The global dimensions of Irish identity : race nation, and the popular press, 1840-1880 / / Cian T. McMahon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797358003321
• Autore: McMahon Cian T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 979-88-908467-6-1; 1-4696-2012-X
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.5081
• Soggetti: Group identity - Ireland; National characteristics, Irish; Ireland Civilization 19th century; Ireland History 19th century; Ireland Emigration and immigration
• 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: Acknowledgments -- Note on text -- Introduction -- L'esprit et les lois : Celts and Saxons in Ireland, 1840-1848 -- A lone, lone spot in the far southern seas : the Irish race in Australia, 1848-1855 -- Battling the Anglo-Saxon myth : Irish identity in the antebellum United States, 1848-1861 -- Scarce a battlefield from the north pole to the south : Irish Celts in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 -- American by nationality yet Irish by race : citizenship in the wake of the civil war, 1865-1880 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Though Ireland is a relatively small island on the northeastern fringe of the Atlantic, 70 million people worldwide - including some 45 million in the US - claim it as their ancestral home. Cian T. McMahon explores the 19th-century roots of this transnational identity.

Ceramic nanomaterials and nanotechnology III [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society : Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (2004) / / editors, Song Wei Lu, Michael Z. Hu, Yury Gogotsi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830048003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westerville, Ohio, : American Ceramic Society, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-67467-9; 9786613651600; 1-118-40715-6; 1-118-40808-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Collana: Ceramic transactions ; ; v. 159
• Altri autori (Persone): LuSong Wei; HuMichael Z.-C; Gogot︠s︡iI︠U︡. G. <1961->
• Disciplina: 332.63/22; 332.6322
• Soggetti: Ceramic materials; Nanostructured materials
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "... presented at Symposium 6 on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology ... "--P. viii.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Ceramic Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology III; Contents; Preface; Synthesis and Functionalization of Nanoparticles; Liquid-Feed Flame Spray Pyrolysis of Single and Mixed Phase Mixed-Metal Oxide Nanopowders (Invited); Size and Morphology Control of Cerium-Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Through Hydrothermal Synthesis (Invited); Transparent Nanocrystalline MgO by Low Temperature Spark Plasma Sintering (Invited); Controlled Fabrication of Nanometer-Sized Bushes on Insulator Substrates with Assistance of Electron Beam Irradiation (Invited); Formation of Nanocrystalline Anatase Coatings on Cotton Fabrics at Low TemperatureEffect of ZnO Doping in PZT Nanopowder; Preparation and Properties of Nanograin Polycrystalline Alumina; Synthesis of Nb and La Doped TiO2 for Gas Sensors; Nanostructured Membranes, Films, ; Coatings, and Self-Assembly; Synthesis of Nanostructured Oxide Films via Chemical Solution Deposition, Molecular Design, and Self-Assembly (Invited); Grain Growth of Nanocrystalline Ru-Doped SnO2 in Sol-Gel Derived Thin Films; Self-Alignment of SiO2 Colloidal Particles on Physically and/or Chemically Patterned Surfaces; Titanium Dioxide Loaded Anodized Alumina Nano-TemplateFine-Grain Nanocrystalline Tungsten Oxide Films for Gas Sensor Applications; Processing and Characterization of Nanomaterials; Low Temperature Consolidation of Ceramic Nanoparticles via an Interfacial Adhesive Bonding by Plasma Polymerization; Plastic Densification and Grain Growth of Nanocrystalline Zirconia Powders; Fundamental Rheological Modeling Technique and Fracture Mechanics Principles of Diamond-Containing Nanocomposites; Characterization of FeAlN Thin Films with Nano Sized Particles; TEM Study of Nanostructured Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Phase FormationNanotubes and Nanorods; Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPCVD); Heat Treatment Effect on the Structure of TiO2-Derived Nanotubes Prepared by Hydrothermal Method; Preparation of Titanate Nano-Rod Array on Titanium Substrates by Novel Microflux Method; Controlling the Structure of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Silicon-Carbide Wafers; Carburization of WC-Carbon Nanotube Composite Using C2H2 Gas; Environmental and Health Applications and the Future of Nanotechnology; Synthesis of a Barium Sulfate Nanoparticle Contrast Agent for Micro-Computed Tomography of Bone MicrostructureIncreased Surface Area and Roughness Promotes Osteoblast Adhesion on Hydroxyapatite/Titania/PLGA Composite Coatings; Improved Bone Cell Adhesion on Ultrafine Grained Titanium and Ti-6Al-4V; Improved Dispersion of Nanophase Titania in PLGA Enhances Osteoblast Adhesion; Nanostructured Sensor Materials for Selective Bio-Chemical Detection; Investigation of Ecological Safety in Using Nanosized and Ultrafine Powders; Panel Discussion: Nanotechnology-Past, Current, and Future; Author Index; Keyword Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume contains papers on the synthesis and processing of inorgainc nanomaterials and nanocomposites; structure-property correlations at the nanoscale; understanding of fundamental phenomena in nanoscale systems and processes; applications of nanostructured materials; and industrial development of nanomaterials.