The war that forged a nation : why the Civil War still matters / / James McPherson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459791403321
• Autore: McPherson James M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 0-19-937579-8; 0-19-937578-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetti: War and society - United States - History; Social change - United States - History; Electronic books.; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Psychological aspects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why the Civil War Still Matters -- Mexico, California, and the Coming of the Civil War -- A Just War? -- Death and Destruction in the Civil War -- American Navies and British Neutrality During the Civil War -- The Rewards of Risk-Taking : Two Civil War Admirals -- How Did Freedom Come? -- Lincoln, Slavery, and Freedom -- A. Lincoln, Commander in Chief -- The Commander Who Would Not Fight : McClellan and Lincoln -- Lincoln's Legacy for Our Time -- War and Peace in the Post-Civil War South.
• Sommario/riassunto: More than 140 years ago, Mark Twain observed that the Civil War had ""uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be measured short of two or three generations."" In fact, five generations have passed, and Americans are still trying to measure the influence of the immense fratricidal conflict that nearly tore the nation apart. In The War that Forged a Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ; James M. McPherson considers why the Civil War remains so deeply embedded in our national psyche and identity.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea / / edited by Mariacristina Cocca, Emilia Di Pace, Maria Emanuela Errico, Gennaro Gentile, Alessio Montarsolo, Raffaella Mossotti

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299404803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• ISBN: 3-319-71279-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VIII, 250 p. 104 illus.)
• Collana: Springer Water, , 2364-8198
• Disciplina: 363.7394091638
• Soggetti: Ecology; Environmental chemistry; Pollution; Polymers; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Materials; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Materials Engineering
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book focuses on different aspects of microplastic pollution, offering authors and readers the opportunity to share their knowledge, identify issues and propose solutions and actions to face this environmental threat. Although plastic pollution is a well-known global problem, the recent discovery of microplastics and nanoplastics in seas ; and oceans represents a very alarming new environmental challenge. The book offers comprehensive insights into the origins of the problem, its impact on marine environments, particularly the Mediterranean Sea and coasts, and the current research trends aimed at finding technical solutions to mitigate the phenomenon. It is primarily intended for scientists and decision makers from industry, international, national and local institutions and NGOs.