1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910295747803321

Autore

Mills David <1969->

Titolo

Difficult folk? [[electronic resource] ] : a political history of social anthropology / / David Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2008

ISBN

1-78533-663-0

1-282-62682-5

9786612626821

0-85745-031-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Methodology and history in anthropology ; ; v. 19

Disciplina

306.20941

Soggetti

Ethnology - Political aspects - Great Britain

Ethnology - Great Britain - History - 20th century

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 (p. [189]-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page-Difficult Folk?; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Ch 1-Introduction; Ch 2-Why disciplinaty histories matter; Ch 3-A tale of two departments?; Ch 4-The Politics of disciplinary professionalisation; Ch 5-Anthropology at the end of empire; Ch 6-Tribes and territories; Ch 7-How not to apply anthropological knowledge; Ch 8-Anthropologists and 'race'; Ch 9-Discipline on the defensive?; Ch 10-The uses of academic identity; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How should we tell the histories of academic disciplines? All too often, the political and institutional dimensions of knowledge production are lost beneath the intellectual debates. This book redresses the balance. Written in a narrative style and drawing on archival sources and oral histories, it depicts the complex pattern of personal and administrative relationships that shape scholarly worlds. Focusing on the field of social anthropology in twentieth-century Britain, this book describes individual, departmental and institutional rivalries over funding and influence. It examines the effort



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910860820503321

Autore

Atkinson Andy

Titolo

JCT contract administration pocket book / / Andy Atkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021

ISBN

1-00-312079-2

1-000-29298-3

1-003-12079-2

1-000-29292-4

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Disciplina

692.80941

Soggetti

Building - Superintendence - Great Britain

Construction industry - Subcontracting - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Building procurement strategy -- 2. Building procurement procedures -- 3. Interim payments -- 4. Final accounts -- 5. Progress -- 6. Claims -- 7. Termination and insolvency -- 8. The supply chain and subcontracting -- 9. Indemnity and insurance -- 10. Fluctuations -- 11. Maintaining quality -- 12. An introduction to dispute resolution in construction -- 13. The construction actadjudication and payment -- 14. Building information modelling and the JCT contracts -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is quite simply about contract administration using the JCT contracts. The key features of the new and updated edition continue to be its brevity, readability and relevance to everyday practice"--