1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00020678

Autore

Siciliano, Francesco

Titolo

Pandètte / Francesco Siciliano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli, : Rossieditore, 1993

Descrizione fisica

174 p. ; 21 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783820203321

Autore

Hawting G. R (Gerald R.), <1944, >

Titolo

The first dynasty of Islam : the Umayyad caliphate AD 661-750 / / G.R. Hawting

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

0-8093-1324-3

1-134-55058-8

1-134-55059-6

0-203-13700-0

1-280-40145-1

0-203-17038-5

9786610401451

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

909/.09767101

Soggetti

Islamic Empire History 661-750

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 1986 by Croom Helm Ltd."--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Conventions; Abbreviations; Glossary; Figures and Maps; Foreword to the Second Edition; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Importance of the Umayyad



Period and its Place in Islamic History; Arabisation; The Umayyads in Muslim Tradition; The Umayyad Family and its Rise to the Caliphate; Mu'awiya's Acquisition of the Caliphate; The Sufyanids; Events and Personalities of the Sufyanid Period; The Second Civil War; 'Abd al-Malik and al-Hajjaj; Changes in Government and Administration; Al-Hajjaj in Iraq

The Development of Factionalism and the Problems of IslamisationThe Family of al-Muhallab and the Development of Factionalism; 'Umar II and the Mawali; Hisham and Khalid al-Qasri; The Third Civil War and the Caliphate of Marwan II; Yazid III; Marwan II; The Overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate; The Muslims of Khurasan; The Army; The 'Abbasids and the Hashimiyya; The Umayyad Collapse; A Note on the Sources; Modern Developments in the Study of and Attitudes to Umayyad History; Bibliographical Postscript to the Second Edition; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gerald Hawting's book has long been acknowledged as the standard introductory survey of this complex period in Arab and Islamic history. Now it is once more made available, with the addition of a new introduction by the author which examines recent significant contributions to scholarship in the field. It is certain to be welcomed by students and academics alike.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968840103321

Titolo

Low-carbon development for Mexico / / Todd M. Johnson ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2010]

copyright 2010

ISBN

9786612461279

9781282461277

1282461273

9780821381236

0821381237

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xix, 156 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 26 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonTodd <1956-> (Todd Milo)

Disciplina

363.738/7460972

Soggetti

Energy policy - Mexico

Power resources - Mexico

Carbon dioxide mitigation - Mexico

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

Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1: Introduction; Boxes; Tables; 2: Electric Power; 3: Oil and Gas; 4: Energy End-Use; 5: Transport; 6: Agriculture and Forestry; 7: A Low-Carbon Scenario for Mexico; 8: Elements of a Low-Carbon Development Program; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

To reduce the risk of climate change impacts it is necessary for the world to lower the carbon intensity of economic development. Experts estimates the net costs, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, and investment that would be needed to achieve a low-carbon scenario in Mexico to the year 2030.Among the key findings Energy efficiency. Improving energy end-use efficiency is the least-cost option for reducing carbon emissions and can be achieved by accelerating current Mexican programs and policies. Supply efficiency and renewable energy. Mexico can lower the carbon intensity of the econ