The Iliad [[electronic resource] ] : structure, myth, and meaning / / Bruce Louden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451892603321
• Autore: Louden Bruce <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0-8018-8918-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 884/.01
• Soggetti: Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism; Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature; Trojan War - Literature and the war; Rhetoric, Ancient; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-329) and index.

Cultural exchange in German literature / / edited by Eleoma Joshua and Robert Vilain

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911008478203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Suffolk : , : Boydell & Brewer, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-282-79548-1; 9786612795480; 1-57113-730-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Edinburgh German yearbook, , 1937-0857 ; ; v. 1
• Classificazione: GB 1725
• Disciplina: 830.9358
• Soggetti: German literature - History and criticism; Cultural relations in literature; Culture in literature; Multiculturalism in literature
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Eleoma Joshua -- Defining cultural exchange: of gender, the power of definition, and the long road home / Susanne Kord -- From text to body: the changing image of "Chinese teachers" in eighteenth-century German literature / Birgit Tautz -- "Was findest Du darinne, das nicht mit der allerstrengsten Vernunft übereinkomme?": Islam as natural theology in Lessing's writings and in the Enlightenment / Silvia Horsch -- The Nordic turn in German literature / Gauti Kristmannsson -- Cultural exchange in the travel writing of Friedrich Stolberg / Eleoma Joshua -- Aneignung, Verpflanzung, Zirkulation: Johann Gottfried Herders Konzeption des interkulturellen Austauschs / Christian Moser -- "Wandeln an der Grenze": Trapper und andere hybride Charaktere in der deutschsprachigen Amerikaliteratur des 19. Jahrhunderts / Daniela Kramer -- "Sprechen wir wie in Texas": American Influence and the Idea of America in the Weimar Republic / Jon Hughes -- "Deutschland lebt an der Nahtstelle, an der Bruchstelle": The utopia of cultural blending in Wolfgang Koeppen's Tauben im Gras / Thomas Martinec -- Colonial legacies and cross-cultural experience: the African voice in contemporary German literature / Dirk Gottsche -- ; Anatolian childhoods: becoming woman in Özdamar's Das Leben ist eine Karawanserei and Zaimoğlu's Leyla / Margaret Littler -- "Kanacke her, Almanci hin. ... Ich war ein Kreuzberger": Berlin in contemporary Turkish-German literature / Lyn Marven.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 'Edinburgh German Yearbook' is devoted to German Studies in an international context. It publishes original English- and German-language contributions on a wide range of topics from scholars around the world. Each volume is based on a single broad theme: the first includes papers from the highly successful conference 'Kennst du das Land: Cultural Exchange in German Literature,' held in Edinburgh in December 2006, supplemented by additional essays. The conviction that German culture and the German spirit are triumphantly unique has played a notorious role in Germany's history. It is nonetheless acknowledged that German literature has been significantly influenced by non-German sources, and the search for what is unique about Germany and German literature must incorporate an awareness of these. This volume provides a wide-ranging investigation into how German literature from the 18th century to the present day reflects interactions between German and non-German cultures. Alongside theoretical and historical reflections on the nature of cultural exchange, contributions explore literary reception, the boundaries of and movement between cultures, and Germany's literary, political, cultural, and religious relations with both near neighbors and far-flung cultural interlocutors. CONTRIBUTORS: CHRISTIAN MOSER, BIRGIT TAUTZ, SILVIA HORSCH, ELEOMA JOSHUA, GAUTI KRISTMANNSSON, SABINE WILKE, DANIELA KRA̘MER, JON HUGHES, THOMAS MARTINEC, MARGARET LITTLER, LYN MARVEN, DIRK Go̘TTSCHE, SUSANNE KORD. Eleoma Joshua is Lecturer in German at Edinburgh University. Robert Vilain is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. The journal's General Editor is Sarah Colvin, Professor of German at Edinburgh University.

Wetlands : characteristics and boundaries / / Committee on Characterization of Wetlands, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geoscsiences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971014403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 9786610211111; 9780309176798; 0309176794; 9781280211119; 1280211113; 9780309587228; 0309587220; 9780585158815; 0585158819
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LewisWilliam M., Jr., <1945->
• Disciplina: 333.91/8/0973
• Soggetti: Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Wetland conservation - Government policy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: William M. Lewis, Jr., chair.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Wetlands -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- DEFINITIONS, FACTORS, CRITERIA, AND INDICATORS -- WATER -- SUBSTRATE -- VEGETATION -- COMBINATIONS OF INDICATORS FOR WATER, SOIL, AND VEGETATION -- ESPECIALLY CONTROVERSIAL WETLANDS -- REGIONALIZATION -- MAPS, IMAGES, AND MODELING -- REGULATORY PRACTICE -- FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- 1 Introduction and Background -- PURPOSES OF THE NRC REPORT -- Identification and Characterization -- Identification of Functions and Values -- Variations -- Relationships of the Three Themes -- PATH TO ; REGULATION -- CURRENT CONTEXT FOR REGULATION -- 2 Ecology of Wetland Ecosystems -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF WETLANDS -- Hydrology as a Driving Force -- Causes of Variation -- Organic Matter -- Natural Disturbance -- Nutrient Transformation -- WETLAND FUNCTIONS -- Relationship to Value -- Unique Functions -- Landscape Perspective -- Relationship to Biodiversity -- Removal of Nutrients and Sediments -- Wetlands as Hydrologic Features of Watersheds -- NATURE OF BOUNDARIES WITH UPLANDS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATION -- 3 Wetland Definitions: History and Scientific Basis -- HISTORY OF TERMINOLOGY -- Nineteenth-Century American Legislation -- Swamp and Overflowed Lands Acts -- Wildlife Refuge System -- Rivers and Harbors Act -- New Legal Status -- Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 -- Judicial Interpretation of the 1972 Statute -- EVOLUTION OF THE REGULATORY DEFINITIONS -- 1956 Fish and Wildlife Service Definition -- 1974 Wetland Inventory Project -- 1975 USACE Proposed Definition -- 1976 FWS Interim Classification -- 1977 USACE Definition -- Clean Water Act of 1977 -- 1979 Cowardin Report -- Riverside Bayview Decision -- FOOD SECURITY ACT -- STATUS OF DEFINITIONS -- 1977 USACE Definition -- 1985 FSA Definition -- 1979 FWS Definition.; FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR REGULATORY DEFINITIONS -- Reference Definition -- Terminology: Parameters, Criteria, Indicators -- Criteria and Indicators -- APPLICATION OF DEFINITIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Wetland Delineation: Past and Current Practice -- INTRODUCTION -- WETLAND DELINEATION: MOTIVATION AND PROCEDURE -- Clean Water Act -- The Food Security Act -- FEDERAL AGENCY MANUALS BEFORE 1989 -- USACE Manual -- EPA Manual -- NFSAM -- Attempts to Revise the Federal Manuals -- COMPARING THE FEDERAL MANUALS -- Hydrology -- Hydrologic Evidence -- Growing Season -- Hydrophytic Vegetation -- Wetland Plant Species -- Determining Prevalence -- Treatment of FAC Species and FACU-Dominated Wetlands -- Hydric Soils -- Special Situations: Disturbed Areas, Problem Areas, Exceptions -- Differences Resulting from Application of the Manuals -- 5 Wetland Characterization: Water, Substrate, and Biota -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROLOGY -- Nature of Wetland Hydrology -- Need to Evaluate Wetland Hydrology -- Hydrologic Criterion -- Saturation in Relation to Water Table Depth -- Duration of Saturation and the Growing Season -- Effects of Soil Temperature on Development of Anaerobic Conditions -- Definitions of Growing Season and Their Application to Wetlands -- Biological Zero -- Growing Season as Defined by the Frost-Free Period -- Interaction of Duration Threshold with Length of Growing Season -- Resolving the Problem of Growing Season -- Frequency of Saturation -- Critical Depth of Saturation -- Interannual Variation -- Overview of Hydrologic Thresholds -- Direct Methods for Evaluating Hydrology -- Indirect Methods for Evaluating Hydrology -- SOILS -- Concepts of Soil -- Soil-Forming Processes in Wetlands -- Accumulation of Organic Matter -- Development of Anaerobic Conditions -- Redoximorphic Features -- Hydric Soils List -- Use of Hydric Soils in Delineation.; Use of Soil Surveys -- Field Indicators of Hydric Soils -- VEGETATION -- Hydrophyte List -- Definition of Hydrophyte -- Development of the Hydrophyte List -- Facultative Species and the Concept of Wetland Ecotypes -- Determining Predominance Of Hydrophytic Vegetation -- Measure of Dominance: The 50% Rule -- Prevalence Index -- Evaluation of Thresholds -- Visible Adaptations as Indicators of Hydrophytic Vegetation -- Treatment of Facultative Species -- Vegetation and Hydrology -- Vegetation and Soil Type -- Use of Vegetation to Set Boundaries -- OTHER INDICATORS OF THE SUBSTRATE AND ; BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA -- COMBINING THE FACTORS -- Necessity for Three Factors -- Coincidence of Characteristic Hydrology, Soils, and Vegetation -- Modified Approach to Evaluating Evidence -- Primary Indicators -- Hierarchical Approach -- Future Delineation Manuals -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 6 Especially Controversial Wetlands -- INTRODUCTION -- PERMAFROST WETLANDS -- Relevance of Permafrost to Wetland Formation -- Dynamics of Permafrost Wetlands -- Regulation of Permafrost Wetlands -- RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS -- Support of Biodiversity -- Current Regulation of Riparian Ecosystems -- ISOLATED WETLANDS AND HEADWATERS -- ESPECIALLY SHALLOW OR INTERMITTENTLY FLOODED WETLANDS -- AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS -- Functions of Agricultural Wetlands -- Differential Regulation of Agricultural Wetlands -- SITES ALTERED FOR NONAGRICULTURAL PURPOSES -- Types of Alterations -- Identification of Normal Conditions -- Assessment of Altered Lands -- Limitations of assessment Methods for Altered Sites -- TRANSITIONAL ZONES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Regionalization -- INTRODUCTION -- HIERARCHY OF REGIONAL VARIATION -- Regional Variation in Hydrology -- Regional Variation of Soils -- Regional Variation of Plants -- Regional Variation in Abundance of Wetlands -- REGIONALIZATION SCHEMES.; Regional Classification Systems -- CURRENT APPROACHES -- Regionalization of Federal Agencies -- Regional Lists of Hydrophytes and Soils -- Hydrology and Growing Season -- Regional Applicability of Current Delineation Methods -- ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF REGIONALIZATION -- RESEARCH TO SUPPORT REGIONALIZATION -- Benchmark Wetlands -- Validation of Modeling Experiments -- Field Experiments on the Reliability of Wetland Indicators -- IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONALIZATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 8 Maps, Images, and Modeling in the Assessment of Wetlands -- INTRODUCTION -- AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SATELLITE IMAGING -- Detection of Standing Water -- Other Factors -- WETLAND DELINEATION UNDER THE FOOD SECURITY ACT -- Determinations Before 1994 -- Determinations After 1994 -- NWI MAPPING -- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- HYDROLOGIC MODELING -- Mathematical Models to Assess Wetland Hydrology -- Types of Mathematical Models -- Model Selection and Application -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydrologic Modeling -- QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF BOUNDARIES -- Transect Data for Boundary Determination -- Detection of Boundaries with Image Analysis -- Scientific vs. Legal Boundaries -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Regulation of Wetlands: Administrative Issues -- INTRODUCTION -- CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY OF WETLAND DELINEATIONS -- Multiple Agencies -- Standards for Expertise, Training, and Certification -- Verification of Delineations -- Uniformity and the Exercise of Professional Judgment -- Resource Regulation and Private Rights -- Use of Flow Diagrams and Charts -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 10 Functional Assessment of Wetlands -- INTRODUCTION -- FUNCTION AND VALUES OF WETLANDS -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT -- METHODS OF FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT -- FUTURE METHODS OF FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT.; Assessment Based on Hydrogeomorphic Classification and Reference Wetlands -- Wetland Evaluation Under the National Food Security Act Manual -- Relevance of Hydrologic Factors to Functional Assessment -- RELEVANCE OF WETLAND ASSESSMENT TO 404 PERMIT APPLICATIONS -- USE OF FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT IN WATERSHED PLANNING -- Advanced Identification (ADID) -- Special Area Management Plans -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- APPENDIXES -- ; APPENDIX A Soil Taxonomy -- SOIL NOMENCLATURE 101 -- SOIL MOISTURE REGIME -- AQUIC CONDITIONS -- Elements of Aquic Conditions -- OTHER TERMS RELATED TO SOIL WETNESS -- Natural Drainage Classes -- Soil Inundation -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX B Case Histories -- CASE HISTORY 1 -- CASE HISTORY 2 -- REFERENCES -- CASE HISTORY 3 -- References -- CASE HISTORY 4 -- References -- CASE STUDY 5 -- References -- APPENDIX C Glossary -- APPENDIX D Committee on Wetlands Characterization Biographical Sketches -- Index -- OTHER RECENT REPORTS OF THE WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD -- OTHER RECENT REPORTS OF THE BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management. This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific basis for delineating wetlands in the landscape and offers recommendations for further action. Wetlands also discusses the diverse hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, and makes recommendations concerning so-called controversial areas such as permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, irregularly flooded sites, and agricultural wetlands. It presents criteria for identifying wetlands and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels. This comprehensive and practical volume will be of interest to environmental scientists and advocates, hydrologists, policymakers, regulators, faculty, researchers, and students of environmental studies.

Alcohol : social drinking in cultural context / / Janet Chrzan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964299203321
• Autore: Chrzan Janet
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-135-09535-3; 1-283-97278-6; 0-203-07138-7; 1-135-09536-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Collana: The Routledge series for creative teaching and learning in anthropology
• Disciplina: 364.1/3
• Soggetti: Drinking of alcoholic beverages - History; Alcoholic beverages - Social aspects
• 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 : why is drinking interesting? -- Alcohol in the ancient world -- Barbarians and beerpots : european drinking from the Celts to Victoria -- A short history of American drinking -- It's happy hour! modern American drinking -- Alcohol advertising -- Why do students drink? -- Conclusion : why do people drink?.
• Sommario/riassunto: Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context critically examines alcohol use across cultures and through time. This short text is a framework for students to self-consciously examine their beliefs about and use of alcohol, and a companion text for teaching the primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students.