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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american geography
american history american landscapes american west geology american west topography california geology california history california topography donner party earth sciences geoscience gold rush golden state great plains historical geography history of the west how the west was made john c fremont mark twain nature and science pioneer history rocky mountains science and geology seismic tomography tectonic plates wanderlust western mountains western united states |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946803321 |
Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american geography
american history american landscapes american west geology american west topography california geology california history california topography donner party earth sciences geoscience gold rush golden state great plains historical geography history of the west how the west was made john c fremont mark twain nature and science pioneer history rocky mountains science and geology seismic tomography tectonic plates wanderlust western mountains western united states |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816114403321 |
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Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Same-sex affairs [[electronic resource] ] : constructing and controlling homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest / / Peter Boag
| Same-sex affairs [[electronic resource] ] : constructing and controlling homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest / / Peter Boag |
| Autore | Boag Peter <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.76/62/09795 |
| Soggetto topico |
Male homosexuality - Northwest, Pacific - History
Migrant labor - Sexual behavior - Northwest, Pacific - History Gay men - Northwest, Pacific - History Gay men - Oregon - Portland - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american history counterculture cultural history cultural studies cultural ethnic farming fishing gay men gay relationships legal issues lgbtq logging mining pacific northwest police racial racism railroad regional rural same sex relationships sexual sexuality social studies subculture united states history urban western united states white collar workers workplace |
| ISBN |
0-520-93069-X
1-282-35732-8 9786612357329 1-59734-886-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sex on the Road: Migratory Men and Youths in the Pacific Northwest's Hinterlands -- 2. Sex in the City: Transient and Working-Class Men and Youths in the Urban Northwest -- 3. Gay Identity and Community in Early Portland -- 4. From Oscar Wilde to Portland's 1912 Scandal: Socially Constructing the Homosexual -- 5. Personality, Politics, and Sex in Portland and the Northwest -- 6. Reforming Homosexuality in the Northwest -- Epilogue. Same-Sex Affairs in the Pacific Northwest: 1912 and After -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780252003321 |
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Boag Peter <1961->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Same-sex affairs [[electronic resource] ] : constructing and controlling homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest / / Peter Boag
| Same-sex affairs [[electronic resource] ] : constructing and controlling homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest / / Peter Boag |
| Autore | Boag Peter <1961-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.76/62/09795 |
| Soggetto topico |
Male homosexuality - Northwest, Pacific - History
Migrant labor - Sexual behavior - Northwest, Pacific - History Gay men - Northwest, Pacific - History Gay men - Oregon - Portland - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american history counterculture cultural history cultural studies cultural ethnic farming fishing gay men gay relationships legal issues lgbtq logging mining pacific northwest police racial racism railroad regional rural same sex relationships sexual sexuality social studies subculture united states history urban western united states white collar workers workplace |
| ISBN |
0-520-93069-X
1-282-35732-8 9786612357329 1-59734-886-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sex on the Road: Migratory Men and Youths in the Pacific Northwest's Hinterlands -- 2. Sex in the City: Transient and Working-Class Men and Youths in the Urban Northwest -- 3. Gay Identity and Community in Early Portland -- 4. From Oscar Wilde to Portland's 1912 Scandal: Socially Constructing the Homosexual -- 5. Personality, Politics, and Sex in Portland and the Northwest -- 6. Reforming Homosexuality in the Northwest -- Epilogue. Same-Sex Affairs in the Pacific Northwest: 1912 and After -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821455103321 |
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Boag Peter <1961->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| 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-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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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783300003321 |
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Mulholland Catherine
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809934903321 |
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Mulholland Catherine
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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