1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458571003321

Autore

Waldbauer Gilbert

Titolo

Fireflies, honey, and silk [[electronic resource] /] / Gilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James Nardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-77267-8

9786612772672

0-520-94495-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NardiJames B. <1948->

Disciplina

595.7/163

Soggetti

Beneficial insects

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

Insects people like -- The silk we wear -- Dyeing the cloth -- Baubles, bracelets, and anklets -- Candles, shellac, and sealing wax -- Paper and ink -- Butterflies in your tummy -- Satisfying the sweet tooth -- Cures and nostrums -- Insect pets and performers -- Epilogue : the ecological context.

Sommario/riassunto

The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives-culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer's distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our



extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996321441003316

Titolo

AJIL unbound

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Cambridge, England] : , : [Cambridge University Press]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

341.05

Soggetti

International relations

International law

Dret internacional

Revistes electròniques

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

AJIL (American Journal of International Law) began with [Volume 1, issue 1 (January 1907)].



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967329403321

Autore

Schlichtmann Klaus <1944->

Titolo

Japan in the world [[electronic resource] ] : Shidehara Kijuro, pacifism, and the abolition of war . Volume II / / Klaus Schlichtmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49442-2

9786612494420

0-7391-3520-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 p.)

Collana

AsiaWorld

Disciplina

952.04/4092

952.044092

Soggetti

Prime ministers - Japan

Diplomats - Japan

Pacifism - Japan - History - 20th century

Japan Foreign relations 1912-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated from German.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Remarks on Orthography; Foreword by Ian Nish; Introduction to Volume II; I. A World without War: Shidehara as Foreign Minister, 1924-1931; II. From the Manchurian Crisis to the End of the Second World War, 1931-1945; III. Shidehara, 1945-1951; IV. Japanese Pacifism and Politics after the Second World War; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Accessing previously unpublished archival materials, Japan in the World examines the life and diplomatic work of Shidehara Kijuro (1872-1951), situating Shidehara within the context of twentieth century statecraft and international politics. While it was an age of devastating total wars that took a vast toll of civilian lives, the politics and diplomatic history between 1899 and 1949 also saw the light of new developments in international and constitutional law to curtail state sovereignty and reach a peaceful order of international affairs. Japan in the World is an essential resource for unde