1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461538403321

Autore

Hurtado Albert L. <1946->

Titolo

Herbert Eugene Bolton [[electronic resource] ] : historian of the American borderlands / / Albert L. Hurtado

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-37360-2

9786613373601

0-520-95251-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Disciplina

907.2092

B

Soggetti

Historians - United States

Electronic books.

Mexican-American Border Region Historiography

United States Territorial expansion Historiography

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note On Language -- Introduction: The Border Lord -- 1. The Scholars' Hard Road -- 2. A Gathering At Lake Mendota -- 3. Gone To Texas -- 4. Many Roads To California -- 5. In Stephens'S Grove -- 6. Foundations Of Empire -- 7. Teachers And Students -Worlds Apart -- 8. Of Presidents And Politics -- 9. Race, Place, And Heroes -- 10. Exploration, Empire, And Patrimony -- 11. The Grand Patriarch -- 12. Bury My Heart At Corte Madera -- 13. Western Revolt And Retirement -- 14. Defending The Empire -- 15. The Fading Pageant -- 16. The Emperor Departs -- Afterword: The Debatable Legacy -- Abbreviations Used In The Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This definitive biography offers a new critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E. Bolton (1870-1953), a leading historian of the American West, Mexico, and Latin America. Bolton, a famous pupil of Frederick Jackson Turner, formulated a concept-the borderlands-that is a foundation of historical studies today. His research took him not only to the archives and libraries of Mexico but



out on the trails blazed by Spanish soldiers and missionaries during the colonial era. Bolton helped establish the reputation of the University of California and the Bancroft Library in the eyes of the world and was influential among historians during his lifetime, but interest in his ideas waned after his death. Now, more than a century after Bolton began to investigate the Mexican archives, Albert L. Hurtado explores his life against the backdrop of the cultural and political controversies of his day.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453370803321

Autore

Boeke Hanna

Titolo

The value of victory in Pindar's odes [[electronic resource] ] : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet / / by Hanna Boeke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92177-7

9786611921774

90-474-2282-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Mnemosyne bibliotheca classica Batava, , 0169-8958 ; ; v. 285

Disciplina

884/.01

Soggetti

Cosmology, Ancient, in literature

Praise in literature

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. [199]-208) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection -- The nature of gnomai according to modern scholarship  -- Ancient thinking on gnomai -- The "true point" of gnomai -- The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar -- Definitions and assumptions -- The elemental forces : fate, God, nature and man -- The human condition -- Man in society -- Cosmology in action : an analysis of selected odes -- Olympian 12 : an immigrant and his adopted city -- Isthmian 4 : creating for an ill-favoured victor -- Olympian 13 : praising an ambitious family -- The poet as mediator of cosmology -- Isthmian 4 : the poet modifies a



cosmological premise -- Olympian 13 : the poet demonstrates cosmological principles -- Cosmology and the poet in short odes -- Olympian 9 and Nemean 3 : the poet assumes different attitudes to a central cosmological tenet.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the cosmological context of Pindar’s victory odes, and how it influences his presentation of praise. The study first focuses on gnomai as a reflection of cosmology, using these sayings to establish the views the poems reveal on matters such as the divine, the human condition and man in society. This overview is complemented by detailed literary analyses demonstrating how cosmology functions in individual odes. They show that Pindar shapes the poet persona to emphasize different aspects of the traditional world view or represent varying viewpoints so that he can praise each victor according to his particular circumstances. By focusing on cosmology the book highlights a neglected dimension of Pindar’s odes and challenges some traditional views on this poet.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778640203321

Titolo

Regulating pesticides in food : the Delaney paradox / / Committee on Scientific and Regulatory Issues Underlying Pesticide Use Patterns and Agricultural Innovation, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1987

ISBN

1-280-22158-5

9786610221585

0-309-55507-8

0-585-15000-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 pages)

Disciplina

347.3044232

344.73/04232

Soggetti

Pesticides - Government policy - United States

Pesticides - Toxicology

Pesticide residues in food

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



Sommario/riassunto

Concern about health effects from exposure to pesticides in foods is growing as scientists learn more about the toxic properties of pesticides. The Delaney Clause, a provision of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, prohibits tolerances for any pesticide that causes cancer in test animals or in humans if the pesticide concentrates in processed food or feeds. This volume examines the impacts of the Delaney Clause on agricultural innovation and on the public's dietary exposure to potentially carcinogenic pesticide residues. Four regulatory scenarios are described to illustrate the effects of varying approaches to managing oncogenic pesticide residues in food.