1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452594603321

Autore

Farrington Ian S

Titolo

Cusco [[electronic resource] ] : urbanism and archaeology in the Inka world / / Ian Farrington ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2013

ISBN

0-8130-4632-7

0-8130-4509-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Collana

Ancient cities of the new world

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithMichael Ernest <1953->

MassonMarilyn A

JanusekJohn Wayne <1963->

Disciplina

307.760985/37

Soggetti

Cities and towns - Peru - Cuzco

City planning - Peru - Cuzco

Urbanization - Peru - Cuzco

Human settlements - Peru - Cuzco

Electronic books.

Cuzco (Peru) Social conditions

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

Urbanism in prehispanic Andes -- Inka architecture and urban buildings -- Canons of Inka settlement planning -- Archaeology and the town -- A historical topography of Cusco -- Analysis of the Cusco town plan -- Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples -- Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units -- Urban life -- Suburbs and the inner heartland -- Ceremony and ritual -- The navel of the world -- Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462165003321

Autore

Lieberman Elli <1951-, >

Titolo

Reconceptualizing deterrence : nudging toward rationality in Middle Eastern rivalries / / Elli Lieberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-60664-X

9786613919090

1-136-23089-0

0-203-10037-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Routledge global security studies

Disciplina

355.0217

355.033051

355/.033051

Soggetti

Security, International - Middle East

Deterrence (Strategy)

Strategic rivalries (World politics)

Strategic culture - Middle East

Electronic books.

Middle East Politics and government 1945-

Middle East Foreign relations

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

Reconceptualizing Deterrence Nudging toward retionality in Middle Eastern rivalries; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Theoretical considerations; 2 The Egyptian-Israeli rivalry, 1948-1973; 3 The Israeli-Hezbollah rivalry; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a reconceptualisation of conventional deterrence theory, and applies it to enduring rivalries in the Middle East. The work argues that many of the problems encountered in the development of deterrence theory lay in the fact that it was developed during the Cold War, when the immediate problem it had to address was how to prevent catastrophic nuclear wars. The logic of nuclear deterrence compelled a preoccupation with the problem of stability over credibility; however,



because the logic of conventional deterrence is different, the solution of the tension between credi

3.

Record Nr.

UNICASPMI0003822

Autore

Serafini, Paolo

Titolo

Ricerca operativa / Paolo Serafini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Springer, c2009

ISBN

9788847008458

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 535 p. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Unitext , . Collana di informatica

Disciplina

658.4

Soggetti

Ricerca operativa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia