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Rediscovering America : Japanese Perspectives on the American Century / / Peter Duus, Kenji Hasegawa
| Rediscovering America : Japanese Perspectives on the American Century / / Peter Duus, Kenji Hasegawa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.7305209/04 |
| Collana | Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power |
| Soggetto topico |
Japan - Relations - United States
Japan -- Relations -- United States Public opinion - Japan Public opinion -- Japan United States - Civilization - 20th century - Foreign public opinion, Japanese United States -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Foreign public opinion, Japanese United States - Foreign public opinion, Japanese United States -- Foreign public opinion, Japanese United States - Relations - Japan United States -- Relations -- Japan Regions & Countries - Americas History & Archaeology United States - General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century america
20th century america america and japan america in war american culture american ethnic diversity american history american immigration american society american values american wealth asian politics asian studies coming to america cultural studies immigration and immigrants international relations japanese academics japanese americans japanese businessmen japanese journalists japanese politicians melting pot postwar america postwar periods us economy us history |
| ISBN |
1-283-27852-9
9786613278524 0-520-95037-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Illusion and Disillusion -- Chapter 2. Students and Immigrants -- Chapter 3. Modan America -- Chapter 4. The American Enemy -- Chapter 5. The American Occupiers -- Chapter 6. America Ascendant -- Chapter 7. America in Decline -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820261403321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender
| Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.07/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative interpretations
american history anthology democracy economic development environmental development global perspective globalism historians historical context historical essays historical historiography history scholars history textbooks modern perspective national narrative nationalism nonfiction political science political retrospective revolution revolutionaries students and teachers traditional history transnational context united states us history world powers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35953-3
9786612359538 0-520-93603-5 1-59734-863-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction. Historians, the Nation, and the Plenitude of Narratives -- 1. Transnationalism and the Challenge to National Histories -- 2. Internationalizing International History -- 3. Where in the World Is America? The History of the United States in the Global Age -- 4. International at the Creation: Early Modern American History -- 5. How the West Was One: The African Diaspora and the Re-Mapping of U.S. History -- 6. Time and Revolution in African America: Temporality and the History of Atlantic Slavery -- 7. Beyond the View from Euro-America: Environment, Settler Societies, and the Internationalization of American History -- 8. From Euro- and Afro-Atlantic to Pacific Migration System: A Comparative Migration Approach to North American History -- 9. Framing U.S. History: Democracy, Nationalism, and Socialism -- 10. An Age of Social Politics -- 11. The Age of Global Power -- 12. American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End -- 13. Do American Historical Narratives Travel? -- 14. The Modernity of America and the Practice of Scholarship -- 15. The Exhaustion of Enclosures: A Critique of Internationalization -- 16. The Historian's Use of the United States and Vice Versa -- APPENDIX. Participants in the La Pietra Conferences, 1997-2000 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780450703321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender
| Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.07/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative interpretations
american history anthology democracy economic development environmental development global perspective globalism historians historical context historical essays historical historiography history scholars history textbooks modern perspective national narrative nationalism nonfiction political science political retrospective revolution revolutionaries students and teachers traditional history transnational context united states us history world powers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35953-3
9786612359538 0-520-93603-5 1-59734-863-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction. Historians, the Nation, and the Plenitude of Narratives -- 1. Transnationalism and the Challenge to National Histories -- 2. Internationalizing International History -- 3. Where in the World Is America? The History of the United States in the Global Age -- 4. International at the Creation: Early Modern American History -- 5. How the West Was One: The African Diaspora and the Re-Mapping of U.S. History -- 6. Time and Revolution in African America: Temporality and the History of Atlantic Slavery -- 7. Beyond the View from Euro-America: Environment, Settler Societies, and the Internationalization of American History -- 8. From Euro- and Afro-Atlantic to Pacific Migration System: A Comparative Migration Approach to North American History -- 9. Framing U.S. History: Democracy, Nationalism, and Socialism -- 10. An Age of Social Politics -- 11. The Age of Global Power -- 12. American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End -- 13. Do American Historical Narratives Travel? -- 14. The Modernity of America and the Practice of Scholarship -- 15. The Exhaustion of Enclosures: A Critique of Internationalization -- 16. The Historian's Use of the United States and Vice Versa -- APPENDIX. Participants in the La Pietra Conferences, 1997-2000 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823008203321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender
| Rethinking American history in a global age / / Thomas Bender |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.07/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative interpretations
american history anthology democracy economic development environmental development global perspective globalism historians historical context historical essays historical historiography history scholars history textbooks modern perspective national narrative nationalism nonfiction political science political retrospective revolution revolutionaries students and teachers traditional history transnational context united states us history world powers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35953-3
9786612359538 0-520-93603-5 1-59734-863-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction. Historians, the Nation, and the Plenitude of Narratives -- 1. Transnationalism and the Challenge to National Histories -- 2. Internationalizing International History -- 3. Where in the World Is America? The History of the United States in the Global Age -- 4. International at the Creation: Early Modern American History -- 5. How the West Was One: The African Diaspora and the Re-Mapping of U.S. History -- 6. Time and Revolution in African America: Temporality and the History of Atlantic Slavery -- 7. Beyond the View from Euro-America: Environment, Settler Societies, and the Internationalization of American History -- 8. From Euro- and Afro-Atlantic to Pacific Migration System: A Comparative Migration Approach to North American History -- 9. Framing U.S. History: Democracy, Nationalism, and Socialism -- 10. An Age of Social Politics -- 11. The Age of Global Power -- 12. American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End -- 13. Do American Historical Narratives Travel? -- 14. The Modernity of America and the Practice of Scholarship -- 15. The Exhaustion of Enclosures: A Critique of Internationalization -- 16. The Historian's Use of the United States and Vice Versa -- APPENDIX. Participants in the La Pietra Conferences, 1997-2000 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248069403316 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2002] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky
| Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky |
| Autore | Wilensky Harold L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (925 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Comparative government |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
agriculture american government american history britain career case study churches democracy environmental globalization government high tech industry information age israel japan labor mass media modern society modern world performance political economy political parties politics post industrial poverty profession public policy research scholarly sociology us history welfare state western europe |
| ISBN |
9786612759031
1-282-75903-5 1-59734-873-2 0-520-92833-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. CONVERGENCE THEORY -- 2. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY -- 3. MASS SOCIETY, PARTICIPATION, AND THE MASS MEDIA -- 4. THEORIES OF THE POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY -- 5. THE WELFARE STATE: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE -- 6. SECTOR SPENDING AND PROGRAM EMPHASIS -- 7. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, PARTY IDEOLOGY, AND FAMILY POLICY: CONTRASTING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO A COMMON PROBLEM -- 8. THE AMERICAN WELFARE MESS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 9. BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY AND BLOAT -- 10. TAX-WELFARE BACKLASH: HOW TO TAX, SPEND, AND YET KEEP COOL -- 11. ARE POLITICAL PARTIES DECLINING? AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL VARIATION IN DEALIGNMENT -- 12. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, SPENDING, TAXING, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- 13. THE GREAT AMERICAN JOB MACHINE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 14. RISK AND SAFETY: AMERICAN MAYHEM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 15. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, REGULATORY REGIMES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- 16. HEALTH PERFORMANCE: AFFLUENCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND PUBLIC POLICY AS SOURCES OF REAL HEALTH -- 17. GLOBALIZATION: DOES IT SUBVERT JOB SECURITY, LABOR STANDARDS, AND THE WELFARE STATE? -- 18. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX A: METHODS -- APPENDIX B: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF LEFT AND CATHOLIC PARTY POWER -- APPENDIX C: SOCIAL SPENDING, GNP, TAX EXPENDITURES, AND HOUSING EXPENDITURES -- APPENDIX D: SECTOR SPENDING CORRELATIONS -- APPENDIX E: FAMILY POLICY -- APPENDIX F: ESTIMATING RELIANCE ON MEANS TESTING -- APPENDIX G: MEASURES OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- APPENDIX H: MEASURES OF CENTRAL BANK AUTONOMY -- APPENDIX I: MAYHEM INDEX, MOBILITY-MERITOCRACY INDEX, AND MINORITY-GROUP CLEAVAGES -- APPENDIX J: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782933903321 |
Wilensky Harold L
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky
| Rich democracies [[electronic resource] ] : political economy, public policy, and performance / / Harold L. Wilensky |
| Autore | Wilensky Harold L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (925 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Welfare state
Comparative government |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
agriculture american government american history britain career case study churches democracy environmental globalization government high tech industry information age israel japan labor mass media modern society modern world performance political economy political parties politics post industrial poverty profession public policy research scholarly sociology us history welfare state western europe |
| ISBN |
9786612759031
1-282-75903-5 1-59734-873-2 0-520-92833-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. CONVERGENCE THEORY -- 2. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY -- 3. MASS SOCIETY, PARTICIPATION, AND THE MASS MEDIA -- 4. THEORIES OF THE POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY -- 5. THE WELFARE STATE: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE -- 6. SECTOR SPENDING AND PROGRAM EMPHASIS -- 7. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, PARTY IDEOLOGY, AND FAMILY POLICY: CONTRASTING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO A COMMON PROBLEM -- 8. THE AMERICAN WELFARE MESS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 9. BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY AND BLOAT -- 10. TAX-WELFARE BACKLASH: HOW TO TAX, SPEND, AND YET KEEP COOL -- 11. ARE POLITICAL PARTIES DECLINING? AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL VARIATION IN DEALIGNMENT -- 12. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, SPENDING, TAXING, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- 13. THE GREAT AMERICAN JOB MACHINE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 14. RISK AND SAFETY: AMERICAN MAYHEM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- 15. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, REGULATORY REGIMES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- 16. HEALTH PERFORMANCE: AFFLUENCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND PUBLIC POLICY AS SOURCES OF REAL HEALTH -- 17. GLOBALIZATION: DOES IT SUBVERT JOB SECURITY, LABOR STANDARDS, AND THE WELFARE STATE? -- 18. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX A: METHODS -- APPENDIX B: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF LEFT AND CATHOLIC PARTY POWER -- APPENDIX C: SOCIAL SPENDING, GNP, TAX EXPENDITURES, AND HOUSING EXPENDITURES -- APPENDIX D: SECTOR SPENDING CORRELATIONS -- APPENDIX E: FAMILY POLICY -- APPENDIX F: ESTIMATING RELIANCE ON MEANS TESTING -- APPENDIX G: MEASURES OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE -- APPENDIX H: MEASURES OF CENTRAL BANK AUTONOMY -- APPENDIX I: MAYHEM INDEX, MOBILITY-MERITOCRACY INDEX, AND MINORITY-GROUP CLEAVAGES -- APPENDIX J: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812851703321 |
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Wilensky Harold L
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
| The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott |
| Autore | Scott Peter Dale |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.931 |
| Soggetto topico |
Transparency in government - United States
Privacy, Right of - United States War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Political aspects September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Political aspects Democracy - United States Elite (Social sciences) - United States National security - United States Political corruption - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
9/11
al qaeda american history assassination cia crime criminal cultural studies democracy democratic state disaster domestic drug war foreign policy kennedy nixon political politics presidents punishment social history social studies southeast asia terrorism terrorist united states foreign policy united states history united states presidents us history war on drugs wartime world war 2. wwii |
| ISBN |
1-282-35709-3
9786612357091 0-520-92994-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? -- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State -- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State -- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney -- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan -- 5. Carter's Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran -- 6. Casey, the Republican Counter surprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 -- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda -- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988-98 -- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda -- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment -- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government -- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney -- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report's and Cheney's Deceptions about 9/11 -- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government -- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America -- Glossary of Open Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Road to nine eleven |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778475303321 |
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Scott Peter Dale
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
| The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott |
| Autore | Scott Peter Dale |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.931 |
| Soggetto topico |
Transparency in government - United States
Privacy, Right of - United States War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Political aspects September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Political aspects Democracy - United States Elite (Social sciences) - United States National security - United States Political corruption - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
9/11
al qaeda american history assassination cia crime criminal cultural studies democracy democratic state disaster domestic drug war foreign policy kennedy nixon political politics presidents punishment social history social studies southeast asia terrorism terrorist united states foreign policy united states history united states presidents us history war on drugs wartime world war 2. wwii |
| ISBN |
1-282-35709-3
9786612357091 0-520-92994-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? -- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State -- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State -- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney -- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan -- 5. Carter's Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran -- 6. Casey, the Republican Counter surprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 -- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda -- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988-98 -- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda -- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment -- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government -- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney -- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report's and Cheney's Deceptions about 9/11 -- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government -- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America -- Glossary of Open Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Road to nine eleven |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815713703321 |
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Scott Peter Dale
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit
| Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Solnit Rebecca |
| Edizione | [Twentieth anniversary edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.8042 |
| Soggetto topico | Landscapes - West (U.S.) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american history american west civic cultural studies environment environmental thinking experiments governmental power great basin hidden wars history of the west indigenous peoples invisible wars landscape theory national park native americans nevada testing site nuclear bombs nuclear testing program politics power structures tragic united states of america us government us history war against the land war yosemite national park |
| ISBN | 0-520-95792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- From Hell to Breakfast -- Like Moths to a Candle -- April Fool's Day -- Trees -- Lise Meitner's Walking Shoes -- Golden Hours and Iron County -- Ruby Valley and the Ranch -- The War -- Keeping Pace with the Tortoise -- The Rainbow -- Spectators -- Framing the View -- Vanishing (Remaining) -- Fire in the Garden -- The Name of the Snake -- Up the River of Mercy -- Savage's Grave -- Full Circle -- Afterword to the 1999 Edition -- Sources -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790948003321 |
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Solnit Rebecca
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit
| Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Solnit Rebecca |
| Edizione | [Twentieth anniversary edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.8042 |
| Soggetto topico | Landscapes - West (U.S.) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american history american west civic cultural studies environment environmental thinking experiments governmental power great basin hidden wars history of the west indigenous peoples invisible wars landscape theory national park native americans nevada testing site nuclear bombs nuclear testing program politics power structures tragic united states of america us government us history war against the land war yosemite national park |
| ISBN | 0-520-95792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- From Hell to Breakfast -- Like Moths to a Candle -- April Fool's Day -- Trees -- Lise Meitner's Walking Shoes -- Golden Hours and Iron County -- Ruby Valley and the Ranch -- The War -- Keeping Pace with the Tortoise -- The Rainbow -- Spectators -- Framing the View -- Vanishing (Remaining) -- Fire in the Garden -- The Name of the Snake -- Up the River of Mercy -- Savage's Grave -- Full Circle -- Afterword to the 1999 Edition -- Sources -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816545403321 |
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Solnit Rebecca
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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