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Paperback. In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their families. This book offers accounts of the survivors. It presents them here in their own immediate, direct, and informal language. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTA; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295575
ISBN
9780803295575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Hardback. Editor(s): Stenport, Anna Westerstahl; Korber, Lill-Ann; Mackenzie, Scott. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 24 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJQ; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319391151
ISBN
9783319391151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18

Hardback. The fully illustrated edition of Britain's greatest living polar explorer's memoirs, with personal photographs, maps and diaries of his adventures. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1MTS; BGA; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471153556
ISBN
9781471153556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Explores the natural riches of the coldest continent and examines the plant and animal life, particularly penguins, birds, seals, and fish. Translator(s): DeLeiris, Lucia. Num Pages: 208 pages, 176 drawings. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062695
ISBN
9780231062695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. This 1906 volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago over the course of more than three centuries. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1MTN; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107605091
ISBN
9781107605091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.97

Hardcover. The circumpolar Arctic is at the center of multiple controversies as international competition over resources threatens the places that many people call home. This collection takes the home and the hearth as a central site revealing the ways in which history, cosmology, demography, colonialism, and architecture are intertwined. Editor(s): Anderson, David G.; Wishart, Robert P.; Vate, Virginie. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459800
ISBN
9780857459800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.06
€ 76.94

Paperback. This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. Num Pages: 244 pages, 83ill.(16col.).figs.10M. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; 1MTN; HBTP; HDDA; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808545
ISBN
9780774808545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.88

Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188219
ISBN
9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.00

Paperback. A fascinating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393323214
ISBN
9780393323214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.87

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402095412
ISBN
9781402095412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.39

Hardcover. Illustrated with unpublished photographs and other personal materials from the author, this book is a record of a journey one that with rising temperatures and Arctic ice melt will probably never be repeated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 157 illustrations, 86 in colour. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JJPK; AJCR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 278 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500252147
ISBN
9780500252147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

hardcover. This collection of tales represents and preserves the oral heritage of Arctic and Subarctic ethnic groups, so that their stories are no longer in danger of becoming lost to future generations. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781591587613
ISBN
9781591587613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.93

Paperback. Between 1750 and 1920 over 15,000 people visited Antarctica. Despite such a large number the historiography has ignored all but a few celebrated explorers. Maddison presents a study of Antarctic exploration, telling the story of these forgotten facilitators, he argues that Antarctic exploration can be seen as an offshoot of European colonialism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138703698
ISBN
9781138703698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

Hardback. While environmental protection has been a focus of decision-making under the Antarctic Treaty, the rules adopted did not engender an effective protection regime. This book examines the international politics of environmental protection in the Antarctic and analyzes recent events. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333594490
ISBN
9780333594490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.80

Paperback. The controversial memoir of a top British spy which finally reveals what really went on behind the scenes of the Falklands War Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 34 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821862
ISBN
9780753821862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w illus. 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781108050210
ISBN
9781108050210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.29

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402009525
ISBN
9781402009525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Paperback. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 color photos. 3 halftones. 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WSSC; WTHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Fully revised and updated third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163444
ISBN
9780691163444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Weaves the tragic and heroic tales of nineteenth-century exploration, and the author's personal observations into a remarkable collage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240018
ISBN
9780803240018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848844414
ISBN
9781848844414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 19.99

Paperback. Brian Keenan's fascination with Alaska began as a small boy. With a head full of questions about its landscape and a heart informed by his love of desolate and barren places, he sets out for Alaska, to discover its four geographical quarters, from snowmelt to snowfall. He ultimately finds that to make Alaska a home, one must surrender to the land. Num Pages: 448 pages, col. Illustrations, 1 map, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300. Some shelf wear,
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0096910
ISBN
9780552999731
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.96

Hardcover. Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JFFS; JHB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116870
ISBN
9780230116870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Paperback. The untold story of Scott's Northern Party and their incredible survival of an Antarctic winter Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Proof Copy
SKU
V9780719595905
ISBN
9780719595905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090351
ISBN
9780691090351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 17.66

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