1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990003318470203316

Autore

BROWN, J. G.

Titolo

X-rays and their applications / J. G. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Plenum press, 1966

Descrizione fisica

258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

539.722 2

Soggetti

Raggi X

Collocazione

539.722 2 BRO

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457870603321

Autore

Fleming Daniel E.

Titolo

Democracy's ancient ancestors : Mari and early collective governance / / Daniel E. Fleming [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14766-2

1-280-51606-2

0-511-18441-7

0-511-16628-1

0-511-16435-1

0-511-31301-2

0-511-49962-0

0-511-16515-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 359 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

939/.43

Soggetti

Mari (Extinct city) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-343) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Introduction -- ; A. Mari Texts -- ; B. Survey of Mari History -- ; C. Note on Prominent Terms -- ; D. Mari Archives and Political History -- ; E. Text-Based Study: Comments on Methodology -- ; 2. Tribal World of Zimri-Lim -- ; A. Tribally Organized Pastoralists and the Amorrites -- ; B. Primary Constituents of the Confederacies: Sim'alite gayum and Yaminite li'mum -- ; C. Local Leader of Tribe and Town: The sugagum in Service to the Mari Kingdom -- ; D. Chief of Pasture: The merhum -- ; E. "Hana" Tent-Dwellers -- ; F. Other Confederacy: The Yaminites -- ; 3. Archaic State and the matum "Land" -- ; A. Urbanism and Archaic States -- ; B. matum: The Basic Unit of Regional Politics in the Early Second Millennium -- ; C. Subdividing the Major matums: The halsum District -- ; D. Population Terminology Not Tied to Political Entity -- ; E. Zimri-Lim and the Land of the Tent-Dwellers (mat Hana) -- ; 4. Collective and the Town -- ; A. Towns of the Mari Archives -- ; B. Corporate Political Tradition -- ; C. Collective Face of Towns or Lands -- ; D. Elders -- ; E. Heads -- ; F. Words for Assembly -- ; G. Imar, Tuttul, and Urgis: Old Towns with Strong Collective Traditions -- ; H. Mari in Third-Millennium Mesopotamia -- ; I. On Explaining Corporate Power -- ; 5. Conclusions -- ; A. Political World of the Mari Archives -- ; B. Democracy's Ancient Ancestors.

Sommario/riassunto

Democracy's Ancient Ancestors examines the political landscape of the ancient Near East through the archive of over 3000 letters found in the royal palace of Mari. These letters display a rich diversity of political actors, encompassing major kingdoms, smaller states and various tribal towns. Mari's unique contribution to the ancient evidence is its view of tribal organization, made possible especially by the fact that its king Zimri-Lim was first of all a tribal ruler, who claimed Mari as an administrative base and source of prestige. These archaic political traditions are not essentially unlike the forms of pre-democratic Greece, and they offer fresh reason to recognize a cultural continuity between the classical world of the Aegean and the older Near East. This book bridges several areas of interest, including archaeology, ancient and classical history, early Middle and Near East, and political and social history.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813572103321

Autore

Danesi Marcel

Titolo

Crossword Italian! : have fun learning Italian by solving crossword puzzles / / Marcel Danesi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

1-282-03701-3

9786612037016

1-4426-7363-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

793.732

Soggetti

Crossword puzzles

Italian language - Vocabulary

Livres numeriques.

Problems and exercises.

e-books.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- About this Book -- Pronunciation and Spelling -- Comunicazione di base (Basic Communication) -- Le ore, il tempo, la gente (Time, Weather, People) -- Interazioni (Interactions) -- Vita quotidiana (Daily Life) -- In giro (Getting Around) -- Passatempo e vacanze (Hobbies and Vacations) -- Answers -- Outline of Language Topics -- Irregular Verbs -- Italian-English Glossary -- English-Italian Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

Designed to teach the basic elements of the Italian language, this book is a breakthrough in the field of language studies. Its easy, stimulating, and enjoyable approach to learning Italian will benefit beginners and more advanced speakers alike.An opening chapter on Italian spelling and pronunciation is followed by thirty lessons, each one introducing a conversational theme centred around a crossword puzzle. The lessons present new words and expressions, sample conversations, and



language notes, each one building on the last and presenting puzzles that are progressively more challenging. A number of chapters designed as reviews include word-search puzzles and anagrams. Answers are at the back, along with verb conjugation charts and language glossaries.An ideal learning tool for anyone who has little time for serious study but can always find a minute to do a crossword puzzle, this book will also provide an excellent course supplement at both high-school and university levels.