Assuming the burden [[electronic resource] ] : Europe and the American commitment to war in Vietnam / / Mark Atwood Lawrence |
Autore | Lawrence Mark Atwood |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (372 pages) |
Disciplina | 959.704/12 |
Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam : revolution and war in a global perspective |
Soggetto topico | Indochinese War, 1946-1954 |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american history
20th century french history 20th century global history 20th century vietnamese history american government american military autonomy cold war colonialism constructing vietnam domestic divide foreign policy france government and governing history indochina international communism men at war military nationalism political politics southeast asia third world united states of america vietnam war vietnam vietnamese nationalists western powers |
ISBN |
1-4175-8499-8
0-520-94085-7 1-59734-474-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contesting Vietnam -- Visions of Indochina and the world -- U.S. assistance and its limits -- Illusions of autonomy -- Constructing Vietnam -- Crisis renewed -- Domestic divides, foreign solutions -- Closing the circle. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783314603321 |
Lawrence Mark Atwood | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The myth of continents [[electronic resource] ] : a critique of metageography / / Martin W. Lewis, Kären E. Wigen |
Autore | Lewis Martin W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WigenKären <1958-> |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception
Geopolitics |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
afghanistan analysis asia cold war continental divide continents criticism critique economic economy europe first world geographical geography global government historian historical international issues international law and order macroregions misconception myth pakistan philosophy regional scholarly third world world issues |
ISBN |
1-280-08025-6
9786613520241 0-520-91859-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF MAPS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Architecture of Continents -- 2. The Spatial Constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West -- 3. The Cultural Constructs of Orient and Occident, East and West -- 4. Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism -- 5. Global Geography in the Historical Imagination -- 6. World Regions: An Alternative Scheme -- CONCLUSION: TOWARD A CRITICAL METAGEOGRAPHY -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946603321 |
Lewis Martin W | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nothing about us without us : disability oppression and empowerment / / James I. Charlton |
Autore | Charlton James I. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3 |
Soggetto topico |
People with disabilities - Civil rights
People with disabilities - Social conditions Discrimination against people with disabilities Sociology of disability Stigma (Social psychology) |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
cognitive disability colonialism degradation dependency developmental disabilities disability oppression disability rights disability studies disability equality european history impairment inequality interviews literary criticism oppression physical disability power racism scholarly self determination self reliance sensory disability sexism social justice theoretical third world true story western world |
ISBN |
1-280-09047-2
9786613520357 0-520-92544-0 0-585-04779-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- The Argument -- Acknowledgments -- People Interviewed -- Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Disability Oppression and Everyday Life -- Part III. Empowerment and Organization -- Part IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778638203321 |
Charlton James I. | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nothing about us without us : disability oppression and empowerment / / James I. Charlton |
Autore | Charlton James I. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3 |
Soggetto topico |
People with disabilities - Civil rights
People with disabilities - Social conditions Discrimination against people with disabilities Sociology of disability Stigma (Social psychology) |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
cognitive disability colonialism degradation dependency developmental disabilities disability oppression disability rights disability studies disability equality european history impairment inequality interviews literary criticism oppression physical disability power racism scholarly self determination self reliance sensory disability sexism social justice theoretical third world true story western world |
ISBN |
1-280-09047-2
9786613520357 0-520-92544-0 0-585-04779-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- The Argument -- Acknowledgments -- People Interviewed -- Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Disability Oppression and Everyday Life -- Part III. Empowerment and Organization -- Part IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828722203321 |
Charlton James I. | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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