1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450086803321

Autore

Oropeza Lorena <1964->

Titolo

!Raza si! !guerra no! [[electronic resource] ] : Chicano protest and patriotism during the Viet Nam war era / / Lorena Oropeza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2005

ISBN

1-59734-850-3

0-520-93799-6

1-4175-8512-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

323.1168/72073/09046

Soggetti

Mexican Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century

Mexican Americans - Politics and government - 20th century

Patriotism - United States - History - 20th century

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Protest movements

Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century

Protest movements - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cornell University.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Terminology; Introduction; Chapter One: "To Be Better and More Loyal Citizens" A Tradition of Mexican American Activism; Chapter Two: "New Wind from the Southwest" Questioning a Political Tradition; Chapter Three: "Branches of the Same Tree" Aztlán and Viet Nam; Chapter Four: "I'd Rather Have My Sons Die for La Raza . . . than in Vietnam" The Making of a Moratorium; Chapter Five: "A Common Goal" The Chicano Moratorium March of August 1970; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This incisive and elegantly written examination of Chicano antiwar mobilization demonstrates how the pivotal experience of activism during the Viet Nam War era played itself out among Mexican Americans. Raza Sil Guerra No! presents an engaging portrait of Chicano protest and patriotism. On a deeper level, the book considers larger themes of American nationalism and citizenship and the role of



minorities in the military service, themes that remain pertinent today. Lorena Oropeza's exploration of the evolution, political trajectory, and eventual implosion of the Chicano campaign against the war

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300559503321

Autore

Allanson Oliver

Titolo

Theory of One-Dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell Equilibria : With Applications to Collisionless Current Sheets and Flux Tubes / / by Oliver Allanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-97541-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 195 p. 39 illus., 22 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.44

Soggetti

Plasma (Ionized gases)

Magnetism

Magnetic materials

Space sciences

Plasma Physics

Magnetism, Magnetic Materials

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Use of Hermite Polynomials for the Inverse Problem in One-Dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell Equilibria -- One-Dimensional Nonlinear Force-Free Current Sheets -- One-Dimensional Asymmetric Current Sheets -- Discussion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes and contextualises collisionless plasma theory, and in particular collisionless plasma equilibria. The Vlasov–Maxwell theory of collisionless plasmas is an increasingly important tool for modern plasma physics research: our ability to sustain plasma in a steady-state, and to mitigate instabilities, determines the success of



thermonuclear fusion power plants on Earth; and our understanding of plasma aids in the prediction and mitigation of Space Weather effects on terrestrial environments and satellites. Further afield, magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous energy release mechanism throughout the Universe, and modern satellites are now able to make in-situ measurements with kinetic scale resolution. To keep pace with these challenges and technological developments, a modern scientific discussion of plasma physics must enhance, and exploit, its ‘literacy’ in kinetic theory. For example, accurate analytical calculations and computer simulations of kinetic instabilities are predicated on a knowledge of Vlasov–Maxwell equilibria as an initial condition. This book highlights new fundamental work on Vlasov–Maxwell equilibria, of potential interest to mathematicians and physicists alike. Possible applications involve two of the most significant magnetic structures known to confine plasma and store energy: current sheets and flux tubes. .