1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697988703321

Titolo

Earth and water resources and hazards in Central America [[electronic resource] /] / by Charles G. Cunningham ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reston, Va.?] : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey

Alexandria, VA : , : Distribution Branch, Text Products Section, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1984

Descrizione fisica

iv, 40 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Geological Survey circular ; ; 925

Altri autori (Persone)

CunninghamCharles G

Disciplina

557.3 s

553/.09728

Soggetti

Geology - Central America

Hydrology - Central America

Hazardous geographic environments - Central America

Natural disasters - Central America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from .DJVU title screen (viewed on Jan. 5, 2009).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783265203321

Autore

Sunstein Cass R.

Titolo

Designing democracy : what constitutions do / / Cass R. Sunstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-19-771891-4

1-280-53186-X

1-4175-8756-3

0-19-534924-5

1-60256-927-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Disciplina

342/.02

Soggetti

Constitutional law

Democracy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Tales of Democracy and Law; 1 Deliberative Trouble; 2 Constitutional Principles without Constitutional Theories; 3 Against Tradition; 4 What Should Constitutions Say? Secession and Beyond; 5 Impeaching the President; 6 Democracy and Rights: The Nondelegation Canons; 7 The Anticaste Principle; 8 Homosexuality and the Constitution; 9 Sex Equality vs. Religion; 10 Social and Economic Rights? Lessons from South Africa; Conclusion: Democracy's Constitution; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What is the purpose of a constitution? This book shows how a democratic constitution helps diverse people, with opposing ethical and religious commitments, to live together on terms of mutual respect.



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00297635

Autore

Firdawsī, Abū al-Qāsim Ḥasan

Titolo

Bizan va Manizeh : dastani bar giriftah az Shanamah-e Ferdowsi / be kushish-e Mustafa Musavi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

38, 225 p. ; 22 cm

Edizione

[Tehran : Sorus]

Descrizione fisica

Altro front. : Bijan and Manijé. A tale from Shahname of Ferdowsi, annotated with an introduction by Mustafa Musavi

Classificazione

IRA VI AEX

Soggetti

LETTERATURA PERSIANA - PERIODO GHAZNAVIDE - POESIA - FERDOWSI

Lingua di pubblicazione

Iraniano (Altro)

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia