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Frontier figures [[electronic resource] ] : American music and the mythology of the American West / / Beth E. Levy
Frontier figures [[electronic resource] ] : American music and the mythology of the American West / / Beth E. Levy
Autore Levy Beth E (Beth Ellen), <1972->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (471 p.)
Disciplina 781.5/9
Collana California studies in 20th-century music
Soggetto topico Music - United States - 20th century - History and criticism
Legends - West (U.S.) - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato aaron copland
american culture
book club books
books about music composers
books for music lovers
books for reluctant readers
career
culture and music
discussion books
easy to read
engaging
evolution of american music
gifts for friends
history
how to become a musician
how was music created
learning about american music history
music books
music evolution
page turner
performing arts
politics in the music world
the wild west
theater
vacation reads
what was the wild west
ISBN 0-520-95202-2
1-280-11656-0
9786613520852
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Course of Empire -- Part One. Arthur Farwell's West -- Part Two. Western Encounters: Charles Wakefield Cadman and Others -- Part Three. American Pastorals -- Part Four. Roy Harris: Provincial Cowboy, White Hope -- Part Five. Aaron Copland: From Orient to Occident -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Altri titoli varianti American music and the mythology of the American West
Record Nr. UNINA-9910806944703321
Levy Beth E (Beth Ellen), <1972->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
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Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Autore Martin Glen <1949->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 179/.3096
Soggetto topico Animal welfare - Africa
Animal rights - Africa
Animal rights - Environmental aspects - Africa
Wildlife conservation - Africa
Animal rights activists - Africa
Animal rights movement - Africa
Soggetto non controllato african history
animal hunting
animal rights movement
animal welfare
animals in africa
aspca
books for animal lovers
books for reluctant readers
conservationists
conservations vs protecting animals
conserve wildlife
discussion books
east africa
easy to read
engaging
environmental conservation protection
how to save animals
how to stop hunters
individual animals
man vs nature
page turner
protecting wildlife
the importance of animals
vacation reads
wildlife in africa
zoos and animals
ISBN 1-280-11658-7
9786613520876
0-520-95205-7
Classificazione NAT037000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Chapter 1. Never an Eden -- Chapter 2. The Man Who Hated Hyenas -- Chapter 3. Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom -- Chapter 4. From Automata to Sentient Beings -- Chapter 5. My Cow Trumps Your Lion -- Chapter 6. Death to l'Ancien Régime -- Chapter 7. Reality Check -- Chapter 8. The Kenya Model -- Chapter 9. An Inalienable Right -- Chapter 10. Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come -- Chapter 11. Even the Cows Must Pay -- Chapter 12. Elephant Man -- Chapter 13. The Sage Reconsiders -- Chapter 14. Commodifying Conservation -- Chapter 15. Not a Primary Issue of Concern -- Chapter 16. Hard Choices -- Chapter 17. The Nation on a Plate -- Chapter 18. Topsoil and Condoms -- Chapter 19. Summing Up in Diani -- Recommended Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789974603321
Martin Glen <1949->  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
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Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Game changer [[electronic resource] ] : animal rights and the fate of Africa's wildlife / / Glen Martin
Autore Martin Glen <1949->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (268 p.)
Disciplina 179/.3096
Soggetto topico Animal welfare - Africa
Animal rights - Africa
Animal rights - Environmental aspects - Africa
Wildlife conservation - Africa
Animal rights activists - Africa
Animal rights movement - Africa
Soggetto non controllato african history
animal hunting
animal rights movement
animal welfare
animals in africa
aspca
books for animal lovers
books for reluctant readers
conservationists
conservations vs protecting animals
conserve wildlife
discussion books
east africa
easy to read
engaging
environmental conservation protection
how to save animals
how to stop hunters
individual animals
man vs nature
page turner
protecting wildlife
the importance of animals
vacation reads
wildlife in africa
zoos and animals
ISBN 1-280-11658-7
9786613520876
0-520-95205-7
Classificazione NAT037000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Chapter 1. Never an Eden -- Chapter 2. The Man Who Hated Hyenas -- Chapter 3. Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom -- Chapter 4. From Automata to Sentient Beings -- Chapter 5. My Cow Trumps Your Lion -- Chapter 6. Death to l'Ancien Régime -- Chapter 7. Reality Check -- Chapter 8. The Kenya Model -- Chapter 9. An Inalienable Right -- Chapter 10. Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come -- Chapter 11. Even the Cows Must Pay -- Chapter 12. Elephant Man -- Chapter 13. The Sage Reconsiders -- Chapter 14. Commodifying Conservation -- Chapter 15. Not a Primary Issue of Concern -- Chapter 16. Hard Choices -- Chapter 17. The Nation on a Plate -- Chapter 18. Topsoil and Condoms -- Chapter 19. Summing Up in Diani -- Recommended Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816490603321
Martin Glen <1949->  
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012
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Go west, young women! [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of early Hollywood / / Hilary A. Hallett
Go west, young women! [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of early Hollywood / / Hilary A. Hallett
Autore Hallett Hilary A. <1968->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (327 p.)
Disciplina 791.43/6522
Soggetto topico Women in the motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Motion picture actors and actresses - California - Los Angeles
Motion pictures and women - United States
Soggetto non controllato 20th century film history
20th century women
academic books
american history
birth of los angeles
book club reads
books for film lovers
books for history lovers
discrimination of women
discussion books
early modern american history
easy to read
educational books
feminism
film capital of the united states
gender studies
history of hollywood
hollywood sex scandal
learning while reading
men and women
modern gender roles
page turner
post war cinema industry
sex
the great war
ISBN 1-283-89179-4
0-520-95368-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786017203321
Hallett Hilary A. <1968->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
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Go west, young women! [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of early Hollywood / / Hilary A. Hallett
Go west, young women! [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of early Hollywood / / Hilary A. Hallett
Autore Hallett Hilary A. <1968->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (327 p.)
Disciplina 791.43/6522
Soggetto topico Women in the motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Motion picture actors and actresses - California - Los Angeles
Motion pictures and women - United States
Soggetto non controllato 20th century film history
20th century women
academic books
american history
birth of los angeles
book club reads
books for film lovers
books for history lovers
discrimination of women
discussion books
early modern american history
easy to read
educational books
feminism
film capital of the united states
gender studies
history of hollywood
hollywood sex scandal
learning while reading
men and women
modern gender roles
page turner
post war cinema industry
sex
the great war
ISBN 1-283-89179-4
0-520-95368-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822115003321
Hallett Hilary A. <1968->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Materiale a stampa
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Gravesend [[electronic resource] /] / Cole Swensen
Gravesend [[electronic resource] /] / Cole Swensen
Autore Swensen Cole <1955->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (97 p.)
Disciplina 811/.54
Collana New California poetry
Soggetto topico American poetry
Soggetto non controllato advanced poetry
book club reads
books by women
books for poetry lovers
complex poems
discussion books
easy to read
edge of your seat
engaging
european expansion
european history
ghost poems
ghosts
gothic
historical
history and poetry
how to write a poem
learning while reading
leisure reads
page turner
paranormal
pass on books
poetry books
poetry techniques
pre 21st century
stories with poems
suspense
suspenseful poems
understanding poetry
vacation books
western world history
ISBN 1-280-49219-8
9786613587428
0-520-95240-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- One: Have you ever seen a ghost? -- Two: How did Gravesend get its name? -- Three: What do you think a ghost is? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790115703321
Swensen Cole <1955->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
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Gravesend [[electronic resource] /] / Cole Swensen
Gravesend [[electronic resource] /] / Cole Swensen
Autore Swensen Cole <1955->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (97 p.)
Disciplina 811/.54
Collana New California poetry
Soggetto topico American poetry
Soggetto non controllato advanced poetry
book club reads
books by women
books for poetry lovers
complex poems
discussion books
easy to read
edge of your seat
engaging
european expansion
european history
ghost poems
ghosts
gothic
historical
history and poetry
how to write a poem
learning while reading
leisure reads
page turner
paranormal
pass on books
poetry books
poetry techniques
pre 21st century
stories with poems
suspense
suspenseful poems
understanding poetry
vacation books
western world history
ISBN 1-280-49219-8
9786613587428
0-520-95240-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- One: Have you ever seen a ghost? -- Two: How did Gravesend get its name? -- Three: What do you think a ghost is? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820735103321
Swensen Cole <1955->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The great wall of confinement [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese prison camp through contemporary fiction and reportage / / Philip F. Williams and Yenna Wu
The great wall of confinement [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese prison camp through contemporary fiction and reportage / / Philip F. Williams and Yenna Wu
Autore Williams Philip F
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina 365/.45/0951
Altri autori (Persone) WuYenna
Soggetto topico Internment camps - China
Forced labor - China
Political prisoners - China
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
anthropologists
asia scholars
china
chinese history
chinese law
chinese prison camp
chinese society
confinement
contemporary fiction
cultural anthropology
cultural historians
discussion books
historical
human rights issues
human rights
laogai system
law enforcement
literary documents
modern reports
nonfiction study
primary sources
prison camp network
prison life
prison stories
prisoners
social impact
world powers
ISBN 1-282-35806-5
9786612358067
0-520-93855-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The cultural foundations of China's prison camp system -- The development of the Chinese communist prison camp -- The PRC prison camp (I) -- The PRC prison camp (II) -- Prison writings.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778469203321
Williams Philip F  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
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The great wall of confinement [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese prison camp through contemporary fiction and reportage / / Philip F. Williams and Yenna Wu
The great wall of confinement [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese prison camp through contemporary fiction and reportage / / Philip F. Williams and Yenna Wu
Autore Williams Philip F
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina 365/.45/0951
Altri autori (Persone) WuYenna
Soggetto topico Internment camps - China
Forced labor - China
Political prisoners - China
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
anthropologists
asia scholars
china
chinese history
chinese law
chinese prison camp
chinese society
confinement
contemporary fiction
cultural anthropology
cultural historians
discussion books
historical
human rights issues
human rights
laogai system
law enforcement
literary documents
modern reports
nonfiction study
primary sources
prison camp network
prison life
prison stories
prisoners
social impact
world powers
ISBN 1-282-35806-5
9786612358067
0-520-93855-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The cultural foundations of China's prison camp system -- The development of the Chinese communist prison camp -- The PRC prison camp (I) -- The PRC prison camp (II) -- Prison writings.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810919203321
Williams Philip F  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
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Guerrilla USA [[electronic resource] ] : the George Jackson Brigade and the anticapitalist underground of the 1970s / / Daniel Burton-Rose
Guerrilla USA [[electronic resource] ] : the George Jackson Brigade and the anticapitalist underground of the 1970s / / Daniel Burton-Rose
Autore Burton-Rose Daniel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (358 p.)
Disciplina 322.4/20973
Soggetto topico Guerrillas - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato 1970s
american history
anarchism
anger
anti corporations
anti state institutions
anticapitalist underground
bank robberies
bombers
bombings
crime
criminals outlaws
discussion books
engaging
george jackson brigade
imprisonment
insider perspective
intense
interviews
jailbreak
modern history
nonfiction
pacific northwest
page turner
revolt
revolutionary extremism
social change
social movements
terrorism
true crime
united states
violence
war
ISBN 0-520-94603-0
9786612697722
1-282-69772-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prelude -- 1. Conceptions of Revolution and Violence, 1961-1967 -- 2. A Cresting Wave, 1967-1970 -- 3. Delivering on Threats, 1971-1975 -- 4. A Child Prodigy -- 5. Jailhouse Lawyer -- 6. Strike! -- 7. A Rebel and a Cause -- 8. The Destroyer's Creation -- 9. Woman over the Edge of Crime -- 10. Women's Work -- 11. Inside Out -- 12. Days and Nights of Love and War -- 13. New York, New York -- 14. Liberating the New World from the Old -- 15. Invitation to a Bombing -- 16. A Night without City Light -- 17. Dog Day Afternoon -- 18. Jailbreak! -- 19. Clueless in Seattle -- 20. Diverging Paths to a Common Dream -- 21. Ed Mead Gets His Day in Court -- 22. Underground in Oregon -- 23. Back with a Bang! -- 24. Winding Down -- 25. Crying a River -- Coda -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781130003321
Burton-Rose Daniel  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
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