Called by the wild [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich |
Autore | Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
Soggetto topico | Conservationists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
australia autobiography biography biology bioregionalism biosphere california caribbean conservation dasmann ecology ecotourism environment environmental movement environmentalism fieldwork game management kinshasha memoir military service military natural world nature preserve nature nonfiction politics population growth rain forest san francisco soldier south pacific sri lanka sustainability united nations united states veteran wilderness wildlife world war two ww2 |
ISBN |
0-520-92740-0
1-59734-521-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings: The Lure of Wild Country -- 2. School, the Woods, and War -- 3. Red Arrows Never Glance -- 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? -- 5. Elizabeth's Story -- 6. Reunion -- 7. Transition -- 8. Deer -- 9. Arcata -- 10. Conservation by Slaughter -- 11. Return to the United States -- 12. Influences and Efforts -- 13. Too Many, Too Much -- 14. Uniting Nations -- 15. Return to Africa -- 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People -- 17. The Edges of the Sea -- 18. The Incident in Kinshasha -- 19. Return to the South Pacific -- 20. Back to the Land -- 21. Damming Paradise -- 22. Other Ways of Life -- 23. Biosphere Reserves -- 24. Finale -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Called by the wild [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich |
Autore | Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7/2/092
B |
Soggetto topico | Conservationists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
australia autobiography biography biology bioregionalism biosphere california caribbean conservation dasmann ecology ecotourism environment environmental movement environmentalism fieldwork game management kinshasha memoir military service military natural world nature preserve nature nonfiction politics population growth rain forest san francisco soldier south pacific sri lanka sustainability united nations united states veteran wilderness wildlife world war two ww2 |
ISBN |
0-520-92740-0
1-59734-521-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings: The Lure of Wild Country -- 2. School, the Woods, and War -- 3. Red Arrows Never Glance -- 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? -- 5. Elizabeth's Story -- 6. Reunion -- 7. Transition -- 8. Deer -- 9. Arcata -- 10. Conservation by Slaughter -- 11. Return to the United States -- 12. Influences and Efforts -- 13. Too Many, Too Much -- 14. Uniting Nations -- 15. Return to Africa -- 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People -- 17. The Edges of the Sea -- 18. The Incident in Kinshasha -- 19. Return to the South Pacific -- 20. Back to the Land -- 21. Damming Paradise -- 22. Other Ways of Life -- 23. Biosphere Reserves -- 24. Finale -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821988403321 |
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Voyager [[electronic resource] /] / Srikanth Reddy |
Autore | Reddy Srikanth <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (143 p.) |
Disciplina | 811/.6 |
Collana | New California poetry |
Soggetto topico | American poetry |
Soggetto non controllato |
ambition
american literature american poetry astrology cosmology creative writing forgetting genocide hitler humanity identity intelligence officer kurt waldheim leadership literature nazis poems poetics poetry possibility possible worlds progress science fiction secret identity secret past secretary general silence solar system space spacecraft spy united nations universe war crimes wehrmacht witness |
ISBN |
1-283-27752-2
9786613277527 0-520-94826-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- Epilogues -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785302003321 |
Reddy Srikanth <1973->
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Voyager [[electronic resource] /] / Srikanth Reddy |
Autore | Reddy Srikanth <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (143 p.) |
Disciplina | 811/.6 |
Collana | New California poetry |
Soggetto topico | American poetry |
Soggetto non controllato |
ambition
american literature american poetry astrology cosmology creative writing forgetting genocide hitler humanity identity intelligence officer kurt waldheim leadership literature nazis poems poetics poetry possibility possible worlds progress science fiction secret identity secret past secretary general silence solar system space spacecraft spy united nations universe war crimes wehrmacht witness |
ISBN |
1-283-27752-2
9786613277527 0-520-94826-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- Epilogues -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814018703321 |
Reddy Srikanth <1973->
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We are amphibians : Julian and Aldous Huxley on the future of our species / / R. S. Deese |
Autore | Deese R. S. <1964-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (627 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.93/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Human ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
biology
brave new world comparative religion conservation conservationism dystopia ecology evolutionary biology future of our species future human consciousness human progress humanity huxley brothers international politics modern synthesis political science politics precarious situation religion religious studies responsibility transhumanism two brothers unesco united nations educational scientific and cultural organization united nations world wildlife fund |
ISBN | 0-520-95956-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: "The Question of Questions for Mankind" -- 1. Late Victorians -- 2. Twilight of Utopias -- 3. Spiritual Biology -- 4. Ape and Essence -- 5. We Are Amphibians -- Epilogue: The Future of Our Species -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787171603321 |
Deese R. S. <1964->
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We are amphibians : Julian and Aldous Huxley on the future of our species / / R. S. Deese |
Autore | Deese R. S. <1964-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (627 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.93/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Human ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
biology
brave new world comparative religion conservation conservationism dystopia ecology evolutionary biology future of our species future human consciousness human progress humanity huxley brothers international politics modern synthesis political science politics precarious situation religion religious studies responsibility transhumanism two brothers unesco united nations educational scientific and cultural organization united nations world wildlife fund |
ISBN | 0-520-95956-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: "The Question of Questions for Mankind" -- 1. Late Victorians -- 2. Twilight of Utopias -- 3. Spiritual Biology -- 4. Ape and Essence -- 5. We Are Amphibians -- Epilogue: The Future of Our Species -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820809203321 |
Deese R. S. <1964->
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The Women in Blue Helmets : Gender, Policing, and the UN's First All-Female Peacekeeping Unit / / Lesley J. Pruitt |
Autore | Pruitt Lesley J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 355.357 |
Soggetto topico |
Women and peace
Policewomen International police |
Soggetto non controllato |
2007
all female officers all female units dpko female cop female empowerment female officer feminist gender equality gender girl squad heroic historical record india indian police inspiring international liberia peace peacekeeping police officers research security social science true story united nations victims women in power womens issues |
ISBN | 0-520-96471-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The FFPU in a Global Context -- 2. How the FFPU Began -- 3. Women at Work: Securing the Peace -- 4. Political Economy, Women, and Peacekeeping -- 5. Who's Afraid of the Girls? Fears about FFPUs -- 6. Increasing Women's Participation in Peace and Security -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798315903321 |
Pruitt Lesley J.
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The Women in Blue Helmets : Gender, Policing, and the UN's First All-Female Peacekeeping Unit / / Lesley J. Pruitt |
Autore | Pruitt Lesley J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 355.357 |
Soggetto topico |
Women and peace
Policewomen International police |
Soggetto non controllato |
2007
all female officers all female units dpko female cop female empowerment female officer feminist gender equality gender girl squad heroic historical record india indian police inspiring international liberia peace peacekeeping police officers research security social science true story united nations victims women in power womens issues |
ISBN | 0-520-96471-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The FFPU in a Global Context -- 2. How the FFPU Began -- 3. Women at Work: Securing the Peace -- 4. Political Economy, Women, and Peacekeeping -- 5. Who's Afraid of the Girls? Fears about FFPUs -- 6. Increasing Women's Participation in Peace and Security -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824338703321 |
Pruitt Lesley J.
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Working skin : making leather, making a multicultural Japan / / Joseph D. Hankins |
Autore | Hankins Joseph D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.5/680952 |
Collana | Asia Pacific Modern |
Soggetto topico |
Buraku people - Social conditions
Buraku people - Government policy Multiculturalism - Japan Labor - Japan Working class - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
asia pacific modern series buraka rights activists buraku people cultural studies ethnographic research global politics historical history of japan history international advocates japan japanese culture japanese politics japanese labor of multiculturalism labor leather production liberalized markets managing difference meat production minority groups multicultural japan national homogeneity political prejudice social movements south asia stigmatized groups tanners united nations |
ISBN | 0-520-95916-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: Hailing from Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Recognizing Buraku Difference -- Part Two. Choice and Obligation in Contemporary Buraku Politics -- Part Three. International Standards and the Possibilities of Solidarity -- Conclusion: The Disciplines of Multiculturalism -- Epilogue: Texas to Japan, and Back -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786617003321 |
Hankins Joseph D.
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Working skin : making leather, making a multicultural Japan / / Joseph D. Hankins |
Autore | Hankins Joseph D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.5/680952 |
Collana | Asia Pacific Modern |
Soggetto topico |
Buraku people - Social conditions
Buraku people - Government policy Multiculturalism - Japan Labor - Japan Working class - Japan |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
asia pacific modern series buraka rights activists buraku people cultural studies ethnographic research global politics historical history of japan history international advocates japan japanese culture japanese politics japanese labor of multiculturalism labor leather production liberalized markets managing difference meat production minority groups multicultural japan national homogeneity political prejudice social movements south asia stigmatized groups tanners united nations |
ISBN | 0-520-95916-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: Hailing from Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. Recognizing Buraku Difference -- Part Two. Choice and Obligation in Contemporary Buraku Politics -- Part Three. International Standards and the Possibilities of Solidarity -- Conclusion: The Disciplines of Multiculturalism -- Epilogue: Texas to Japan, and Back -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807676803321 |
Hankins Joseph D.
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