1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974990603321

Titolo

Cooperation & collective action : archaeological perspectives / / edited by David M. Carballo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo., : University Press of Colorado, 2013

ISBN

9781607322085

1607322080

9781457174100

1457174103

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Classificazione

SOC003000SCI003000

Altri autori (Persone)

CarballoDavid M

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Commerce, Prehistoric

Economic anthropology

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

pt. I. Theoretical perspectives -- pt. II. Case studies.

Sommario/riassunto

"Past archaeological literature on cooperation theory has emphasized competition's role in cultural evolution. As a result, bottom-up possibilities for group cooperation have been under-theorized in favor of models stressing top-down leadership, and evidence from a range of disciplines has demonstrated that humans effectively sustain cooperative undertakings through a number of social norms and institutions. Cooperation and Collective Action is the first volume to focus on the use of archaeological evidence to understand cooperation and collective action. Disentangling the motivations and institutions that foster group cooperation among competitive individuals remains a great conundrum in evolutionary theory. The breadth and material focus of archaeology provide a much-needed complement to existing research on cooperation and collective action, which thus far has relied largely on game-theoretic modeling, surveys of college students from affluent countries, brief ethnographic experiments, and limited historic cases. In Cooperation and Collective Action, diverse case studies address the evolution of the emergence of norms, institutions, and symbols in complex societies over the last 10,000 years. This book is



an important contribution to the literature on cooperation in human societies and will appeal to archaeologists and other scholars interested in cooperation research"--

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019486303321

Autore

McMaster Marvin C

Titolo

GC/MS : a practical user's guide / / Marvin C. McMaster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2008

ISBN

9786611204020

9781118210055

1118210050

9781281204028

1281204021

9780470228357

0470228350

9780470228340

0470228342

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

543/.85

Soggetti

Gas chromatography

Mass spectrometry

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 (p. 173-174) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Sample preparation and introduction -- The gas chromatograph -- The mass spectrometer -- Getting started in GC/MS -- Chromatographic methods development -- Mass spectrometer setup and operation -- Data processing and network interfacing -- System maintenance and troubleshooting -- GC/MS in the environmental laboratory -- GC/MS in forensics, toxicology, and space science -- An introduction to structural interpretation -- Ion trap GC/MS systems -- Other GC/MS systems -- An introduction to LC/MS -- Innovation in GC/MS.



Sommario/riassunto

Updated and expanded, the classic guide to GC/MS helps chromatographers quickly learn to use this technique for analyzing and identifying compounds. After explaining the fundamentals, it discusses optimizing, tuning, using, and maintaining GC/MS equipment; explores advances in miniaturized and field-portable GC/MS systems and microfluidic components; and more. Complete with a CD-ROM, it covers applications in the environmental laboratory and in forensics, toxicology, and space science. This is the premier resource for professionals in those fields and for students.