1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455110603321

Autore

Maier Charles S

Titolo

Among empires [[electronic resource] ] : American ascendancy and its predecessors / / Charles S. Maier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-674-04045-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Classificazione

MG 70070

Disciplina

325.320973

Soggetti

National characteristics, American

Imperialism - History

Imperialism

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 19th century

United States Foreign relations 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-346) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: Questions at the Outset -- PART ONE: Recurring Structures -- Introduction: The Imperial Arena -- 1. What Is an Empire? -- 2. Frontiers 78 -- 3. "Call It Peace" -- PART TWO: America's Turn -- Introduction: Highland Park and Hiroshima -- 4. Frontiers and Forces in the Cold War -- 5. An Empire of Production -- 6. An Empire of Consumption -- Afterword: The Vase of Uruk -- Tables -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This elegantly written book examines the structure and impact of empires and asks whether the United States shares their traits and behavior. Charles S. Maier outlines the essentials of empire throughout history, then explores the exercise of U.S. power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With learning, dispassion, and clarity, Among Empires offers bold comparisons and an original account of American power.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476900103321

Autore

Tromm Walter

Titolo

Annual Report 2019 of the Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Karlsruhe, : KIT Scientific Publishing, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (92 p.)

Collana

KIT Scientific Reports

Soggetti

Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The annual report of the Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies of KIT summarizes its research activities and provides some highlights of each working group, like thermal-hydraulic analyses for fusion reactors, accident analyses for light water reactors, and research on innovative energy technologies: liquid metal technologies for energy conversion, hydrogen technologies and geothermal power plants. The institute has been engaged in education and training in energy technologies.