Chop suey, USA : the story of Chinese food in America / / Yong Chen ; book and cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Chen Yong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
Disciplina | 641.5951 |
Collana | Arts and Traditions of the Table : Perspectives on Culinary History |
Soggetto topico |
Cooking, Chinese
Chinese - United States - Social life and customs Food habits - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-53816-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Genesis of the Book -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Chop Suey, the Big Mac of the Pre-McDonald's Era -- 1. Why Is Chinese Food So Popular? -- 2. The Empire and Empire Food -- 3. Chinese Cooks as Stewards of Empire -- 4. The Cradle of Chinese Food -- 5. The Rise of Chinese Restaurants -- 6. The Makers of American Chinese Food -- 7. "Chinese-American Cuisine" and the Authenticity of Chop Suey -- 8. The Chinese Brillat-Savarin -- Conclusion: The Home of No Return -- Afterword: Why Study Food? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459842203321 |
Chen Yong | ||
New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chop suey, USA : the story of Chinese food in America / / Yong Chen ; book and cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Chen Yong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 292 pages) |
Disciplina | 641.5951 |
Collana | Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history |
Soggetto topico |
Cooking, Chinese
Chinese - United States - Social life and customs Food habits - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-231-53816-2
9780231538169 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Genesis of the Book -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Chop Suey, the Big Mac of the Pre-McDonald's Era -- 1. Why Is Chinese Food So Popular? -- 2. The Empire and Empire Food -- 3. Chinese Cooks as Stewards of Empire -- 4. The Cradle of Chinese Food -- 5. The Rise of Chinese Restaurants -- 6. The Makers of American Chinese Food -- 7. "Chinese-American Cuisine" and the Authenticity of Chop Suey -- 8. The Chinese Brillat-Savarin -- Conclusion: The Home of No Return -- Afterword: Why Study Food? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787027903321 |
Chen Yong | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chop suey, USA : the story of Chinese food in America / / Yong Chen ; book and cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Chen Yong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 292 pages) |
Disciplina | 641.5951 |
Collana | Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history |
Soggetto topico |
Cooking, Chinese
Chinese - United States - Social life and customs Food habits - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-231-53816-2
9780231538169 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Genesis of the Book -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Chop Suey, the Big Mac of the Pre-McDonald's Era -- 1. Why Is Chinese Food So Popular? -- 2. The Empire and Empire Food -- 3. Chinese Cooks as Stewards of Empire -- 4. The Cradle of Chinese Food -- 5. The Rise of Chinese Restaurants -- 6. The Makers of American Chinese Food -- 7. "Chinese-American Cuisine" and the Authenticity of Chop Suey -- 8. The Chinese Brillat-Savarin -- Conclusion: The Home of No Return -- Afterword: Why Study Food? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811813803321 |
Chen Yong | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imaginal politics : images beyond imagination and the imaginary / / Chiara Bottici ; cover image, J.R. Eyerman ; book & cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Bottici Chiara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.019 |
Collana | New Directions in Critical Theory |
Soggetto topico |
Imagination - Political aspects
Visualization - Political aspects Imagery (Psychology) - Political aspects Political science - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-52781-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Imagining -- 1. From Phantasia to Imagination -- 2. From Imagination to the Imaginary and Beyond? -- 3. Toward a Theory of the Imaginal -- Part 2. Politics -- 4. A Genealogy of Politics: From Its Invention to the Biopolitical Turn -- 5. Imaginal Politics -- 6. Contemporary Transformations Between Spectacle and Virtuality -- Part 3. The Global Spectacle -- 7. The Politics of the Past: The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations -- 8. The Repositioning of Religion in the Public Sphere: Imaginal Consequences -- 9. Imagining Human Rights: Gender, Race, and Class -- The Freedom of Equals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458063703321 |
Bottici Chiara | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imaginal politics : images beyond imagination and the imaginary / / Chiara Bottici ; cover image, J.R. Eyerman ; book & cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Bottici Chiara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.019 |
Collana | New Directions in Critical Theory |
Soggetto topico |
Imagination - Political aspects
Visualization - Political aspects Imagery (Psychology) - Political aspects Political science - Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-231-52781-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Imagining -- 1. From Phantasia to Imagination -- 2. From Imagination to the Imaginary and Beyond? -- 3. Toward a Theory of the Imaginal -- Part 2. Politics -- 4. A Genealogy of Politics: From Its Invention to the Biopolitical Turn -- 5. Imaginal Politics -- 6. Contemporary Transformations Between Spectacle and Virtuality -- Part 3. The Global Spectacle -- 7. The Politics of the Past: The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations -- 8. The Repositioning of Religion in the Public Sphere: Imaginal Consequences -- 9. Imagining Human Rights: Gender, Race, and Class -- The Freedom of Equals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791041803321 |
Bottici Chiara | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imaginal politics : images beyond imagination and the imaginary / / Chiara Bottici ; cover image, J.R. Eyerman ; book & cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Bottici Chiara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.019 |
Collana | New Directions in Critical Theory |
Soggetto topico |
Imagination - Political aspects
Visualization - Political aspects Imagery (Psychology) - Political aspects Political science - Philosophy |
ISBN | 0-231-52781-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Imagining -- 1. From Phantasia to Imagination -- 2. From Imagination to the Imaginary and Beyond? -- 3. Toward a Theory of the Imaginal -- Part 2. Politics -- 4. A Genealogy of Politics: From Its Invention to the Biopolitical Turn -- 5. Imaginal Politics -- 6. Contemporary Transformations Between Spectacle and Virtuality -- Part 3. The Global Spectacle -- 7. The Politics of the Past: The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations -- 8. The Repositioning of Religion in the Public Sphere: Imaginal Consequences -- 9. Imagining Human Rights: Gender, Race, and Class -- The Freedom of Equals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816800003321 |
Bottici Chiara | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The return of the unicorns : the natural history and conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros / / Eric Dinerstein ; designed by Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Dinerstein Eric <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
Disciplina | 639.97/9668 |
Collana | Biology and Resource Management Series |
Soggetto topico |
Indian rhinoceros
Endangered species - Asia Wildlife conservation - Nepal - Royal Chitwan National Park |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-50130-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros -- Chapter 2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn -- Chapter 3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai -- Part II. The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore -- Chapter 4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros -- Chapter 5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats -- Chapter 6. Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns -- Chapter 7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the "Incisor-Size Hypothesis" -- Chapter 8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects -- Part III. The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia -- Introduction -- Chapter 9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals? -- Chapter 10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation -- Chapter 11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals -- Appendix A. Methods -- Appendix B. Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park -- Appendix C. Demographic and Genetic Data -- Appendix D. Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements -- Appendix E. A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior -- Appendix F. Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463410303321 |
Dinerstein Eric <1952-> | ||
New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The return of the unicorns : the natural history and conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros / / Eric Dinerstein ; designed by Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Dinerstein Eric <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
Disciplina | 639.97/9668 |
Collana | Biology and Resource Management Series |
Soggetto topico |
Indian rhinoceros
Endangered species - Asia Wildlife conservation - Nepal - Royal Chitwan National Park |
ISBN | 0-231-50130-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros -- Chapter 2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn -- Chapter 3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai -- Part II. The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore -- Chapter 4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros -- Chapter 5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats -- Chapter 6. Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns -- Chapter 7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the "Incisor-Size Hypothesis" -- Chapter 8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects -- Part III. The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia -- Introduction -- Chapter 9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals? -- Chapter 10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation -- Chapter 11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals -- Appendix A. Methods -- Appendix B. Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park -- Appendix C. Demographic and Genetic Data -- Appendix D. Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements -- Appendix E. A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior -- Appendix F. Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788215003321 |
Dinerstein Eric <1952-> | ||
New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The return of the unicorns : the natural history and conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros / / Eric Dinerstein ; designed by Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Dinerstein Eric <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
Disciplina | 639.97/9668 |
Collana | Biology and Resource Management Series |
Soggetto topico |
Indian rhinoceros
Endangered species - Asia Wildlife conservation - Nepal - Royal Chitwan National Park |
ISBN | 0-231-50130-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros -- Chapter 2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn -- Chapter 3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai -- Part II. The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore -- Chapter 4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros -- Chapter 5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats -- Chapter 6. Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns -- Chapter 7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the "Incisor-Size Hypothesis" -- Chapter 8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects -- Part III. The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia -- Introduction -- Chapter 9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals? -- Chapter 10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation -- Chapter 11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals -- Appendix A. Methods -- Appendix B. Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park -- Appendix C. Demographic and Genetic Data -- Appendix D. Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements -- Appendix E. A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior -- Appendix F. Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815716703321 |
Dinerstein Eric <1952-> | ||
New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social inquiry after Wittgenstein and Kuhn : leaving everything as it is / / John G. Gunnell ; cover design, Chang Jae Lee |
Autore | Gunnell John G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
Disciplina | 300.1 |
Soggetto topico | Social sciences - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-53834-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Thomas Kuhn & the Shadow of Wittgenstein -- 2. Wittgenstein & Social Theory -- 3. Mind, Meaning, & Interpretation -- 4. Investigating the Investigations -- 5. Conventional Objects, Concepts, & the Practice of Interpretation -- 6. Interpreting Science: Kuhn as a Social Theorist -- 7. Wittgenstein on the Moon: Certainty, Truth, & Value -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460006803321 |
Gunnell John G. | ||
New York ; ; Chichester, England : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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