1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990010004460403321

Autore

Amato, Giuliano <1938- >

Titolo

Le istituzioni della democrazia : un viaggio lungo cinquant'anni / Giuliano Amato ; Quattro tappe introdotte da Augusto Barbera... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : Il mulino, 2014

ISBN

978-88-15-25373-6

Descrizione fisica

472 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Collezione di testi e di studi , Diritto

Disciplina

320.445

Locazione

FSPBC

FGBC

Collocazione

XII E 101

XI N 735

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788671203321

Autore

Lewis Charlene M. Boyer <1965->

Titolo

Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte [[electronic resource] ] : an American aristocrat in the early republic / / Charlene M. Boyer Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-89876-4

0-8122-0653-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

975.2/603092

B

Soggetti

Aristocracy (Social class) - Maryland - Baltimore

United States Civilization 1783-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. "Nature Never Intended Me for Obscurity" The Celebrity -- Chapter 2. "The Duchess of Baltimore" The Aristocrat -- Chapter 3. "A Modern Philosophe" The Independent Woman -- Chapter 4. "Happiness for a Woman" The Femme d'Esprit -- Chapter 5. "So Much Agitated About This Child's Destiny" The Mother and Daughter -- Epilogue. "She Belongs to History" -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with European royalty, Elizabeth became one of America's first celebrities during a crucial moment in the nation's history. At the time of Elizabeth's fame, the United States had only recently gained its independence, and the character of American society and politics was not yet fully formed. Still concerned that their republican experiment might fail and that their society might become too much like that of monarchical Europe, many Americans feared the corrupting influence of European manners and ideas. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's imperial connections and aristocratic



aspirations made her a central figure in these debates, with many, including members of Congress and the social elites of the day, regarding her as a threat. Appraising Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's many identities-celebrity, aristocrat, independent woman, mother-Charlene M. Boyer Lewis shows how Madame Bonaparte, as she was known, exercised extraordinary social power at the center of the changing transatlantic world. In spite of the assumed threat that she posed to the new social and political order, Americans could not help being captivated by Elizabeth's style, beauty, and wit. She offered an alternative to the republican wife by pursuing a life of aristocratic dreams in the United States and Europe. Her story reminds us of the fragility of the American experiment in its infancy and, equally important, of the active role of women in the debates over society and culture in the early republic.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785516803321

Autore

Pierson Michele

Titolo

Special Effects [[electronic resource] ] : Still in Search of Wonder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Film and Culture Series

Disciplina

791.43/615

791.43024

791.43615

Soggetti

Cinematography

Cinematography -- Special effects

History and criticism

Science fiction

Science fiction films

Science fiction films -- History and criticism

Special effects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Special Effects and the Popular Media; 1. Magic, Science, Art: Before Cinema; Natural Magic; Science Fictions; Scientific American; Millennial Magic; 2. From Cult-Classicism to Technofuturism: Converging on Wired Magazine; The Limits of Convergence; Photon and Stop-Motion Animation; Corporate Futurism/Technofuturism; Home Production; 3. The Wonder Years and Beyond: 1989-1995; On Genre; Reinventing the Cinema of Attractions; Digital Art Effects; Retrofuture/Retrovision; 4. Crafting a Future for CGI; The Case of Editing; Disaster Strikes

An Aesthetics of ScarcityThe Public Life of Numbers; CONCLUSION: The Transnational Matrix of SF; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Designed to trick the eye and stimulate the imagination, special effects have changed the way we look at films and the worlds created in them. Computer-generated imagery (CGI), as seen in Hollywood blockbusters like Star Wars, Terminator 2, Jurassic Pa