1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009601320403321

Autore

Myhrvold, Nathan

Titolo

3.: Animals and plants / Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet ; Photography by Ryan Matthew Smith and Nathan Myhrvold

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bellevue, WA : The cooking lab, 2011

ISBN

978-0-9827610-0-7

Descrizione fisica

x, 401 p. : ill. ; 34 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Young, Chris

Bilet, Maxime

Disciplina

641.013

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

60 641.013 A 1:3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463765003321

Titolo

Challenges and change in middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / / edited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-138-13877-0

1-315-83844-3

1-317-87689-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (585 p.)

Collana

DARG Regional Development Series ; ; Number 2

Altri autori (Persone)

McIlwaineCathy <1965->

WillisKatie <1968->

Disciplina

338.972

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Central America Economic conditions 1979-

Caribbean Area Economic conditions 1945-

Mexico Economic conditions 1994-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Pearson Education.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Men, women and household diversity; 3 Ethnicities, nationalism and racism; 4 Perspectives on poverty, vulnerability and exclusion; 5 Making a living: employment, livelihoods and the informal sector; 6 Open for business: strategies for economic diversification; 7 Sowing the seeds of modernity: the insertion of agriculture into the global market

8 Unsustainable development: environmental protection issues in rural and coastal areas9 Dependency, diversity and change: towards sustainable urbanisation; 10 Social roles and spatial relations of NGOs and civil society: participation and effectiveness post-hurricane ''Mitch''; 11 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and



political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as well as experiencing similar development problems today. These include European colonialism, structural adjustment, small size, reliance on primary production, influence of the United States and moves towards democratisation. While Mexico is obviously a much larger country in area, economy and populati

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967526503321

Autore

Newton Natika

Titolo

Foundations of understanding / / Natika Newton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1996

ISBN

1-283-17447-2

9786613174475

90-272-8356-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Advances in consciousness research ; ; v. 10

Disciplina

153.4

Soggetti

Comprehension

Comprehension (Theory of knowledge)

Cognition

Communication - Psychological aspects

Human information processing

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 (p. [199]-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

FOUNDATIONS OF UNDERSTANDING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Sensorimotor Theory of Cognition; CHAPTER THREE Understanding Actions; Chapter Four Understanding Objects; CHAPTER FIVE Error and the External World; CHAPTER SIX Understanding Persons; CHAPTER SEVEN Understanding Language; CHAPTER EIGHT The Elements of Conscious Experience; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; References; Index



Sommario/riassunto

How can symbols have meaning for a subject? Foundations of Understanding argues that this is the key question to ask about intentionality, or meaningful thought. It thus offers an alternative to currently popular linguistic models of intentionality, whose inadequacies are examined: the goal should be to explain, not how symbols, mental or otherwise, can refer to or 'mean' states of affairs in the external world, but how they can mean something to us, the users. The essence of intentionality is shown to be conscious understanding, the roots of which lie in experiences of embodiment and goal-dir