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Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo
| Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo |
| Autore | Lannoo Michael J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.72092/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - United States - History
Natural history - United States - History Ecology - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
aldo leopold biography climate change collapsing ecosystems conservation biology discussion books easy to read ecologists ecology ecosystems ed ricketts environmentalism famous scientists historical scientists history of environmentalism invasive species natural communities natural science natural world naturalism nonfiction related work retrospective science majors science scientists students and teachers |
| ISBN |
1-282-76396-2
9786612763960 0-520-94606-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Out of the Midwest -- Chapter 2. From Forester to Professor -- Chapter 3. From Businessman to Sage -- Chapter 4. Game Management -- Chapter 5. Between Pacific Tides -- Chapter 6. The Shack -- Chapter 7. The Lab -- Chapter 8. A Sand County Almanac -- Chapter 9. Sea of Cortez -- Chapter 10. Daily Lives and Professional Expectations -- Chapter 11. From Natural History to Ecology -- Chapter 12. Leopold's Approach -- Chapter 13. Ricketts's Approach -- Chapter 14. Shared and Complementary Perspectives -- Chapter 15. Transcendence -- Chapter 16. Ethic and Engagement -- Chapter 17. Where Their Spirit Lives On -- The shack and the lab -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784956103321 |
Lannoo Michael J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo
| Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo |
| Autore | Lannoo Michael J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.72092/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - United States - History
Natural history - United States - History Ecology - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
aldo leopold biography climate change collapsing ecosystems conservation biology discussion books easy to read ecologists ecology ecosystems ed ricketts environmentalism famous scientists historical scientists history of environmentalism invasive species natural communities natural science natural world naturalism nonfiction related work retrospective science majors science scientists students and teachers |
| ISBN |
1-282-76396-2
9786612763960 0-520-94606-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Out of the Midwest -- Chapter 2. From Forester to Professor -- Chapter 3. From Businessman to Sage -- Chapter 4. Game Management -- Chapter 5. Between Pacific Tides -- Chapter 6. The Shack -- Chapter 7. The Lab -- Chapter 8. A Sand County Almanac -- Chapter 9. Sea of Cortez -- Chapter 10. Daily Lives and Professional Expectations -- Chapter 11. From Natural History to Ecology -- Chapter 12. Leopold's Approach -- Chapter 13. Ricketts's Approach -- Chapter 14. Shared and Complementary Perspectives -- Chapter 15. Transcendence -- Chapter 16. Ethic and Engagement -- Chapter 17. Where Their Spirit Lives On -- The shack and the lab -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815224903321 |
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Lannoo Michael J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
| Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt |
| Autore | Holt Frank Lee |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939/.6 |
| Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria Coins, Greek - Afghanistan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan adventure afghan political crisis alexander the great ancient civilization of bactria ancient history archaeological evidence archaeological mysteries archeology asian history books for history lovers easy to read educational books engaging hellenistic coins historical discoveries historiography history of bactria history of empires history leisure reads most powerful empires ever nonfiction page turner travel and discovery what is bactria |
| ISBN |
1-283-54320-6
9786613855657 0-520-95374-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791932103321 |
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Holt Frank Lee
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt
| Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt |
| Autore | Holt Frank Lee |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939/.6 |
| Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria Coins, Greek - Afghanistan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan adventure afghan political crisis alexander the great ancient civilization of bactria ancient history archaeological evidence archaeological mysteries archeology asian history books for history lovers easy to read educational books engaging hellenistic coins historical discoveries historiography history of bactria history of empires history leisure reads most powerful empires ever nonfiction page turner travel and discovery what is bactria |
| ISBN |
1-283-54320-6
9786613855657 0-520-95374-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811623503321 |
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Holt Frank Lee
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mabiki [[electronic resource] ] : infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 / / Fabian Drixler
| Mabiki [[electronic resource] ] : infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 / / Fabian Drixler |
| Autore | Drixler Fabian Franz <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6/6809520903 |
| Collana | Asia: Local Studies/Global Themes |
| Soggetto topico |
Fertility, human - Japan - History
Infanticide - Japan - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century japan
19th century japan anthropology ethnography asian culture asian history books for history lovers child murder demography studies discussion books east japan setting easy to read educational books evolution of japanese society history infanticide interesting books japanese history learning while reading leisure reads nonfiction over population in japan population control in japan population growth restrictions on child birth reverse fertility social history in japan |
| ISBN | 0-520-95361-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE ON CONVENTIONS -- 1. Introduction. Contested Worldviews and a Demographic Revolution -- 2. Three Cultures of Family Planning -- 3. Humans, Animals, and Newborn Children -- 4. Infanticide and Immortality. The Logic of the Stem Household -- 5. The Material and Moral Economy of Infanticide -- 6. The Logic of Infant Selection -- 7. The Ghosts of Missing Children. Four Approaches to Estimating the Rate of Infanticide -- 8. Infanticide and Extinction -- 9. "Inferior Even to Animals". Moral Suasion and the Boundaries of Humanity -- 10. Subsidies and Surveillance -- 11. Even a Strong Castle Cannot Be Defended without Soldiers. Infanticide and National Security -- 12. Infanticide and the Geography of Civilization -- 13. Epilogue Infanticide in the Shadows of the Modern State -- 14. Conclusion -- APPENDIX ONE. The Own-Children Method and Its Mortality Assumptions -- APPENDIX TWO. Sampling Biases, Sources of Error, and the Characteristics of the Ten Provinces Dataset -- APPENDIX THREE. The Villages in the Ten Provinces Dataset -- APPENDIX FOUR -- APPENDIX FIVE -- APPENDIX SIX -- APPENDIX SEVEN -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786711903321 |
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Drixler Fabian Franz <1978->
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mabiki [[electronic resource] ] : infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 / / Fabian Drixler
| Mabiki [[electronic resource] ] : infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 / / Fabian Drixler |
| Autore | Drixler Fabian Franz <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6/6809520903 |
| Collana | Asia: Local Studies/Global Themes |
| Soggetto topico |
Fertility, human - Japan - History
Infanticide - Japan - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century japan
19th century japan anthropology ethnography asian culture asian history books for history lovers child murder demography studies discussion books east japan setting easy to read educational books evolution of japanese society history infanticide interesting books japanese history learning while reading leisure reads nonfiction over population in japan population control in japan population growth restrictions on child birth reverse fertility social history in japan |
| ISBN | 0-520-95361-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE ON CONVENTIONS -- 1. Introduction. Contested Worldviews and a Demographic Revolution -- 2. Three Cultures of Family Planning -- 3. Humans, Animals, and Newborn Children -- 4. Infanticide and Immortality. The Logic of the Stem Household -- 5. The Material and Moral Economy of Infanticide -- 6. The Logic of Infant Selection -- 7. The Ghosts of Missing Children. Four Approaches to Estimating the Rate of Infanticide -- 8. Infanticide and Extinction -- 9. "Inferior Even to Animals". Moral Suasion and the Boundaries of Humanity -- 10. Subsidies and Surveillance -- 11. Even a Strong Castle Cannot Be Defended without Soldiers. Infanticide and National Security -- 12. Infanticide and the Geography of Civilization -- 13. Epilogue Infanticide in the Shadows of the Modern State -- 14. Conclusion -- APPENDIX ONE. The Own-Children Method and Its Mortality Assumptions -- APPENDIX TWO. Sampling Biases, Sources of Error, and the Characteristics of the Ten Provinces Dataset -- APPENDIX THREE. The Villages in the Ten Provinces Dataset -- APPENDIX FOUR -- APPENDIX FIVE -- APPENDIX SIX -- APPENDIX SEVEN -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Infanticide and population growth in eastern Japan, 1660-1950 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819491903321 |
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Drixler Fabian Franz <1978->
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of the beasts : empire and exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo / / Ian Jared Miller ; foreword by Harriet Ritvo
| The nature of the beasts : empire and exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo / / Ian Jared Miller ; foreword by Harriet Ritvo |
| Autore | Miller Ian Jared <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 590.52/135 |
| Collana | Asia--local studies/global themes |
| Soggetto topico |
Zoos - Social aspects - Japan - History
Philosophy of nature - Japan - History Nature and civilization - Japan - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
books about the environment
books for history lovers books for reluctant readers east asian history easy to read engaging gifts for friends global history historical novels history and politics humans and natural environment imperial zoological gardens japanese culture japanese empire japanese history japanese politics japanese zoos japans emergence into the world leisure reads modernization of japan natural environment rapid modernization shaping japan vacation books zoology |
| ISBN |
9780520952102
9780520271869 9780520377523 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: Japan's Ecological Modernity -- Part One. The Nature of Civilization -- Part Two. The Culture of Total War -- Part Three. After Empire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779756603321 |
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Miller Ian Jared <1970->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of the beasts : empire and exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo / / Ian Jared Miller ; foreword by Harriet Ritvo
| The nature of the beasts : empire and exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo / / Ian Jared Miller ; foreword by Harriet Ritvo |
| Autore | Miller Ian Jared <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 590.52/135 |
| Collana | Asia--local studies/global themes |
| Soggetto topico |
Zoos - Social aspects - Japan - History
Philosophy of nature - Japan - History Nature and civilization - Japan - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
books about the environment
books for history lovers books for reluctant readers east asian history easy to read engaging gifts for friends global history historical novels history and politics humans and natural environment imperial zoological gardens japanese culture japanese empire japanese history japanese politics japanese zoos japans emergence into the world leisure reads modernization of japan natural environment rapid modernization shaping japan vacation books zoology |
| ISBN |
9780520952102
9780520271869 9780520377523 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: Japan's Ecological Modernity -- Part One. The Nature of Civilization -- Part Two. The Culture of Total War -- Part Three. After Empire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811191403321 |
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Miller Ian Jared <1970->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle
| Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle |
| Autore | Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
| Disciplina | 591.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Parasites
Parasitology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amoebae
biology evolution biology crime scenes disgust easy to read engaging entomology evolution exploration food and water global attitudes human cultures human history invaders invisible life living tissues man versus nature microbiology mites natural history nonfiction organisms parasites parasitology role of parasites roundworms science nature scientific scientists social history sociological taboos tapeworms terrorism threats and danger war |
| ISBN |
9786612697685
1-282-69768-4 0-520-94578-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Introduction -- 1. Ambush -- 2. Market of Peril -- 3. Drinking-Water Advisory -- 4. Illegal Aliens -- 5. Parasites in Control -- 6. In the House of Mirrors -- 7. The Parasite Felonies -- 8. Emerging Parasites -- 9. Parasite Extinction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and additional reading -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786715003321 |
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Drisdelle Rosemary <1959->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle
| Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle |
| Autore | Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
| Disciplina | 591.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Parasites
Parasitology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amoebae
biology evolution biology crime scenes disgust easy to read engaging entomology evolution exploration food and water global attitudes human cultures human history invaders invisible life living tissues man versus nature microbiology mites natural history nonfiction organisms parasites parasitology role of parasites roundworms science nature scientific scientists social history sociological taboos tapeworms terrorism threats and danger war |
| ISBN |
9786612697685
1-282-69768-4 0-520-94578-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Introduction -- 1. Ambush -- 2. Market of Peril -- 3. Drinking-Water Advisory -- 4. Illegal Aliens -- 5. Parasites in Control -- 6. In the House of Mirrors -- 7. The Parasite Felonies -- 8. Emerging Parasites -- 9. Parasite Extinction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and additional reading -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806948803321 |
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Drisdelle Rosemary <1959->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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