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Instrumental in War : Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World / / edited by Steven Walton
| Instrumental in War : Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World / / edited by Steven Walton |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Military art and science - Technological innovations
Military research - History Scientific apparatus and instruments - History |
| ISBN |
1-280-86767-1
9786610867677 1-4294-5277-3 90-474-0703-2 1-4337-0683-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Volume Contributions -- List of Contributors -- Introduction, Steven A. Walton -- Chapter One, Mathematical Instruments and the Creation of the Military Gentleman, Steven A. Walton -- Chapter Two, Surveying and the Cromwellian Reconquest of Ireland, William A. Lynch -- Chapter Three, Like Clockwork? Clausewitzian Friction and the Scientific Siege in the Age of Vauban, Jamel Ostwald -- Chapter Four, Calorimeters and Crushers: The Development of Instruments for Measuring the Behavior of Military Powder, Seymour H. Mauskopf -- Chapter Five, Telegraphing the Weather: Military Meteorology, Strategy, and 'Homeland Security' on the American Frontier in the 1870s, James R. Fleming -- Chapter Six, Remnants of Testing at the Sandy Hook Proving Grounds, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Gerard P. Scharfenberger -- Chapter Seven, From Measuring Progress to Technological Innovation: The Prewar Annapolis Engineering Experiment Station, William M. McBride -- Chapter Eight, Dr. Veblen at Aberdeen: Mathematics, Military Applications and Mass Production, David Alan Grier -- Chapter Nine, National Naval Laboratories and the Development of Fire Control Gyrocompasses in Interwar Britain and France, Sebastien Soubiran -- Chapter Ten, Washouts: Electroencephalography, epilepsy & emotions in the selection of American aviators during the Second World War, Kenton Kroker -- Chapter Eleven, A Matter of Gravity: Military Support for Gravimetry during the Cold War, Deborah J. Warner -- Chapter Twelve, Physics Between War and Peace, Peter Galison -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784183903321 |
| Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Instrumental in War : Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World / / edited by Steven Walton
| Instrumental in War : Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World / / edited by Steven Walton |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Military art and science - Technological innovations
Military research - History Scientific apparatus and instruments - History |
| ISBN |
1-280-86767-1
9786610867677 1-4294-5277-3 90-474-0703-2 1-4337-0683-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Volume Contributions -- List of Contributors -- Introduction, Steven A. Walton -- Chapter One, Mathematical Instruments and the Creation of the Military Gentleman, Steven A. Walton -- Chapter Two, Surveying and the Cromwellian Reconquest of Ireland, William A. Lynch -- Chapter Three, Like Clockwork? Clausewitzian Friction and the Scientific Siege in the Age of Vauban, Jamel Ostwald -- Chapter Four, Calorimeters and Crushers: The Development of Instruments for Measuring the Behavior of Military Powder, Seymour H. Mauskopf -- Chapter Five, Telegraphing the Weather: Military Meteorology, Strategy, and 'Homeland Security' on the American Frontier in the 1870s, James R. Fleming -- Chapter Six, Remnants of Testing at the Sandy Hook Proving Grounds, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Gerard P. Scharfenberger -- Chapter Seven, From Measuring Progress to Technological Innovation: The Prewar Annapolis Engineering Experiment Station, William M. McBride -- Chapter Eight, Dr. Veblen at Aberdeen: Mathematics, Military Applications and Mass Production, David Alan Grier -- Chapter Nine, National Naval Laboratories and the Development of Fire Control Gyrocompasses in Interwar Britain and France, Sebastien Soubiran -- Chapter Ten, Washouts: Electroencephalography, epilepsy & emotions in the selection of American aviators during the Second World War, Kenton Kroker -- Chapter Eleven, A Matter of Gravity: Military Support for Gravimetry during the Cold War, Deborah J. Warner -- Chapter Twelve, Physics Between War and Peace, Peter Galison -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813458503321 |
| Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon
| Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Military research
Military art and science - Technological innovations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-39330-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations, Tables, and Maps -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Technology and Strategy: What Are the Limits? / John F. Guilmartin Jr. -- The Pre-Industrial World, 1300-1800 -- Gunpowder Artillery in Europe, 1326-1500: Innovation and Impact / Clifford J. Rogers -- To the Seas: The Genesis of Ship Rigging in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds / Sarah K. Douglas -- The Lost World: Change and Continuity in Mughal Military Technology / Andrew de la Garza -- 19th Century Warfare -- If You Can Be Seen, You Can Be Killed:The Technological Increase in Killing Zone during the American Civil War / Edward B. McCaul Jr. -- Without Experience or Precedent: Transformational Technology and the Light Draft Monitors / William Roberts -- The Uganda Railway and the Fabrication of Kenya / Robert H. Clemm -- The World Wars -- German Technology and the Origins of World Wariiin East Asia / Robyn Rodriguez -- Freeman's Folly: The Debate over the Development of the "Unarmed Bomber" and the Genesis of the de Havilland Mosquito, 1935-1940 / Sebastian Cox -- The Impact of Institutional Context: Anglo-American Naval Fire Control / Corbin Williamson -- Strategy, Technology, and Timing: Aircraft, the Mediterranean Air War, and the Turning of the Tide in the European Theater / Robert S. Ehlers Jr. -- War Since 1945 -- The War Is Lost: Technological Surprise and the Collapse of Portugal's Colonial Airpower Strategy, Guinea 1963-1974 / Matthew M. Hurley -- The Vicissitudes Of Violence: Fear, Physiology, and Behavior under Fire / Edward Coss -- Des Fusils Aux Idée: Technological Skepticism and Maculinity in the French Army, 1954-1962 / William Waddell -- Cyber: War?1 / Michael Pavelec -- The Precision-Information Revolution in Military Affairs and The Limits of Technology / Peter R. Mansoor -- Reflections On A Warrior and Scholar / Alan Beyerchen -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Secondary Sources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511401003321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon
| Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Military research
Military art and science - Technological innovations |
| ISBN | 90-04-39330-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations, Tables, and Maps -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Technology and Strategy: What Are the Limits? / John F. Guilmartin Jr. -- The Pre-Industrial World, 1300-1800 -- Gunpowder Artillery in Europe, 1326-1500: Innovation and Impact / Clifford J. Rogers -- To the Seas: The Genesis of Ship Rigging in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds / Sarah K. Douglas -- The Lost World: Change and Continuity in Mughal Military Technology / Andrew de la Garza -- 19th Century Warfare -- If You Can Be Seen, You Can Be Killed:The Technological Increase in Killing Zone during the American Civil War / Edward B. McCaul Jr. -- Without Experience or Precedent: Transformational Technology and the Light Draft Monitors / William Roberts -- The Uganda Railway and the Fabrication of Kenya / Robert H. Clemm -- The World Wars -- German Technology and the Origins of World Wariiin East Asia / Robyn Rodriguez -- Freeman's Folly: The Debate over the Development of the "Unarmed Bomber" and the Genesis of the de Havilland Mosquito, 1935-1940 / Sebastian Cox -- The Impact of Institutional Context: Anglo-American Naval Fire Control / Corbin Williamson -- Strategy, Technology, and Timing: Aircraft, the Mediterranean Air War, and the Turning of the Tide in the European Theater / Robert S. Ehlers Jr. -- War Since 1945 -- The War Is Lost: Technological Surprise and the Collapse of Portugal's Colonial Airpower Strategy, Guinea 1963-1974 / Matthew M. Hurley -- The Vicissitudes Of Violence: Fear, Physiology, and Behavior under Fire / Edward Coss -- Des Fusils Aux Idée: Technological Skepticism and Maculinity in the French Army, 1954-1962 / William Waddell -- Cyber: War?1 / Michael Pavelec -- The Precision-Information Revolution in Military Affairs and The Limits of Technology / Peter R. Mansoor -- Reflections On A Warrior and Scholar / Alan Beyerchen -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Secondary Sources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793495303321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon
| Technology, violence, and war : essays in honor of Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr. / / Edited by Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Sarah K. Douglas, Daniel P.M. Curzon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Collana | History of warfare |
| Soggetto topico |
Military research
Military art and science - Technological innovations |
| ISBN | 90-04-39330-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations, Tables, and Maps -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Technology and Strategy: What Are the Limits? / John F. Guilmartin Jr. -- The Pre-Industrial World, 1300-1800 -- Gunpowder Artillery in Europe, 1326-1500: Innovation and Impact / Clifford J. Rogers -- To the Seas: The Genesis of Ship Rigging in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds / Sarah K. Douglas -- The Lost World: Change and Continuity in Mughal Military Technology / Andrew de la Garza -- 19th Century Warfare -- If You Can Be Seen, You Can Be Killed:The Technological Increase in Killing Zone during the American Civil War / Edward B. McCaul Jr. -- Without Experience or Precedent: Transformational Technology and the Light Draft Monitors / William Roberts -- The Uganda Railway and the Fabrication of Kenya / Robert H. Clemm -- The World Wars -- German Technology and the Origins of World Wariiin East Asia / Robyn Rodriguez -- Freeman's Folly: The Debate over the Development of the "Unarmed Bomber" and the Genesis of the de Havilland Mosquito, 1935-1940 / Sebastian Cox -- The Impact of Institutional Context: Anglo-American Naval Fire Control / Corbin Williamson -- Strategy, Technology, and Timing: Aircraft, the Mediterranean Air War, and the Turning of the Tide in the European Theater / Robert S. Ehlers Jr. -- War Since 1945 -- The War Is Lost: Technological Surprise and the Collapse of Portugal's Colonial Airpower Strategy, Guinea 1963-1974 / Matthew M. Hurley -- The Vicissitudes Of Violence: Fear, Physiology, and Behavior under Fire / Edward Coss -- Des Fusils Aux Idée: Technological Skepticism and Maculinity in the French Army, 1954-1962 / William Waddell -- Cyber: War?1 / Michael Pavelec -- The Precision-Information Revolution in Military Affairs and The Limits of Technology / Peter R. Mansoor -- Reflections On A Warrior and Scholar / Alan Beyerchen -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Secondary Sources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815548403321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black
| War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
| Autore | Black Jeremy <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military weapons - History
Military art and science - History Military art and science - Technological innovations - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-253-00989-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452781903321 |
Black Jeremy <1955->
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| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black
| War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
| Autore | Black Jeremy <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military weapons - History
Military art and science - History Military art and science - Technological innovations - History |
| ISBN | 0-253-00989-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779998503321 |
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Black Jeremy <1955->
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| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black
| War and technology [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
| Autore | Black Jeremy <1955-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military weapons - History
Military art and science - History Military art and science - Technological innovations - History |
| ISBN | 0-253-00989-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811138403321 |
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Black Jeremy <1955->
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| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War, Science and Terrorism : From Laboratory to Open Conflict / / by Dr J Richardson
| War, Science and Terrorism : From Laboratory to Open Conflict / / by Dr J Richardson |
| Autore | Richardson Jacques |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military research
Military-industrial complex Terrorism World politics - 21st century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-04584-X
1-283-88604-9 1-136-34512-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; WAR, SCIENCE and TERRORISM; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Kenneth Macksey; Preface; Part I: Preparation for Conflict; 1 From Bows and Arrows to Missiles and Aircraft; 2 The Real Stakes in the Space Adventure are Military; 3 Slipping the Warrior beneath the Seas; 4 The German and Anglo-American Race to Nuclear Armament; 5 Russia and Other Powers Hurry to Catch up with the Nucleus; 6 Optimizing Human Resources: Procurement, Training, Management; Part II: Warfare and Its Management
7 Endologistics: Forts, Food, Feed, Fuel and Freight8 Exologistics: How the Natural Environment Conditions Battle; 9 Communicating, Commanding, Controlling ... and a Little Deception; 10 From Military Aviation's Radar to Computer Notebooks; 11 Military Medicine Saves Fighting Strength; 12 Simulating Strategy, Operations, Tactics; Part III: Behind the Action, and Wars to Come; 13 Who Are the Scientists Working with the Military?; 14 What Role for the Scientist in Future Wars?; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452532403321 |
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Richardson Jacques
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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War, Science and Terrorism : From Laboratory to Open Conflict / / by Dr J Richardson
| War, Science and Terrorism : From Laboratory to Open Conflict / / by Dr J Richardson |
| Autore | Richardson Dr J |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.07 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military research
Military-industrial complex Terrorism World politics - 21st century |
| ISBN |
1-136-34519-1
0-203-04584-X 1-283-88604-9 1-136-34512-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; WAR, SCIENCE and TERRORISM; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Kenneth Macksey; Preface; Part I: Preparation for Conflict; 1 From Bows and Arrows to Missiles and Aircraft; 2 The Real Stakes in the Space Adventure are Military; 3 Slipping the Warrior beneath the Seas; 4 The German and Anglo-American Race to Nuclear Armament; 5 Russia and Other Powers Hurry to Catch up with the Nucleus; 6 Optimizing Human Resources: Procurement, Training, Management; Part II: Warfare and Its Management
7 Endologistics: Forts, Food, Feed, Fuel and Freight8 Exologistics: How the Natural Environment Conditions Battle; 9 Communicating, Commanding, Controlling ... and a Little Deception; 10 From Military Aviation's Radar to Computer Notebooks; 11 Military Medicine Saves Fighting Strength; 12 Simulating Strategy, Operations, Tactics; Part III: Behind the Action, and Wars to Come; 13 Who Are the Scientists Working with the Military?; 14 What Role for the Scientist in Future Wars?; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779460603321 |
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Richardson Dr J
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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