1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777997003321

Autore

Savitch H. V.

Titolo

Cities in a time of terror : space, territory, and local resilience / / H.V. Savitch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2008

ISBN

1-317-47455-4

1-315-70567-2

1-317-47456-2

1-282-11940-0

9786612119408

0-7656-2111-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Cities and contemporary society

Disciplina

363.32509173/2

Soggetti

Terrorism

Urban violence

Cities and towns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sketching urban terrorism -- The evolution of urban terrorism -- The fear factor -- Terror's spaces : identity, haunts, and nodes -- Decontrolling territory -- Surveillance and shrinkage -- Sustaining local resilience -- Restoring a self-affirming city.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by a well-known expert in the field, this book draws on data from more than a thousand cities across the globe to trace the evolution of urban terrorism from 1968 to 2006. It also discusses local resilience--a city's capacity to bounce back from terrorist attack--and suggests how that can be sustained.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823743103321

Autore

Kamiński Mariusz Piotr

Titolo

Defining with simple vocabulary in English dictionaries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2021

©2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 pages)

Collana

Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice ; ; v.22

Disciplina

423.028

Soggetti

English language - Lexicography

Defining vocabulary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"This book investigates an important but under-researched aspect of dictionary making: the use of a controlled vocabulary in definitions. The main concern of the author is the role of a definition vocabulary in how foreign learners understand and perceive dictionary definitions. The author takes the reader through a detailed historical account of controlled vocabularies and examines definitions in a range of English dictionaries with respect to their vocabulary loads. He performs a series of experiments with university students to reveal merits and shortcomings of restricted vocabularies. This monograph has been written with the aim to fill a gap in the literature on defining vocabulary. It is intended for lexicographers, dictionary editors, course designers, teachers, and students, as well as anyone who wishes to explain words in an intelligible way"--