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From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
| From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 201.763320973 |
| Soggetto topico |
United States - Religion
United States -- Religion Violence - Religious aspects Violence -- Religious aspects Violence - United States Violence -- United States Violence - Religious aspects - United States Violence |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american experience american history christianity cultural history formative moments jeremiad jihad law enforcement modern history order and meaning political history religion and culture religious historians religious history religious identities religious institutions religious rituals religious texts religious violence revolution secession terrorism united states violent history war |
| ISBN |
1-280-49193-0
9786613587169 0-520-95153-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America -- 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way -- 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film -- 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War -- 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" -- 5. American Providence, American Violence -- 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence -- 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White -- 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults -- 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History -- 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech -- 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism -- 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War -- 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint -- 14. Enemies Near and Far. The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse -- 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808375003321 |
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From the jaws of victory [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement / / Matt Garcia
| From the jaws of victory [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement / / Matt Garcia |
| Autore | García Matt |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.88/13092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor leaders - United States
Migrant agricultural laborers - Labor unions - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1970s
america biographical canada cesar chavez cultural history elaine elinson europe famous figures farm laborers farm worker movement grape boycott harry kubo historians historical figures jerry brown labor contracts labor history labor organizations labor unions modern history nonfiction oral histories political history regional history retrospective revolutionaries social history social movements united farm workers united states history |
| ISBN |
1-283-58410-7
9786613896551 0-520-95366-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- One. Birth of a Movement -- Two. Capitalism in Reverse -- Three. Workers of the World, Unite! -- Four. Stuck in the Middle -- Five. A Bitter Harvest -- Six. Busy Dying -- Seven. Rotting from the Inside Out -- Eight. Some Were More Equal Than Others -- Epilogue: Beyond the Legend -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785539203321 |
García Matt
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From the jaws of victory [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement / / Matt Garcia
| From the jaws of victory [[electronic resource] ] : the triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement / / Matt Garcia |
| Autore | García Matt |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.88/13092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor leaders - United States
Migrant agricultural laborers - Labor unions - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1970s
america biographical canada cesar chavez cultural history elaine elinson europe famous figures farm laborers farm worker movement grape boycott harry kubo historians historical figures jerry brown labor contracts labor history labor organizations labor unions modern history nonfiction oral histories political history regional history retrospective revolutionaries social history social movements united farm workers united states history |
| ISBN |
1-283-58410-7
9786613896551 0-520-95366-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- One. Birth of a Movement -- Two. Capitalism in Reverse -- Three. Workers of the World, Unite! -- Four. Stuck in the Middle -- Five. A Bitter Harvest -- Six. Busy Dying -- Seven. Rotting from the Inside Out -- Eight. Some Were More Equal Than Others -- Epilogue: Beyond the Legend -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826574403321 |
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García Matt
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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Geology of the San Francisco Bay region [[electronic resource] /] / Doris Sloan ; with photographs by John Karachewski
| Geology of the San Francisco Bay region [[electronic resource] /] / Doris Sloan ; with photographs by John Karachewski |
| Autore | Sloan Doris |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.94/61 |
| Collana | California natural history guides |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - California - San Francisco Bay Area |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alameda
america bay area landscape bay area residents bay area california color photographs contra costa easy to read erosion fault systems field guide geologic formations geologic history geologic processes geologists human impact illustrated marin napa natural sciences regional geology regional history rock formations san franciscans san francisco bay san francisco san mateo santa clara solano sonoma tectonic plates tourism guide |
| ISBN |
1-282-35784-0
9786612357848 0-520-93781-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE BAY AREA AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE ITS GEOLOGY -- 2. THE PLATE TECTONIC FRAMEWORK -- 3. THE REMARKABLE ROCKS OF THE BAY AREA -- 4. MARIN COUNTY: A DIVIDED LANDSCAPE -- 5. SAN FRANCISCO: GEOLOGY BENEATH THE PAVEMENT -- 6. THE BAY AND THE ISLANDS -- 7. THE PENINSULA: COAST, REDWOODS, AND BAY -- 8. THE SOUTH BAY -- 9. THE EAST BAY -- 10. THE NORTH BAY -- GLOSSARY -- FURTHER READING -- FIGURE AND MAP SOURCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- GEOLOGIC MAPS INDEX -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780637003321 |
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Sloan Doris
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Geology of the San Francisco Bay region [[electronic resource] /] / Doris Sloan ; with photographs by John Karachewski
| Geology of the San Francisco Bay region [[electronic resource] /] / Doris Sloan ; with photographs by John Karachewski |
| Autore | Sloan Doris |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.94/61 |
| Collana | California natural history guides |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - California - San Francisco Bay Area |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alameda
america bay area landscape bay area residents bay area california color photographs contra costa easy to read erosion fault systems field guide geologic formations geologic history geologic processes geologists human impact illustrated marin napa natural sciences regional geology regional history rock formations san franciscans san francisco bay san francisco san mateo santa clara solano sonoma tectonic plates tourism guide |
| ISBN |
1-282-35784-0
9786612357848 0-520-93781-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE BAY AREA AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE ITS GEOLOGY -- 2. THE PLATE TECTONIC FRAMEWORK -- 3. THE REMARKABLE ROCKS OF THE BAY AREA -- 4. MARIN COUNTY: A DIVIDED LANDSCAPE -- 5. SAN FRANCISCO: GEOLOGY BENEATH THE PAVEMENT -- 6. THE BAY AND THE ISLANDS -- 7. THE PENINSULA: COAST, REDWOODS, AND BAY -- 8. THE SOUTH BAY -- 9. THE EAST BAY -- 10. THE NORTH BAY -- GLOSSARY -- FURTHER READING -- FIGURE AND MAP SOURCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- GEOLOGIC MAPS INDEX -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809196403321 |
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Sloan Doris
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Germ Wars : The Politics of Microbes and America's Landscape of Fear / / Melanie Armstrong
| Germ Wars : The Politics of Microbes and America's Landscape of Fear / / Melanie Armstrong |
| Autore | Armstrong Melanie <1977-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.325/35610973 |
| Collana | Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics |
| Soggetto topico |
Biopolitics
Bioterrorism - United States - Psychological aspects Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activism
activist america american government american history american biological science biological weapon biologist biology bioterrorism biowarfare contemporary dangerous disease germ warfare government spending government microbes modern world policymaker politics revolution scientific united states government united states history us government us history warfare |
| ISBN | 0-520-96614-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. Political Ecologies of Bioterror -- 1. "Smallpox Is Dead". The Public Health Campaign to (Almost) Eradicate a Species -- 2. Microbes for War and Peace On the Military Origins of Containment -- 3. The Wild Microbiological West Fighting Ticks and Weighing Risks -- 4. Agents of Care. Bioterrorism Preparedness at the CDC -- 5. Simulation Science. Securing the Future -- 6. Bioterror Borderlands. Of Nature and Nation -- Conclusion. "Freaked Out Yet?" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156235103321 |
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Armstrong Melanie <1977->
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017] | ||
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The health care revolution [[electronic resource] ] : from medical monopoly to market competition / / Carl F. Ameringer
| The health care revolution [[electronic resource] ] : from medical monopoly to market competition / / Carl F. Ameringer |
| Autore | Ameringer Carl F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/0425 |
| Collana | California/Milbank books on health and the public |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - United States - Finance - History - 20th century
Health care reform - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1970s
america american economy antitrust agencies business economics doctors economic system economics federal government federal trade commission health and medicine health care professionals health care system health care justice department legal market based health care medical professionals medical revolution modern medicine nonfiction political social change united states congress united states us supreme court |
| ISBN |
1-281-38554-9
9786611385545 0-520-93468-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The professional regime -- Precursors of change -- The triumph of market theory -- The Federal Trade Commission takes the lead -- The AMA case -- A question of jurisdiction -- Drawing the line between clinical and business practices -- The quest for antitrust relief -- The demonization of managed care. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782014403321 |
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Ameringer Carl F
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press | ||
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The health care revolution [[electronic resource] ] : from medical monopoly to market competition / / Carl F. Ameringer
| The health care revolution [[electronic resource] ] : from medical monopoly to market competition / / Carl F. Ameringer |
| Autore | Ameringer Carl F |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1/0425 |
| Collana | California/Milbank books on health and the public |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - United States - Finance - History - 20th century
Health care reform - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1970s
america american economy antitrust agencies business economics doctors economic system economics federal government federal trade commission health and medicine health care professionals health care system health care justice department legal market based health care medical professionals medical revolution modern medicine nonfiction political social change united states congress united states us supreme court |
| ISBN |
1-281-38554-9
9786611385545 0-520-93468-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The professional regime -- Precursors of change -- The triumph of market theory -- The Federal Trade Commission takes the lead -- The AMA case -- A question of jurisdiction -- Drawing the line between clinical and business practices -- The quest for antitrust relief -- The demonization of managed care. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825462603321 |
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Ameringer Carl F
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press | ||
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The Hudson primer [[electronic resource] ] : the ecology of an iconic river / / David L. Strayer
| The Hudson primer [[electronic resource] ] : the ecology of an iconic river / / David L. Strayer |
| Autore | Strayer David Lowell <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.48/309747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Estuarine health - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Stream ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Natural history - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Human ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Nature - Effect of human beings on - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Environmental protection - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Water - Pollution - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Restoration ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american history conservation earth sciences ecological restoration ecologists ecology environmental impact fishermen guidebook habitat destruction habitat loss hudson river invasive species new york overfishing plants and animals river ecology river ecosystems river geography river geology river management river plants river pollution river scientists scientists united states water chemistry |
| ISBN |
9786613587299
1-280-49206-6 0-520-95239-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Physical Character of the Hudson and Its Watershed -- Chapter Two. Water, Circulation, and Salinity in the Hudson River -- Chapter Three. A Brief Introduction to the Hudson's Water Chemistry -- Chapter Four. Habitats, Biological Communities, and Biota -- Chapter Five. Ecology of the Major Habitats in the Hudson River: The Freshwater Channel -- Chapter Six. The Brackish-Water Channel -- Chapter Seven. The Vegetated Shallows -- Chapter Eight. Wetlands -- Chapter Nine. PCBs and Other Pollution in the Hudson -- Chapter Ten. Habitat Change and Restoration in the Hudson -- Chapter Eleven. Hudson River Fisheries -- Chapter Twelve. Nonnative Species and Their Ecological Effects -- Conclusion: A Few Parting Thoughts -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786712403321 |
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Strayer David Lowell <1955->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Hudson primer [[electronic resource] ] : the ecology of an iconic river / / David L. Strayer
| The Hudson primer [[electronic resource] ] : the ecology of an iconic river / / David L. Strayer |
| Autore | Strayer David Lowell <1955-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.48/309747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Estuarine health - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Stream ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Natural history - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Human ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Nature - Effect of human beings on - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Environmental protection - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Water - Pollution - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Restoration ecology - Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american history conservation earth sciences ecological restoration ecologists ecology environmental impact fishermen guidebook habitat destruction habitat loss hudson river invasive species new york overfishing plants and animals river ecology river ecosystems river geography river geology river management river plants river pollution river scientists scientists united states water chemistry |
| ISBN |
9786613587299
1-280-49206-6 0-520-95239-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Physical Character of the Hudson and Its Watershed -- Chapter Two. Water, Circulation, and Salinity in the Hudson River -- Chapter Three. A Brief Introduction to the Hudson's Water Chemistry -- Chapter Four. Habitats, Biological Communities, and Biota -- Chapter Five. Ecology of the Major Habitats in the Hudson River: The Freshwater Channel -- Chapter Six. The Brackish-Water Channel -- Chapter Seven. The Vegetated Shallows -- Chapter Eight. Wetlands -- Chapter Nine. PCBs and Other Pollution in the Hudson -- Chapter Ten. Habitat Change and Restoration in the Hudson -- Chapter Eleven. Hudson River Fisheries -- Chapter Twelve. Nonnative Species and Their Ecological Effects -- Conclusion: A Few Parting Thoughts -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819492103321 |
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Strayer David Lowell <1955->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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