Homesickness [[electronic resource] ] : an American history / / Susan J. Matt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461069503321
• Autore: Matt Susan J (Susan Jipson), <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-280-59286-9; 9786613622693; 0-19-970744-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.9/2
• Soggetti: Nostalgia - History; Homesickness - History; Electronic books.
• 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: Introduction -- Emotions in early America -- Painful lessons in individualism -- A house divided -- Breaking home ties -- Immigrants and the dream of return -- Transferring loyalties -- Mama's boys, organization men, boomerang kids, and the surprising persistence of the extended family -- Conclusion. Of helicopter parents, facebook, and Wal-Mart : homesickness in contemporary America.
• Sommario/riassunto: Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion. When gold miners in California heard the tune ""Home, Sweet Home,"" they sobbed. When Civil War soldiers became homesick, army doctors sent them home, lest they die. Such images don't fit with our national mythology, which celebrates the restless individualism of colonists, explorers, pioneers, soldiers, and immigrants who supposedly left home and never looked back.Using letters, diaries, memoirs, medical records, and psychological s

The conceptual development of quantum mechanics / Max Jammer

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991000865339707536
• Autore: Jammer, Max
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 399 p. ; 24 cm.
• Collana: International series in pure and applied physics
• Classificazione: 53(091); 53.1.4
• Soggetti: Quantum mechanics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Chinese Investment in Africa : Its Variegated and Contradictory Character in Relation to Land, Agriculture, Mining and Infrastructure

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910842280203321
• Autore: Mazwi Freedom
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 3-031-52815-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 pages)
• Collana: Economic Geography Series
• Altri autori (Persone): MudimuGeorge T; HellikerKirk
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Framing ; the Complexities of Chinese Investments in Africa -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 China's Financial Architecture and Capital Outflows to Africa -- 1.3 Variegated Character of Chinese Investments -- 1.4 Infrastructural Projects -- 1.5 Land and Agriculture -- 1.6 Mining Investments -- 1.6.1 New Frontiers in Mining? -- 1.7 Volume Outline -- References -- Part I: Land -- Chapter 2: Chinese Agricultural Investments in Uganda and the Paradox of "Idle Land" -- 2.1 Introduction: Thinking Through the Paradox of "Idle Land" -- 2.2 The Idlisation of Land in Africa: A Historical and Conceptual Overview -- 2.3 The Two Cases: A Brief Overview -- 2.4 Debates on Chinese Agricultural Investments in Uganda -- 2.5 The Politics of Contemporary Idlisation of Land in Uganda -- 2.6 Displacement as Epistemic Violence -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Land Displacements, Production Relations and Resistance in the Context of Chinese Investments in Mozambique -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Political Economy of Chinese Investments in Mozambique -- 3.3 Study Methodology -- 3.4 Description of Study Area: The Limpopo Lower Valley (LLV) -- 3.5 Wanbao: Brief Historical Notes -- 3.6 Land Displacements in the LLV -- 3.7 State's Role in the Land Acquisition -- 3.8 Loss of Customary Lands -- 3.9 Investment Model, Production and Labour Dynamics in the LLV -- 3.10 Resistance to Land Displacements and Exploitation -- 3.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Problematising the Mutuality Discourse in Chinese Agricultural Investment in Uganda -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Land Investment in Uganda -- 4.3 Foundations of Mutuality: China and Africa in Precolonial History -- 4.4 Situating the Discourse on China-Africa Mutuality in Postcolonial Africa.; 4.5 Problematising China-Africa Mutuality -- 4.6 Experiences in China-Uganda Relations -- 4.7 The Case of Kehong China-Uganda Agricultural Industrial Park (CUAIP) -- 4.8 The Case of Hanhe Farm, Nakaseke District -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Agriculture -- Chapter 5: Complexities Arising from the Role of Chinese Firms in the Renaissance of the Tobacco Industry in Zimbabwe -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Land Radicalisation, International Backlash and Look East Policy -- 5.3 Methodology -- 5.4 'Look East Policy' and Revival of the Tobacco Sector -- 5.5 Chinese Involvement in Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry -- 5.6 Appraising Chinese Investments in Tobacco -- 5.6.1 Capital Inflows, Production and Trade -- 5.6.2 Competition and a Resource Rush -- 5.6.3 Sino-Investments and Mechanisation -- 5.6.4 Sino-Zimbabwe Investments: Asymmetrical Power Relations -- 5.6.5 Political Implications of Chinese Investments -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Narratives and Experiences of Chinese Agro-investments in Zambia: A Case Study of Cotton -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Political Economy of the Cotton Industry in Zambia -- 6.4 Chinese Presence in the Cotton Sector -- 6.5 Shifting Chinese Strategies vs Non-Chinese Investments in Zambia: Implications -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre and Peasant Empowerment in Zambia: Discourse and Reality -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chinese Engagement in Zambian Agriculture -- 7.3 The ATDC Model in Zambia -- 7.4 Research Methods -- 7.5 The ATDC Recruitment and Training -- 7.5.1 Gender Dynamics -- 7.5.2 Training Multiplier Effects -- 7.6 Mushroom Production Training -- 7.7 Emerging Issues from ATDCs -- 7.7.1 Crop Diversity -- 7.7.2 Inputs: Agricultural Equipment -- 7.7.3 Outputs: Sales and Marketing -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References.; Part III: Mining and Infrastructure -- Chapter 8: An Analysis of China's Investments in South Africa's Mining Sector -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 South Africa-China Relations -- 8.3 China's Foray into Africa's Resource ; Sector: A Historical Overview -- 8.4 Chinese State Capitalism -- 8.5 Chinese Footprint in South Africa's Mining Industry: Trade and Investment -- 8.5.1 Chrome, Copper, and Steel -- 8.5.2 Platinum Sector -- 8.5.3 Gold Sector -- 8.5.4 Brush with the Rare Earth Metals -- 8.6 Political and Economic Implications for South Africa -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Socio-economic Impacts of China's Mining Investments in Zimbabwe -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Context -- 9.3 Research Methodology -- 9.4 Zimbabwe's Mining Sector in Perspective -- 9.5 Zimbabwe's Mineral Sector Governance: A Myriad of Challenges -- 9.6 China's Motive in Entering Zimbabwe's Mining Sector -- 9.7 Impacts of Chinese Investment in the Mining Sector in Zimbabwe -- 9.7.1 Enhanced Productive Capacity and Foreign Exchange Generation -- 9.7.2 Chinese Investment: A Resource Curse -- 9.8 China's Investments as Exploitation or Interdependence -- 9.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Contested Chinese Investment in Africa: The Case of Dam Construction in Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Rise of Chinese Investments in Africa -- 10.2.1 China and the DRC -- 10.3 Controversies Around Sombwe Dam Construction -- 10.4 Reflections on the Dam -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References.