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UNINA9910452945203321 |
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Titolo |
Outdoor adventure and social theory / / edited by Elizabeth C.J. Pike and Simon Beames |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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0-203-11477-9 |
1-299-46917-5 |
1-136-29241-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BeamesSimon |
PikeElizabeth |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Endurance sports |
Outdoor recreation |
Sports - Sociological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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UNINA9910707791303321 |
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Titolo |
Ley GI Post-9/11: factores a considerar |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, , 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) |
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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 |
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Note generali |
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Spanish version. |
"Servicio de educacioĢn." |
"Septiembre 2012." |
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UNINA9910780447203321 |
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Autore |
Koplow David A. <1951-> |
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Titolo |
Smallpox : The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge / / David Koplow |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-93808-9 |
1-59734-903-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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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 |
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International Cooperation |
Public Health |
Health & Biological Sciences |
Communicable Diseases |
North America |
Europe, Eastern |
Americas |
Europe |
Geographic Locations |
Russia |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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. |
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