1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784522303321

Titolo

Advances in geosciences . Volume 9 Solid earth (SE), ocean science (OS) and atmospheric science (AS) [[electronic resource] /] / editor-in-chief, Wing-Huen Ip ; volume editor-in-chief, Yun-Tai Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-91866-0

9786611918668

981-270-894-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Advances in Geosciences ; ; v.9

Altri autori (Persone)

IpW.-H

ChenYuntai

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Earth sciences

Planetary meteorology

Planetology

Space environment

Space sciences

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.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; SOLID EARTH (SE); Tracking the High-Frequency Energy Radiation Sources of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman MW 9.0 Earthquake Using the Short-Period Seismic Data: Preliminary Result H.-L. Du, L.-S. Xu, Y.-T. Chen, C.-L. Li and K. Stammler; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Method; 4. Correction for the Slowness Vectors Using Aftershocks; 5. Tracking the Energy Sources; 6. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Rupture Process of the 2005 Southern Asian (Pakistan) MW 7.6 Earthquake from Long-Period Waveform Data Y. Zhang, Y.-T. Chen and L.-S. Xu; 1. Introduction

2. Data and Processing3. Spatio-temporal and Rupture Process; 4. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Seismic Characteristics of Strong Deep Focal Earthquakes and Associated Phenomena in Northeastern Asia J. Wang, X.-S. He and Y.-Q. Li; 1. Introduction; 2. Seismic Data; 3. Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of Deep Focal Earthquakes; 3.1. Wavelet analysis on temporal-frequency



characteristics; 3.2. Relative active and quiet periods of deep focal earthquakes; 3.3. Spatial distribution of strong deep focal earthquakes; 4. Characteristics of Strong Shallow Earthquakes and Tests

4.1. Spatial-temporal distribution of strong shallow earthquakes4.2. Test of seismic characteristics; 4.3. Seismic characteristics of Northeastern China; 4.4. Mechanism of the relationship between strong shallow earthquakes and great deep focal earthquakes; 5. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Moho Depths in the Indian Ocean Based on the Inversion of Satellite Gravity Data D. N. Arabelos, G. Mantzios and D. Tsoulis; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 2.1. Gravity anomalies; 2.2. Digital terrain model; 2.3. CRUST 2.0; 2.4. Altimetry

3. Inversion of the Gravity Anomalies Using LSC4. Assessment of the Estimated Moho Depths in the Indian Ocean; 4.1. Based on the comparison with CRUST 2.0; 4.2. Based on isostatic reductions on JASON 1 altimeter data using Airy or the computed model; 5. Conclusions; References; Post Earthquake Debris Management - an Overview R. Sarkar; 1. Introduction; 2. Post Earthquake Debris Separation; 2.1. Vegetative debris; 2.2. Non-vegetative debris; 3. Post Earthquake Debris Management Plan; 4. Selection of Post Earthquake Debris Collection and Storage Sites

5. Types of Earthquake Debris Disposal Sites6. Transportation of Post Earthquake Debris; 8. Post Earthquake Debris Management Related to Various Phases after the Disaster; 9. Basic Rules for the Post Earthquake Debris Management; 10. Post Earthquake Debris Management Related to Night Soil, Garbage Collection, and Collapsed Structures; 11. Emergency Management Perspectives for Post Earthquake Debris Clearance; 12. Conclusion; References; OCEAN SCIENCE (OS)

Buried and Surface Polymetallic Nodule Distribution in the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone: Main Distinctions and Similarities R. Kotlinski and V. Stoyanova

Sommario/riassunto

<i>Advances in Geosciences</i> is the result of a concerted effort in bringing the latest results and planning activities related to earth and space science in Asia and the international arena. The volume editors are all leading scientists in their research fields covering six sections: Hydrological Science (HS), Planetary Science (PS), Solar Terrestrial (ST), Solid Earth (SE), Ocean Science (OS) and Atmospheric Science (AS). The main purpose is to highlight the scientific issues essential to the study of earthquakes, tsunamis, atmospheric dust storms, climate change, drought, flood, typhoons



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777680803321

Autore

Stoltenberg John

Titolo

Refusing to be a man [[electronic resource] ] : essays on social justice / / John Stoltenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : UCL Press, c2000

ISBN

0-203-98082-4

1-280-13889-0

1-283-60455-8

9786613917003

1-135-43395-X

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

305.3/0973

Soggetti

Sex role - United States

Masculinity - United States

Sexism - United States

Men - Sexual behavior - United States

Women - Crimes against - United States

Pornography - Social aspects - United States

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.

Nota di contenuto

REFUSING TO BE A MAN Essays on Sex and Justice; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the Revised Edition; Preface; Part I: The Ethics of Male Sexual Identity; Rapist Ethics; How Men Have (a) Sex; Sexual Objectification and Male Supremacy; Part II: The Politics of Male Sexual Identity; Eroticism and Violence in the Father-Son Relationship; Disarmament and Masculinity; The Fetus as Penis: Men's Self-interest and Abortion Rights; What Is "Good Sex" ?; Part III: Pornography and Male Supremacy; The Forbidden Language of Sex; Pornography and Freedom; Confronting Pornography as a Civil-Rights Issue

Part IV: Activism and Moral SelfhoodFeminist Activism and Male Sexual Identity; Other Men; Battery and the Will to Freedom; About the Essays; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

Since its original publication in 1989, Refusing to be a Man has been



acclaimed as a classic and widely cited in gender studies literature. In 13 eloquent essays, Stoltenberg articulates the first fully argued liberation theory for men that will also liberate women.  He argues that male sexual identity is entirely a political and ethical construction whose advantages grow out of injustice.  His thesis is, however, ultimately one of hope - that precisely because masculinity is so constructed, it is possible to refuse it, to act against it and to change.  A new introduction by the autho