1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798732903321

Autore

Milde Michael

Titolo

International air law and ICAO / / Michael Milde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hague : , : Eleven International Publishing, , 2016

©2016

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages)

Collana

Essential air and space law ; ; 18

Classificazione

48.68.04

Disciplina

341.46

Soggetti

air safety

civil aviation

International Civil Aviation Organisation

international transport

air law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-439) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Air law - concept and definitions -- Historical evolution of air law -- Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) -- International legal regime of the air space -- International legal regime of aircraft and its operation -- Legal regime of international air transport -- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) -- Legal management of aviation security -- International unification of private air law through ICAO -- Appendices -- Bibliography of documents -- Index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961844203321

Autore

Jones David E. <1942->

Titolo

Native North American armor, shields, and fortifications / / by David E. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2004

ISBN

9780292798823

0292798822

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

623.4/41

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Warfare

Indian weapons - North America

Indian armor - North America

Fortification - North America

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. 165-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. People of the Rivers -- 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows -- 3. The Horse Warriors -- 4. The Castle Builders -- 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors -- 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields -- 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests -- 8. The Salmon Kings -- 9. The Strongbows -- 10. Home of the North Wind -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the Chickasaw fighting the Choctaw in the Southeast to the Sioux battling the Cheyenne on the Great Plains, warfare was endemic among the North American Indians when Europeans first arrived on this continent. An impressive array of offensive weaponry and battle tactics gave rise to an equally impressive range of defensive technology. Native Americans constructed very effective armor and shields using wood, bone, and leather. Their fortifications ranged from simple refuges to walled and moated stockades to multiple stockades linked in strategic defensive networks. In this book, David E. Jones offers the first systematic comparative study of the defensive armor and fortifications of aboriginal Native Americans. Drawing data from ethnohistorical accounts and archaeological evidence, he surveys the use of armor, shields, and fortifications both before European contact



and during the historic period by American Indians from the Southeast to the Northwest Coast, from the Northeast Woodlands to the desert Southwest, and from the Sub-Arctic to the Great Plains. Jones also demonstrates the sociocultural factors that affected warfare and shaped the development of different types of armor and fortifications. Extensive eyewitness descriptions of warfare, armor, and fortifications, as well as photos and sketches of Indian armor from museum collections, add a visual dimension to the text.