Les funérailles princières en Europe : XVIe-XVIIIe siècle. 2. Apothéoses monumentales / Mark Hengerer, Juliusz A. Chrościcki, Gérard Sabatier

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910495793703321
• Autore: Chrościcki Juliusz A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rennes, : Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2019
• ISBN: 2-7535-6966-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): de La GorceJérôme; EngelMartin; GräfHolger Th; HengererMark; JohannsenBirgitte Bøggild; KnöllStefanie; KrygerKarin; KuczmanKazimierz; Le GallJean-Marie; LorenteJuan Francisco Esteban; ManeroMaría Adelaida Allo; MazelClaire; PapenheimMartin; PaulBenjamin; SabatierGérard; Schemper-SparholzIngeborg; TeleskoWerner; VaralloFranca; WitkoAndrzej; ChrościckiJuliusz A
• Soggetti: Arts & Humanities; Architecture; funérailles; royauté; monument; architecture; tombeau; roi; souverain; sépulture; sarcophage; prince
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Les tombeaux princiers comptent souvent parmi les chefs-d’œuvre de l’art. Dans l’Europe de l’époque moderne, ils prolongent la vie terrestre des souverains par une apothéose monumentale. Cette esthétique de la mort, présente dans toutes les civilisations, ne saurait occulter la motivation première de l’entreprise de monumentalisation : celle du faire mémoire. Comme les rituels de funérailles, l’édification d’un tombeau doit s’analyser en termes de stratégie politique. Prenant acte de la grande diversité des monuments funéraires élevés par les princes dans l’Europe du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, cet ouvrage s’interroge sur les raisons qui les ont fait naître et sur les significations dont ils ont pu être investis. Ainsi sont abordés les rapports entre tombeau et territoire, tombeau et construction lignagère, tombeau et idéologie monarchique, tombeau et état « moderne ». Au fil des siècles se produit une évolution complexe, si ce n’est contradictoire : désinvestissement de l’espace public de l’église au profit de la nécropole, de la crypte, voire de la sépulture individuelle ou privée ; abandon de la sculpture monumentale de la Renaissance pour l’exaspération rhétorique du sarcophage (aire germanique et nordique), voire renonciation au tombeau de corps et valorisation du monument de cœur (les Bourbons). L’art funéraire ne disparaît pas pour autant. Il triomphe dans l’éphémère des catafalques, véritable média de la gloire des princes et de l’idéologie monarchique depuis le XVIe siècle. Ce volume est le deuxième d’une trilogie consacrée aux funérailles princières de l’Europe moderne. Le premier, Le grand théâtre de la mort, s’intéresse aux rituels. Le troisième aborde les commémorations et la perception de la mort des rois par l’opinion publique.

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hemiptera - Heteroptera [[electronic resource] ] : Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America / / by Charles W. Heckman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785580703321
• Autore: Heckman Charles W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-11755-X; 9786613117557; 94-007-0705-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2011.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (690 p.)
• Collana: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects, Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America, , 2509-324X
• Disciplina: 595.7098; 595.754098
• Soggetti: Zoology; Aquatic ecology ; Entomology; Animal systematics; Animal taxonomy; Animal ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Animal Ecology
• 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: Introduction -- An appeal for quality in taxonomic work -- Scope of the work -- Acknowledgements -- Section 6: Hemiptera -- Key to the suborders -- Key to the infraorders of Heteroptera in South America -- 6.1 Morphology -- 6.2 Ecology -- 6.3 Preservation and examination -- 6.4 Zoogeography -- 6.5 Taxonomic problems -- 6.6 Suggestions for improvement -- 6.7 Keys to aquatic Heteroptera in South America.
• Sommario/riassunto: Hemiptera - Heteroptera encompasses the three well-defined suborders of the true bugs which are adapted to an aquatic or littoral habitat. The book begins with a section on the biology these insects ; and provides illustrations of the basic features of their morphology and outlines the larval development. Brief outlines of the ecological and zoogeographical peculiarities of the three aquatic suborders are presented individually, and various methods for observing, collecting, preserving, rearing, and examining specimens are discussed. Most of the book is devoted to keys for the identification of adults to species, and notes are provided that will help recognize the known larvae. Unlike most other aquatic insects, the larval instars of the heteropteran species closely resemble the adults in their morphology, preferred habitats, and feeding habits. Therefore, distinguishing features of those relatively few larvae which have been described in detail are usually mentioned in the keys to the adults rather than being included in separate keys. In addition to the most important features for determining the individual species, many keys include additional notes on the morphology, which is intended to give the user a better chance of recognizing specimens of species not yet known to science. After the currently recognized name of each species, the known range is provided. Regions of the world outside of South America, South American countries, and the states of Brazil from which the species has been reported are listed. Following the range information, major synonyms previously used for the species in the literature are provided. If subspecies have been described and are still recognized as such, they are also discussed. Finally, if the status of the species is regarded as uncertain because of a poor description, strong resemblance to another species, or any other reason, a note is added that a detailed study will be necessary to clarify the status of the taxon. Taxonomic revisions in the book itself are strictly avoided. To provide the user of the keys with maximum assistance in making reliable identifications, the book is richly illustrated with pen and ink drawings of thousands of individual morphological structures arranged in 820 figures. The book is intended to make a significant impact toward popularizing the study of South American water bugs by assembling and condensing the information in hundreds of individual publications on the group, which appeared in many books and journals published in many different countries over the past 200 years. Some of these works are very difficult to obtain in South America, and their lack creates serious impediments to systematic, ecological, and zoogeographical research. In the more than 730 titles appearing in the bibliography, the original descriptions and revisions of almost all South American species can be found.

Consequences and correction of America's polarized politics [[electronic resource] /] / Pietro S. Nivola, David W. Brady, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781916203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University; Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-8157-6078-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Collana: Red and blue nation? ; ; v. 2
• Altri autori (Persone): NivolaPietro S; BradyDavid W
• Disciplina: 324.273
• Soggetti: Political parties - United States; Party affiliation - United States; Polarization (Social sciences); United States Politics and government
• 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: Turned off or turned on? : how polarization affects political engagement / Marc J. Hetherington. Comments / Deborah Jordan Brooks and John G. Geer ; Martin P. Wattenberg -- Spoiling the sausages? How a polarized Congress deliberates and legislates / Barbara Sinclair. Comments / Christopher H. Foreman Jr. ; Keith Krehbiel -- Consequences for the courts : polarized politics and the judicial branch / Sarah A. Binder. Comments / Martin Shapiro ; Benjamin Wittes -- When politics no longer stops at the water's edge : partisan polarization and foreign policy / Peter Beinart. Comments / James Q. Wilson ; Jonathan Rauch -- Polarization and public policy : a general assessment / David W. Brady, John Ferejohn, and Laurel Harbridge. Comments / Andrea L. Campbell ; Eric M. Patashnik -- Toward depolarization / Pietro S. Nivola and William A. Galston. Comments / Nelson W. Polsby ; Joel D. Aberbach ; Larry Diamond.
• Sommario/riassunto: America's polarized politics are largely disconnected from mainstream public preferences. This disconnect poses fundamental dangers for the representativeness and accountability of government, as well as the ; already withering public trust in it. As the 2008 presidential race kicks into gear, the political climate certainly will not become less polarized. With important issues to address--including immigration policy, health care, and the funding of the Iraq War--it is critical that essential policies not be hostage to partisan political battles. Building upon the findings of the first volume of Red and Blue Nation? (Brookings, 2006), which explored the extent of political polarization and its potential causes, this new volume delves into the consequences of the gulf between "red states" and "blue states." The authors examine the impact of these political divisions on voter behavior, Congressional law-making, judicial selection, and foreign policy formation. They shed light on hotly debated institutional reform proposals--including changes to the electoral system and the congressional rules of engagement--and ultimately present research-supported policies and reforms for alleviating the underlying causes of political polarization. While most discussion of polarization takes place in separate spheres of journalism and academia, Red and Blue Nation? brings together a unique set of voices with a wide variety of perspectives to enrich our understanding of the issue. Written in a broad, accessible style, it is a resource for anyone interested in the future of electoral politics in America.