David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben |
Autore | Turner Tom <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmentalists - United States
Conservationists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
biography
conservation in the american west conservationists david brower dinosaur national monument environmental activism environmental activists environmental conservation protection environmental legislation environmental movement environmental scientists friends of the earth national parks north cascades national park point reyes national seashore redwood national park sierra club wilderness act |
ISBN | 0-520-96245-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Prologue: A Tense Meeting in the Mountains -- 1. From Berkeley to the Sierra: An Outdoorsman Is Born -- 2. Yosemite -- 3. Into the Sierra Club -- 4. Love and War -- 5. A Sierra Club Leader Emerges -- 6. The Battle Against Dams in Dinosaur -- 7. The Battle for Wilderness -- 8. Big Books for a Cause -- 9. Growing Pains and Saving the Grand Canyon -- 10. Uncivil War -- 11. From Archdruid to Friend of the Earth -- 12. Friends of the Earth Takes on the World -- 13. A Resumption of Hostilities -- 14. Back to the Sierra Club -- 15. The End of the Trail -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Appendix: Books Published under the Editorial Direction of David R. Brower -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797358403321 |
Turner Tom <1942-> | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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David Brower : the making of the environmental movement / / Tom Turner ; foreword by Bill McKibben |
Autore | Turner Tom <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmentalists - United States
Conservationists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
biography
conservation in the american west conservationists david brower dinosaur national monument environmental activism environmental activists environmental conservation protection environmental legislation environmental movement environmental scientists friends of the earth national parks north cascades national park point reyes national seashore redwood national park sierra club wilderness act |
ISBN | 0-520-96245-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Prologue: A Tense Meeting in the Mountains -- 1. From Berkeley to the Sierra: An Outdoorsman Is Born -- 2. Yosemite -- 3. Into the Sierra Club -- 4. Love and War -- 5. A Sierra Club Leader Emerges -- 6. The Battle Against Dams in Dinosaur -- 7. The Battle for Wilderness -- 8. Big Books for a Cause -- 9. Growing Pains and Saving the Grand Canyon -- 10. Uncivil War -- 11. From Archdruid to Friend of the Earth -- 12. Friends of the Earth Takes on the World -- 13. A Resumption of Hostilities -- 14. Back to the Sierra Club -- 15. The End of the Trail -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Appendix: Books Published under the Editorial Direction of David R. Brower -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811687803321 |
Turner Tom <1942-> | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The docks [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Sharpsteen |
Autore | Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 387.109794/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Harbors - California - Los Angeles
Stevedores - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american port
asian imports california career chaos docks economic enterprises economic politics economics energy environmental activists goods illustrated imports and exports interesting stories labor largest port longshoremen los angeles nonfiction photographs pollution port of los angeles seafaring security issues security shipping ships and boats sociology transportation unions united states waterborne cargo |
ISBN |
1-282-89603-2
9786612896033 0-520-94709-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Valet Parking -- 2. A Carpet of Containers -- 3. Moving Cans -- 4. The Landlord -- 5. The Diesel Death Zone -- 6. The Union -- 7. The Employers -- 8. The Importer -- 9. The Shipper -- 10. Los Troqueros -- 11. The Hold Men -- 12. The Women -- 13. The Clerk -- 14. Security -- 15. The New Normal -- 16. Hawse Piper -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786713703321 |
Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The docks [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Sharpsteen |
Autore | Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 387.109794/94 |
Soggetto topico |
Harbors - California - Los Angeles
Stevedores - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american port
asian imports california career chaos docks economic enterprises economic politics economics energy environmental activists goods illustrated imports and exports interesting stories labor largest port longshoremen los angeles nonfiction photographs pollution port of los angeles seafaring security issues security shipping ships and boats sociology transportation unions united states waterborne cargo |
ISBN |
1-282-89603-2
9786612896033 0-520-94709-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Valet Parking -- 2. A Carpet of Containers -- 3. Moving Cans -- 4. The Landlord -- 5. The Diesel Death Zone -- 6. The Union -- 7. The Employers -- 8. The Importer -- 9. The Shipper -- 10. Los Troqueros -- 11. The Hold Men -- 12. The Women -- 13. The Clerk -- 14. Security -- 15. The New Normal -- 16. Hawse Piper -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813185503321 |
Sharpsteen Bill <1954-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Looking for rights in all the wrong places [[electronic resource] ] : why state constitutions contain America's positive rights / / Emily Zackin |
Autore | Zackin Emily J. <1980-> |
Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 342.7308/5 |
Collana | Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Civil rights - United States - States
Constitutional law - United States - States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Congress
U.S. Bill of Rights U.S. Constitution United States activists capitalism common school movement constitutional conventions constitutional development constitutional law constitutional politics constitutional rights constitutionalism constitutions education rights education entrenchment theories entrenchment environmental activism environmental activists environmental health environmental organizations environmental protection environmental rights government intervention higher lawmaking judicialization labor movement labor regulation labor rights liberalism litigation negative rights political movements positive rights rights movements ski trails social change social movements state constitutionalism state constitutions state governments state legislatures |
ISBN |
1-299-33301-X
1-4008-4627-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places -- Chapter 2. Of Ski Trails and State Constitutions -- Chapter 3. Defining Positive Rights -- Chapter 4. Why Write New Rights? -- Chapter 5. Education -- Chapter 6. Workers' Rights -- Chapter 7. Environmental Protection -- Chapter 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792046003321 |
Zackin Emily J. <1980-> | ||
Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Looking for rights in all the wrong places [[electronic resource] ] : why state constitutions contain America's positive rights / / Emily Zackin |
Autore | Zackin Emily J. <1980-> |
Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 342.7308/5 |
Collana | Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
Soggetto topico |
Civil rights - United States - States
Constitutional law - United States - States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Congress
U.S. Bill of Rights U.S. Constitution United States activists capitalism common school movement constitutional conventions constitutional development constitutional law constitutional politics constitutional rights constitutionalism constitutions education rights education entrenchment theories entrenchment environmental activism environmental activists environmental health environmental organizations environmental protection environmental rights government intervention higher lawmaking judicialization labor movement labor regulation labor rights liberalism litigation negative rights political movements positive rights rights movements ski trails social change social movements state constitutionalism state constitutions state governments state legislatures |
ISBN |
1-299-33301-X
1-4008-4627-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places -- Chapter 2. Of Ski Trails and State Constitutions -- Chapter 3. Defining Positive Rights -- Chapter 4. Why Write New Rights? -- Chapter 5. Education -- Chapter 6. Workers' Rights -- Chapter 7. Environmental Protection -- Chapter 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816883303321 |
Zackin Emily J. <1980-> | ||
Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pollution in a promised land [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history of Israel / / Alon Tal |
Autore | Tal Alon <1960-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (589 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/02/095694 |
Soggetto topico |
Pollution - Israel
Environmental protection - Israel Environmental policy - Israel |
Soggetto non controllato |
air pollution
conservation contaminated groundwater cultural study earth sciences ecologists environment sustainability environmental activists environmental advocates environmental history environmentalism environmentalists global issues habitat loss historians israel judaism nonfiction political activists political issues pollution population growth regional history river reclamation textbooks urban sprawl zionists |
ISBN |
1-59734-819-8
9786612762710 0-520-93649-3 1-282-76271-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Pathology of a Polluted River: An Introduction to Israel's Environmental Crises -- 2. Reclaiming a Homeland: Zionism's Mixed Ecological Message -- 3. Palestine's Environment, 1900-1949: Prelude to Disaster or Benign Half-Century? -- 4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green -- 5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement -- 6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife -- 7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources -- 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948-1988: The Politics of Neglect -- 9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age -- 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment -- 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride -- 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450302403321 |
Tal Alon <1960-> | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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