1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910479936203321

Autore

Vecoli Rudolph J.

Titolo

Oh Capitano! : Celso Cesare Moreno—Adventurer, Cheater, and Scoundrel on Four Continents / / Francesco Durante, Rudolph J. Vecoli; Donna R. Gabaccia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-8232-8142-6

0-8232-7988-X

0-8232-7989-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Fordham scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

VendittoElizabeth O

Disciplina

910.92

B

Soggetti

Explorers - Italy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Translated from the Italian.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- contents -- preface -- prologue -- Introduction to the English-Language Edition: “Was Moreno a Sociopath?” -- Translator’s Note -- chapter 1. The Traveler’s Spirit -- chapter 2. The Treasures of Asia -- chapter 3. The Challenge of the Pacific -- chapter 4. The Little Italian Slaves -- chapter 5. The Enchanter of Hawaii -- chapter 6. Celso’s Vendetta -- chapter 7. Electoral Intermezzo -- chapter 8. The New Italian America -- chapter 9. The Destiny of Hawaii -- chapter 10. The Sunset Road -- notes -- bibliography -- index

Sommario/riassunto

The story of Celso Cesare Moreno, one of the most famous of the emigrant Italian elites or "prominenti." Moreno traveled the world lying, scheming, and building an extensive patron/client network to to establish his reputation as a middleman and person of significance. Through his machinations, Moreno became a critical player in the expansion of western trade and imperialism in Asia, the trafficking of migrant workers and children in the Atlantic, and the conflicts of Americans and natives over the fate of Hawaii, and imperial



competitions of French, British, Italian and American governments during a critically important era of imperial expansion.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785333403321

Autore

Ryan Johnny <1980->

Titolo

A history of the Internet and the digital future [[electronic resource] /] / Johnny Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, 2010

ISBN

1-282-88469-7

9786612884696

1-86189-835-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

004.67809

303.4834

Soggetti

Internet

Internet - History

Internet - Social aspects

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

History of the Internet; Imprint page; Contents; Preface: The Great Adjustment;  Distributed Network, Centrifugal Ideas;  Expansion;  The Emerging Environment; Glossary; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A History of the Internet and the Digital Future tells the story of the development of the Internet from the 1950's to the present and examines how the balance of power has shifted between the individual and the state in the areas of censorship, copyright infringement, intellectual freedom, and terrorism and warfare. Johnny Ryan explains how the Internet has revolutionized political campaigns; how the development of the World Wide Web enfranchised a new online population of assertive, niche consumers; and how the dot-com bust taught smarter firms to capitalize on the power of