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UNINA9910456855103321 |
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Goff John Eric <1970-> |
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Gold medal physics [[electronic resource] ] : the science of sports / / John Eric Goff |
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Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Sports sciences |
Force and energy |
Physics |
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 (p. 207-209) and index. |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 The Pre-Game Show""; ""2 It�s Not Over Until the Trombone Player Goes Down: Vectors and How to Think Like a Physicist""; ""3 All Hail Flutie: Gravity and Projectiles""; ""4 Vive le Lance: Simplifying the Complicated""; ""5 A Leap into the Unknown: More Projectiles and Angular Momentum""; ""6 Amazing Spins in and around All Kinds of Water: Rotations in Water Sports""; ""7 Soccer Kicks Gone Bananas: Off-Center Kicking and the Magnus Force""; ""8 Four Olympics and Four Straight Gold Medals: Centripetal Motion and Lift"" |
""9 It Takes More Than a Big Gut: Caloric Consumption and Linear Momentum""""10 The Post-Game Show""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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UNINA9910964185703321 |
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Autore |
Coulomb Fanny <1972-> |
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Economic theories of peace and war / / Fanny Coulomb |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
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1-134-45419-8 |
0-429-23349-3 |
0-203-59983-7 |
1-134-45420-1 |
1-280-04715-1 |
0-203-49596-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Studies in defence economics ; ; 6 |
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War - Economic aspects |
War, Cost of |
Peace - Economic aspects |
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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 (p. [270]-297) and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; The economy, a factor of peace or war: a theoretical dichotomy which appeared with political economy during the eighteenth century; National power benefits from the economy; The economy as a factor of peace; The hesitations and internal differences within each economic perspective as a factor of war and peace; War or peace, resultant of an economic system: new economic analyses on defence-related issues since the mid-nineteenth century; War and the threat of war at the heart of the functioning of the capitalism system |
'Turbulence' inherent to capitalismFrom new debates opened by economics on peace and war factors to a resurgence of the political economy perspective; Peace and war factors revealed by economic science; The strategic dimension of political economy and the concept of 'economic war'; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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War often comes down to one thing: money. The role of economics in the study of both peace and war is arguably then the most important |
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