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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Ancestral leaves : : a family journey through Chinese history / / Joseph W. Esherick |
Autore | Esherick Joseph S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina |
929.20951
929/.20951 951 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Asia / General |
Soggetto non controllato |
14th century
19th century ancestors asian biography biographical china chinese communists chinese history chinese rebellions chinese cultural revolution economic growth everyday life family history family lines historical nonfiction history buffs japanese invasion modern china modern history nonfiction oral histories personal history republican era social history social transformation war and revolution warfare world war ii wwii ye family |
ISBN |
1-283-33184-5
9786613331847 0-520-94762-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Fleeing the Long Hairs -- 2. Family roots -- 3. Father, Son, and Family -- 4. Rebellion -- 5. Official Life in the Late Qing -- 6. A time of transitions -- 7. Doing Business in Tianjin -- 8. Growing Up in Tianjin -- 9. Student Life in the 1930's -- 10. War -- Part III. The People's Republic -- 11. Family Life in new China -- 12. Hundred Flowers and Poisonous Weeds -- 13. The Cultural revolution -- Epilogue: After the Deluge -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- Selected Ye Family Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785570603321 |
Esherick Joseph S
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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Aspects of Leadership : Ethics, Law, and Spirituality |
Autore | Connelley Carroll |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Quantico, VA, : Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (512 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Ethics & moral philosophy
Legal ethics & professional conduct |
Soggetto non controllato |
Marine Corps
ethics leadership law warfare spirituality |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Carroll Connelley -- ETHICS: Leadership, ethics and culture in COIN operations: case examples from Marjeh, Afghanistan / Brian Christmas and Paula Holmes-Eber ; Ethics and irregular warfare: the role of the stakeholder theory and care ethics / Geoffroy Murat ; A pedagogy of practical military ethics / Clinton A. Culp ; Leadership in a world of blurred responsibilities / Emmanuel R. Goffi ; When loyalty to comrades conflicts with military duty / J. Peter Bradley ; Leadership and the ethics of dissent: reflections from the Holocaust / Paolo Tripodi ; Enacting a culture of ethical leadership: command and control as unifying mind / Clyde Croswell and Dan Yaroslaski -- LAW: Training the rules of engagement for the counterinsurgency fight / Winston Williams ; Rules of engagement: law, strategy, and leadership / Laurie R. Blank ; Humanity in War: leading by example; the role of the Commander in modern warfare / Jamie A. Williamson ; Agency of Risk: the balance between protecting military forces and the civilian population / Chris Jenks ; Accountability or impunity: rules and limits of command responsibility / Kenneth Hobbs -- SPIRITUALITY: Spiritual injuries: wounds of the American warrior on the Battlefield of the Soul / David Gibson and Judy Malana ; Soldier spirituality in a combat zone: preliminary findings / Franklin Eric Wester ; The spiritual as nexus for the ethical and legal / Jeffrey S. Wilson ; The religious factor in military leadership / Paula Otis ; Spiritual leadership in the battle space: Who is in charge? A personal essay / Arnold Fields. |
Altri titoli varianti | Aspects of Leadership |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557590003321 |
Connelley Carroll
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Quantico, VA, : Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), 2012 | ||
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The Chumash world at European contact [[electronic resource] ] : power, trade, and feasting among complex hunter-gatherers / / Lynn H. Gamble |
Autore | Gamble Lynn H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.40049758 |
Soggetto topico |
Chumash Indians - History
Chumash Indians - Social life and customs Indians of North America - First contact with other peoples - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
18th century american history
anthropology archeology california chiefs chumash culture chumash society chumash cultural studies ecology economic networks economy ethnography historical history household organization hunter gatherer society indigenous peoples indigenous societies native americans native peoples north american cultures politics power social networks southern california spanish empire spanish explorers spanish imperialism spanish missionaries trade voyages warfare |
ISBN |
1-281-75264-9
9786611752644 0-520-94268-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Chumash at a Crossroads: Theoretical Considerations -- 2. The Environment and Its Management -- 3. Cultural Setting -- 4. Historic Chumash Settlements on the Mainland Coast -- 5. Village and Household Organization -- 6. Subsistence and Feasting -- 7. Rank, Ritual, and Power -- 8. Economics and Exchange: Manifestations of Wealth Finance -- 9. Conflict and Social Integration -- 10. The Chumash, Pomo, and Patwin: Comparative Analysis and Final Thoughts -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782564103321 |
Gamble Lynn H
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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Educating Informal Educators |
Autore | Alldred Pam |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (226 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Humanities
Education |
Soggetto non controllato |
historical reenactment
conflict heritage teaching informal education war spaces warfare youth work creativity pedagogy youth arts popular music film-making critical consciousness critical reflection inequality racism oppression Youth and Community Work social justice transformative education higher education critical pedagogy Critical Race Theory curriculum assessment professional education group work social pedagogy YMCA youth and community work anti-oppressive practice collective biography agential cuts memory diffraction community development values cultural diversity informal educators community and youth work constructive alignment equality pedagogy of discomfort gender heteronormativity training homophobia gender-related violence social movements critical praxis interprofessional education collaboration empowerment relationships professional distance agency pedagogical synergies teaching methods/approaches educational practice practice contexts COVID-19 teaching research informed practice |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910576877703321 |
Alldred Pam
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MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
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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
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Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
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Germ Wars : The Politics of Microbes and America's Landscape of Fear / / Melanie Armstrong |
Autore | Armstrong Melanie <1977-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.325/35610973 |
Collana | Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics |
Soggetto topico |
Biopolitics
Bioterrorism - United States - Psychological aspects Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention |
Soggetto non controllato |
activism
activist america american government american history american biological science biological weapon biologist biology bioterrorism biowarfare contemporary dangerous disease germ warfare government spending government microbes modern world policymaker politics revolution scientific united states government united states history us government us history warfare |
ISBN | 0-520-96614-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. Political Ecologies of Bioterror -- 1. "Smallpox Is Dead". The Public Health Campaign to (Almost) Eradicate a Species -- 2. Microbes for War and Peace On the Military Origins of Containment -- 3. The Wild Microbiological West Fighting Ticks and Weighing Risks -- 4. Agents of Care. Bioterrorism Preparedness at the CDC -- 5. Simulation Science. Securing the Future -- 6. Bioterror Borderlands. Of Nature and Nation -- Conclusion. "Freaked Out Yet?" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156235103321 |
Armstrong Melanie <1977->
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A Global History of War : From Assyria to the Twenty-First Century / / Gérard Chaliand |
Autore | Chaliand Gérard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.0209 |
Soggetto topico |
War
Strategy - History War - History War and civilization |
Soggetto non controllato |
ancient history
ancient mesopotamia history armed conflict china civilization combat consequences of war current world order development of war tactics diplomacy empires eurasian cultures eurasian empires evolutionary perspective execution of war fighting geopolitical global war historical history of war history impact of war international war iran men at war military culture military strategy history mongolia peace talks political retrospective turkey war worldwide war warfare |
ISBN | 0-520-95943-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Overview -- Chapter 2. The First Military Empire -- Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- Chapter 4. The Arabs -- Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes -- Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades -- Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire -- Chapter 8. Timur the Lame -- Chapter 9. The Ottomans -- Chapter 10. Safavid Persia -- Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions -- Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads -- Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India -- Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars -- Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe -- Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions -- Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare -- Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict -- Chapter 19. Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787080103321 |
Chaliand Gérard
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2014] | ||
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The gods left first [[electronic resource] ] : the captivity and repatriation of Japanese POWs in northeast Asia, 1945-56 / / Andrew E. Barshay |
Autore | Barshay Andrew E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkley, California, : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.53/1450952 |
Soggetto topico |
Japanese - Russia (Federation) - Siberia - History - 20th century
Internment camps - Russia (Federation) - Siberia - History - 20th century Japanese - Russia (Federation) - Siberia Prisoners of war - Russia (Federation) - Siberia Japanese - East Asia - History - 20th century Repatriation - Japan - History - 20th century Imperialism - Social aspects - East Asia - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
1945
allied bombing campaigns allied forces anthropology asian empire asian history captivity china contemporary records engaging forced labor historical history imperial japan japanese history japanese imperialism korea labor camps manchuria memoirs men at war page turner poetry political postwar japan primary sources red army reeducation camps repatriation retrospective siberia warfare warriors world war 2. wwii |
ISBN | 0-520-95657-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps and Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Names and Terms -- Prologue: The Gods Left First -- The Siberian Internment in History -- Kazuki Yasuo and the Profane World of the Gulag -- Knowledge Painfully Acquired: Takasugi Ichiro and the "Democratic Movement" in Siberia -- Ishihara Yoshiro: "My Best Self Did Not Return" -- Coda -- Appendix: How Many? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779977603321 |
Barshay Andrew E
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Berkley, California, : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
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I open fire : poems / / David Pol |
Autore | Pérez Pol David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Brooklyn, NY, : punctum books, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (39 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) |
Soggetto topico | Love poetry |
Soggetto non controllato |
poetry
love warfare |
ISBN | 9780692298268 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137166503321 |
Pérez Pol David
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Brooklyn, NY, : punctum books, 2014 | ||
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