The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
| The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway |
| Autore | Oreskes Naomi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (105 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.09821 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - Forecasting
Civilization, Western - 21st century Science and civilization Progress - Forecasting Twenty-first century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-53795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Coming of the Penumbral Age -- 2. The Frenzy of Fossil Fuels -- 3. Market Failure -- Epilogue -- Lexicon of Archaic Terms -- Interview with the Authors -- Notes -- About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464716303321 |
Oreskes Naomi
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| New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
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The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
| The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway |
| Autore | Oreskes Naomi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (105 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.09821 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - Forecasting
Civilization, Western - 21st century Science and civilization Progress - Forecasting Twenty-first century |
| ISBN | 0-231-53795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Coming of the Penumbral Age -- 2. The Frenzy of Fossil Fuels -- 3. Market Failure -- Epilogue -- Lexicon of Archaic Terms -- Interview with the Authors -- Notes -- About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786559003321 |
Oreskes Naomi
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| New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
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The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
| The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future / / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway |
| Autore | Oreskes Naomi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (105 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.09821 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - Forecasting
Civilization, Western - 21st century Science and civilization Progress - Forecasting Twenty-first century |
| ISBN | 0-231-53795-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Coming of the Penumbral Age -- 2. The Frenzy of Fossil Fuels -- 3. Market Failure -- Epilogue -- Lexicon of Archaic Terms -- Interview with the Authors -- Notes -- About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824367203321 |
Oreskes Naomi
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| New York, New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death's following [[electronic resource] ] : mediocrity, dirtiness, adulthood, literature / / John Limon
| Death's following [[electronic resource] ] : mediocrity, dirtiness, adulthood, literature / / John Limon |
| Autore | Limon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 128/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - 20th century
Civilization, Western - 21st century Death Mediocrity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8232-4283-8
0-8232-4631-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary expectoration -- Alas a dirty third: the logic of death -- Thomas Bernhard's rant -- Following Sebald -- Tickling the corpse: Tom Stoppard's memento mori -- Don Rickles's rant -- Too late, my brothers -- Re: Barth. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463578003321 |
Limon John
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death's following [[electronic resource] ] : mediocrity, dirtiness, adulthood, literature / / John Limon
| Death's following [[electronic resource] ] : mediocrity, dirtiness, adulthood, literature / / John Limon |
| Autore | Limon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 128/.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - 20th century
Civilization, Western - 21st century Death Mediocrity |
| ISBN |
0-8232-4283-8
0-8232-4631-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary expectoration -- Alas a dirty third: the logic of death -- Thomas Bernhard's rant -- Following Sebald -- Tickling the corpse: Tom Stoppard's memento mori -- Don Rickles's rant -- Too late, my brothers -- Re: Barth. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788678403321 |
Limon John
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| New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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End of conceit [[electronic resource] ] : Western rationality after postcolonialism
| End of conceit [[electronic resource] ] : Western rationality after postcolonialism |
| Autore | Chabal Patrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Zed Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 369 p |
| Disciplina | 327.101 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - 21st century
Sociology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-54910-7
9786613861559 1-78032-387-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465287403321 |
Chabal Patrick
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| London, : Zed Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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End of conceit : Western rationality after postcolonialism
| End of conceit : Western rationality after postcolonialism |
| Autore | Chabal Patrick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Zed Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 369 p |
| Disciplina | 327.091821 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Western - 21st century
Sociology |
| ISBN |
1-350-22309-3
1-283-54910-7 9786613861559 1-78032-387-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About the author -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- West and non-West -- Western rationality and postcolonialism -- Rationality, theory and thinking -- ONE The problem -- At home -- Abroad -- TWO Identities -- Who are we? -- Who are the 'others'? -- Why is the West more 'advanced'? -- Why is the non-West a 'threat'? -- THREE Ideas -- Individual -- Society -- Freedom -- Faith -- Market -- Change -- FOUR Interpretations -- To think is to theorise -- To theorise is to explain -- To explain is to act -- To act is to think (again) -- EPILOGUE Three questions -- Secularism -- Human rights -- Sovereignty -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Zed Books. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808270503321 |
Chabal Patrick
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| London, : Zed Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The postcolonial challenge : towards alternative worlds / / Couze Venn
| The postcolonial challenge : towards alternative worlds / / Couze Venn |
| Autore | Venn Couze |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : SAGE, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource ([viii], 219 pages) |
| Disciplina | 325.301 |
| Collana | Theory, culture & society |
| Soggetto topico |
Postcolonialism
Civilization, Western - 21st century |
| ISBN |
1-4462-3843-1
1-84860-557-9 1-281-79824-X 0-7619-7162-9 9786611798246 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Rethinking the Scope of the Postcolonial: Poscoloniality and the 'new world order'; Chapter 2 - Modernity, Modernization and the Postcolonial Present; Chapter 3 - Questions of Identity and Agency; Chapter 4 - Towards a Postcolonial Political Economy; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782546703321 |
Venn Couze
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| London : , : SAGE, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A world recast [[electronic resource] ] : an American moment in a post-Western order / / Simon Serfaty
| A world recast [[electronic resource] ] : an American moment in a post-Western order / / Simon Serfaty |
| Autore | Serfaty Simon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73009/05 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - United States
World politics - 21st century Civilization, Western - 21st century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4422-1589-5
9786613941503 1-283-62905-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1. A POST-WESTERN MOMENT; Chapter 2. RECASTING THE GLOBAL SYSTEM; Chapter 3. SIGHTS OF POWER; Chapter 4. A LONE SUPERPOWER; Chapter 5. CHOOSING ALLIES; Chapter 6. NO TIME FOR A TIME OUT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461981803321 |
Serfaty Simon
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| Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A world recast [[electronic resource] ] : an American moment in a post-Western order / / Simon Serfaty
| A world recast [[electronic resource] ] : an American moment in a post-Western order / / Simon Serfaty |
| Autore | Serfaty Simon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.73009/05 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - United States
World politics - 21st century Civilization, Western - 21st century |
| ISBN |
1-4422-1589-5
9786613941503 1-283-62905-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1. A POST-WESTERN MOMENT; Chapter 2. RECASTING THE GLOBAL SYSTEM; Chapter 3. SIGHTS OF POWER; Chapter 4. A LONE SUPERPOWER; Chapter 5. CHOOSING ALLIES; Chapter 6. NO TIME FOR A TIME OUT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786325603321 |
Serfaty Simon
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| Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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