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In the Shadows of the Tropics
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 124.95In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world. This fascinating case study reveals the spatial fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower, and offers a welcome non-state dimension to... more...
The Brothers K
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 17.00A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant... more...
River Teeth
Random House Publishing Group 2012; US$ 16.00In his passionate, luminous novels, David James Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few. Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays. At the heart of Duncan's tales... more...
Writes of Passage
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 75.95Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of "othering" which travelers bring to a place, and the "real" geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading internationa contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th... more...
Cocoa in a Nutshell
O'Reilly Media 2010; US$ 35.99Cocoa® is more than just a collection of classes, and is certainly more than a simple framework. Cocoa is a complete API set, class library, framework, and development environment for building applications and tools to run on Mac OS® X. With over 240 classes, Cocoa is divided into two essential frameworks: Foundation and Application Kit. Above all... more...
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography
Wiley 2011; US$ 207.95This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companion offers an indispensable overview to the field, representing both historical and contemporary perspectives. Edited and written by the world's leading authorities in the discipline Divided into three major sections:... more...
Place/Culture/Representation
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 71.95Spatial and cultural analysis have recently found much common ground, focusing in particular on the nature of the city. Place/Culture/Representation brings together new and established voices involved in the reshaping of cultural geography. The authors argue that as we write our geographies we are not just representing some reality, we are creating... more...
A Companion to Cultural Geography
Wiley 2008; US$ 207.95A Companion to Cultural Geography brings together original contributions from 35 distinguished international scholars to provide a critical overview of this dynamic and influential field of study. Provides accessible overviews of key themes, debates and controversies from a variety of historical and theoretical vantage points Charts significant... more...
Cohabitation, Marriage and the Law
Hart Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 57.60Unmarried opposite-sex cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain. Using findings from a recent study, combining a nationally representative analysis of cohabitation and marriage with indepth qualitative data, this book explores public attitudes to cohabitation, marriage and the 'common-law marriage' myth. more...
Handbook of Green Chemistry and Technology
Wiley 2008; US$ 405.00Sustainable development is now accepted as a necessary goal for achieving societal, economic and environmental objectives. Within this chemistry has a vital role to play. The chemical industry is successful but traditionally success has come at a heavy cost to the environment. The challenge for chemists and others is to develop new products, processes... more...









