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The Resource Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers, Simon Winchester

Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers, Simon Winchester

Label
Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers
Title
Pacific
Title remainder
silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers
Statement of responsibility
Simon Winchester
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Winchester traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Winchester, Simon
Dewey number
909/.09823
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
GC771
LC item number
.W56 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Winchester, Simon
  • Ocean and civilization
  • Ocean travel
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
Target audience
adult
Label
Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers, Simon Winchester
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-463) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 492 pages
Isbn
9780062315410
Lccn
2015020468
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn915741427
  • (Sirsi) o915741427
  • (OCoLC)915741427
Label
Pacific : silicon chips and surfboards, coral reefs and atom bombs, brutal dictators, fading empires, and the coming collision of the world's superpowers, Simon Winchester
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-463) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xiv, 492 pages
Isbn
9780062315410
Lccn
2015020468
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn915741427
  • (Sirsi) o915741427
  • (OCoLC)915741427

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