A history of Sparta / W. G. Forrest

• Record Nr.: UNIBAS000005888
• Autore: Forrest, W. G.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : Bristol Classical Press, 1995
• ISBN: 1-85399-477-4
• Descrizione fisica: 160 p., 1 p. di tav. ; 22 cm.
• Collana: Bristol Classical Paperbacks
• Disciplina: 938.9
• Soggetti: Sparta - Storia - 950-192 a.C.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Dogs : domestication and the development of a social bond / / Darcy F. Morey [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452972503321
• Autore: Morey Darcy <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-139-79325-X; 1-316-08769-7; 1-107-25349-7; 1-139-77583-9; 1-139-77887-0; 0-511-77836-8; 1-139-78186-3; 1-283-71573-2; 1-139-77735-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 636.709
• Soggetti: Dogs - History; Dogs - Evolution; Dogs - Behavior; Human-animal relationships - History; Domestication
• 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. 273-347) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preamble to the dog's journey through time -- Immediate ancestry -- Evidence of dog domestication and its timing : morphological and contextual indications -- Domestication of dogs and other organisms -- The roles of dogs in past human societies -- Dogs of the Arctic, the Far North -- The burial of dogs, and what dog burials mean -- Why the social bond between dogs and people? -- Other human-like capabilities of dogs -- Roles of dogs in recent times -- Epilogue : one dog's journey.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between different genetics-based models and archaeological evidence. Allometric patterns between dogs and their ancestors, wolves, shed light on the nature of the morphological changes that dogs underwent. Dog burials highlight a unifying theme of the whole book: the development of a distinctive social bond between dogs and people; the book also explores why dogs and people relate so well to each other. Though cosmopolitan in overall scope, the greatest emphasis is on the New World, with an entire chapter devoted to dogs of the arctic regions, mostly in the New World. Discussion of several distinctive modern roles of dogs underscores the social bond between dogs and people.

Measurement and meaning : combining quantitative and qualitative methods for the analysis of poverty and social extension in Latin America / / edited by Estanislao Gacitua-Mario, Quentin Wodon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955919103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2001
• ISBN: 1-280-08808-7; 9786610088089; 0-585-43745-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 88 pages ; ; 28 cm
• Collana: World Bank technical paper, , 0253-7494 ; ; no. 518
• Altri autori (Persone): Gacitúa-MarióEstanislao; WodonQuentin
• Soggetti: Poverty - Latin America - Measurement; Marginality, Social - Latin America - Measurement
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Work in progress for public discussion."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents.
• Sommario/riassunto: This report presents three case studies drawn from World Bank work in Latin America. Each of these studies - one each from Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay - illustrates the gains that can be derived from combining the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods.