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UNINA9910821176903321 |
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Autore |
Fisher Bruce |
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Titolo |
Borderland [[electronic resource] ] : essays from the US-Canadian divide / / Bruce Fisher |
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Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4384-4225-4 |
1-4619-0454-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buffalo (N.Y.) History |
Buffalo (N.Y.) Social life and customs |
Buffalo (N.Y.) Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""BORDERLAND""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""OLD NOTIONS""; ""Democracy, equality, commonality""; ""The other shore""; ""The idea of the city""; ""Flags""; ""CHOOSING ICONS""; ""The Piarists, Slawinski, and Wright""; ""The slave Daniel""; ""GEOLOGY""; ""The stream""; ""PALEONTOLOGY""; ""The protector""; ""Obama�s election""; ""THE ALLURE OF WHAT�S ANCIENT""; ""Tree of life""; ""Hunting the enemy""; ""The ambiguities""; ""Hates""; ""Ties""; ""Embracing civilization, fighting savagery""; ""CONTESTS""; ""Sculls""; ""The sports""; ""THE NEXT SEASON"" |
""Being cold in Buffalo""""Christmas morning""; ""Christmas night"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Provocative essays on the distinct history and culture of Buffalo and the Canadian border region. |
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