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by Ved P. Nanda (Editor), Ved P. Nanda (Other)Written by a distinguished group of social scientists, the essays address critical aspects of the global refugee situation. The contributors analyze the current problem from the perspectives of law, ethics, and social science, paying particular attention to the linkages and conflicts between international and national refugee issues and concerns. Arguing that a serious gap exists between the obligations undertaken by government delegations to the ...
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by Geoffrey P. Alpert (Author), Roger G. Dunham (Author)Police strategies often develop from custom and practice without guidance from empirical research. Police officers often make their decisions based upon information and tactics with which they are the most familiar and comfortable. Choosing between available strategies and other alternatives can be improved through research and evaluation. One area of policing in which this is especially true is pursuit driving, which may be the deadlies...
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by Michael J. Dubin (Author), Stanley Parsons (Author), Karen Toombs Parsons (Author)Three census decades arranged alphabetically by state are covered by this volume, with a total of 14 variables (from percent of foreign born to percent of manufacturing employees) presented in tabular format. . . . Researchers studying legislative behavior and aggregate election analysis will find this series indispensable. Choice United States Congressional Districts and Data, 1883-1913 is an atlas of U.S. c...
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by James C. F. Wang (Author)The first single-volume reference of its kind, this comprehensive handbook provides background information and analysis on the full range of contemporary ocean use issues. Coverage includes the development of ocean law, the evolving uses of oceans, data on living and non-living ocean resources, the environmental impact of pollution, and competing national claims over ocean exploration. The volume also summarizes the most current research available on the uses of oc...
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by Nancy L. Roberts (Author)This dictionary provides information on the writers, editors, and publications that have carried on a strong American tradition of peace advocacy that goes back to colonial times. The only work of its kind, the dictionary contains entries for some 400 individuals and more than 200 periodicals that represent viewpoints ranging from radical nonresistance, religious pacifism, and racial nonviolence, to selective anti-war positions and advocacy of world government. Pro...
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by John O'Loughlin (Author)This dictionary is the very first to cover the whole span of geopolitics from 1870 to the present. The editor and the contributors, noted specialists, clarify what lies behind the theories and the widespread use and misuse of geopolitical doctrines. The 219 entries are fairly lengthy essays about the major schools, doctrines, strategies, people, controversies, and policies of geopolitics in the main countries practicing geopolitics. These experts provide a complete ...
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by Aileen S. Kraditor (Author)This study fills a conspicuous gap in the secondary literature on the Communist Party by examining the mental world of the wholly committed rank-and-file Party member. Jimmy Higgins was an imaginary composite considered the ideal for members to emulate; the attitudes and beliefs held by Jimmy Higgins-type members have not been adequately studied until now. As Kraditor demonstrates these members differed in important ways from the Party leaders and cadre, and also...
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by Bette Woody (Author)In the recent debate over the growing poverty among blacks, attention has increasingly focused on the role of women heading households as a contributor to poverty. Throughout the debate, however, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the workplace. This study examines how structural change in the U.S. economy and particularly the rise of new service sectors have reshaped the work content, opportunity, and wages of one labor group--black women. Evidence for the ...
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by Jose Calvet de Magalhaes (Author), Jose Calvet de Magalhaes (Author), Bernard Futscher Pereira (Translator)This is a pioneer theoretical study of diplomacy from the viewpoint of political science. It defines diplomacy precisely, and distinguishes it from the other institutions with which it is often confused. The work commences with a historical analysis of diplomacy through the ages in order to afford a theoretical description of the concept. After defining the term, Calvet de Magalhaes g...
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by Nitza Nachmias (Author)Although Israel has been primarily dependent on U.S. arms for its national security since 1968, supplying military aid has not conferred the degree of policy leverage anticipated by the United States. This study is the first to analyze the reasons why the tactics of transferring or withholding arms have failed to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals in the Middle East. Providing a thorough, up-to-date reexamination of the U.S.-Israeli relationship, Nachmias gives a comp...
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by Robert Friedenberg (Author)Friedenberg brings to this study of Theodore Roosevelt a thorough grounding in the criticism of American public address. Basing his findings on his own detailed reading of Roosevelt's speeches and supplementing it with his own research in the primary collections of Roosevelt's manuscripts, Robert V. Friedenberg reveals the depth of Roosevelt's fascinating rhetorical career. Friedenberg's astute analysis of Roosevelt's use of classic rhetorical method shows how de...
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by Eva R. Rubin (Author)In 1973 the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision seemed to settle the abortion issue for all time. However, that victory did not win the war, and the impact of that milestone decision still echoes in on-going controversy, litigation, and political maneuvering. In this revised edition, Eva Rubin's discussion of Roe Vs. Wade's far-reaching abortion decision has been updated to bring the litigation and political-judicial controversy up through 1986. This revised account no...
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by Carlos P. Romulo (Author), Beth Day Romulo (Author), Beth Day Romulo (Author)In this fascinating volume, Carlos P. Romulo, retired Foreign Minister of the Philippines and first Asian President of the United Nations, describes the development of that organization from its founding in San Francisco in 1945, when he signed its charter, to his farewell speech to the General Assembly in the fall of 1983. Related in the form of personal memories and impressions, the facts and dates in his narrat...
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by Robert Ehrlich (Editor), Robert Ehrlich (Other)This work provides an organized collection of views on nuclear war education, a topic of great current concern. It grew out of the 1986 Conference on Nuclear War Education sponsored by George Mason University. The contributors represent the full spectrum of academic disciplines from the humanities to the sciences. Through this diverse collection of essays, the editor has tried to elucidate the important themes which underlie this curriculum.Au...
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by Robert J. Waste (Author)This work may prove a starting point for a broader discussion concerning polyarchies that will lead to additional substantial contributions in this very important area of scholarship. This succinct and easily readable volume is recommende for general university collections and audiences. Perspective Robert Waste presents a new method of analyzing community power and local government aimed at keeping democracy as a central focus and resolving the conflicts that have ...
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by Unknown (Author), Mary Ann Tetreault (Editor), Charles Frederick Abel (Editor)Author Biographytreault /f Mary Ann /r ed. l /f Charles Frederick /r ed.
Number of Pages: 286
Dimensions: 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: April 22, 1986
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by Steven R. Applewhite (Editor), Steven R. Applewhite (Other)An outstanding examination of the cross-cultural apsects in social work practice and service dealing with Hispanic elderly, in particular Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans. It provides a historical as well as a sociodemographic overview of the Hispanic aged, and addresses economic, cultural, and health issues affecting their quality of life. This is certainly a notable and comprehensive study of service utilization, variations in...
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by William Miles (Author), William Miles (Compiled by)Since 1828, every four years has seen the re-emergence of newspapers published on behalf of particular presidential candidates and aspirants. Despite the importance and longevity of the medium, however, it has largely been overlooked as an object of serious study. This volume is the only systematic treatment of the subject yet published. It presents both an historical overview and the first compilation of bibliographic data on the publicat...
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by Allan P. Sindler (Author), Huey Pierce Long (Author), Unknown (Author)In an attempt to take the subject of Louisiana politics out from under the dominating shadow of Huey Long, the author focuses on the form and content of Louisiana's one-party bifactional politics from 1920 to 1952. The rise of the Long faction is treated within the framework of a continuing movement of class protest originating in 19th-century Louisiana and extending beyond Long's death in 1935.Author Biographyng /f Huey...
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by Jonathan Garlock (Author)Jonathan Garlock's Guide to the Local Assemblies of the Knights of Labor makes accessible a great deal of information necessary for understanding and evaluating the history and impact of this organization. It provides information on twelve thousand local assemblies organized by the Knights of Labor between 1869 and 1896. Organized geographically by state, county, and community, the Guide provides the assigned local assembly number, dates of existence, and community...
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by Paolo E. Coletta (Editor), Paolo Enrico Coletta (Other)An] excellent source of detailed information about both famous and obscure places in U.S. naval history. Reference Books BulletinAuthor Biographyletta /f Paolo /i E. /r ed. er /f K. /i Jack /r assoc. ed.
Number of Pages: 740
Dimensions: 1.61 x 9.44 x 6.44 IN
Publication Date: June 26, 1985
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by Stanley B. Parsons (Author), William W. Beach (Author), Michael J. Dubin (Author)This volume, the second of a multi-volume reference work, presents county and district demographic data and the geographical location of American congressional districts between 1789 and 1942. Volume II is considerably different from its predecessor, United States Congressional Districts, 1788-1841 (Greenwood Press, 1978), largely due to the increasing amount of census information available during successive d...
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by Peter Olsson (Author)In The Cult of Osama, Psychiatrist Peter Olsson examines Osama bin Laden's early life experiences and explains, from a psychoanalytical perspective, how those created a mind filled with perverse rage at America, as well as why his way of thinking makes bin Laden in many cases a hero to Arab and Muslim youths. Many other writings totally demonize bin Laden, and therein strangely play into putting this troubled man onto a pedestal, says Olsson, who spent 25 years on a so...
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by Anna Geifman (Author)This fascinating study shows how terrorism as developed and practiced in Romanov Russia has, over the past century, manifested itself as the template for modern and postmodern terrorism as a universal sociocultural, psychological, and existential experience, irrespective of particular political causes, ethnic distinctions, and ideological boundaries. Arguing that Russia is the birthplace of modern terrorism, Death Orders: The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in Revolutiona...
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by Ronald V. Clarke (Author), Graeme R. Newman (Author), R. V. G. Clarke (Author)Given that the war on terror is currently being fought the way crime typically is--after the fact--this country cannot protect its citizens from future terrorist events solely in this way. Instead, measures must be taken to actually stop terrorists before they can attack. Here, the authors argue that government anti-terrorism policy must pay much more attention to reducing opportunities for terrorist attacks by p...
