1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453642803321

Titolo

Animals and war : confronting the military-animal industrial complex / / edited by Colin Salter, Anthony J. Nocella II, Judy K. C. Bentley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-2086-3

0-7391-8652-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Critical Animal Studies and Theory

Altri autori (Persone)

SalterColin <1957->

NocellaAnthony J

BentleyJudy K. C

Disciplina

355.4/24

Soggetti

Animals - War use

Animal welfare

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

ANIMALS AND WAR; CONTENTS; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction Introducing the Military-Animal Industrial Complex; Chapter One Animals as Vehicles of War; Chapter Two Front Toward Animals: Animal Exploitation in U.S. Military Medical Training Exercises; Chapter Three Nonhuman Animals as Weapons of War; Chapter Four War: Animals in the Aftermath; Chapter Five Animals at War; Chapter Six The Future of War and Animals; Conclusion A Critical Animal and Peace Studies Argument to Ending All Wars; Bibliography; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Animals and War: Confronting the Military-Animal Industrial Complex</span><span> is the first book to examine how nonhuman animals are used for war by military forces. Each chapter delves deeply into modes of nonhuman animal exploitation: as weapons, test subjects, and transportation, and as casualties of war leading to homelessness, starvation, and death. With leading scholar-activists writing each chapter, this is an important text in the fields of peace studies and critical animal studies. This is a



must read for anyone interested in ending war and f

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459938103321

Autore

Naylor R. T. <1945->

Titolo

Canada in the European age, 1453-1919 [[electronic resource] /] / R.T. Naylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-86596-X

9786612865961

0-7735-7546-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 617 p

Disciplina

971

Soggetti

Economic history

Electronic books.

Canada Economic conditions To 1763

Canada Economic conditions 19th century

Canada Foreign economic relations Europe

Europe Foreign economic relations Canada

Canada Foreign economic relations United States

United States Foreign economic relations Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The discoveries -- 2. The foundations of English bullionism -- 3. The foundations of French bullionism -- 4. The aftermath of the discoveries -- 5. The origins of the English plantation system -- 6. The origins of the French plantation system -- 7. Competition for empire, 1663-1713 -- 8. France in America, 1713-1763 -- 9. Competition for empire, 1713-1763 -- 10. The triumph and collapse of British mercantilism -- 11. The industrial revolution and the colonial system -- 12. Competition for empire, 1793-1832 -- 13. The Atlantic seaboard : from mercantilism to industrial capitalism -- 14. The contest for the continental interior, 1763-1821 -- 15. Emigration and



colonization, 1763-1841 -- 16. Finance and politics in Canada, 1793-1841 -- 17. The triumph of steam and gold -- 18. Commercial reorientation and structural change in the economy of United Canada -- 19. The dawn of the railway age in British North America -- 20. The railroad to confederation : Canadian expansion -- 21. The railroad to confederation : the maritime response -- 22. Reconquest of the northwest -- 23. The rise of the Pacific economy -- 24. Fur trade and Pacific empire -- 25. From company colony to company province -- 26. Imperialist rivalries, 1873-1914 -- 27. A railway from Europe to China -- 28. The contest for the continental interior, 1873-1914 -- 29. Canada and the cross of gold -- 30. Industrial development and continental integration -- 31. Transcontinental empire -- 32. Canadian expansion overseas -- 33. The approach of war -- 34. The Canadian economy in the Great War -- 35. The aftermath of war.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910659248303321

Autore

Martineau Jennifer

Titolo

Preparing for development : making the most of formal leadership programs / / Jennifer Martineau and Ellie Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Greensboro, N.C., : Center for Creative Leadership, c2001

ISBN

9786611001186

9781118154380

111815438X

9781281001184

128100118X

9781118155141

1118155149

9781932973099

1932973095

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (38 p.)

Collana

An ideas into action guidebook

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonEllie

Disciplina

658.409/2

Soggetti

Leadership

Executives - Training of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

"For the practicing manager."

"CCL no. 409"--Verso, added t.p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Ideas Into Action Guidebooks; Title; The Ideas Into Action Guidebook Series; Executive Brief; Why Prepare for a Leadership Development Program?; Preparing Your Expectations; Personal Expectations; Organizational Expectations; Preparing Your Motivation; Enhancing Your Motivation; Preparing Your Workplace; Taking Care of Business; Taking Care of Colleagues; Set the Record Straight; Share Your Goals; Taking Care of Roadblocks; Assessing Roadblocks; Clearing Roadblocks; Turning Lessons into Leadership; Suggested Readings; Background; Key Point Summary; Lead Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Managers attend leadership development programs for any number of reasons. Sometimes an organization will nominate a specific manager for a program, or send all high-potential managers through a series of development programs. Some managers seek out development programs on their own as part of their personal career objectives. If you're scheduled to participate in a leadership development program, or if you're considering such a program, you can substantially increase the benefits to yourself and to your organization by preparing for the development experience. This guidebook will show you how