financial crisis, the Gulf oil spill and the COVID-19 epidemic. These major stresses-the country’s longest war, its biggest natural disaster, its biggest financial col...
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    48,42 €

  • Hosting the Olympic Games
    John Rennie Short
    Written in an easily accessible style and format, it provides an in-depth critical analysis into the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s franchise model and offers an alternative vision for future Games. This book is an important contribution to understanding the consequences for the host cities of Olympic Games. ...
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    44,09 €

  • An Introduction to Urban Geography
    John R. Short
    This book, first published in 1984, is an attempt to make students aware of the variety in the urban condition and to introduce them to some of the relationships operating between space and society. From the broad aim of seeking to show the relationship between urbanism and society flows a number of sub-themes, including the importance of cross-cultural comparisons and contrast...
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    69,36 €

  • Prisoners of war in France from 1804 to 1814, being the adventures of John Tregerthen Short and Thomas Williams of St. Ives, Cornwall
    John Tregerthen Short
    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature. ...
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    35,32 €

  • The Unequal City
    John Rennie Short
    Cities around the world have seen: an increase in population and capital investments in land and building; a shift in central city populations as the poor are forced out; and a radical restructuring of urban space. The Unequal City tells the story of urban change and acts as a comprehensive guide to the Urban Now. A number of trends are examined, including: the role of liquid c...
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    99,08 €

  • Urban Theory
    John Rennie Short
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    74,35 €

  • Cities and Nature
    John Rennie Short / Lisa Benton-Short
    Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Grea...
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    121,91 €

  • Globalization, Modernity and the City
    John Rennie Short
    Globalization, Modernity and The City weaves together broad social themes with detailed urban analysis to explore the connections between the rise of big cities, the creation of a global network and the making of the modern world.  It explains the growth of big cities, the urban bias of global flows and the creation of metropolitan modernities. The text develops broad theories ...
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    76,96 €

  • An Assessment of the Probable Social Impacts in the Beartooth Tri-County Area Resulting From Nearby Mining and Natural Resource Development
    Beartooth Tri-County Planning Group / John Short & Associates / Old West Regional Commission
    An Assessment of the Probable Social Impacts in the Beartooth Tri-County Area Resulting From Nearby Mining and Natural Resource Development, originally published in 1978, examines the potential societal changes arising from resource extraction in a specific rural region. Prepared by the Beartooth Tri-County Planning Group, John Short & Associates, and the Old West Regional Comm...
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    21,16 €

  • A Brief Reply to the History of Standing Armies in England
    John 1662-1723. Short histor Trenchard
    'A Brief Reply to the History of Standing Armies in England' is a significant historical pamphlet offering a direct response to earlier arguments concerning the role and dangers of standing armies in England. Published in 1698, amidst ongoing debates about governance and military power, this text provides valuable insight into the political discourse of the late 17th century. T...
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    15,91 €

  • Cities and Suburbs
    Bernadette Hanlon / John Rennie Short / Thomas J. Vicino
    This book is a systematic examination of the historical and current roles that cities and suburbs play in US metropolitan areas. It explores the history of cities and suburbs, their changing dynamics with each other, their growing diversity, the environmental consequences of their development and finally the extent and nature of their decline and renewal. Cities and Suburbs: Ne...
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    106,81 €

  • Prisoners Of War In France, From 1804 To 1814
    John Tregerthen Short / Thomas Williams
    ''Prisoners Of War In France, From 1804 To 1814: Being The Adventures Of John Tregerthen Short And Thomas Williams Of St. Ives, Cornwall'' is a historical book written by John Tregerthen Short. The book is a first-hand account of the experiences of the author and his friend Thomas Williams, who were taken as prisoners of war in France during the Napoleonic Wars. The book detail...
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    39,61 €

  • Cities and Economies
    John Rennie Short / Yeong-Hyun Kim
    This outstanding text provides a clear introduction to the relationships between cities and economies in both historical and global contexts. ...
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    88,32 €

  • The North Americans Of Antiquity
    John T. Short / John TShort
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    30,93 €

  • Global Metropolitan
    John Rennie-Short
    This book explains the economic and social changes cities experience as they compete in a global world and explores how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in the restructuring of cities around the world. ...
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    88,54 €

  • The Prophet, Francis of Assisi
    O.F.M William J. Short / O.F.M. Cap. Regis John Armstrong / O.F.M. Conv. J. A. Wayne Hellmann
    Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series. Many of these texts had been published in critical, scholarly European editions, but were not available in English.  All three volumes contain helpful introductions to each section, colored maps,...
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    53,97 €

  • An Introduction to Political Geography
    John Rennie Short
    Entirely revised and updated, this reviews the history of the rise and fall of centres of power and draws on a wide range of case studies to illustrate current trends and offers discussion of future developments in a useful, compact form. ...
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    98,25 €