1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778161403321

Autore

Farmer Jared <1974->

Titolo

On Zion's mount [[electronic resource] ] : Mormons, Indians, and the American landscape / / Jared Farmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-26334-0

0-674-04743-5

0-674-03671-9

Edizione

[1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Disciplina

979.2/24

Soggetti

Ute Indians - History

Latter Day Saints - History

Frontier and pioneer life - Utah

Landscape assessment - United States

Indians in popular culture - United States

Timpanogos, Mount (Utah) History

Utah Lake (Utah) History

Utah History

Great Basin Description and travel

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 (p. [381]-439) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Liquid antecedents -- Ute genesis, Mormon exodus -- Brigham Young and the famine of the Fish-Eaters -- The desertification of Zion -- pt. 2. Making a mountain : alpine play -- Rocky Mountain Saints -- Hiking into modern times -- Sundance and suburbia -- pt. 3. Marking a mountain : Indian play -- Renaming the land -- The rise and fall of a lover's leap -- Performing a remembered past.

Sommario/riassunto

On Zion's Mount shows how, paradoxically, the Mormons created their homeland at the expense of the local Indians-and how they expressed their sense of belonging by investing Mt. Timpanogos with "Indian" meaning.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797957303321

Titolo

E-services adoption [[electronic resource] ] : processes by firms in developing nations / / edited by Mohammed Quaddus and Arch G. Woodside

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78560-708-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 p.)

Collana

Advances in business marketing and purchasing, , 1069-0964 ; ; v. 23b

Altri autori (Persone)

QuaddusM. A

WoodsideArch G

Disciplina

303.4833091724

Soggetti

Business & Economics - Strategic Planning

Computers - Information Technology

Business strategy

Business & management

Economics, finance, business & management

Computer networks - Developing countries

Information technology - Developing countries

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

Acquiring deep knowledge of e-services adoption processes in developing nations / Arch G. Woodside, Mohammed Quaddus -- Factors influencing consumers to use e-services in Indonesian airline companies / Dekar Urumsah -- Adoption of smart card-based e-payment system for retailing in Hong Kong using an extended technology acceptance model / Chun Kit Lok.

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 23b includes two chapters covering problems and implementations of solutions in e-services adoption processes in developing nations. The first documents the unequal access and ICT usage, which is known as digital divide, to be one of the major obstacles to the implementation of e-government systems. This research investigates the digital divide and its direct impact on e-government system success of local governments in Indonesia as well



as indirect impact through the mediation role of trust. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of digital divide, this study introduced a new type of digital divide, the innovativeness divide. It provides details for successful policy formulation to improve e-government readiness. The second explores what needs to be done to enable consumers to adopt e-services by airlines in developing nations. It includes new theory and empirical evidence from both qualitative and quantitative studies in response to this issue. Exciting and useful chapters for executives and researchers seeking knowledge and theory of how to influence e-service adoptions in developing nations!

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910688210903321

Autore

Brymer Eric

Titolo

Understanding Extreme Sports: A Psychological Perspective

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Soggetti

Psychology

Science: general issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Extreme sports, those activities that lie on the outermost edges of independent adventurous leisure activities, where a mismanaged mistake or accident would most likely result in death, have developed into a significant worldwide phenomenon (Brymer& Schweitzer, 2017a). Extreme sport activities are continually evolving, typical examples include BASE (an acronym for Buildings, Antennae, Span, Earth) jumping and related activities such as proximity flying, extreme skiing, big wave surfing, waterfall kayaking, rope free solo climbing and high-level mountaineering. While participant numbers in many traditional team and individual sports such as golf, basketball and racket sports have



declined over the last decade or so, participant numbers in so called extreme sports have surged. Although extreme sports are still assumed to be a Western pastime, there has been considerable Global uptake. Equally, the idea that adventure sports are only for the young is also changing as participation rates across the generations are growing. For example, baby boomers are enthusiastic participants of adventure sports more generally (Brymer & Schweitzer, 2017b; Patterson, 2002) and Generation Z turn to extreme sports because hey are popular and linked to escapism (Giannoulakis & Pursglove, 2017) . Arguably, extreme sports now support a multi-billion dollar industry and the momentum seems to be intensifying. Traditional explanations for why extreme sports have become so popular are varied. For some, the popularity is explained as the desire to rebel against a society that is becoming too risk averse, for others it is about the spectacle and the merchandise that is associated with organised activities and athletes. For others it is just that there are a lot of people attracted by risk and danger or just want to show off. For others still it is about the desire to belong to sub-cultures and the glamour that goes with extreme sports. Some seek mastery in their chosen activity and in situations of significant challenges. This confusion is unfortunate as despite their popularity there is still a negative perception about extreme sports participation. There is a pressing need for clarity. The dominant research perspective has focused on positivist theory-driven perspectives that attempt to match extreme sports against predetermined characteristics. For the most part empirical research has conformed to predetermined societal perspectives. Other ways of knowing might reveal more nuanced perspectives of the human dimension of extreme sport participation. This special edition brings together cutting-edge research and thought examining psychology and extreme sports, with particular attention payed to the examination of motivations for initial participation, continue participation, effective performance, and outcomes from participation.