1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451945603321

Titolo

Corrosion education for the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the Materials Forum 2007 / / Michael H. Moloney, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-93474-3

9786610934744

0-309-10894-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (47 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoloneyMichael H

Disciplina

620.1/1223

Soggetti

Corrosion and anti-corrosives - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Corrosion education workshop organizing panel, National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Session I: Motivation""; ""Session II: Current Practice The Teaching of Corrosion at Colleges and Universities""; ""Lunch Talk""; ""Session III: Implementation""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Corrosion Education Workshop Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Agenda for the Materials Forum 2007""; ""Appendix C: Speaker and Panelist Biographies""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450218203321

Autore

Russell-Brown Katheryn <1961->

Titolo

Underground codes [[electronic resource] ] : race, crime, and related fires / / Katheryn Russell-Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8147-6924-1

1-4175-6852-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

364/.08/0973

Soggetti

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States

Discrimination in law enforcement - United States

Crime and race - United States

Minorities - United States

Electronic books.

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. 165-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

"Petit aparteid" in the justice system -- American Indians and crime : invisible minorities and the weight of justice -- Gangsta rap and crime : any relationship? -- Policing communities, policing race -- Black protectionism -- In the crosshairs : racial profiling and living while Black -- Black women and the justice system : raced and gendered into submission -- Race facts.

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of a 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention. Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both. Anxiety, denial, miscommunication, and ignorance abound. Imaginary connections between minorities and crime become real, self-fulfilling prophecies and authentic links to race, class, gender and crime go unexplored. Katheryn Russell-Brown, author of the highly acclaimed The Color of Crime , makes her way through this intellectual minefield, determined to shed light on the most persistent and perplexing domestic policy issues. The author tack