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UNINA9910452781903321 |
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Autore |
Black Jeremy <1955-> |
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War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Military weapons - History |
Military art and science - History |
Military art and science - Technological innovations - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: the key themes -- Early modern western warships: technologies of power projection and lethality -- Gunpowder technology, 1490-1800 -- Firepower, steamships, railways, telegraphs, radio: technologies of killing, logistics, command, and control, 1775-1945 -- The internal combustion engine: the technology of decentralized power, 1910-2013 -- A new sphere: air power, 1903-2013 -- Revolution, transformation, and the present -- Into the future -- Conclusions -- Postscript. |
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In this engaging book, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones-in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower but a |
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UNISA996205502303316 |
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Trends in urology & men's health |
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Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , 2010- |
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Urology |
Genitourinary organs - Diseases |
Men - Diseases |
Men's Health |
Urologia |
Aparell genital masculí |
Cirurgia urològica |
Periodical |
Periodicals. |
Revistes electròniques. |
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Trends in Urology and Men's Health is a bimonthly journal aimed at GPs, specialist nurses and hospital specialists with an interest in men's health. It provides high-quality articles from leading specialists in the areas of prostate disease, erectile dysfunction, incontinence and genitourinary medicine. In addition, it will cover other areas that affect men's health, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. |
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UNINA990007479720403321 |
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Autore |
Comerio, Enrico |
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Cercando l'Eldorado / di Enrico Comerio ; foto di Gilles Rigoulet |
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Milano, : Repubblica, 1998 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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p. 215-224 : ill. ; 23 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Estr. da: D : la Repubblica delle donne, 10 marzo 1998 |
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