1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466383703321

Autore

Libert Marine

Titolo

Le mayflower, cap sur le nouveau monde : le mythe fondateur des États-Unis / / par Marine Libert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : 50Minutos.es, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

2-8062-5940-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Collana

Grands Événements ; ; Numéro 7

Disciplina

974.402

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le Mayflower et le mythe fondateur des États-Unis en moins d'une heure !16 septembre 1620. Dans le port de Southampton, un navire s'apprête à partir qui changera l'histoire à jamais. Le Mayflower, avec à son bord une centaine d'émigrants fuyant les persécutions contre les protestants à l'œuvre en Angleterre sous le règne de Marie Tudor. Au terme d'une traversée éprouvante, les colons posent le pied sur le sol américain, fondant, au large du cap Cod, la colonie de Plymouth. Ce livre vous permettra d'en savoir plus sur :  Le contexte de l'époque Les



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780839703321

Autore

Rattle Robert

Titolo

Computing our way to paradise? [[electronic resource] ] : the role of internet and communication technologies in sustainable consumption and globalization / / Robert Rattle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010

ISBN

1-282-47961-X

9786612479618

0-7591-1933-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Globalization and the Environment

Disciplina

303.48/33

303.4833

333.720285

Soggetti

Internet - Social aspects

Sustainable development

Information technology - Social aspects

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

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter  1. ICTs and Globalization: Asking Important Questions; Chapter 2. The Poverty of Affluence: Sustainable Consumption and Global Environmental Change; Chapter 3. Virtual Morality: Globalization, ICTs, and Sustainable Consumption; Chapter 4. Lulled to Complacency: ICTs and Energy and Materials Consumption; Chapter 5. The Efficiency Paradox: Intensity and Consumption; Chapter 6. From Social Meanings to Global Conformity: ICTs and the Global Commons; Chapter 7. Pathological Tendencies: The Health Link

Chapter 8. Incantations and ICTs: A Global Ideological PervasionChapter 9. Redefining Reality, Transforming Values; Chapter 10. Global Transformations: Serious Considerations and Promising Opportunities; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Computing Our Way to Paradise? challenges key assumptions concerning the role of Internet and communication technologies in globalization processes. The author argues that while globalization is



predicated upon a strong, extensive, and interconnected network of products, processes, and services, the real environmental and health benefits remain far from certain.