Aluminum dreams : the making of light modernity / / Mimi Sheller
| Aluminum dreams : the making of light modernity / / Mimi Sheller |
| Autore | Sheller Mimi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/7669722 |
| Collana | Mobility studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Aluminum
Aluminum industry and trade - Social aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology
HUMANITIES/History URBANISM/Transportation |
| ISBN |
0-262-32137-8
0-262-32136-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | part I. The bright side -- part II. The dark side. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789016803321 |
Sheller Mimi
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American hegemony and the postwar reconstruction of science in Europe / / John Krige
| American hegemony and the postwar reconstruction of science in Europe / / John Krige |
| Autore | Krige John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.4/09045 |
| Collana | Transformations |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History - 20th century
Technology - Europe - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
HUMANITIES/History SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-09709-1
9786612097096 0-262-27763-8 1-4294-7759-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777796803321 |
Krige John
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The arid lands : history, power, knowledge / / Diana K. Davis
| The arid lands : history, power, knowledge / / Diana K. Davis |
| Autore | Davis Diana K. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.54 |
| Collana | History for a sustainable future |
| Soggetto topico |
Deserts
Deserts - History Arid regions Desert ecology Desert resources development |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/General
HUMANITIES/History |
| ISBN |
0-262-33354-6
0-262-33353-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Deserts, Dogma, and Dryland Development Policy; 2 Deserts in the Classical, Early Christian, and Medieval Worlds; 3 Exploration, Desiccation, and Improvement; 4 Imperialism and the Desert Blame Game; 5 The Twentieth Century; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Index; Color Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798147603321 |
Davis Diana K.
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Command and persuade : crime, law, and the state across history / / Peter Baldwin
| Command and persuade : crime, law, and the state across history / / Peter Baldwin |
| Autore | Baldwin Peter <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 364.9 |
| Collana | The MIT Press |
| Soggetto topico |
Crime - History
Punishment - History Criminal law - History Criminal justice, Administration of - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
HUMANITIES/History
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement LAW / Legal History LAW / Criminal Law / General |
| ISBN |
0-262-36149-3
0-262-36150-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Crime and the state through the ages -- Crime's ever-expanding universe -- Crime before the state -- Crime as a social problem -- The state as victim : treason -- Parallel justice -- Why punish? -- How to punish -- Moderating punishment -- Crimes of thought -- Obliged to be good -- From retribution to prevention -- The state as enforcer : from Polizei to police -- Conclusion: Still present after all these years. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557696803321 |
Baldwin Peter <1956->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2021] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineers for change : competing visions of technology in 1960s America / / Matthew Wisnioski
| Engineers for change : competing visions of technology in 1960s America / / Matthew Wisnioski |
| Autore | Wisnioski Matthew H. <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3097309046 |
| Collana | Engineering studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States
Technological forecasting - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENGINEERING/General
HUMANITIES/History SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology |
| ISBN |
0-262-30426-0
1-283-70748-9 0-262-30518-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Engineering Studies Series; Contents; Series Foreword; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 From System Builders to Servants of The System; 3 Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Engineering Thought; 4 The Crisis of Technology as a Crisis of Responsibility; 5 The System and Its Discontents; 6 Three Bridges to Creative Renewal; 7 Making Socio-Technologists; 8 Epilogue; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786362203321 |
Wisnioski Matthew H. <1978->
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Everyday information : the evolution of information seeking in America / / edited by William Aspray and Barbara M. Hayes
| Everyday information : the evolution of information seeking in America / / edited by William Aspray and Barbara M. Hayes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 025.5/24 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AsprayWilliam
HayesBarbara M. <1955-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Information behavior - United States
Information society - United States - History Human information processing - History Information retrieval - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
INFORMATION SCIENCE/General
HUMANITIES/History |
| ISBN |
1-283-11919-6
9786613119193 0-262-29573-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 100 years of car buying / William Aspray -- Informed giving : information on philanthropy in everyday life / Barbara Hayes -- Airline travel : a history of information seeking behavior by leisure and business passengers / Rachel Little, Cecelia Williams, and Jeffrey Yost -- Genealogy as a hobby / James Cortada -- Sports fans and their information gathering habits : how media technologies have brought fans closer to their teams over time / Jameson Otto, Sara Metz, and Nathan Ensmenger -- Information in the hobby of gourmet cooking : four contexts / Jenna Hartel -- The transformation of public information in the United States / Gary Chapman and Angela Newell -- Active readership : the case of the American comic reader / George Royer, Beth Nettels, and William Aspray -- Information exchange and relationship maintenance among American youth : the case of text messaging / Arturo Longoria, Gesse Stark-Smith, and Barbara Hayes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789568903321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From the corn laws to free trade : interests, ideas, and institutions in historical perspective / / Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey
| From the corn laws to free trade : interests, ideas, and institutions in historical perspective / / Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey |
| Autore | Schonhardt-Bailey Cheryl <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382/.71094109034 |
| Soggetto topico |
Corn laws (Great Britain) - History - 19th century
Free trade - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ECONOMICS/Political Economy
HUMANITIES/History |
| ISBN |
0-262-29198-3
1-282-09755-5 9786612097553 0-262-28320-4 1-4294-7767-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777657903321 |
Schonhardt-Bailey Cheryl <1961->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2006 | ||
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The greenest nation? : a new history of German environmentalism / / Frank Uekötter
| The greenest nation? : a new history of German environmentalism / / Frank Uekötter |
| Autore | Uekötter Frank <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : The MIT Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720943 |
| Collana | History for a sustainable future |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - History - 21st century
Environmental policy - History - 21st century Environmentalism - Germany - History - 20th century Environmentalism - Germany - History - 21st century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/General
HUMANITIES/History ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy |
| ISBN |
0-262-32241-2
0-262-32240-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Environmentalism and environmental history in the twenty-first century -- A brief history of German environmentalism, part 1: 1900-1980 -- Interim remarks: explaining the rise of environmentalism -- A brief history of German environmentalism, part 2: 1980-2013 -- German environmentalism in midpassage -- How green after all? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790927403321 |
Uekötter Frank <1970->
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : The MIT Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inventing American history / / William Hogeland
| Inventing American history / / William Hogeland |
| Autore | Hogeland William |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 132 p |
| Disciplina | 973 |
| Collana | A Boston review book |
| Soggetto topico | Public history - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato | HUMANITIES/History |
| ISBN |
9786612240546
1-282-24054-4 0-262-25496-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777712903321 |
Hogeland William
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance / / George Saliba
| Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance / / George Saliba |
| Autore | Saliba George |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.17/67 |
| Collana | Transformations |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Islamic countries - History
Islam and science Science, Medieval Civilization, Western - Islamic influences |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
HUMANITIES/History PHYSICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-26112-X
1-282-09828-4 9786612098284 0-262-28288-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings I -- The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings II -- Encounter with the Greek scientific tradition -- Islamic astronomy defines itself : the critical innovations -- Science between philosophy and religion : the case of astronomy -- Islamic science and Renaissance Europe : the Copernican connection -- Age of decline : the fecundity of astronomical thought. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782620403321 |
Saliba George
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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