Ku-Klux : The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction / / Elaine Frantz Parsons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460369403321
• Autore: Parsons Elaine Frantz <1970->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , [2015]; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016; ©[2015]
• ISBN: 1-4696-2544-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.4/20973
• Soggetti: Racism - United States - History - 19th century; Domestic terrorism - United States - History - 19th century; Electronic books.; United States Race relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This book was published with the assistance of the Anniversary Endowment Fund of the University of North Carolina Press."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The roots of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee -- Ku-Klux attacks define a new black and white manhood -- Ku-Klux attacks define Southern public life -- The Ku-Klux in the national press -- Ku-Klux skepticism and denial in Reconstruction-era public discourse -- Race and violence in Union County, South Carolina -- The Union County Ku-Klux in national discourse.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The first comprehensive examination of the nineteenth-century Ku-Klux Klan since the 1970s, Ku-Klux pinpoints the group's rise with startling acuity. Historians have traced the origins of the Klan to Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866, but the details behind the group's emergence have long remained shadowy. By parsing the earliest descriptions of the Klan, Elaine Frantz Parsons reveals that it was only as reports of the Tennessee Klan's mysterious and menacing activities began circulating in northern newspapers that whites enthusiastically formed their own Klan groups throughout the South. The spread of the Klan was thus intimately connected with the politics and mass media of the North" --

Asian cities : colonial to global / / edited by Gregory Bracken [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460808703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2015
• ISBN: 90-485-2824-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Asian citites ; ; 2
• Disciplina: 307.76095
• Soggetti: Sociology, Urban - Asia; Cities and towns - Asia; Asia Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-366) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Asian Cities: Colonial to Global -- Gregory Bracken -- Part One -- Post-colonialism -- 1. Gambling, City, Nation -- Popular Illegality and Nation Building in Singapore, 1960s-1980s -- Kah-Wee Lee -- 2. The Death of the Pasar Malam -- The Counterpoint to Development in the Singapore Story -- Elmo Gonzaga -- 3. Artifice and Authenticity -- Postcolonial Urbanism in Macau -- Thomas Daniell -- 4. Urban Art Images and the Concerns of Mainlandization in Hong Kong -- Minna Valjakka -- Part Two -- Networks -- 5. Honkon Nippō and Hong Kong-Japan Relations -- Re-examining the Geopolitical Position of Colonial Hong Kong in East Asia before the End of World War II -- Wilson Wai Shing Lee -- 6. Chain Reactions -- Japanese Colonialism and Global Cosmopolitanism in East Asia -- Faye Yuan Kleeman -- 7. Old Networks with New Users -- Mapping Global Mobility between Dongguan and Hong Kong -- Max Hirsh -- 8. Asian Cities in the Global Maritime Network since the Late Nineteenth Century -- César Ducruet -- 9. Back to the Future -- Feasible Cost-Sharing Co-operation in the Straits of Malacca -- Senia Febrica -- Part Three -- Cities and Buildings -- 10. Rallying Towards the Nation -- Theatre of Nation Building in Post-colonial Dhaka -- Kishwar Habib and Bruno De Meulder -- 11. Selectively Connected -- New Songdo and the Production of Global Space -- Bridget Martin -- 12. The Vernacular and the Spectacular -- ; Urban Identity and Architectural Heritage in Southeast Asian Cities -- Rita Padawangi -- 13. Heritage in Times of Rapid Transformation -- A Tale of Two Cities -- Yangon and Hanoi -- William Logan -- 14. Small-scale, Bottom-up -- Cosmopolitan Linkages Reglobalizing Shanghai's City Centre -- Ying Zhou -- Conclusion -- Global Cities in Asia -- Gregory Bracken -- Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index -- Figures.; Figure 13.1 The South Gate of the World Heritage-listed Thang Long-Hanoi citadel -- Figure 13.2 The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, a future World Heritage nomination? -- Figure 13.3 The beaux-arts palace of the French Indochina Governor-General built in Hanoi in 1907 -- Figure 13.4 The neoclassical New Law Courts built in Yangon in 1927 -- Figure 13.5 Demolition site in Hanoi's French Quarter, 1990 -- Figure 13.6 Derelict warehouse, Yangon 2012 -- Figure 14.1 Café Volcan -- Figure 14.2 Yongkang Road -- Figure 14.3 Plan of Jing'an Villas, with ground-floor commercial insertions indicated -- Figure 14.4 Jing'an Villas ground floor commercial viewed from the front courtyard -- Figure 14.5 People reading the plaques of the heritage buildings on Wukang Road -- Figure 14.6 Photos of the interior of huiguan club houses on Wukang Road -- Figure 14.7 Map with the creative commercial activities highlighted and the three research areas around Yongkang Road, Jing'an Villas and Wukang Road -- Tables -- Table 1.1 Gambling-related offences, 1951-1973 -- Table 1.2 Number of prosecutions, 1967-1968 -- Table 9.1 Contribution of each state to the IIP.; Figure 10.2 Inside-out Ramna. These aerial photographs show Ramna as a forest or park at the centre in sharp contrast to the dense urban morphology -- Figure 10.3 Open spaces in the capital. Ramna (number 10) is a vast open public space located at the heart of the capital -- Figure 10.4 Dhaka City Map, 1859 -- Figure 10.5 Map of the new Civil Station of Dhaka (1905) -- Figure 10.6 Neoclassical Dhaka College (left) and Indo-Saracenic Curzon Hall (right) -- Figure 10.7 The wave of new construction around Ramna -- Figure 10.8 Constantine Doxiadis's 1963 plan for the Teachers' Students' Centre (TSC), Ramna -- Figure 10.9 Ramna in 1952 (left) and 1960 (right) -- Figure 10.10 Pseudo-Islamic versus modern architecture in Ramna -- Figure 10.11 The gradual transformation of Ramna racecourse from a maidan (open space) to a children's park and the city's recreational Park Suhrawardy Uddyan (left) -- figure-ground plan of Ramna (right) -- Figure 10.12 The Design interventions of Liberation War Museum at the historical Ramna racecourse (present Suhrawardy Uddyan) -- Figure 10.13 Ramna holds a delicate balance between institutions, representative buildings, and monuments at the centre of the city -- Figure 11.1 New Songdo's high-rise towers, including the First World Complex, with real estate advertisements lining the streets -- Figure 11.2 IFEZ advertisements ('Developing the City at the Heart of South Korea's Leading Service Industries', right-hand poster translation) -- Figure 11.3 Compact Smart City Exhibit Building -- Figure 11.4 Model of New Songdo -- Figure 11.5 Show-model apartment in New Songdo's POSCO (The Sharp at Greenworks) -- Figure 11.6 New Songdo's border area -- Figure 11.7 Ja-ap Village near New Songdo being demolished -- Figure 12.1 Clarke Quay shophouses and the tourist boats -- Figure 12.2 Museum Fatahillah in Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta.; Figure 4.9 Street artists Start From Zero (SFZ), poster of Henry Tang, 2013 -- Figure 4.10 Graffiti artist RST2, spray-painted banners of local parties, 2013 -- Figure 4.11 Graffiti artist RST2, poster of Leung Kwok-hung, 2014 -- Figure 4.12 Graffiti artist Pibg Gantz, a spray-painted piece, Macau, 2012 -- Figure 5.1 Japanese submarine cables in East Asia, 1915 -- Figure 5.2 Planned cable routes in the East Asia Stability ; Sphere, 1940 -- Figure 5.3 The cable and wireless network, 1934 -- Figure 6.1 Bank of Korea (present day) -- Figure 6.2 National Taiwan Museum 1949-present -- Figure 6.3 Remains of torii gate (present day) -- Figure 6.4 Taiwan's Presidential Palace (present day) -- Figure 7.1 Hong Kong-Macau Passenger Ferry Terminal, Humen Town, Dongguan, China -- Figure 7.2 Apartment blocks near the upstream check-in terminal, Dongguan -- Figure 7.3 Rendering of SkyPier, Hong Kong International Airport -- Terminal 1 in the background -- Figure 7.4 APM tunnel between SkyPier and Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport -- Figure 7.5 Mainland ferry staff at SkyPier, Hong Kong International Airport -- Figure 7.6 Luggage cranes at SkyPier, Hong Kong International Airport -- Figure 8.1 The Lloyd's Shipping Index in 1890 -- Figure 8.2 Global and local data source comparison based on the Chinese case, 1890-2008 -- Figure 8.3 Regional distribution of world vessel movements, 1890-2008 -- Figure 8.4 Regional distribution of vessel movements in Asia, 1890-2008 -- Figure 8.5 Traffic hierarchy of Asian port cities, 1890-2008 -- Figure 8.6 Port trajectories of selected Asian cities, 1890-2008 -- Figure 10.1 The timeline of Dhaka. The timeline shows the position of Ramna -- a green oasis in-between indigenous and postcolonial extensions of the city.; Figure 1.1 Factors influencing gambling frequency amongst industrial workers -- Figure 1.2 'The individual as target' -- Figure 1.3 Exposing gambling fortifications -- Figure 1.4 'A gambling spot by any other name' -- Figure 3.1 Plan de la Ville et du Port de Macao -- Figure 3.2 Peninsula de Macau e Ilha da Taipa -- Figure 3.3 Aerial photo of Z.A.P.E. Reclamation, 1941 -- Figure 3.4 Aomen shi quan tu (City Plan of Macau) -- Figure 3.5 Z.A.P.E. in the 1980s -- Figure 3.6 Álvaro Siza and P & T Group proposal for N.A.P.E. and Novos Aterros da Areia Preta -- Figure 3.7 N.A.P.E. planning regulations -- Figure 3.8 Eduardo Lima Soares, Nova Cidade de Cotai, plan -- Figure 3.9 Eduardo Lima Soares, Nova Cidade de Cotai, model -- Figure 3.10 Las Vegas Sands Corporation original proposal for the Cotai Strip, 2002 -- Figure 3.11 Novos Zonas Urbanas diagram -- Figure 3.12 Novos Zonas Urbanas rendering -- Figure 3.13 Novos Zonas Urbanas reclamation in progress -- Figure 3.14 Rocco Yim, StarWorld Macau, 2006 -- Figure 3.15 Dennis Lau, Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino, 2007 -- Figure 3.16 View of the Cotai Strip -- Figure 3.17 Gary Goddard, Galaxy Macau, 2011 -- Figure 3.18 AEDES, Sands Cotai Central, 2012 -- Figure 4.1 Tsang Tsou-choi (King of Kowloon), untitled (pair of iron gates), ink on iron gates, 200 cm x 270 cm -- Figure 4.2 MAIS, ORSEK and JAMS, a spray-painted commemorative piece for Tsang in Fotan, 2007 -- Figure 4.3 Anonymous local artists, a sticker in MTR station, 2014 -- Figure 4.4 Anonymous local artists, a sticker in MTR train, 2014 -- Figure 4.5 Street artist Death, Mao with a Yellow Bowtie, stencil, 2012 -- Figure 4.6 Street photographer Cpak Ming, 'Modern VIIV spirit', photograph, 2011 -- Figure 4.7 Chin Tangerine, Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?, stencil, 2011 -- Figure 4.8 Artist Kacey Wong, 'Attack of the Red Giant', 2014.
• Sommario/riassunto: When people look at success stories among postcolonial nations, the focus almost always turns to Asia, where many cities in former colonies have become key locations of international commerce and culture. This book brings together a stellar group of scholars from a number of disciplines to explore the rise of Asian cities, including Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, and more. Dealing with history, geography, culture, architecture, urbanism, and other topics, the book attempts to formulate a new understanding of what makes Asian cities such global leaders.

Field guide to grasses of California / / James P. Smith, Jr. ; illustrated by Kathy Simpson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786699403321
• Autore: Smith James P (James Payne), <1941->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-520-95843-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Collana: California Natural History Guides ; ; Number 110
• Disciplina: 584/.74
• Soggetti: Grasses - California
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- THE STRUCTURE OF GRASSES -- GRASSES IN CALIFORNIA -- COLLECTING AND IDENTIFYING GRASSES -- ACCOUNTS AND DESCRIPTIONS -- APPENDIX A: CHECKLIST OF CALIFORNIA GRASSES -- GLOSSARY, ABBREVIAT IONS, AND SYMBOLS -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Sommario/riassunto: Grasses and grasslands are of increasing interest to conservationists, biologists, and gardeners. There are more than 300 species of native California grasses and they are found in almost every climate-from cool, wet forests to hot, dry deserts. Native grasses are also important to land restoration as they improve soil quality, increase water infiltration, and recycle nutrients. Their deep roots can tap soil water, which allows them to stay green year-round and to act as fire buffers around residences. Native grasses also provide vital habitat for many species of insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals. Despite their importance, grasslands remain one of the most under protected of California's vegetation types, and native grasslands have undergone the greatest percentage loss of any habitat type in the state. Grasses are also among the most difficult plants to identify. Organized alphabetically, Field Guide to Grasses of California covers common native and naturalized grasses and, to help identify them, also features over 180 color illustrations.

Biometrical journal = : Biometrische Zeitschrift

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910142427103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, : Akademie-Verlag, ©1977- <1992>; Berlin, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH; Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
• ISSN: 1521-4036
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 574/.072
• Soggetti: Biometry; Biométrie; biometrics; 42.11 biomathematics; Periodical; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, <2005->