1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000018269

Titolo

Libri, editori e pubblico nel mondo antico : guida storica e critica / a cura di Guglielmo Cavallo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma-Bari : Laterza, 2002

ISBN

88-420-3495-9

Edizione

[3. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

XXIII, 166 p., [8] c. di tav. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Collana

Biblioteca universale Laterza ; 297

Disciplina

002.0938

Soggetti

Libri - Storia - Sec. 5. a. C.-6.

Commercio librario - Sec. 5. a. C.-6.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461908503321

Titolo

Islamic financial markets / / edited by Rodney Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-280-68479-8

9786613661739

0-203-11599-6

1-136-29715-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Banking & finance ; ; v. 35

Altri autori (Persone)

WilsonRodney

Disciplina

332.091767

332.0917671

332/.0917/671

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Islamic countries

Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam

Finance - Islamic countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in 1990 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ISLAMIC FINANCIAL MARKETS; Copyright; Islamic Financial Markets; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND WHOLESALE POSSIBILITIES; Chapter 2 COMPETITION IN ISLAMIC BANKING; Chapter 3 TURKEY: ISLAMIC BANKING IN A SECULARIST CONTEXT; Chapter 4 EGYPT: AN EVALUATION OF THE MAJOR ISLAMIC BANKS; Chapter 5 SUDAN: THE ROLE OF THE FAISAL ISLAMIC BANK; Chapter 6 JORDAN: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK; Chapter 7 KUWAIT: ISLAMIC BANKING FOR A CONSUMER SOCIETY; Chapter 8 IRAN: THE IMPACT OF ISLAMIZATION ON THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Chapter 9 PAKISTAN: MAIN PARTICIPANTS AND FINAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE ISLAMIZATION PROCESSChapter 10 SAUDI ARABIA: THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK'S ROLE AS A PAN-MUSLIM AGENCY; NOTES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

When it was originally published this volume was the first



comprehensive survey of the experience of Islamic banking throughout the Muslim world in Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Sudan, iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Drawing comparisons between the countries in economic terms, it shows that the success of Islamic banks to a large extent reflects the immediate political environment. The complete Islamization of the financial systems of the more fundamentalist countries of Iran and Pakistan is compared with the divide between conventional interest-based systems and the new Islamic banks in

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954913603321

Autore

Conkling John A. <1943->

Titolo

Chemistry of pyrotechnics : basic principles and theory / / John A. Conkling & Chris Mocella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-19605-9

1-4200-1809-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Classificazione

HOM021000LAW041000POL037000

Altri autori (Persone)

MocellaChris

Disciplina

662/.1

Soggetti

Fireworks

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition-2010; Preface to the First Edition-1985; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Basic Chemical Principles; Chapter 3: Components of High-Energy Mixtures; Chapter 4: Pyrotechnic Principles; Chapter 5: Ignition and Propagation; Chapter 6: Sensitivity; Chapter 7: Heat Compositions : Ignition Mixes, Delays, Thermites, and Propellants; Chapter 8: Color and Light Production; Chapter 9: Smoke and Sound; Appendix A: Obtaining Pyrotechnic Literature; Appendix B: Mixing Test Quantities of Pyrotechnic Compositions; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Chemistry of Pyrotechnics: Second Edition is simply the most definitive reference in this field. Author J.A. Conkling covers the requisite background in chemistry, thermodynamics, and light emission; introduces oxidizing agents, fuels, binders, and retardants; and then



explores virtually every aspect of formulating pyrotechnics. Topics include the requirements for and preparation of high-energy mixtures, ignition and propagation, heat and delay compositions, and color and light production, including sparks, flitter, and glitter--