1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990005406250203316

Titolo

Vol. 1 Playing fair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

, 364 p.

Disciplina

519.3

Soggetti

TEORIA DEI GIOCHI

Collocazione

500 519.3 BIN

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818785903321

Autore

Heiken Grant

Titolo

The seven hills of Rome : a geological tour of the eternal city / / Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello, and Donatella De Rita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

0-691-06995-6

1-4008-4937-3

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FunicielloR

De RitaDonatella

Disciplina

913.7/602

Soggetti

Geology - Italy - Rome

Rome (Italy) Guidebooks

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 (pages 231-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Veltroni, Walter -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. A Tourist's Introduction to the Geology of Rome -- TIMELINES -- CHAPTER 2. Center of the Western World-The Capitoline (Campidoglio) Hill -- CHAPTER 3. Palaces and Gardens-The Palatine (Palatino) Hill -- CHAPTER 4.The Aventine (Aventino) Hill -- CHAPTER 5.



The Tiber Floodplain, Commerce, and Tragedy -- CHAPTER 6. The Tiber's Tributaries in Rome-Clogged with Humankind's Debris -- CHAPTER 7. The Western Heights-Janiculum, Vatican, and Monte Mario -- CHAPTER 8. The Celian (Celio) Hill -- CHAPTER 9. Largest of the Seven Hills-The Esquiline (Esquilino) -- CHAPTER 10. Upper Class - The Viminal (Viminale) and Quirinal (Quirinale) Hills -- CHAPTER 11. Field Trips in and around Rome -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

From humble beginnings, Rome became perhaps the greatest intercontinental power in the world. Why did this historic city become so much more influential than its neighbor, nearby Latium, which was peopled by more or less the same stock? Over the years, historians, political analysts, and sociologists have discussed this question ad infinitum, without considering one underlying factor that led to the rise of Rome--the geology now hidden by the modern city. This book demonstrates the important link between the history of Rome and its geologic setting in a lively, fact-filled narrative sure to interest geology and history buffs and travelers alike. The authors point out that Rome possessed many geographic advantages over surrounding areas: proximity to a major river with access to the sea, plateaus for protection, nearby sources of building materials, and most significantly, clean drinking water from springs in the Apennines. Even the resiliency of Rome's architecture and the stability of life on its hills are underscored by the city's geologic framework. If carried along with a good city map, this book will expand the understanding of travelers who explore the eternal city's streets. Chapters are arranged geographically, based on each of the seven hills, the Tiber floodplain, ancient creeks that dissected the plateau, and ridges that rise above the right bank. As an added bonus, the last chapter consists of three field trips around the center of Rome, which can be enjoyed on foot or by using public transportation.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969114803321

Autore

Novkov Julie <1966->

Titolo

The Supreme Court and the presidency : struggles for supremacy / / Julie Novkov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, CA, : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, c2013

Thousand Oaks, California : , : CQ Press, , 2013

ISBN

9781784020019

178402001X

9781452234175

1452234175

9781452234182

1452234183

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 441 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Collana

The Supreme Court's power in American politics

Disciplina

320.473/04

Soggetti

Separation of powers - United States

Executive power - United States

Political questions and judicial power - United States

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

THE SUPREME COURT AND THE PRESIDENCY-FRONT COVER; THE SUPREME COURT AND THE PRESIDENCY; SUMMARY CONTENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: SEPARATION OF POWERS AND JUDICIAL RESPECT FOR COORDINATE BRANCHES; CHAPTER 3: PREROGATIVE GOVERNANCE AND CHECKS AND BALANCES; CHAPTER 4: THE POWER OF APPOINTMENT; CHAPTER 5: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND ITS OFFICERS; CHAPTER 6: THE WEAKENING OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE; CHAPTER 7: CODETERMINATION OF FISCAL POLICY; CHAPTER 8: EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE POWER

CHAPTER 9: PRESIDENTIAL DIPLOMACYCHAPTER 10: PRESIDENTIAL WAR MAKING; CHAPTER 11: CONTROVERSIES OVER CONCEALMENT AND PARDONS; CHAPTER 12: IMMUNITY, CENSURE, AND IMPEACHMENT; APPENDIX: CONFLICT AND COLLABORATION AND THE PROBLEM OF



TIMING; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This title explores and analyses the dynamic alliances and tensions between the nation's chief executive and the Supreme Court over time. Through primary source and other documents and insightful narratives, it discusses appointments, prerogative governance, and the role of time and regimes in the complex scheme of checks and balances.