Enemy lines [[electronic resource] ] : warfare, childhood, and play in Batticaloa / / Margaret Trawick |
Autore | Trawick Margaret |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 954.93032 |
Collana | Philip E. Lilienthal Asian studies imprint |
Soggetto topico |
Children and violence - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District
Children and war - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District Children - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District - Social conditions Tamil (Indic people) - Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District - Social conditions |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropologists
anthropology armed resistance movement batticaloa boys and girls childhood play childhood children of war children childrens studies civil war coming of age conflict stories cultural conflict historians history of violence india military studies nonfiction personal account politics regional conflict societal violence sociologists sociology sri lanka tamil tigers teenagers war history war warfare |
ISBN |
9786612358159
1-282-35815-4 0-520-93887-9 1-4337-0971-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Tamil Transliterations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Past -- 3. March 1996 -- 4. Vasanta And Rosa -- 5. About Vithusa -- 6. What Menan Showed Me -- 7. Girls In The LTTE -- 8. Boys In The LTTE -- 9. Spectacles And Mysteries -- 10. Look For What You Do Not See -- Notes -- References -- General Index -- Index Of People -- Index Of Places |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784406903321 |
Trawick Margaret | ||
Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genesis of the Salk Institute [[electronic resource] ] : the epic of its founders / / Suzanne Bourgeois |
Autore | Bourgeois Suzanne <1931-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Biology - Research - California - San Diego
Research institutes - California - San Diego |
Soggetto non controllato |
antibody
aspen institute biological studies cold spring harbor considerable research early years engaging narrative engaging study engaging finance historic backdrop historical history of science history humanities informal conversations interviews leading scientists page turner personal account personal vanities philanthropy politics publishing renowned research research institutions science scientific exploration scientific fields scientific scientists |
ISBN | 0-520-95659-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- The Characters -- Chronology -- Prologue: The Greatest Generation -- 1. Before and after Ann Arbor -- 2. Doctor Polio Meets Doctor Atomic -- 3. Enter Leo Szilard -- 4. Atoms in Biology -- 5. What Was It about La Jolla? -- 6. The Pasteur Connection -- 7. The Spirit of Paris -- 8. Our Dear Kahn Building -- 9. Pioneering -- 10. The McCloy Boys -- 11. Biology in Human Affairs -- 12. A Napoleon from Byzantium -- Epilogue: Fifty Years Later -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779977803321 |
Bourgeois Suzanne <1931-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Society of the dead [[electronic resource] ] : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / / Todd Ramón Ochoa |
Autore | Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
Disciplina | 299.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Palo
Afro-Caribbean cults - Cuba Death - Religious aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
black atlantic comparative religion cuba cuban society cultural anthropologists discussion books ethnic tribal ethnographers ethnography havana kongo living and dead nonfiction palo personal account popular religion praise of the dead quita manaquita religious practices religious rituals religious scholars religious studies sorcery spiritual transformation tribal practices western perspective world religions |
ISBN |
1-282-77179-5
9786612771798 0-520-94792-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The dead -- pt. 2. Palo society -- pt. 3. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos -- pt. 4. Palo craft. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785256703321 |
Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / / Todd Ramón Ochoa |
Autore | Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
Disciplina | 299.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Palo
Afro-Caribbean religions - Cuba Death - Religious aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
black atlantic comparative religion cuba cuban society cultural anthropologists discussion books ethnic tribal ethnographers ethnography havana kongo living and dead nonfiction palo personal account popular religion praise of the dead quita manaquita religious practices religious rituals religious scholars religious studies sorcery spiritual transformation tribal practices western perspective world religions |
ISBN |
1-282-77179-5
9786612771798 0-520-94792-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The dead -- pt. 2. Palo society -- pt. 3. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos -- pt. 4. Palo craft. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817726903321 |
Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The universe behind barbed wire : memoirs of a Soviet Ukrainian dissident / / Myroslav Marynovych ; translated by Zoya Hayuk ; edited by Katherine Younger ; with a foreword by Timothy Snyder [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Marynovych Myroslav <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 453 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina |
365/.45092
B |
Collana | Rochester studies in East and Central Europe |
Soggetto topico |
Dissenters - Ukraine
Intellectuals - Ukraine Political prisoners - Ukraine Human rights workers - Ukraine |
Soggetto genere / forma | Biographies |
Soggetto non controllato |
Siberia
Soviet Union Soviet history Soviet regime Ukrainian dissident Ukrainian history human rights internal exile memoir personal account political activism political prisoner totalitarianism |
ISBN |
1-80010-193-7
1-78744-832-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- Part One In the Role of a Moth That Is Drawn to the Light -- 1 Establishing the Fundamentals of Fate -- 2 Finally in Kyiv -- 3 The Era of the Helsinki Movement -- 4 Arrest, Investigation, and Trial -- Intermezzo 1. On the Road to Camp -- Part Two The Universe behind Barbed Wire -- 5 The Labor Camp Up Close -- 6 In the Vise of the Strict Regime -- 7 The Pinnacle of the Struggle -- 8 When the Soul Snagged on Barbed Wire -- Intermezzo 2. Transfer to Internal Exile -- Part Three Exile -- 9 Among the Kazakhs -- Intermezzo 3. Once Again on the Threshold of a New Life -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Gospel According to a Holy Fool -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996580164803316 |
Marynovych Myroslav <1949-> | ||
Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The universe behind barbed wire : memoirs of a Soviet Ukrainian dissident / / Myroslav Marynovych ; translated by Zoya Hayuk ; edited by Katherine Younger ; with a foreword by Timothy Snyder [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Marynovych Myroslav <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 453 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina |
365/.45092
B |
Collana | Rochester studies in East and Central Europe |
Soggetto topico |
Dissenters - Ukraine
Intellectuals - Ukraine Political prisoners - Ukraine Human rights workers - Ukraine |
Soggetto genere / forma | Biographies |
Soggetto non controllato |
Siberia
Soviet Union Soviet history Soviet regime Ukrainian dissident Ukrainian history human rights internal exile memoir personal account political activism political prisoner totalitarianism |
ISBN |
1-80010-193-7
1-78744-832-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- Part One In the Role of a Moth That Is Drawn to the Light -- 1 Establishing the Fundamentals of Fate -- 2 Finally in Kyiv -- 3 The Era of the Helsinki Movement -- 4 Arrest, Investigation, and Trial -- Intermezzo 1. On the Road to Camp -- Part Two The Universe behind Barbed Wire -- 5 The Labor Camp Up Close -- 6 In the Vise of the Strict Regime -- 7 The Pinnacle of the Struggle -- 8 When the Soul Snagged on Barbed Wire -- Intermezzo 2. Transfer to Internal Exile -- Part Three Exile -- 9 Among the Kazakhs -- Intermezzo 3. Once Again on the Threshold of a New Life -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Gospel According to a Holy Fool -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910727243203321 |
Marynovych Myroslav <1949-> | ||
Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski |
Autore | Jachowski David <1977-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.76/629 |
Soggetto topico | Black-footed ferret - Conservation - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american conservation
animals black footed ferret conservation biology conservation efforts conservation ethics conservation in the west creatures ecological challenges endangered species act extinction feared extinct ferrets great plains intensive captive breeding natural habitat north america north american wildlife personal account political challenges rarest mammals recovery efforts reintroduction into the wild save the animals social challenges wildlife conservaton wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95816-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- 2. Decline toward Extinction -- 3. Rediscovery -- 4. Captive Breeding -- 5. Fall -- 6. Winter -- 7. Spring -- 8. Summer -- 9. Chihuahua -- 10. Conata Basin -- 11. Plague -- 12. Kansas -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further Readings -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791097403321 |
Jachowski David <1977-> | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski |
Autore | Jachowski David <1977-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.76/629 |
Soggetto topico | Black-footed ferret - Conservation - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american conservation
animals black footed ferret conservation biology conservation efforts conservation ethics conservation in the west creatures ecological challenges endangered species act extinction feared extinct ferrets great plains intensive captive breeding natural habitat north america north american wildlife personal account political challenges rarest mammals recovery efforts reintroduction into the wild save the animals social challenges wildlife conservaton wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95816-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- 2. Decline toward Extinction -- 3. Rediscovery -- 4. Captive Breeding -- 5. Fall -- 6. Winter -- 7. Spring -- 8. Summer -- 9. Chihuahua -- 10. Conata Basin -- 11. Plague -- 12. Kansas -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further Readings -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813514803321 |
Jachowski David <1977-> | ||
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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