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African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management : Theory and Practice from Southern Africa / / by Susan Osireditse Keitumetse
African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management : Theory and Practice from Southern Africa / / by Susan Osireditse Keitumetse
Autore Keitumetse Susan Osireditse
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XXX, 227 p. 19 illus., 16 illus. in color.)
Disciplina 363.69
Soggetto topico Cultural property
Culture—Study and teaching
Management
Sustainable development
Architecture
Cultural Heritage
Regional and Cultural Studies
Cultural Management
Sustainable Development
Architectural History and Theory
ISBN 3-319-32017-3
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Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: An overview of African cultural heritage -- Describing African cultural heritage and its place in global heritage practice -- International Conventions as Frameworks of Identity in Africa: World Heritage Protection -- The Politics of the past in African cultural heritage practice -- Community-Based Cultural Heritage Resources Management (COBACHREM) -- Interpretation: Harmonizing multiple cultural identities in African sites and monuments -- The Heritage industry and African cultures: Cultural Heritage tourism -- Development: Mainstreaming African cultural heritage into development practice -- Conclusions: Towards Sustainable African heritage conservation and practice.
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Keitumetse Susan Osireditse  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
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African Immigrant Families in Another France [[electronic resource] /] / by L. Bass
African Immigrant Families in Another France [[electronic resource] /] / by L. Bass
Autore Bass L
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (205 p.)
Disciplina 305.896/044
Collana Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Soggetto topico Social policy
Ethnicity
Culture—Study and teaching
Ethnology—Africa
Sociology
Emigration and immigration
Social Policy
Ethnicity Studies
Cultural and Media Studies, general
African Culture
Sociology, general
Migration
ISBN 1-349-34854-6
1-137-31392-7
Classificazione SOC007000SOC008000SOC031000SOC032000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half-Title ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Part I African Immigrants and France; Introduction to Part I; 1 Introduction - " Another France"; Plan of book; 2 Why Study Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in France?; Imperative of this research; Policy responses to integration issues; A need for African women's and youths' perspectives on integration; Increasing numbers of Sub-Saharan African immigrants in France; Individuals and methods of this study; Plan of analysis; 3 A Post-Colonial Bouillabaisse : Africans in France - Context and Theory
A post-colonial bouillabaisse with Africans(Under)counting Sub-Saharan Africans in France; Identity, citizenship, and an ostrich policy for Sub-Saharan Africans; Trouble in the 'burbs; Phantom fathers, single mothers, and the French social safety net; Practical and theoretical approaches to integration; "Assimilation" and "racialization," and segmented assimilation; Cultural-materialist framework; Part II Structural and Cultural Considerations; Introduction to Part II; 4 Social Structures Shaping Immigrant Integration - "The Power of Skin"; Blocked by state bureaucracy
Immigrant policies over the past two decadesInteraction with the state - equal protections in law and practice; The state, formalities, and finding an apartment; Limited by labor-market opportunities; The night shift hampers family functioning; "Colorism" translates into obstructed labor-market opportunity; Race status and the conveyance of immigrant status; Racism in work, school, and play; Being black in France; Contesting structural inequality; Summary - structurally and socially dislocated; 5 Cultural Differences, Asserting Oneself, and Religion - "Take Your Place"
Comprehending cultural differencesHow can you protect your children from the individualism here?; The individual and individualism before family; Parenting differences, protecting children, and identity formation; Comprehending cultural difference and identity formation; Negotiating one's place in France; Asserting oneself or "take your place"; Negotiating a morally superior position and/or identity; Religion as culture and structure; Religion as a normative force; La laïcité in the law and practice; Relational problems - "churches were closed" or "they did not write the Koran well"
Religion as a cultural resource6 Identity and Integration of Youth - "French on the Inside"; Identity - "French on the inside, African on the out"; Religion - "children need church"; The intersection of race and immigrant statuses - "we are different ... not French"; Education - "there were no blacks in my class after the bac "; Economic opportunity - "race marks immigrants ... they will not offer you a position"; Integration, discrimination, and "outsider" status; Identity formation - the making of the Clichy-sous-Bois riots; Culture of non-acceptance; Structurally hampered
Youth identity - "we have to take our place"
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Bass L  
London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014
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African Indigenous Ethics in Global Bioethics : Interpreting Ubuntu / / by Leonard Tumaini Chuwa
African Indigenous Ethics in Global Bioethics : Interpreting Ubuntu / / by Leonard Tumaini Chuwa
Autore Chuwa Leonard Tumaini
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina 174.957
Collana Advancing Global Bioethics
Soggetto topico Ethics
Medical ethics
Culture—Study and teaching
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 94-017-8625-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter-1 ""; ""Introduction: The Culture of Ubuntu""; ""1.1 Emergence of Global Bioethics ""; ""1.1.1 Inevitable Birth of Global Bioethics ""; ""1.1.1.1 Limited Scope of Medical Ethics and the Increasing Need for Global Bioethics""; ""1.1.1.2 Political Bases for the Genesis of Global Bioethics ""; ""1.1.1.3 Demographical Conditions that Necessitated Emergence of Global Bioethics ""; ""1.1.2 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights as Appropriate Response to the Needs of the Times""; ""1.1.2.1 Globalization ""
""1.1.2.2 Infectious Diseases """"1.1.2.3 International Trade ""; ""1.1.3 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights as an Unconscious Recognition of Ubuntu""; ""1.1.3.1 Humans should not be Used as Mere Means to Whatever End ""; ""1.1.3.2 Increasingly Obvious Need for International Bioethical Policymaking Board""; ""1.1.3.3 The Increasing Need to Recognize Human Basic Equality Globally ""; ""1.2 Exploration of Ubuntu ""; ""1.2.1 Meaning of Ubuntu ""; ""1.2.2 Ubuntu is Anthropocentric, Theocentric and Cosmocentric ""; ""1.2.2.1 Interdependence ""
""1.2.2.2 Need for Otherness """"1.2.2.3 Ubuntu and Unity ""; ""1.2.3 Ubuntu Ethics of Immortality ""; ""1.2.3.1 Personal Immortality ""; ""1.2.3.2 The Importance of Marriage and Procreation ""; ""1.2.3.3 Ubuntu Theory of Moral Development ""; ""1.3 Relevance of Ubuntu Worldview ""; ""1.3.1 Ubuntu Existential-Relational Epistemology ""; ""1.3.2 Ubuntu Relational and Holistic Perspective on Human Disease ""; ""1.3.3 Ubuntu Communitarian Healthcare Ethics ""; ""1.4 Conclusion ""; ""Chapter-2""; ""Ubuntu Ethics""; ""2.1 Tension Between Individual and Universal Rights""
""2.1.1 Inalienable Rights""""2.1.1.1 Personal Rights within Communitarian Context""; ""2.1.1.2 Individual�s Personal Rights are Defined by Others� Personal Rights""; ""2.1.2 Human Relationships""; ""2.1.2.1 Anthropological and Epistemological Perspective""; ""2.1.2.2 Otherness""; ""2.1.2.3 Communitarianism""; ""2.1.3 Reciprocity of Care""; ""2.1.3.1 Reciprocity as the Bond Between the Community and an Individual""; ""2.1.3.2 Ujamaa as Praxis of Ubuntu Reciprocity""; ""2.1.3.3 Importance of Marriage and Procreation""; ""2.2 Cosmic and Global Context""; ""2.2.1 Justice""
""2.2.1.1 Ubuntu Justice is Reparative Rather than Retributive""""2.2.1.2 Ubuntu Justice is Distributive""; ""2.2.1.3 Ubuntu Justice is Communitarian""; ""2.2.2 Diversity""; ""2.2.2.1 Anthropocentrism and Respect for Diversity""; ""2.2.2.2 Otherness as Source, Objective and Rationale of Morality""; ""2.2.2.3 Tension Between Diversity, Communitarianism and Human Freedom""; ""2.2.3 Biosphere""; ""2.2.3.1 The Self and the Cosmos in Relationship""; ""2.2.3.2 Role of and Respect for Other Forms of Life""; ""2.2.3.3 Sacredness of the Biosphere""; ""2.3 The Role of Solidarity""
""2.3.1 Common Good""
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Chuwa Leonard Tumaini  
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
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African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems : Critical Essays / / edited by Oche Onazi
African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems : Critical Essays / / edited by Oche Onazi
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 349.6
Collana Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
Soggetto topico Law—Philosophy
Law
Political science
Criminology
Culture—Study and teaching
Development economics
International education
Comparative education
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History
Philosophy of Law
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general
Regional and Cultural Studies
Development Economics
International and Comparative Education
ISBN 94-007-7537-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Introduction; Oche Onazi -- Part I:  Law -- Chapter 1 On ‘African’ Legal Theory: A Possibility, An Impossibility or Mere Conundrum?; Chikosa Mozesi Silungwe -- Chapter 2 When British Justice (in African Colonies) Points Two Ways: On Dualism, Hybridity, and the Genealogy of Juridical Negritude in Taslim Olawale Elias; Mark Toufayan -- Chapter 3 Decoding Afrocentrism: Decolonizing Legal Theory; Dan Kuwali -- Chapter 4 Connecting African Jurisprudence to Universal Jurisprudence through a shared understanding of Contract; Dominic Burbidge -- Chapter The Legal Subject in Modern African Law: A Nigerian Report; Olúfémi Táíwó -- Part II: Rights -- Chapter 6 African Values, Human Rights and Group Rights: A Philosophical Foundation for the Banjul Charter; Thaddeus Metz -- Chapter 7 Before Rights and Responsibilities: An African Ethos of Citizenship; Oche Onazi -- Chapter 8 The Practice and the Promise of Making Rights Claims: Lessons from the South African Treatment Access Campaign; Karen Zivi.- Chapter 9 Unpacking the Universal: African Human Rights Philosophy in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart; Basil Ugochukwu -- Part III: Society -- Chapter 10 Legal Empowerment of the Poor:  Does Political Participation matter? Oche Onazi -- Chapter 11 The Humanist basis of African Communitarianism as viable third alternative theory of developmentalism; Adebisi Arewa -- 12 Crime Detection and the Psychic Witness in America: an Allegory for re-appraising Indigenous African Criminology; Babafemi Odunsi -- Index.
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Against Typological Tyranny in Archaeology : A South American Perspective / / edited by Cristóbal Gnecco, Carl Langebaek
Against Typological Tyranny in Archaeology : A South American Perspective / / edited by Cristóbal Gnecco, Carl Langebaek
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (249 p.)
Disciplina 980.01
Soggetto topico Archaeology
Cultural property
Culture—Study and teaching
Cultural Heritage
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 1-4614-8724-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Against typological tyranny. Cristóbal Gnecco and Carl Langebaek -- Social complexity in ancient Amerindian societies: perspectives from the Brazilian lowlands. Cristiana Barreto -- Blind men and an elephant: exchange systems and sociopolitical organizations in the Orinoco basin and neighboring areas in pre-Hispanic times. Rafael Gassón -- Palenques and palisades: a revision of social complexity issues in contact- period eastern Venezuela. Rodrigo Navarrete -- Agricola est quem domus demonstrate. Alejandro Haber -- Social space and the archaeology of inequality: insights into social differences at Ambato valley, southern Andes, Argentina. Andrés Laguens -- Poor chiefs: corporate dimensions of pre-Inca society in the southern Andes. Axel Nielsen -- Against the domain of master narratives: archaeology and Antarctic history. María Ximena Senatore and Andres Zarankin -- Testing a model of site location in the Alto Magdalena, Colombia. Víctor González -- Children of the creeks: cultural characterization of Nasa politics. Wilhelm Londoño -- On hybrids recently unleashed. Cristóbal Gnecco -- The role of place-making in chiefdom societies. Hope Henderson -- Words, things and text: El Infiernito, archaeology, documents and ethnology in the study of Muisca society. Carl Henrik Langebaek.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910485016303321
New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
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The Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia / / by Kenta Yamamoto
The Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia / / by Kenta Yamamoto
Autore Yamamoto Kenta
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (158 p.)
Disciplina 338.477914334095
Collana International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library
Soggetto topico Economic geography
International economic relations
Culture—Study and teaching
Economic Geography
International Economics
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 4-431-55093-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Academic Context of the Animation Industry -- Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in Tokyo, Japan -- Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in Seoul, South Korea -- Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in the Shanghai-Wuxi Region, China -- Animation Workers and the Studio as a Creative Nexus in Tokyo: Studio M Workers’ Daily Activities -- Promoting the Animation Industry in Local Regions: A Case Study of Working Conditions at an Animation Studio in Okinawa -- Generalities and Regionality Observed in the Agglomeration Structure of the Animation Industry in East Asia.
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Yamamoto Kenta  
Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
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Alternative Tourism in Turkey : Role, Potential Development and Sustainability / / edited by Istvan Egresi
Alternative Tourism in Turkey : Role, Potential Development and Sustainability / / edited by Istvan Egresi
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XVI, 362 p. 38 illus.)
Disciplina 338.47915610437
Collana GeoJournal Library
Soggetto topico Human geography
Tourism
Management
Sustainable development
Regional planning
City planning
Culture—Study and teaching
Human Geography
Tourism Management
Sustainable Development
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 3-319-47537-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Chapter 1: The history of tourism development in Turkey -- Chapter 2: Economic and social benefits of mass tourism development in Turkey -- Chapter 3: Negative impact of mass tourism development – problems with sustainability -- Chapter 4: Introducing alternative forms of tourism -- Chapter 5: Alternative tourism and sustainability -- Chapter 6: Public policy and sustainable alternative tourism -- Chapter 7: Marketing Turkey as an alternative tourism destination -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: the benefits, the costs and the implications of alternative tourism development in Turkey. .
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Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2015) : 21st Century Maritime Silk Road / / edited by Rong Wang, Cuiping Zhu
Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2015) : 21st Century Maritime Silk Road / / edited by Rong Wang, Cuiping Zhu
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (224 p.)
Disciplina 330.91824
Collana Current Chinese Economic Report Series
Soggetto topico International business enterprises
Economic policy
International relations
Culture—Study and teaching
International Business
Economic Policy
International Relations
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 981-10-0167-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto General Report -- Strategic Reports -- Special Reports -- Appendix.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910254937703321
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
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Anthropologie der Arbeit : Ein ethnographischer Vergleich / / von Gerd Spittler
Anthropologie der Arbeit : Ein ethnographischer Vergleich / / von Gerd Spittler
Autore Spittler Gerd
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer VS, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina 300
Soggetto topico Cultural studies
Culture—Study and teaching
Anthropology
Cultural Studies
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 3-658-10434-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ger
Nota di contenuto Inhalt; Verzeichnis der Fotografien; Danksagung; 1 Einleitung ; Fragestellung; Anthropologie der Arbeit; Ethnographische Fallstudien; Teil I Anthropologie der Arbeit; 2 Arbeit im Vergleich ; Was ist Arbeit?; Arbeitsvermögen und Performanz; Arbeitsfreude und Arbeitsleid; Arbeit in den Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften ; Klassiker der Anthropologie der Arbeit; Fallstricke beim Vergleich; 3 Arbeit als Interaktion ; Arbeiter und Objekt: Wer kontrolliert wen?; Arbeit als Interaktion; Eigenständigkeit, Eigenwillen, Eigensinn; Interaktion in der Industriegesellschaft
Interaktive Arbeit in der hochtechnologischen WissensgesellschaftArbeitsobjekte auf Distanz; 4 Arbeitswelten ; Arbeit: eingebettet oder ausdifferenziert?; Die Arbeitswelt; Hausarbeit und Heimarbeit; Arbeit ohne Arbeitsraum; Häusliche und außerhäusliche Arbeit; Arbeit in der Fremde; 5 Arbeitszeiten ; Anfang und Ende der Arbeit; Konzentration auf die Arbeit; Effizienz der Arbeit (Rationalisierung); 6 Arbeit in der Hauswirtschaft ; Theorien zur Haus- und Familienwirtschaft ; Arbeit in der Familienwirtschaft; Kinderarbeit; Offene Familienwirtschaften: theoretische Ansätze
Offene Familienwirtschaften in Afrika7 Herren, Meister, Manager ; Meister und Lehrlinge; Arbeit versus Herrschaft; Herren und Sklaven; Herren und Bauern; Ein aufgeklärter Monarch; Manager und Arbeiter; Die Arbeitswissenschaft und ihre Kritiker; Teil II Ethnographische Fallstudien; 8 Jäger und Sammlerinnen der San (Botswana und Namibia) ; Forschen über Jäger und Sammlerinnen; Jäger bei der Arbeit; Sammlerinnen bei der Arbeit; Jagen und Sammeln heute; 9 Gärtnerinnen der Achuar und Roden bei den Bemba ; Peasants and primitive cultivators
9.1 Gärtnerinnen der Achuar im amazonischen Regenwald (Ecuador) Haus und Natur; Die Gärtnerin; Arbeit bei den Achuar; 9.2 Roden als Kampf und Abenteuer:die Bemba in Nordrhodesien; Das icitimene System ; Hauswirtschaft und Hausarbeit; 10 Bauern in Gobir und Átány ; 10.1 Bauern und Herren in Gobir (Niger); Freud und Leid der Feldarbeit; Bauern und Herren; 10.2 Bauernfamilien in Átány (Ungarn); Familienwirtschaft; Umgang mit Tieren und Geräten; 11 Kamelhirten und Ziegenhirtinnen der Kel Ewey Tuareg ; Die Wirtschaft der Kel Ewey Tuareg; Hirtenarbeit: Hüten und Suchen von Kamelen
Wie lernt man Hirtenarbeit?Ziegenhüten; Arbeitshandeln als Arbeitsvermögen und Performanz; Arbeit in der Hauswirtschaft; Hausarbeit; 12 Industriearbeit ; Frühkapitalistische Heimarbeit im Züricher Oberland; Fabrikarbeit im Züricher Oberland; Arbeit in einem Hüttenwerk im Ruhrgebiet; Das Gesellschaftsbild der Hüttenarbeiter; Fabrikarbeit und Handwerk in den USA; 13 Dienstleistungsarbeit ; Verkäuferinnen und Kunden; Ein Vertreter kommt ins Haus; Das Kopiergerät als Freund und Feind; Der arbeitende Kunde; Hausarbeit und Berufsarbeit; 14 Homo laborans - Einheit und Vielfalt der Arbeit
Was heißt Arbeiten?
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Spittler Gerd  
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Arming the Confederacy : How Virginia’s Minerals Forged the Rebel War Machine / / by Robert C. Whisonant
Arming the Confederacy : How Virginia’s Minerals Forged the Rebel War Machine / / by Robert C. Whisonant
Autore Whisonant Robert C
Edizione [1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina 553.09755
Soggetto topico Earth
Geology
Mines and mineral resources
Historical geology
History
Culture—Study and teaching
Popular Earth Science
Mineral Resources
Historical Geology
History, general
Regional and Cultural Studies
ISBN 3-319-14508-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Minerals and Warfare -- Terrain and a Tale of Two Nations -- The Land They Fought For -- Niter and Gunpowder -- Bullets, Firearms, and Colonel Chiswell’s Mines -- The Lead Mines Under Attack -- The Saltville Salt Works -- Two Battles and a Massacre -- Iron, Civilizations, and War -- Virginia’s Iron Industry in the Civil War -- Coal, Confederate Mines, and the CSS Virginia -- Confederate Railroads -- Union Raiders in the New River Valley -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Whisonant Robert C  
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