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California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman
| California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman |
| Autore | Beidleman Richard G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (501 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history - California
Scientific expeditions - California Naturalists - California - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
botany boundary surveys california david douglas death valley expedition explorers fieldwork frontier geological survey geology john fremont la perouse land development land management mexican war monterey natural sciences natural world naturalism naturalist nature nonfiction pacific northwest paleontology paolo botta plants railroads richard hinds sara lemmon science scientists settling the west thomas nuttall united states wild west wilderness william brewer zoology |
| ISBN |
0-520-92750-8
9786612356339 1-282-35633-X 1-59875-921-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Prelude -- Part 1. The Oceanic Expeditions -- Part 2. The Early Peripatetic Naturalists -- Part 3. The Overland Expeditions and Their Naturalists -- Part 4. Iron Horses and River Steamers -- Part 5. The California Geological Survey -- Part 6. Institutions and Naturalists -- Part 7. The Postwar Naturalists -- Selected References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783669403321 |
Beidleman Richard G
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein
| Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein |
| Autore | Eldredge Niles |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7609747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - New York (State) - New York
Urban geography - New York (State) - New York Environmental degradation - New York (State) - New York Biodiversity - New York (State) - New York |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american cities
biodiversity central park cities and natural environment city life collect pond concentrated humans contradictions crowded cities early railways ecosystems environmental studies environments future of global biodiversity geological history glacial features human existence manhattan island manhattan square microcosm nature new york city new york political politics railroads realistic solving environmental problems subway system survival urban areas urban studies urbanization |
| ISBN | 0-520-95830-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Yin and Yang of Cities -- 1. Regarding Broadway: The Urban Saga and the New York Microcosm -- 2. Forest Primeval -- 3. Landscape Transformed -- 4. Growth of the Concrete Jungle -- 5. Fouling, and Cleaning, the Nest -- 6. Invasion and Survival -- 7. Resilience, Restoration, and Redemption -- 8. Cities, Globalization, and the Future of Biodiversity -- Notes, References, and Suggestions for Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786895103321 |
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Eldredge Niles
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein
| Concrete jungle : New York City and our last best hope for a sustainable future / / Niles Eldredge and Sidney Horenstein |
| Autore | Eldredge Niles |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7609747 |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - New York (State) - New York
Urban geography - New York (State) - New York Environmental degradation - New York (State) - New York Biodiversity - New York (State) - New York |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american cities
biodiversity central park cities and natural environment city life collect pond concentrated humans contradictions crowded cities early railways ecosystems environmental studies environments future of global biodiversity geological history glacial features human existence manhattan island manhattan square microcosm nature new york city new york political politics railroads realistic solving environmental problems subway system survival urban areas urban studies urbanization |
| ISBN | 0-520-95830-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: The Yin and Yang of Cities -- 1. Regarding Broadway: The Urban Saga and the New York Microcosm -- 2. Forest Primeval -- 3. Landscape Transformed -- 4. Growth of the Concrete Jungle -- 5. Fouling, and Cleaning, the Nest -- 6. Invasion and Survival -- 7. Resilience, Restoration, and Redemption -- 8. Cities, Globalization, and the Future of Biodiversity -- Notes, References, and Suggestions for Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814182303321 |
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Eldredge Niles
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797577403321 |
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Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810482903321 |
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Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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Possessors and possessed : museums, archaeology, and the visualization of history in the late Ottoman Empire / / Wendy M.K. Shaw
| Possessors and possessed : museums, archaeology, and the visualization of history in the late Ottoman Empire / / Wendy M.K. Shaw |
| Autore | Shaw Wendy M. K. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 069/.09561 |
| Soggetto topico |
Museums - Turkey - History
Museums - Collection management - Turkey - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1874 antiquities law
abdlaziz abdlhamid ii abdlhamid antique weapons antiquities archaeology artifacts cameras church of the hagia irene collection management collection colonial narratives conquest display empire history identity imperial armory imperial museum imperialism islam middle east military storehouse military museum administration museum exhibits museums national identity ottoman empire ottoman museums railroads relics spoils of war spolia technology turkey turks war |
| ISBN |
0-520-92856-3
9786612356803 1-282-35680-1 1-59734-824-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Moving toward the museum : the collection of antique spolia -- Parallel collections of weapons and antiquities -- The rise of the imperial museum -- The dialectic of law and infringement -- Technologies of collection : railroads and cameras -- Antiquities collections in the imperial museum -- Islamic arts in imperial collections -- Military collections in the late empire -- Islamic and archaeological antiquities after the Young Turk Revolution. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780251203321 |
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Shaw Wendy M. K. <1970->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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