1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452945203321

Titolo

Outdoor adventure and social theory / / edited by Elizabeth C.J. Pike and Simon Beames

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-11477-9

1-299-46917-5

1-136-29241-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeamesSimon

PikeElizabeth

Disciplina

796.046

Soggetti

Endurance sports

Outdoor recreation

Sports - Sociological aspects

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

pt. 1. Classical sociological interpretations of outdoor adventure -- pt. 2. Modern social theorists and adventure sports -- pt. 3. Contemporary themes in social theory and adventurous activities.

Sommario/riassunto

Adventure and outdoor sports - from rock climbing to freestyle kayaking - are a modern social phenomenon that can tell us much about the relationship between sport, culture and contemporary society. In this engaging new introductory text, adventure sports are used to illustrate key concepts in social theory and to demonstrate why an understanding of social theory is essential for any student taking a course in sport, adventure, or outdoor education.Each chapter in the book introduces a key 'classical' or modern social theorist, including Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Elias, or a u



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707791303321

Titolo

Ley GI Post-9/11: factores a considerar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, , 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages)

Soggetti

Veterans - Education - Law and legislation - United States

Soldiers - Education, Non-military - Law and legislation - United States

Veterans - Services for - United States

Soldiers - Services for - United States

Soldiers - Services for

Veterans - Education

Veterans - Services for

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Spanish version.

"Servicio de educación."

"Septiembre 2012."



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780447203321

Autore

Koplow David A. <1951->

Titolo

Smallpox : The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge / / David Koplow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003

ISBN

0-520-93808-9

1-59734-903-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 pages)

Disciplina

616.9/12

Soggetti

Cultures and culture media

Epidemiology

Health Policy

International cooperation

Prevention

prevention & control

Smallpox

Variola virus

Smallpox - Prevention

Smallpox - Epidemiology

Smallpox - Cultures and culture media

Orthopoxvirus

Public Policy

Internationality

Poxviridae Infections

Social Sciences

DNA Virus Infections

Social Control Policies

Chordopoxvirinae

Social Control, Formal

Policy

Poxviridae

Virus Diseases

Sociology

DNA Viruses

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Diseases

Health Care

Viruses

Vertebrates - virology



International Cooperation

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Communicable Diseases

North America

Europe, Eastern

Americas

Europe

Geographic Locations

Russia

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Rise and Fall of Smallpox; 2 The Biology of Viruses; 3 Smallpox as a Biological Weapon; 4 Environmental Law and Policy; 5 The World Health Organization; 6 The Morality of Extinction; 7 The Case for Extermination; 8 The Case against Extermination; 9 Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Though smallpox was eradicated from the planet two decades ago, recent terrorist acts have raised the horrific possibility that rogue states, laboratories, or terrorist groups are in possession of secret stockpiles of the virus that causes the disease, and may be preparing to unleash it on target populations.