security and the military between reality and perception

Ethnic Conflict and International Security

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, During the Cold War, most international relations theorists and strategic studies analysts paid little attention to ethnic and other forms of communal conflict. Disregard for the importance of ethnic and nationality issues in world affairs, always misguided so far as the developing world was concerned, has been overtaken, in stunning fashion, by recent events from Abkhazia to Zaire. The essays in this volume advance our understanding of the causes of ethnic and communal conflict, the regional and international implications of such conflicts, and what the international community can do to minimize the potential for instability and violence. Drawn from recent issues of "Survival," they are organized along thematic rather than regional lines, and will be required reading for scholars, students, and policymakers alike. The contributors to the volume include Michael Brown on the causes and implications of ethnic conflict, Anthony Smith on the ethnic sources of nationalism, David Welsh on domestic politics and ethnic conflict, Renee de Nevers on democratization and ethnic conflict, and Pierre Hassner on nationalism and internationalism. Jack Snyder writes on nationalism and the crisis of the post-Soviet state, Barry Posen on the security dilemma and ethnic conflict, Kathleen Newland on ethnic conflict and refugees, Jenonne Walker on international mediation of ethnic conflicts, and Robert Cooper and Mats Berdal on outside intervention in ethnic conflicts, Adam Roberts discusses the U.N. and international security, and John Chipman explores managing the politics of parochialism.

The Rich Get Richer: The Rise of Income Inequality in the U.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Braun, Dennis D. / Braun, Denny, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This edition is a penetrating and urgent study of the increasing levels of income inequality in the United States and the world. The erosion of the middle class poses a threat to worldwide economic and political stability, as consumers and their children slowly disappear into growing rates of poverty, crime, and violence. Braun examines the economic plight of all people including those in developing nations where a tiny minority controls much of the wealth, and links this inequality to relationships between Third World nations and multinational corporations. This second edition includes new information on the working poor, Mexico and NAFTA, cross-country perceptions of inequality, mass media and political manipulation, and corporations and their overpaid CEOs.

The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harre, Rom / Moghaddam, Fathali M. / Harr?, Rom, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume focuses on relations between the self and other individuals, the self and groups, and the self and context. Leading scholars in the field of positioning theory present the newest developments from this field on human social relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, and multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic and powerful account of human social relations, and to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented and international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology and linguistics, and psychology and microsociology. There is a focus on language and social construction of the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

Metamorphoses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ovid / Melville, A. D. / Kenney, E. J., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Metamorphoses--the best-known poem by one of the wittiest poets of classical antiquity--takes as its theme change and transformation, as illustrated by Greco-Roman myth and legend. Melville's new translation reproduces the grace and fluency of Ovid's style, and its modern idiom offers a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality.

Radical Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Sylvia, PUBLISHER: Xlibris Corporation, This second book of the Real Magic series continues to explore the ancient Hermetic Teachings as "A mental art---the art of using consciousness itself as the tool for creating changes in consciousness." What does the Hermetic axiom, "as above; so below" really mean? The relationship between macrocosm (above) and microcosm (below) is the key to the Hermetic Teachings. Macrocosm refers to the Eternal Reality of Light; the realm of God. Microcosm is its reflection; a fragmentation of Light; the world of human existence and human ego. The core of the Hermetic Teachings for centuries has been focused on transforming the fragmented body of Light in human consciousness and uniting below with above.

Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galambos, T. V. / Galambos, Theodore V., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Interscience, This "Guide," compiled and updated by the Structural Stability Research Council, has long been an indispensable bridge between research and practice. Provides simplified and refined procedures applicable to design and to assessing design limitations, and offers guidance to design specifications, codes, and standards currently applied to the stability of metal structures. Most chapters have been rewritten and three new chapters cover stability theory, box girders, and the application of the finite element method to the solution of stability problems. Illustrated with over 250 figures.

Cultural Marxism and Political Sociology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weiner, Richard R., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A thorough examination and analysis of the tensions between political sociology and the culturally oriented Marxism that emerged in the 60s and 70s is presented in this volume. In order to create a strikingly original synthesis, Weiner considers the work of theorists as diverse as Jurgen Habermas, Claus Offe, Alain Touraine, Anthony Giddens and Alvin Gouldner, many of whom fall ideologically outside the cultural Marxism movement.

The Excluded Past: Archaeology in Education

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stone, Peter G. / MacKenzie, Robert, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The Exluded Past is a ground-breaking book that examines the uneasy relationship between archaeology and education. It argues that archaeologists have a vital role to play in education alongside other interpreters of the past. Contributors from different countries and disciplines show how the exclusion of aspects of the past tends to impoverish and distort social and educational experience.

Multinationals and Europe : Strategies for the Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgenmeier, B. / Burgenmeier, Beat, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Multinationals and Europe " presents the first independent review of the critical role multinationals will play in Europe in the future. An international group of scholars extend the focus beyond to examine the economic and business strategy frameworks that firms need to develop and maintain a competitive advantage. Using case studies from specific industries, the contributors explore the activity of multinationals within the single market, and give special emphasis to the Japanese companies that are poised to exploit the climate of . The importance of interaction between multinationals and national government policies is analyzed, with acknowledgement of the integration that has already been achieved.

Theorizing Social Work Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Neil, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This important new text from Neil Thompson explores the relationship between social work theory and social work practice in a way that promotes reflective practice and identifies the value and limitations of different theoretical positions from an applied perspective. The book is outstanding for its clarity, balance, organization and integrity.

The Aliens of Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kress, Nancy / Walker, Jane, PUBLISHER: Arkham House Publishers, For over a decade, Nancy Kress has written a succession of science-fantasy stories in which a depth of imagination is conjoined to an uncommon perception of human nature. Even Kress's most committed partisans, however, were unprepared for the appearance of her two awesomely accomplished nouvelles, "Beggars in Spain, " and "And Wild for to Hold." The former - a Hugo and Nebula recipient - has become an acclaimed novel; the latter - a time-travel adventure involving Anne Boleyn - explores the uneasy interface between technology and humanity as one of the eighteen stories in this outstanding collection: "The Price of Oranges, " "Glass, " "People like Us, " "Cannibals, " "To Scale, " "Touchdown, " "Down behind Cuba Lake, " "In a World like This, " "Philippa's Hands, " "Inertia, " "Phone Repairs, " "The Battle of Long Island, " "Renaissance, " "Spillage, " "The Mountain to Mohammed, " "Craps, " "And Wild for to Hold, " and "In Memoriam."

Staying Alive After 35!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McClelland, Tony, PUBLISHER: Tfm Publishing, This remarkable book is long overdue. It provides the insights essential for the lay reader to take personal control of their long-term health, and physical and emotional well-being. It empowers and educates the non-doctor like no book before it. Using a patient-centred and evidence-based approach, it reflects the dramatic changes in the way medical care will be delivered in the future i.e. as an equal and mutually respectful partnership between well-informed patient and hopefully, well-informed doctor.

The Challenge of Islam: The Prophetic Tradition, Lectures,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Norman O. / Neu, Jerome / Simpson, Mathew E., PUBLISHER: North Atlantic Books, "The Prophetic Tradition: The Challenge of Islam "is an enlightening set of lectures given by Norman O. Brown during the s, exploring a wide-ranging array of topics concerning Islam. Brown reveals the overlooked relationship between Islam and early Christianity, exploring Islam's relation to, and revision of, the Christian tradition, the literary innovation of the Qu'ran, the nature of revolutionary and political Islam, and the vision of a world civilization. Throughout these lectures, which are remarkably pertinent today, Brown seeks to educate the reader on misunderstood areas of Islam, including the split between the Sunni and Shi'ite sects and Islam's exemplification of the broad themes of art and imagination in human life. The author's world-historical perspective of religion and tradition gives readers a crucial alternative to the divisive "clash of civilizations" view that paints Islam as at odds with the West. He exposes the unifying strands between Islam and early Judeo-Christian doctrine, showing that Islam is in fact a genuine part of "Western" tradition, and more importantly, part of a global tradition that embraces us all.

The Guinness Drinking Companion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunkling, Leslie / Jackson, Michael, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, Take delicious sips from the literature of brews and spirits. Leslie Dunkling, under the imprimatur of the world's most famous brewer, gives a comprehensive introduction to the history and range of alcoholic beverages. Dunkling amasses poems, bits of biography, and dips from novels that show numerous coincidences between alcohol and litcrature. Chapters include "Liquid Magnanimity -- The Wines of the World, " "Lifting the Spirits -- The Spirits and Liqueurs of the World, " and "Something Brewing -- Beers, Ales, and Stouts. Peppered with quotations from literary figures, including Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck, Thomas Hardy, and William Shakespeare, "The Guinness Drinking Companion" is sure to please lovers of fine literature and poetry as well as imbibers. It is a fascinating and often amusing look at the literature and history of alcoholic beverages.

Deregulation in the European Union

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collier, Ute, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Deregulation in the European Union" examines the environmental implications of economic deregulation through case studies of energy, transport and water sectors, and discusses options for deregulation, such as self-regulation, negotiated agreements and environmental management systems. This book represents the most up-to-date research from Europe on environmental deregulation. It also covers more general issues, including links between regulation, environmental protection and competitiveness, and the importance of better availability of environmental information.

The Double Life of Pocahontas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fritz, Jean / Young, Ed, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, In a story that is as gripping as it is historical, Jean Fritz reveals the true life of Pocahontas. Though at first permitted to move freely between the Indian and the white worlds, Pocahontas was eventually torn between her new life and the culture that shaped her.

A Social History of England,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crick, Julia / Van Houts, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The years between 900 and saw transformative social change in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations and the proliferation of feudalised elites and bureaucratic monarchies. In England these developments were complicated and accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration and changes of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology and literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of transition and select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the landscape of England, its mineral wealth, its towns and rural life, the health, behaviour and obligations of its inhabitants, patterns of spiritual and intellectual life and the polyglot nature of its population and culture. What emerges is an insight into the complexity, diversity and richness of this formative period of English history.

Debates on Democratization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Diamond, Larry / Plattner, Marc F. / Costopoulos, Philip J., PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, For more than twenty years, the Journal of Democracy has been a leading voice in the conversation between scholars and practitioners about government by consent and its place in the contemporary world. If democracy means anything, it means robust debates. Over the years, the pages of the Journal have certainly seen their share of lively and illuminating scholarly disagreements. As a service to students and teachers who wish to deepen their understanding of the questions and controversies that surround contemporary democratization, the Journal has now brought together a series of exchanges on the topic. Debates on Democratization explores the issues of democratic consolidation, the reality of the transition paradigm, the advisability of attempting to "sequence" elections and other liberal-democratic reforms, the nature and prospects of the "color revolutions" in the former Eastern Bloc, and the relative merits of presidentialism and its alternatives from the point of view of democratic governance and stability. The volume is filled with insightful, thought-provoking arguments by leading thinkers in the field. Graduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today.

The Company They Keep: Friendships in Childhood and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bukowski, William M. / Newcomb, Andrew F. / Hartup, Willard W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Friendship is one of life's most essential and rewarding forms of interaction--a feature of every culture that most persons experience daily. While most research efforts on friendship have concentrated on such issues as peer acceptance and dyadic properties, there has been little exploration of friendship's role in a child's social and emotional growth. The Company They Keep provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars presents the major conceptual issues, themes, goals, methodological strategies and findings from their research on friendship. Contributors explore a variety of topics, including cultural variations in childrens' and adolescents' friendships, the association between friendship and cognitive and personality development, the effect of friendship on adjustment, and the links between experience within the family and relationships with friends.

Predictions for a New Millennium

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tyl, Noel, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, He predicted the exact dates of the Gulf War and the fall of the Soviet Union. Now Noel Tyl foresees key events, with 58 predictions about the dramatic political, economic, and social changes that will occur between now and the year . See beyond the crisis of the moment to anticipate and prepare for upcoming world changes. How will these events affect the economy, the world powers... how will they affect you? The answers are here.

Minority Hungarian Communities in the Twentieth Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bardi, Nandor / Fedinec, Csilla / Szarka, Laszlo, PUBLISHER: East European Monographs, The authors review the twentieth-century history of Hungarian communities that became minorities within Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Austria after World War I. They trace these developments over ninety years of social, political, economic, and cultural upheaval and examine in detail the relationship between such communities and the majority nations in which they found themselves. The volume also follows changes in these groups' political and legal statuses.

Prisms of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wayland Harkey, Lu, PUBLISHER: Creation House, "Prisms of Life "offers true stories that will challenge the modern mind of non-believers and believers that discounts the Bible and the historic reality of Jesus. Each story is like looking through a prism in which God exists and touches the situation with His presence, wisdom, guidance, or even full intervention for His glory. Readers will see and know that He is alive today through the miracles recounted in these stories and scenarios.

Sleep, Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: EDITED BY ANTONIO CU, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The relationship between sleep disorders in particular sleep apnea, a highly prevalent condition and common vascular disturbances such as stroke and hypertension is an area of active research. Summarizing the clinical evidence to date between sleep disorders and vascular pathology, this is the first time a comprehensive overview of this relationship has been covered in a single volume. Bringing together some of the world's most renowned authors in the field, Sleep, Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease contains recommended treatment plans allowing for rapid and accurate diagnosis and management of patients enabling learning from real experience. Of interest, not only, to specialists who intervene in diagnosis and management of sleep and stroke disorders such as neurologists, cardiologists and pulmonologists, the book will also be of value to primary-care practitioners, allowing them to arrive at better diagnoses and management of sleep and vascular disorders.

The Future Is Happy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarai, Sarah, PUBLISHER: Blazevox Books, Poetry. "With both wit and tenderness, Sarah Sarai rigorously navigates the dialectics of knowledge and not knowing, thinking and being, the fantastic and the quotidian, the spiritual and the earthy, in language that is by turns crisp and lush. These are heady, whip-smart, funny and moving poems in which time becomes fluid and vertical--high-rise pageant of art, ephemera, filigree and memory through which our physical and temporal bodies spark and fall much too quickly"--Lee Ann Roripaugh.

AI*Ia 99: Advances in Artificial Intelligence: 6th Congress

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Associazione Italiana Per Lintelligenza Artificiale / Mello, P. / Lamma, E., PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AI*IA 99, held in Bologna, Italy, in September . The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book from a total of 64 congress submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on knowledge representation; automated reasoning; temporal and qualitative reasoning; machine learning, data mining, and theory revision; natural language processing and web interfaces; multi-agent systems; perception and robotics; and planning and scheduling.

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