1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990006076610203316

Autore

BOFFITO, Giuseppe

Titolo

Strumenti antichi di topografia e d'astronomia / Giuseppe Boffito

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : Collegio alla Querce, 1928

Descrizione fisica

4 volumi (3 p., 1 carta di tav. ; 4 p., [2] carte di tav. ; 7 p. ; 7 p., [2] carte di tav.) : ill. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

522.2

Soggetti

Strumenti astronomici [e] Strumenti topografici

Collocazione

FC.OE. 1130 1

FC.OE. 1130 2

FC.OE. 1130 3

FC.OE. 1130 4

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Titoli della copertina

Estratti da: L'Universo, 8 (luglio-agosto 1927), n. 7-8 ; 9 (marzo 1928), n. 3

Nota di contenuto

I : <<La>> groma e la diottra primitiva II : <<La>> diottra di Ipparco e quella di Erone III : <<Il>> triquetro di Tolomeo IV : <<Gli>> altri strumenti di Tolomeo



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783766303321

Autore

Colker Ruth

Titolo

The disability pendulum [[electronic resource] ] : the first decade of the Americans with Disabilities Act / / Ruth Colker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8147-9037-2

1-4294-1395-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Critical America

Disciplina

342.7308/7

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History - 20th century

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. 213-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : high hope followed by public backlash -- The ADA's journey through Congress -- ADA Title I : an empirical investigation -- The face of judicial backlash -- ADA Title II : the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the states : a swinging pendulum -- ADA Title III : a fragile compromise -- Dissing Congress.

Sommario/riassunto

Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. In The Disability Pendulum, Ruth Colker presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. She assesses the success and failure of the first ten years of litigation under the ADA, focusing on its three major titles: employment, public entities, and public accommodations.The Disability Pendulum argues that despite an initial atmosphere of bipartisan support with the expectation that the ADA would make a significant difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, judicial decisions have not been consistent with Congress’ intentions. The courts have operated like a pendulum, at times swinging to a pro-disabled plaintiff and then back again to a pro-defendant stance. Colker, whose work on the ADA has been cited by the Supreme Court, offers insightful and practical suggestions on where to amend the act to make it more effective in defending disability rights, and also



explains judicial hostility toward enforcing the act.