1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996200221603316

Autore

Ridley Mark

Titolo

Animal behavior [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to behavioral mechanisms, development, and ecology / / Mark Ridley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1995

ISBN

1-282-23719-5

9786612237195

1-4443-1380-0

1-4443-1379-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii,288p. ) : ill

Disciplina

591.51

Soggetti

Animal behavior

Zoology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1986.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-270) and index.

Nota di contenuto

PrefaceQuestions About Animal BehaviourThe Evolution Of BehaviourThe Machinery Of BehaviourThe Genetics And Development Of BehaviourMovements And MigrationEating And Not Being EatenSignalsSexual BehaviourConflicts And Social LifeCooperation And Social LifeReferencesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This classic textbook is a concise introductory guide to the subject of animal



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777058903321

Autore

Hitchcock Michael

Titolo

Tourism, development and terrorism in Bali [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Hitchcock, I Nyoman Darma Putra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-281-10365-9

9786611103651

0-7546-8381-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Voices in development management

Altri autori (Persone)

PutraNyoman Darma

Disciplina

338.4/79159862

Soggetti

Tourism - Indonesia - Bali Island

Terrorism - Indonesia - Bali Island

Bali Bombings, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, 2002

Globalization - Economic aspects - Indonesia - Bali Island

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. [187]-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : a paradise globalized -- The importance of tourism -- A brand created -- Bali's global villages -- Street traders and entrepreneurs -- Global, local encounters -- World heritage as globalization -- Bali during the Asian crisis -- The 2002 Bali bombings crisis -- Global conflict and the bombers -- The rise and fall of tourism -- Coping with globalization -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates tourism as a form of globalization within the context of the island of Bali. The authors analyse crisis management with regard to the Bali bombings, examine the impact of the bombings on the tourism development cycle and investigate the motives of the bombers. They argue that the actions of the bombers can best be understood with regard to the rise of political Islam as a global issue and the book breaks new ground with an analysis of the bombers' global experiences. Home-grown resistance to certain aspects of globalization is also examined, notably the attempt to turn B