1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451979303321

Titolo

War in the early modern world / / edited by Jeremy Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : UCL Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-135-36156-8

9786610144013

1-280-14401-7

0-203-98122-7

1-283-70755-1

1-135-36157-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BlackJeremy

Disciplina

355.00903

Soggetti

Military art and science

History - General

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Contributors notes; Preface; Chapter One Introduction; The rise of the West; Technological change; Military developments and state-building; Notes; Further reading; General; Important works not covered in other lists include; Chapter Two Warfare at sea 1450-1815; Maritime trade, state formation and warfare at sea; A Eurocentric form of warfare; Constraints on early modern naval warfare: climate, human endurance and technology; Changing frameworks and maritime expansion: warfare at sea, 1450-1650

Bureaucratic battle fleets: warfare at sea, 1650-1720Oceanic and continental power struggles: warfare at sea, 1720-1815; Further reading; Chapter Three Warfare in Japan 1467-1600; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Four War and warfare in China 1450-1815; The Battle of Tumu to the death of Hideyoshi; The rise of Nurhaci and the Liaodong campaign; The Qing conquest; Yongzheng and Qianlong's



reigns; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter Five Warhorse and gunpowder in India1 c. 1000-1850; Introduction; The inner frontier; Fitna; The horse-warrior revolution (1000-1200)

Sieges and forts (1200-1400)The false dawn of gunpowder (1400-1750); The gunpowder revolution (1750-1850); Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; General; Elephants and horses; Gunpowder; Fortification and sieges; The military labour market; Regional developments; East India Company; Chapter Six Warfare, slave trading and European influence: Atlantic Africa 1450-1800; The geographical background; The art of war in sixteenth century Africa; Europeans in African war; War and the slave trade; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Seven Ottoman war and warfare 1453-1812; Introduction

The formative period 1300-1453The imperial age 1453-1566; The limits of empire 1566-1699; The compromise 1699-1812; Notes; Further reading; General; 1300-1453: the formative period; 1453-1566: the imperial age; 1566-1699: the limits of empire; 1699-1812: the compromise; Chapter Eight European warfare 1450-1815; 1450-1530; 1530-1660; 1660-1720; 1720-89; 1789-1815; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Nine War, politics and the conquest of Mexico; Cortés and the conquest of Mexico1; Explaining the conquest; Reinterpreting the conquest; Notes; Further reading

Chapter Ten European-Native American warfare in North America, 1513-1815Notes; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays charting the developments in military practice and warfare across the world in the early modern and modern periods.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453940703321

Titolo

"Imagining" biblical worlds [[electronic resource] ] : studies in spatial, social and historical constructs in honor of James W. Flanagan / / edited by David M. Gunn and Paula M. McNutt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002

ISBN

1-281-80265-4

9786611802653

0-567-18990-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 359

Altri autori (Persone)

FlanaganJames W

GunnD. M (David M.)

McNuttPaula M

Disciplina

220.67

Soggetti

Sociology, Biblical

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; Select Bibliography; Part I: SPATIAL CONSTRUCTS; Part II: SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume address the interface between biblical studies, archaeology, sociology and cultural anthropology, celebrating the pioneering work of James Flanagan. In particular, this collection explores various ways in which the real ancient world is constructed by the modern critical reader with the aid of various theoretical and practical tools.The contributors to this volume have all been involved with Flanagan and his projects during his academic career and the essays carry forward the important interdisciplinary agendas he has encouraged. Part One deals with his recent interes



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459596403321

Autore

Hill Emma, Dr.

Titolo

So you want to be a medical mum? [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for female medics who have ever thought that maybe, somehow, one day, they might want to have a baby / / Emma Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-176845-6

1-283-58197-3

9786613894427

0-19-155336-0

0-19-157980-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Medical careers guide

Disciplina

610.7306/9

Soggetti

Pregnant women - Great Britain

Women physicians - Great Britain

Work and family - Great Britain

Working mothers - Great Britain

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication; Thanks; Preface; Glossary and abbreviations; Contents; Introduction; 1 Before you take the plunge; 2 Trying to get pregnant; 3 Life as a pregnant hospital doctor; 4 Life as a pregnant general practitioner; 5 Academic medicine; 6 Pregnancy as an undergraduate; 7 Know your rights: employment law; 8 Maternity leave; 9 Before the baby arrives; 10 Doctors giving birth; 11 Early days ... Yes, it was a baby (not flatus or fluid); 12 Planning your return to work; 13 Breastfeeding and working; 14 Childcare; 15 Being back at work; 16 Working fathers; 17 'Planning' further pregnancies

18 Now we are six ... Watching your children grow19 Money matters; 20 Do you still wish you'd been a lawyer?; Frequently asked questions; Appendix 1: Useful contacts; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W



Sommario/riassunto

In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female, and the number of women going to medical school as 'mature students' is steadily increasing. Some of these women will, at some point, choose to have a baby, but the question always asked is how to fit it in with a medical career? Along with the problem of finding time to actually have a baby, and coping as a pregnant doctor, there is the problem of finding information when it is most needed. This book addresses thisproblem, bringing a wealth of information together in one easy-to-use resource. Written by a mother, who has faced the j