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The island Chumash [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral ecology of a maritime society / / Douglas J. Kennett
| The island Chumash [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral ecology of a maritime society / / Douglas J. Kennett |
| Autore | Kennett Douglas J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4004/9758 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chumash Indians
Indians of North America - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abalone
anthropology california chumash coastal village coastline cultural evolution ecology environment studies environment environmental events environmental history environmentalism ethnography folklore geography hbe history human behavioral ecology hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people islands maritime myth native american nature nonfiction northern channel islands social science southern california the island chumash traditional societies west coast |
| ISBN |
0-520-93143-2
1-59734-940-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Island Chumash -- 2. Human Behavioral Ecology and Maritime Societies -- 3. Environmental Context -- 4. Cultural Context -- 5. Historic Island Communities -- 6. Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene Records -- 7. Late Holocene Record -- 8. Synthesis -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783314203321 |
Kennett Douglas J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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The island Chumash [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral ecology of a maritime society / / Douglas J. Kennett
| The island Chumash [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral ecology of a maritime society / / Douglas J. Kennett |
| Autore | Kennett Douglas J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4004/9758 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chumash Indians
Indians of North America - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abalone
anthropology california chumash coastal village coastline cultural evolution ecology environment studies environment environmental events environmental history environmentalism ethnography folklore geography hbe history human behavioral ecology hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people islands maritime myth native american nature nonfiction northern channel islands social science southern california the island chumash traditional societies west coast |
| ISBN |
0-520-93143-2
1-59734-940-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Island Chumash -- 2. Human Behavioral Ecology and Maritime Societies -- 3. Environmental Context -- 4. Cultural Context -- 5. Historic Island Communities -- 6. Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene Records -- 7. Late Holocene Record -- 8. Synthesis -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814572403321 |
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Kennett Douglas J
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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Natural state [[electronic resource] ] : a literary anthology of California nature writing / / selected and edited by Steven Gilbar ; with a foreword by David Brower
| Natural state [[electronic resource] ] : a literary anthology of California nature writing / / selected and edited by Steven Gilbar ; with a foreword by David Brower |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.794 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GilbarSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history - California
Nature |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
anthology big sur california climbing coastal continental drift desert geography grand canyon hunting literary anthology matterhorn mother nature mountain climbing mountains national parks natural world nature writing nature rock climbing santa ana santa rosa short story collection united states history us history west coast western united states western us yosemite |
| ISBN |
1-283-64631-5
0-520-92033-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Natural State -- Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CREATION -- Grampa Ramsey and the Great Canyon -- THE MOUNTAINS -- An Elk Hunt -- Ramblings in Yosemite -- Lake Tahoe -- Climbing Matterhorn Peak -- A Mount for All Seasons -- Trumpets of Light -- The Fourth Dimension -- Climbing Half Dome -- THE HILLS AND VALLEYS -- Into the Valley -- The Sea Fogs -- On Sonoma Mountain -- Flight -- Spirits of the Valley -- A Reflection on White Geese -- In Condor Country -- Winter's Fog -- A Vanishing Land -- Remnants -- THE DESERT -- Desert Walking -- Death Valley -- Overlooking Carrizo Gorge -- The Palms in Our Hands -- THE COAST -- Gaviota Coast Trails -- Where the Mountains Meet the Sea -- Big Sur -- The Sundown Sea -- A Certain Moment -- Tapping the Source -- Santa Rosa -- Lost Coast -- EARTH, WIND, RAIN, AND FIRE -- Continental Drift -- The San Andreas Discrepancy -- A Wind-Storm in the Forest -- The Santa Ana -- Nurslings of the Sky -- The Storm -- After the Fire -- Afterword Coming into the Watershed -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785979703321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Natural state [[electronic resource] ] : a literary anthology of California nature writing / / selected and edited by Steven Gilbar ; with a foreword by David Brower
| Natural state [[electronic resource] ] : a literary anthology of California nature writing / / selected and edited by Steven Gilbar ; with a foreword by David Brower |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (396 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.794 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GilbarSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history - California
Nature |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
anthology big sur california climbing coastal continental drift desert geography grand canyon hunting literary anthology matterhorn mother nature mountain climbing mountains national parks natural world nature writing nature rock climbing santa ana santa rosa short story collection united states history us history west coast western united states western us yosemite |
| ISBN |
1-283-64631-5
0-520-92033-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Natural State -- Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CREATION -- Grampa Ramsey and the Great Canyon -- THE MOUNTAINS -- An Elk Hunt -- Ramblings in Yosemite -- Lake Tahoe -- Climbing Matterhorn Peak -- A Mount for All Seasons -- Trumpets of Light -- The Fourth Dimension -- Climbing Half Dome -- THE HILLS AND VALLEYS -- Into the Valley -- The Sea Fogs -- On Sonoma Mountain -- Flight -- Spirits of the Valley -- A Reflection on White Geese -- In Condor Country -- Winter's Fog -- A Vanishing Land -- Remnants -- THE DESERT -- Desert Walking -- Death Valley -- Overlooking Carrizo Gorge -- The Palms in Our Hands -- THE COAST -- Gaviota Coast Trails -- Where the Mountains Meet the Sea -- Big Sur -- The Sundown Sea -- A Certain Moment -- Tapping the Source -- Santa Rosa -- Lost Coast -- EARTH, WIND, RAIN, AND FIRE -- Continental Drift -- The San Andreas Discrepancy -- A Wind-Storm in the Forest -- The Santa Ana -- Nurslings of the Sky -- The Storm -- After the Fire -- Afterword Coming into the Watershed -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823822503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson
| Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.6809794/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Marsh ecology - California - Suisun Marsh
Salinity - California - Suisun Marsh Brackish water ecology - California - Suisun Marsh Water quality - California - Suisun Marsh |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative futures
american west american wetlands birds brackish water march california californian wetlands climate change cultural values ecological change ecological history ecosystem endemic species geomorphic features human activity human history marsh mirgratory waterfowl native fishes natural world nature northern california nursery phenomenon rising sea levels san francisco bay scientists suisun marsh terrestrial vertebrates tidal estuary vegitation west coast wetlands wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95732-6 |
| Classificazione | NAT010000NAT011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Ecology -- 3. Physical Processes and Geomorphic Features -- 4. Shifting Mosaics: Vegetation of Suisun Marsh -- 5. Waterfowl Ecology and Management -- 6. Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 7. Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates -- 8. Suisun Marsh Today: Agents of Change -- 9. Alternative Futures for Suisun Marsh -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789296603321 |
| Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson
| Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.6809794/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Marsh ecology - California - Suisun Marsh
Salinity - California - Suisun Marsh Brackish water ecology - California - Suisun Marsh Water quality - California - Suisun Marsh |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative futures
american west american wetlands birds brackish water march california californian wetlands climate change cultural values ecological change ecological history ecosystem endemic species geomorphic features human activity human history marsh mirgratory waterfowl native fishes natural world nature northern california nursery phenomenon rising sea levels san francisco bay scientists suisun marsh terrestrial vertebrates tidal estuary vegitation west coast wetlands wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95732-6 |
| Classificazione | NAT010000NAT011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Ecology -- 3. Physical Processes and Geomorphic Features -- 4. Shifting Mosaics: Vegetation of Suisun Marsh -- 5. Waterfowl Ecology and Management -- 6. Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 7. Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates -- 8. Suisun Marsh Today: Agents of Change -- 9. Alternative Futures for Suisun Marsh -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808020203321 |
| Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voting at the political fault line [[electronic resource] ] : California's experiment with the blanket primary / / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber
| Voting at the political fault line [[electronic resource] ] : California's experiment with the blanket primary / / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.2794/0154/09049 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CainBruce E
GerberElisabeth R. <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Primaries - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
american politics california history california elections electoral college government political party political primaries political science political politics presidential primary primary elections united states history us history voter voting west coast western states western united states |
| ISBN |
9786612762468
1-282-76246-X 0-520-93577-2 1-59734-983-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- 1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment -- 2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History -- 3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules -- 4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate -- 5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections -- 6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races -- 7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary -- 8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections -- 9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections -- 10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions -- 11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary -- 12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary -- 13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos -- 14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion -- 15. The Blanket Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones -- 16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary -- 17. Conclusion -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449699003321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Weimar on the Pacific : German exile culture in Los Angeles and the crisis of modernism / / Ehrhard Bahr
| Weimar on the Pacific : German exile culture in Los Angeles and the crisis of modernism / / Ehrhard Bahr |
| Autore | Bahr Ehrhard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 358 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 700.89/31079494 |
| Collana | Weimar and now : German cultural criticism |
| Soggetto topico |
Modernism (Aesthetics) - California - Los Angeles
Germans - California - Los Angeles - Intellectual life Jews, German - California - Los Angeles - Intellectual life |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century
1930s 1940s 20th century american history arnold schoenberg bertolt brecht california classicism ehrhard bahr exile fritz lang german artists german modernism germany intellectual los angeles modernism national socialism pacific coast schoenberg socialism southern california theodore adorno thomas mann united states history us history weimer germany weimer republic west coast western united states |
| ISBN |
1-282-35926-6
9786612359262 0-520-93380-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Dialectic of Modernism -- Chapter 2. Art and Its Resistance to Society -- Chapter 3. Bertolt Brecht's California Poetry -- Chapter 4. The Dialectic of Modern Science -- Chapter 5. Epic Theater versus Film Noir -- Chapter 6. California Modern as Immigrant Modernism -- Chapter 7. Between Modernism and Antimodernism -- Chapter 8. Renegade Modernism -- Chapter 9. The Political Battleground of Exile Modernism -- Chapter 10. Evil Germany versus Good Germany -- Chapter 11. A "True Modernist" -- Conclusion: The Weimar Legacy of Los Angeles -- Chronology -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777949203321 |
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Bahr Ehrhard
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Weimar on the Pacific : German exile culture in Los Angeles and the crisis of modernism / / Ehrhard Bahr
| Weimar on the Pacific : German exile culture in Los Angeles and the crisis of modernism / / Ehrhard Bahr |
| Autore | Bahr Ehrhard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 358 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 700.89/31079494 |
| Collana | Weimar and now : German cultural criticism |
| Soggetto topico |
Modernism (Aesthetics) - California - Los Angeles
Germans - California - Los Angeles - Intellectual life Jews, German - California - Los Angeles - Intellectual life |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century
1930s 1940s 20th century american history arnold schoenberg bertolt brecht california classicism ehrhard bahr exile fritz lang german artists german modernism germany intellectual los angeles modernism national socialism pacific coast schoenberg socialism southern california theodore adorno thomas mann united states history us history weimer germany weimer republic west coast western united states |
| ISBN |
1-282-35926-6
9786612359262 0-520-93380-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Dialectic of Modernism -- Chapter 2. Art and Its Resistance to Society -- Chapter 3. Bertolt Brecht's California Poetry -- Chapter 4. The Dialectic of Modern Science -- Chapter 5. Epic Theater versus Film Noir -- Chapter 6. California Modern as Immigrant Modernism -- Chapter 7. Between Modernism and Antimodernism -- Chapter 8. Renegade Modernism -- Chapter 9. The Political Battleground of Exile Modernism -- Chapter 10. Evil Germany versus Good Germany -- Chapter 11. A "True Modernist" -- Conclusion: The Weimar Legacy of Los Angeles -- Chronology -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809271703321 |
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Bahr Ehrhard
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland
| William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland |
| Autore | Mulholland Catherine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4/9404/092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History
Engineers - California - Los Angeles |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
aqueduct biography california career history chinatown coming of age department of power department of water drought engineer engineering family history growing up immigrant life story los angeles mulholland natural history natural resources natural world nature newspaper owens valley primary source research scholarly southern california true story untold story water history water system west coast western united states |
| ISBN |
0-520-92901-2
1-59875-011-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 -- 17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 -- 18. The Investigation, 1912 -- 19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 -- 20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 -- 21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 -- 22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 -- 23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 -- 24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Mulholland Catherine
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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