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Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt
| Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions / / Frank L. Holt |
| Autore | Holt Frank Lee |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 198 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 737/.22/0938 |
| Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Coins, Ancient
Coins, Greek Elephants in numismatics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan
alexander the great ancient history ancient medallions battle of the hydaspes river biographical biography conquests discussion books elephant medallions european history hellenistic culture hellenistic period hellenistic society historians historical perspective india iraq megalomania myths and legends nonfiction numismatics popular history rajah porus retrospective supernatural success theology of war war warfare |
| ISBN |
1-282-35812-X
9786612358128 0-520-93878-X 1-59734-457-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Man of Mystery -- TWO. A Treasure -- THREE. Picking a Fight -- FOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? -- FIVE. Another Treasure -- SIX. A Closer Look -- SEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night -- APPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS -- APPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION -- APPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777369003321 |
Holt Frank Lee
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| Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breaking ranks [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz
| Breaking ranks [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz |
| Autore | Gutmann Matthew C. <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina | 956.7044/31 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LutzCatherine |
| Soggetto topico |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Protest movements - United States
Veterans - Political activity - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activism
afghanistan al qaeda anti war veterans anti war battles boot camp canada combat missions combat corruption deployment enlisting ethics female soldier holy war in country iraq isis islam middle east military ethics military nonfiction opposition to the war politics protest rape in the military rape religious fundamentalism sexual harassment soldier soldiers experience terrorism terrorist us military veteran violence war crimes war on terror war women in combat |
| ISBN |
1-282-91791-9
9786612917912 0-520-94790-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A different kind of war story -- Innocence -- Recruiting volunteers -- Training -- First missions -- War's crucible -- Inside Iraq, on the outskirts of hell -- Face to face with Iraqi civilians -- Awakenings -- Aftermath and activism -- Homecoming traumas -- Speaking out -- Six soldiers. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Iraq veterans speak out against the war |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785343403321 |
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Gutmann Matthew C. <1953->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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The economic consequences of the Gulf war / / Kamran Mofid
| The economic consequences of the Gulf war / / Kamran Mofid |
| Autore | Mofid Kamran |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina |
330.955054
955.05/4 |
| Soggetto topico | Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 - Economic aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arms
imports iran iraq defence burden oil exports world's hypocrisy |
| ISBN |
1-134-93964-7
1-134-93965-5 1-280-23710-4 9786610237104 0-203-99210-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Iran and Iraq at war: the analysis of the economic consequences; 3 Iraq at war: the analysis of the economic consequences; 4 Militarization of Iran 1973-8: an economic analysis; 5 The political economy of military expenditure in Iran during the war; 6 Militarization of Iraq 1973-8: an economic analysis; 7 The political economy of military expenditure in Iraq during the war; 8 The Iran-Iraq war and the arms trade
9 The impact of the war on the military expenditure and arms imports of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait10 The economic cost of the war: the assignment of a dollar value, September 1980-August 1988; 11 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765703003321 |
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Mofid Kamran
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| Taylor & Francis, 1990 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer
| Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer |
| Autore | Juergensmeyer Mark |
| Edizione | [Rev. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 322/.1 |
| Collana | Comparative studies in religion and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Religions
Radicalism - Religious aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century
activism activist activists al qaeda belief christian christianity cold war faith insurgency insurgents iraq islam military militia nationalism political rebellion political politics radical religion religion religious activism religious nationalism religious rebellion religious studies secular world secular true story turn of the century |
| ISBN | 0-520-93476-8 |
| Classificazione |
89.41
89.30 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Rise of Religious Rebellion -- Chapter 1: The Religious Challenge to the Secular State -- Chapter 2: The Front Line of Religious Rebellion: The Middle East -- Chapter 3: Political Targets of Rebellion: South, Central, and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 4: Post-Cold War Rebels: Europe, East Asia, and the United States -- Chapter 5: Transnational Networks: Global Jihad -- Chapter 6: The Enduring Problems of Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights -- Conclusion: Religious Rebellion and Global War -- Notes -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779541503321 |
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Juergensmeyer Mark
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legend of Mar Qardagh [[electronic resource] ] : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker
| The legend of Mar Qardagh [[electronic resource] ] : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker |
| Autore | Walker Joel Thomas <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
275.67/02/092
B |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antiquity
arabic archaeology byzantium christian martyr christianity cloister conversion devotion epics festival folk narrative folk tradition folklore hagiography hero iraq kurdistan legend mar qardagh martyr cult martyr martyrdom mission monasticism monks myth nestorian church nonfiction persia persian philosophy piety relics religion religious persecution saint sasanian empire spirituality theology zoroastrianism |
| ISBN |
1-282-35882-0
9786612358821 0-520-93219-6 1-59875-937-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration And Terminology -- Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh -- Introduction To The Text -- The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr -- Index Of Scriptural Citations -- 1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs -- 2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition -- 3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq -- 4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs -- 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult -- Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi -- Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783670203321 |
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Walker Joel Thomas <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker
| The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker |
| Autore | Walker Joel Thomas <1968-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
275.67/02/092
B |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto topico | Nestorian Church - Iraq - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antiquity
arabic archaeology byzantium christian martyr christianity cloister conversion devotion epics festival folk narrative folk tradition folklore hagiography hero iraq kurdistan legend mar qardagh martyr cult martyr martyrdom mission monasticism monks myth nestorian church nonfiction persia persian philosophy piety relics religion religious persecution saint sasanian empire spirituality theology zoroastrianism |
| ISBN |
1-282-35882-0
9786612358821 0-520-93219-6 1-59875-937-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration And Terminology -- Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh -- Introduction To The Text -- The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr -- Index Of Scriptural Citations -- 1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs -- 2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition -- 3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq -- 4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs -- 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult -- Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi -- Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248211303316 |
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Walker Joel Thomas <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Navigating borders [[electronic resource] ] : inside perspectives on the process of human smuggling into the Netherlands / / Ilse van Liempt
| Navigating borders [[electronic resource] ] : inside perspectives on the process of human smuggling into the Netherlands / / Ilse van Liempt |
| Autore | Van Liempt Ilse |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Disciplina |
350
364.13 |
| Collana | IMISCOE dissertations |
| Soggetto topico |
Human smuggling - Netherlands
Noncitizens - Netherlands Border crossing - Netherlands Illegal immigration |
| Soggetto non controllato |
human smuggling
irregular migration netherlands horn of africa fortress europe wetenschap algemeen asylum forced migration popular science former soviet union iraq transit migration |
| ISBN |
1281191167
9786611191160 9048501598 1429472693 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Janus face of globalisation; New intermediate structures in response to restrictive admission policies; Conducting research among smuggled migrants: an inside perspective; Structural conditions and individual choices; Crossing the border in various irregular ways; Different types of smuggling and internal dynamics; Impact of smuggling and legal limits to integration; Conclusion; Summary |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996207973403316 |
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Van Liempt Ilse
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| Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Sites of violence [[electronic resource] ] : gender and conflict zones / / edited by Wenona Giles and Jennifer Hyndman
| Sites of violence [[electronic resource] ] : gender and conflict zones / / edited by Wenona Giles and Jennifer Hyndman |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (372 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GilesWenona Mary <1949->
HyndmanJennifer |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence
Political violence Social conflict Women - Crimes against Sex role Sex differences Feminist theory |
| Soggetto non controllato |
afghanistan
anthology armed conflict conflict zones economy of conflict essay collection ethnographers feminists gender roles gender studies ghana guatemala history of violence human condition international perspective iraq israel kurdistan levels of violence life and death nationalism nonfiction essays palestine personal violence political racial issues social history soldiers somalia sri lanka transnational coalitions war zones |
| ISBN |
0-520-93705-8
1-282-35967-3 1-59734-902-X 9786612359675 |
| Classificazione | CV 6800 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Gender and Conflict in a Global Context -- 2. The Continuum of Violence: A Gender Perspective on War and Peace -- 3. The Sounds of Silence: Feminist Research across Time in Guatemala -- 4. Like Oil and Water, with a Match: Militarized Commerce, Armed Conflict, and Human Security in Sudan -- 5. No "Safe Haven": Violence against Women in Iraqi Kurdistan -- 6. From Pillars of Yugoslavism to Targets of Violence: Interethnic Marriages in the Former Yugoslavia and Thereafter -- 7. Geographies of Violence: Women and Conflict in Ghana -- 8. Gender, the Nationalist Imagination, War, and Peace -- 9. Refugee Camps as Conflict Zones: The Politics of Gender -- 10. The "Purity" of Displacement and the Reterritorialization of Longing: Muslim IDPs in Northwestern Sri Lanka -- 11. Escaping Conflict: Afghan Women in Transit -- 12. War, Flight, and Exile: Gendered Violence among Refugee Women from Post-Yugoslav States -- 13. The Gendered Impact of Multilateralism in the Post-Yugoslav States: Intervention, Reconstruction, and Globalization -- 14. New Directions for Feminist Research and Politics -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783388103321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What kind of liberation? [[electronic resource] ] : women and the occupation of Iraq / / Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt ; foreword by Cynthia Enloe
| What kind of liberation? [[electronic resource] ] : women and the occupation of Iraq / / Nadje Al-Ali and Nicola Pratt ; foreword by Cynthia Enloe |
| Autore | Al-Ali Nadje Sadig |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.48/8927567090511 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PrattNicola Christine |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Iraq - Social conditions
Women's rights - Iraq Women in politics - Iraq Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Women |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century american history
21st century iraqi history activism bush administration gender studies government and governing growing unemployment human condition international policy iraq iraqi women activists iraqi women islam middle east middle eastern politics muslim new iraq ngo workers political president bush president george w bush scarce resources seclusion sectarianism united states of america violence war and gender war in iraq war zone warfare womens rights activists womens rights |
| ISBN |
1-282-77240-6
9786612772405 0-520-94217-5 |
| Classificazione | MK 3100 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE. IRAQI WOMEN BEFORE THE INVASION -- TWO. THE USE AND ABUSE OF IRAQI WOMEN -- THREE. ENGENDERING THE NEW IRAQI STATE -- FOUR. THE IRAQI WOMEN'S MOVEMENT -- FIVE. TOWARD A FEMINIST AND ANTI - IMPERIAL IST POLITICS OF PEACE -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789000303321 |
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Al-Ali Nadje Sadig
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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