The Burma Delta [[electronic resource] ] : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas
| The Burma Delta [[electronic resource] ] : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 256 p. : maps |
| Disciplina | 338.9591 |
| Collana | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies |
| Soggetto topico | Rice trade - Burma, Lower |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-11431-3
9786613114310 0-299-28353-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461067003321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The Burma Delta [[electronic resource] ] : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas
| The Burma Delta [[electronic resource] ] : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 256 p. : maps |
| Disciplina | 338.9591 |
| Collana | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies |
| Soggetto topico | Rice trade - Burma, Lower |
| ISBN |
1-283-11431-3
9786613114310 0-299-28353-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790075903321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas
| The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 256 p. : maps |
| Disciplina | 338.9591 |
| Collana | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies |
| Soggetto topico | Rice trade - Burma, Lower |
| ISBN |
9786613114310
9781283114318 1283114313 9780299283537 0299283534 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Citation of Selected Government Reports -- Introduction -- I. The Foundations of Social and Economic Development -- 1. The Delta Rice Frontier under Konbaung and Early British Rule -- II. The Early Phase of Growth, 1852-1907 -- 2. Internal Migration in the Last Half of the Nineteenth Century -- 3. Agrarian Development on the Advancing Rice Frontier -- 4. Indian Immigration to Lower Burma in the First Phase of Development -- 5. The Genesis of the Plural Society in Lower Burma: The Era of Symbiosis -- III. The Decades of Transition, 1908-30 -- 6. The Closing Rice Frontier and New Patterns of Agrarian Development -- 7. Changing Migration Patterns and the Rise of Competition in the Mature Plural Society -- IV. The Years of Social and Economic Crises, 1931-41 -- 8. The Depression and Burma's Time of Troubles: Communal Violence and Agrarian Rebellion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911099200903321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas
| The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941 / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 256 p. : maps |
| Disciplina | 338.9591 |
| Collana | New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies |
| Soggetto topico | Rice trade - Burma, Lower |
| ISBN |
9786613114310
9781283114318 1283114313 9780299283537 0299283534 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface to the 2011 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Citation of Selected Government Reports -- Introduction -- I. The Foundations of Social and Economic Development -- 1. The Delta Rice Frontier under Konbaung and Early British Rule -- II. The Early Phase of Growth, 1852-1907 -- 2. Internal Migration in the Last Half of the Nineteenth Century -- 3. Agrarian Development on the Advancing Rice Frontier -- 4. Indian Immigration to Lower Burma in the First Phase of Development -- 5. The Genesis of the Plural Society in Lower Burma: The Era of Symbiosis -- III. The Decades of Transition, 1908-30 -- 6. The Closing Rice Frontier and New Patterns of Agrarian Development -- 7. Changing Migration Patterns and the Rise of Competition in the Mature Plural Society -- IV. The Years of Social and Economic Crises, 1931-41 -- 8. The Depression and Burma's Time of Troubles: Communal Violence and Agrarian Rebellion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911140241203321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Dominance by design [[electronic resource] ] : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas
| Dominance by design [[electronic resource] ] : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73/009/04 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History - 20th century
Technological innovations - United States - History Political messianism - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-674-02007-3 |
| Classificazione | ML 5740 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN -- 1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS -- 2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY -- 3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM -- 4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY -- 5. IMPOSING MODERNITY -- 6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE -- 7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455403503321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Dominance by design [[electronic resource] ] : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas
| Dominance by design [[electronic resource] ] : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73/009/04 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History - 20th century
Technological innovations - United States - History Political messianism - United States |
| ISBN | 0-674-02007-3 |
| Classificazione | ML 5740 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN -- 1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS -- 2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY -- 3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM -- 4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY -- 5. IMPOSING MODERNITY -- 6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE -- 7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778172203321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Dominance by design : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas
| Dominance by design : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73/009/04 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History - 20th century
Technological innovations - United States - History Political messianism - United States |
| ISBN | 0-674-02007-3 |
| Classificazione | ML 5740 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN -- 1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS -- 2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY -- 3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM -- 4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY -- 5. IMPOSING MODERNITY -- 6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE -- 7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911090640603321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Dominance by design : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas
| Dominance by design : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission / / Michael Adas |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73/009/04 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History - 20th century
Technological innovations - United States - History Political messianism - United States |
| ISBN | 0-674-02007-3 |
| Classificazione | ML 5740 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN -- 1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS -- 2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY -- 3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM -- 4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY -- 5. IMPOSING MODERNITY -- 6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE -- 7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911145924603321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Machines As the Measure of Men : Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance
| Machines As the Measure of Men : Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [2014 edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (483 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Collana | Cornell Studies in Comparative History Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Technology - History Imperialism - History Eurocentrism |
| ISBN |
9780801455254
0801455251 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911101495703321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Machines As the Measure of Men : Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance
| Machines As the Measure of Men : Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance |
| Autore | Adas Michael <1943-> |
| Edizione | [2014 edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (483 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Collana | Cornell Studies in Comparative History Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Technology - History Imperialism - History Eurocentrism |
| ISBN |
9780801455254
0801455251 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911152504303321 |
Adas Michael <1943->
|
||
| Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||