Economic ideas and government policy : contributions to contemporary economic history / / Alec Cairncross |
Autore | Cairncross Alec, Sir, <1911, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina |
330.9045
330.94055 |
Collana | Routledge Explorations in Economic History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Economic history - 1918-1945 Reconstruction (1939-1951) Economics - History - 20th century Economic policy International economic relations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-78775-8
1-280-33086-4 0-203-28738-X 0-203-03024-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; IN PRAISE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY; HOW BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR; ECONOMISTS IN WARTIME; POSTWAR PLANNING IN EUROPE, 1945 7; THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY FROM WAR: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND GERMAN EXPERIENCE; THE GERMAN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS, 1950 1; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN; THE MARSHALL PLAN; A RETROSPECTIVE; PRELUDE TO RADCLIFFE: MONETARY POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1948 57; THE 1967 DEVALUATION OF STERLING
THE 1970's IN PERSPECTIVETHE IMF CRISIS OF 1976; ECONOMIC POLICY AFTER 1974: A REVIEW ARTICLE; THE EARLY HISTORY OF J P COATS with J.B.K.Hunter; ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE TRADE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL DECLINE; ECONOMISTS AND ENGINEERS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS AS AN INFLUENCE ON THEORY AND POLICY; REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC IDEAS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY: 1939 AND AFTER; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450096403321 |
Cairncross Alec, Sir, <1911, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic ideas and government policy : contributions to contemporary economic history / / Alec Cairncross |
Autore | Cairncross Alec, Sir, <1911, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina |
330.9045
330.94055 |
Collana | Routledge Explorations in Economic History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Economic history - 1918-1945 Reconstruction (1939-1951) Economics - History - 20th century Economic policy International economic relations |
ISBN |
1-134-78775-8
1-280-33086-4 0-203-28738-X 0-203-03024-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; IN PRAISE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY; HOW BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR; ECONOMISTS IN WARTIME; POSTWAR PLANNING IN EUROPE, 1945 7; THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY FROM WAR: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND GERMAN EXPERIENCE; THE GERMAN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS, 1950 1; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN; THE MARSHALL PLAN; A RETROSPECTIVE; PRELUDE TO RADCLIFFE: MONETARY POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1948 57; THE 1967 DEVALUATION OF STERLING
THE 1970's IN PERSPECTIVETHE IMF CRISIS OF 1976; ECONOMIC POLICY AFTER 1974: A REVIEW ARTICLE; THE EARLY HISTORY OF J P COATS with J.B.K.Hunter; ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE TRADE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL DECLINE; ECONOMISTS AND ENGINEERS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS AS AN INFLUENCE ON THEORY AND POLICY; REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC IDEAS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY: 1939 AND AFTER; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783608703321 |
Cairncross Alec, Sir, <1911, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic ideas and government policy : contributions to contemporary economic history / / Alec Cairncross |
Autore | Cairncross Alec <1911-1998.> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996, c1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina |
330.9045
330.94055 |
Collana | Routledge Explorations in Economic History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Economic history - 1918-1945 Reconstruction (1939-1951) Economics - History - 20th century Economic policy International economic relations |
ISBN |
1-134-78775-8
1-280-33086-4 0-203-28738-X 0-203-03024-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; IN PRAISE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY; HOW BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR; ECONOMISTS IN WARTIME; POSTWAR PLANNING IN EUROPE, 1945 7; THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY FROM WAR: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND GERMAN EXPERIENCE; THE GERMAN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS, 1950 1; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN; THE MARSHALL PLAN; A RETROSPECTIVE; PRELUDE TO RADCLIFFE: MONETARY POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1948 57; THE 1967 DEVALUATION OF STERLING
THE 1970's IN PERSPECTIVETHE IMF CRISIS OF 1976; ECONOMIC POLICY AFTER 1974: A REVIEW ARTICLE; THE EARLY HISTORY OF J P COATS with J.B.K.Hunter; ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE TRADE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL DECLINE; ECONOMISTS AND ENGINEERS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS AS AN INFLUENCE ON THEORY AND POLICY; REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC IDEAS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY: 1939 AND AFTER; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809221703321 |
Cairncross Alec <1911-1998.> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996, c1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Encountering Development : The Making and Unmaking of the Third World / / Arturo Escobar |
Autore | Escobar Arturo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Collana | Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Economic development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-26746-2
9786613267467 1-4008-3992-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Development and the Anthropology of Modernity -- CHAPTER 2. The Problematization of Poverty: The Tale of Three Worlds and Development -- CHAPTER 3. Economics and the Space of Development: Tales of Growth and Capital -- CHAPTER 4. The Dispersion of Power: Tales of Food and Hunger -- CHAPTER 5. Power and Visibility: Tales of Peasants, Women, and the Environment -- CHAPTER 6. Conclusion: Imagining a Post development Era -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248067203316 |
Escobar Arturo | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Geografski obzornik : časopis za šolsko geografijo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ljubljana, : Sekcija za šolsko geografijo Geografskega društva, 1954- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Geography
Economic history - 1945- Economic history |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1580-3384 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | slv |
Altri titoli varianti |
Geographic horizon
GO |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996213703303316 |
Ljubljana, : Sekcija za šolsko geografijo Geografskega društva, 1954- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Geografski obzornik : časopis za šolsko geografijo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ljubljana, : Sekcija za šolsko geografijo Geografskega društva, 1954- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Geography
Economic history - 1945- Economic history |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1580-3384 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | slv |
Altri titoli varianti |
Geographic horizon
GO |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140388403321 |
Ljubljana, : Sekcija za šolsko geografijo Geografskega društva, 1954- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global inequalities [[electronic resource] /] / York W. Bradshaw, Michael Wallace |
Autore | Bradshaw York W. <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceMichael <1954-> |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Regional economic disparities |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4522-3408-6
1-4522-2108-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Authors; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Reality of Inequality : Stories from Around the World; A Global Village ?; A Few of the Players; Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities; Questioning Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Chapter 2 - An Unequal World; The Death of Children; Other Forms of Inequality; Contemporary Global Trends : A World of Changes and Contradictions; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities; Two Traditional Explanations for Global Inequality
Modernization Theory : Blaming the VictimWorld-System Theory : Blaming Outside Actors; Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality; Application to World Regions; Chapter 4 - Africa : A Continued Decline?; A Land of Contradictions; Africa' s History : A Brief Look; Contemporary Life in Africa; Strong Societies and Weak States; The Persistence of Grinding Poverty; Battles for the Body; ""Presidents for Life/'Sort Of; Becoming Irrelevant to Others; Reduced to Symbols; Africa in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 5 - Asia: An Emerging Giant; Bats , Balls , and Whips Magic Dragons ?Late Industrialization; Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case; Inequality in South Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Singapore; China : From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans; A Land of Paradox; Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam; Asia in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 6 - Europe : United or Divided ?; Crumbling Walls; Why 1989?; The Rhetoric Is Unity ; What Is the Reality ?; Welfare States : Benevolent or Burdensome ?; The Dark Side of Europe; Lessons Unlearned : The Return of ""Little Hitlers ""; The Roller Coaster of War Europe in Theoretical PerspectiveChapter 7 - The Americas : Reinventing Ourselves; The Road to Rio: Environmental Apocalypse Now?; The Lessons of Rio: Is Sustainable Growth Possible ?; A Question of Sovereignty; Economic Consolidation in the Americas; The Americas in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 8 - Creating a Better World; Summarizing Trends and Changes; Creating Positive Changes; Forcing Change from the Outside : What Is Justified ?; Creating Positive Social Changes : What Individuals Can Do; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480234103321 |
Bradshaw York W. <1960-> | ||
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global inequalities [[electronic resource] /] / York W. Bradshaw, Michael Wallace |
Autore | Bradshaw York W. <1960-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 223 p.) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 330.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceMichael <1954-> |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Regional economic disparities |
ISBN |
1-4522-3408-6
1-4522-2108-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Authors; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Reality of Inequality : Stories from Around the World; A Global Village ?; A Few of the Players; Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities; Questioning Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Chapter 2 - An Unequal World; The Death of Children; Other Forms of Inequality; Contemporary Global Trends : A World of Changes and Contradictions; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities; Two Traditional Explanations for Global Inequality
Modernization Theory : Blaming the VictimWorld-System Theory : Blaming Outside Actors; Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality; Application to World Regions; Chapter 4 - Africa : A Continued Decline?; A Land of Contradictions; Africa' s History : A Brief Look; Contemporary Life in Africa; Strong Societies and Weak States; The Persistence of Grinding Poverty; Battles for the Body; ""Presidents for Life/'Sort Of; Becoming Irrelevant to Others; Reduced to Symbols; Africa in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 5 - Asia: An Emerging Giant; Bats , Balls , and Whips Magic Dragons ?Late Industrialization; Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case; Inequality in South Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Singapore; China : From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans; A Land of Paradox; Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam; Asia in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 6 - Europe : United or Divided ?; Crumbling Walls; Why 1989?; The Rhetoric Is Unity ; What Is the Reality ?; Welfare States : Benevolent or Burdensome ?; The Dark Side of Europe; Lessons Unlearned : The Return of ""Little Hitlers ""; The Roller Coaster of War Europe in Theoretical PerspectiveChapter 7 - The Americas : Reinventing Ourselves; The Road to Rio: Environmental Apocalypse Now?; The Lessons of Rio: Is Sustainable Growth Possible ?; A Question of Sovereignty; Economic Consolidation in the Americas; The Americas in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 8 - Creating a Better World; Summarizing Trends and Changes; Creating Positive Changes; Forcing Change from the Outside : What Is Justified ?; Creating Positive Social Changes : What Individuals Can Do; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791719203321 |
Bradshaw York W. <1960-> | ||
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global inequalities / / York W. Bradshaw, Michael Wallace |
Autore | Bradshaw York W. <1960-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge Press, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 223 p.) : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 330.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceMichael <1954-> |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Regional economic disparities |
ISBN |
1-4522-3408-6
1-4522-2108-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Authors; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Reality of Inequality : Stories from Around the World; A Global Village ?; A Few of the Players; Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities; Questioning Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Chapter 2 - An Unequal World; The Death of Children; Other Forms of Inequality; Contemporary Global Trends : A World of Changes and Contradictions; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities; Two Traditional Explanations for Global Inequality
Modernization Theory : Blaming the VictimWorld-System Theory : Blaming Outside Actors; Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality; Application to World Regions; Chapter 4 - Africa : A Continued Decline?; A Land of Contradictions; Africa' s History : A Brief Look; Contemporary Life in Africa; Strong Societies and Weak States; The Persistence of Grinding Poverty; Battles for the Body; ""Presidents for Life/'Sort Of; Becoming Irrelevant to Others; Reduced to Symbols; Africa in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 5 - Asia: An Emerging Giant; Bats , Balls , and Whips Magic Dragons ?Late Industrialization; Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case; Inequality in South Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Singapore; China : From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans; A Land of Paradox; Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam; Asia in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 6 - Europe : United or Divided ?; Crumbling Walls; Why 1989?; The Rhetoric Is Unity ; What Is the Reality ?; Welfare States : Benevolent or Burdensome ?; The Dark Side of Europe; Lessons Unlearned : The Return of ""Little Hitlers ""; The Roller Coaster of War Europe in Theoretical PerspectiveChapter 7 - The Americas : Reinventing Ourselves; The Road to Rio: Environmental Apocalypse Now?; The Lessons of Rio: Is Sustainable Growth Possible ?; A Question of Sovereignty; Economic Consolidation in the Americas; The Americas in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 8 - Creating a Better World; Summarizing Trends and Changes; Creating Positive Changes; Forcing Change from the Outside : What Is Justified ?; Creating Positive Social Changes : What Individuals Can Do; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827632403321 |
Bradshaw York W. <1960-> | ||
Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Pine Forge Press, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global issues : an introduction / / Kristen A. Hite, John L. Seitz |
Autore | Hite Kristen A. |
Edizione | [Fifth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Economic history - 1945- |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-07361-8
1-119-01420-4 1-119-01421-2 |
Classificazione | POL033000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Facebook page; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; The Creation of Global Issues; Developing toward What?; Notes; Chapter 1 Population; The Changing Population of the World; Causes of the Population Explosion; How Population Growth Affects Development; How Development Affects Population Growth; Governmental Population Policies; The Future; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Wealth and Poverty; Wave of Hope: The Millennium Development Goals; A Pessimistic View: The Persistence of Poverty; Development Assistance and Foreign Aid
A Market ApproachThe State as Economic Actor; A Blended Approach; Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty; Globalization; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Food; World Food Production; How Many Are Hungry?; Causes of World Hunger; How Food Affects Development; How Development Affects Food; The "Green" Revolution; Governmental Food Policies; Future Food Supplies; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Energy; The Energy-Climate Crisis; Government Responses to the Energy-Climate Crisis; The Effect of the Energy-Climate Crisis on Countries' Development Plans The Relationship between Energy Use and DevelopmentThe Energy Transition; Nuclear Power: A Case Study; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 5 Climate Change; The Evidence and Impacts; Uncertainties; What Is Being Done at Present?; What More Can Be Done?; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 6 The Environment: Part I; The Awakening; The Air; The Water; The Land; The Extinction of Species; The Extinction of Cultures; Notes; Chapter 7 The Environment: Part II; The Workplace and the Home; Managing Waste; Responsible Use; Environmental Politics; Overdevelopment; Conclusions; Notes Further ReadingChapter 8 Technology; Benefits of Technology; Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology; Inappropriate Uses of Technology; Limits to the "Technological Fix"; War; The Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Case Study; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 9 Alternative Futures; Development Pathways: Evaluating Our Current Situation; Current Outlook: Business as Usual; Collapse and Sustainable Development; Choices; Governance: Deciding How to Act on the Choices We Make; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Appendix 1 Studying and Teaching Global Issues; For the Student For the TeacherNotes; Appendix 2 Relevant Videos; Appendix 3 Relevant Internet Websites; Appendix 4 The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Glossary; Index; EULA |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460940003321 |
Hite Kristen A. | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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