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Walking the Gendered Tightrope : Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi As Legislative Leaders
Melissa Haussman;Karen M. Kedrowski;Melissa Haussman;Karen M. Kedrowski
Walking the Gendered Tightrope analyzes the gendered expectations for women in high of...
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Walking the Gendered Tightrope : Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi As Legislative Leaders
2023
Walking the Gendered Tightrope analyzes the gendered expectations for women in high offices through the examples of British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S . Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Even at their highest positions, and while completing their greatest achievements, both May and Pelosi faced gendered critiques and intraparty challenges to their leadership. While other books have analyzed the barriers to higher office that women face, this book reveals how women in positions of power are still forced to balance feminine stereotypes with the perception of power as masculine in order to prove their legitimacy. By examining intraparty dynamics, this book offers a unique comparison between a majoritarian presidential and Westminster parliamentary system. While their parties promoted Pelosi and May to highlight their progressive values, both women faced continually gendered critiques about their abilities to lead their caucuses on difficult policy issues, such as the Affordable Care Act and two Trump impeachment votes for Nancy Pelosi, or finishing Brexit for Theresa May. Grounded in the legislative literature from the United States and Britain, as well as historical accounts and personal interviews, Walking the Gendered Tightrope contributes to the fields of gender and politics, legislative studies, American politics, and British politics.
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Women legislators--United States - Women legislators--Great Britain - Women--Political activity--Cross-cultural studiesContent provider:
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Stocks for All: People’s Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century
Petri Mäntysaari;Petri Mäntysaari
Public stock markets are too small. This book is an effort to rescue public stock mark...
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Stocks for All: People’s Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century
2021
Public stock markets are too small. This book is an effort to rescue public stock markets in the EU and the US. There should be more companies with publicly-traded shares and more direct share ownership. Anchored in a broad historical study of the regulation of stock markets and companies in Europe and the US, the book proposes ways to create a new regulatory regime designed to help firms and facilitate people's capitalism. Through its comparative and historical study of regulation and legal practices, the book helps to understand the evolution of public stock markets from the nineteenth century to the present day. The book identifies design principles that reflect prior regulation. While continental European company law has produced many enduring design principles, the recent regulation of stock markets in the EU and the US has failed to serve the needs of both firms and retail investors. The book therefore proposes a new set of design principles to serve contemporary societal needs.
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Stock exchanges--United States - Stock exchanges--European Union countriesContent provider:
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The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations
Mark Gibney;Gamze Erdem Türkelli;Markus Krajewski;Wouter Vandenhole;Mark Gi...
The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations brings internation...
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The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations
2022
The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations brings international scholarship on transnational human rights obligations into a comprehensive and wide-ranging volume. Each chapter combines a thorough analysis of a particular issue area and provides a forward-looking perspective of how extraterritorial human rights obligations (ETOs) might come to be more fully recognized, outlining shortcomings but also best state practices. It builds insights gained from state practice to identify gaps in the literature and points to future avenues of inquiry. The Handbook is organized into seven thematic parts: conceptualization and theoretical foundations; enforcement; migration and refugee protection; financial assistance and sanctions; finance, investment and trade; peace and security; and environment. Chapters summarize the cutting edge of current knowledge on key topics as leading experts critically reflect on ETOs, and, where appropriate, engage with the Maastricht Principles to critically evaluate their value 10 years after their adoption. The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations is an authoritative and essential reference text for scholars and students of human rights and human rights law, and more broadly, of international law and international relations as well as to those working in international economic law, development studies, peace and conflict studies, environmental law and migration. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
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Exterritoriality - International law and human rights - International law and municipal lawContent provider:
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A country report for the U.S. is presented from publisher Country Watch Inc., with top...
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United States Country Review. 2024, p1-2608. 2610p.
A country report for the U.S . is presented from publisher Country Watch Inc., with topics including government strategy, economic growth, and national security.
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ECONOMIC development - NATIONAL security - ECONOMIC policy - GOVERNMENT policy - ECONOMIC indicators - UNITED StatesContent provider:
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Lobbying the Autocrat : The Dynamics of Policy Advocacy in Nondemocracies
Max Grömping;Jessica C. Teets;Max Grömping;Jessica C. Teets
Although authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying ...
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Lobbying the Autocrat : The Dynamics of Policy Advocacy in Nondemocracies
2023
Although authoritarian countries often repress independent citizen activity, lobbying by civil society organizations is actually a widespread phenomenon. Using case studies such as China, Russia, Belarus, Cambodia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, Lobbying the Autocrat shows that citizen advocacy organizations carve out niches in the authoritarian policy process, even influencing policy outcomes. The cases cover a range of autocratic regime types (one -party, multi-party, personalist) on different continents, and encompass different systems of government to explore citizen advocacy ranging from issues such as social welfare, women's rights, election reform, environmental protection, and land rights. They show how civil society has developed adaptive capacities to the changing levels of political repression and built resilience through ‘tactful contention'strategies. Thus, within the bounds set by the authoritarian regimes , adaptive lobbying may still bring about localized responsiveness and representation. However, the challenging conditions of authoritarian advocacy systems identified throughout this volume present challenges for both advocates and autocrats alike. The former are pushed by an environment of constant threat and uncertainty into a precarious dance with the dictator: just the right amount of acquiescence and assertiveness, private persuasion and public pressure, and the flexibility to change quickly to suit different situations. An adaptive lobbyist survives and may even thrive in such conditions, while others often face dire consequences. For the autocrat on the other hand, the more they stifle the associational sphere in an effort to prevent mass mobilization, the less they will reap the informational benefits associated with it. This volume synthesizes the findings of the comparative cases to build a framework for understanding how civil society effectively lobbies inside authoritarian countries.
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Political planning - Lobbying--Case studies - Authoritarianism - Government, Resistance to - Social action - Public interest groupsContent provider:
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Economic Sanctions in International Law and Practice
Masahiko Asada;Masahiko Asada
Providing perspectives from a range of experts, including international lawyers, polit...
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Economic Sanctions in International Law and Practice
2020
Providing perspectives from a range of experts, including international lawyers, political scientists, and practitioners, this book assesses current theory and practice of economic sanctions, discussing current legal and political challenges faced by the international community. It examines both the implementation of sanctions by major powers – the United States , the European Union, and Japan – as well as assessing the impact of those sanctions through case studies of Russia, Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Balancing theoretical analysis of legal considerations with national and regional level empirical analysis, it also includes coverage of sanctions issues by the UN Security Council and the EU, as well as the extraterritorial application of sanctions. A valuable reference for academics and practitioners, Economic Sanctions in International Law and Practice will be useful to those working in the fields of international law, diplomacy, and international political economy.
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The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice
Chris Cunneen;Antje Deckert;Amanda Porter;Juan Tauri;Robert Webb;Chris Cunn...
The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice focuses on the growing wo...
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The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice
2023
The Routledge International Handbook on Decolonizing Justice focuses on the growing worldwide movement aimed at decolonizing state policies and practices, and various disciplinary knowledges including criminology, social work and law. The collection of original chapters brings together cutting-edge, politically engaged work from a diverse group of writers who take as a starting point an analysis founded in a decolonizing, decolonial and/or Indigenous standpoint. Centering the perspectives of Black, First Nations and other racialized and minoritized peoples, the book makes an internationally significant contribution to the literature. The chapters include analyses of specific decolonization policies and interventions instigated by communities to enhance jurisdictional self-determination; theoretical approaches to decolonization; the importance of research and research ethics as a key foundation of the decolonization process; crucial contemporary issues including deaths in custody, state crime, reparations, and transitional justice; and critical analysis of key institutions of control, including police, courts, corrections, child protection systems and other forms of carcerality. The handbook is divided into five sections which reflect the breadth of the decolonizing literature: • Why decolonization? From the personal to the global • State terror and violence • Abolishing the carceral • Transforming and decolonizing justice • Disrupting epistemic violence This book offers a comprehensive and timely resource for activists, students, academics, and those with an interest in Indigenous studies, decolonial and post-colonial studies, criminal legal institutions and criminology. It provides critical commentary and analyses of the major issues for enhancing social justice internationally. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc - Restorative justice - Decolonization - Self-determination, National - Decolonization--Research - Criminal justice, Administration ofContent provider:
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Taxation in the Digital Economy : New Models in Asia and the Pacific
Nella Hendriyetty;Chris Evans;Chul Ju Kim;Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary;Nella He...
A robust and efficient tax administration in a modern tax system requires effective ta...
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Taxation in the Digital Economy : New Models in Asia and the Pacific
2022
A robust and efficient tax administration in a modern tax system requires effective tax policies and legislation. Policy frameworks should cover all aspects of tax administration and include the essential processes of capturing, processing, analyzing, and responding to information provided by taxpayers and others concerning taxpayers'affairs. By far the greatest challenges facing tax administrations in all countries are those posed by the continuing developments in the digital economy. Whereas societies are grappling to come to terms with the transitions from the third industrial or digital revolutions, revenue authorities grapple with the consequences for the sustainability of their tax bases and the efficient administration and collection of taxes. This book presents a critical review of the status of tax systems in Asia and the Pacific in the era of the digital economy. The book suggests how countries can maximize their domestic resource mobilization when confronted by the challenges that digitalization inevitably produces, as well as how they can best harness or take advantage of aspects of digitalization to serve their own needs. The full implications of the COVID-19 crisis are still too uncertain to predict, but it is clear that the crisis will accelerate the trend towards digitalization and also increase pressures on public finances. This, in turn, may shape the preference for, and the nature of, both multilateral and unilateral responses to the tax challenges posed by digitalization and the need to address them. This book will be a timely reference for those researching on taxation in digital economy and for policy makers. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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Electronic commerce--Taxation--Pacific Area - Electronic commerce--Taxation--AsiaContent provider:
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Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining : Integral Peace, Development, and Ecology
Caesar A. Montevecchio;Gerard F. Powers;Caesar A. Montevecchio;Gerard F. Po...
This book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilding in addressing the global mining ...
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Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining : Integral Peace, Development, and Ecology
2022
This book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilding in addressing the global mining industry. Mining is intimately linked to issues of conflict, human rights, sustainable development, governance, and environmental justice. As an institution of significant scope and scale with a large network of actors at all levels and substantial theoretical and ethical resources, the Catholic Church is well positioned to acknowledge the essential role of mining, while challenging unethical and harmful practices, and promoting integral peace, development, and ecology. Drawing together theology, ethics, and praxis, the volume reflects the diversity of Catholic action on mining and the importance of an integrated approach. It includes contributions by an international and interdisciplinary range of scholars and practitioners. They examine Catholic action on mining in El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Philippines. They also address general issues of corporate social responsibility, human rights, development, ecology, and peacebuilding. The book will be of interest to scholars of theology, social ethics, and Catholic studies as well as those specializing in development, ecology, human rights, and peace studies.
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Containing Addiction : The Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the Origins of America's Global Drug War
Matthew R. Pembleton;Matthew R. Pembleton
The story of America's'War on Drugs'usually begins with Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan...
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Containing Addiction : The Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the Origins of America's Global Drug War
2017
The story of America's'War on Drugs'usually begins with Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan. In Containing Addiction, Matthew R. Pembleton argues that its origins instead lie in the years following World War II, when the Federal Bureau of Narcotics -- the country's first drug control agency, established in 1930 -- began to depict drug control as a paramilitary conflict and sent agents abroad to disrupt the flow of drugs to American shores.U.S . policymakers had long viewed addiction and organized crime as profound domestic and trans-national threats. Yet World War II presented new opportunities to implement drug control on a global scale. Skeptical of public health efforts to address demand, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics believed that reducing the global supply of drugs was the only way to contain the spread of addiction. In effect, America applied a foreign policy solution to a domestic social crisis, demonstrating how consistently policymakers have assumed that security at home can only be achieved through hegemony abroad. The result is a drug war that persists into the present day.
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Data Politics : Worlds, Subjects, Rights
Didier Bigo;Engin Isin;Evelyn Ruppert;Didier Bigo;Engin Isin;Evelyn Ruppert
Data has become a social and political issue because of its capacity to reconfigure re...
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Data Politics : Worlds, Subjects, Rights
2019
Data has become a social and political issue because of its capacity to reconfigure relationships between states , subjects, and citizens. This book explores how data has acquired such an important capacity and examines how critical interventions in its uses in both theory and practice are possible. Data and politics are now inseparable: data is not only shaping our social relations, preferences and life chances but our very democracies. Expert international contributors consider political questions about data and the ways it provokes subjects to govern themselves by making rights claims. Concerned with the things (infrastructures of servers, devices, and cables) and language (code, programming, and algorithms) that make up cyberspace, this book demonstrates that without understanding these conditions of possibility it is impossible to intervene in or to shape data politics. Aimed at academics and postgraduate students interested in political aspects of data, this volume will also be of interest to experts in the fields of internet studies, international studies, Big Data, digital social sciences and humanities. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/Data-Politics-Worlds-Subjects-Rights/Bigo-Isin-Ruppert/p/book/9781138053267, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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Big data--Social aspects - Big data--Political aspectsContent provider:
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Land Grabbing and Home Country Development : Chinese and British Land Acquisitions in Comparative Perspective
Ariane Goetz;Ariane Goetz
Since 2008, foreign land acquisitions have attracted international attention under the...
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Land Grabbing and Home Country Development : Chinese and British Land Acquisitions in Comparative Perspective
2019; Vol. 00061
Since 2008, foreign land acquisitions have attracted international attention under the term »land grabbing.« Illustrated by rich and nuanced empirical accounts of forty Chinese and British investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ariane Goetz explains the phenomenon of »land grabbing« from the perspective of two investor countries. She reflects on Chinese and British public policy, state-society relations, national developmental contexts, ideologies, and international relations and thereby gives insights into the political economies that enable these investments as well as the development ambitions and institutionalized paradigms of which they form a part.
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Investments, Foreign--Africa, Sub-Saharan - Real property--Foreign ownershipContent provider:
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Understanding the Department of State
Don Philpott;Don Philpott
History has shown that diplomacy is one of the best ways to protect the United States ...
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Understanding the Department of State
2015; Vol. 00001
History has shown that diplomacy is one of the best ways to protect the United States and the American people. The State Department uses diplomacy with other nations to successfully deal with many challenges that cross national boundaries and affect us here in the United States , including: Terrorism;The threat of weapons of mass destruction;HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases;Illegal drug trafficking and crime;Humanitarian needs of migrants and refugees; andEnvironmental degradation.Americans at home and abroad face threats to their physical and economic well-being. The State Department protects our nation, its people, and our prosperity. Understanding the Department of State looks at the main current issues it faces around the globe from relations with Russia and China to the civil war in Iraq and the growing threat from the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The book also has brief biographies of all the Secretaries of State from Thomas Jefferson, the first to hold the position in 1790, to John Kerry, the current incumbent.The book also contains:A detailed history of the role of the State Department over the last 250 years and how it shaped both the United States and the rest of the world.A list and bios of all U.S . Secretaries of StateA list of the major global issues which are the State Department's current focus of attention.About the Series :The Cabinet Series looks at the major departments in the Federal Government explaining why they were created and the responsibilities of each agency and how they conducts their daily business at home and abroad. It helps to explain what federal agencies do and how they affect the lives of citizens.
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Fairness, Globalization, and Public Institutions : East Asia and Beyond
Jim Dator;Richard C. Pratt;Yongseok Seo;Jim Dator;Richard C. Pratt;Yongseok...
Who benefits from the interconnected processes often referred to as globalization? Is ...
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Fairness, Globalization, and Public Institutions : East Asia and Beyond
2018
Who benefits from the interconnected processes often referred to as globalization? Is it a relatively few people, with most others either being harmed or at least not helped? Are the good things that globalization produces, whatever they are, widely shared? What processes lead us in one direction or another? This book examines a key dimension of globalization: its fairness. It investigates the meaning of and role fairness plays when public institutions are faced with the challenges and opportunities of globalization.Here a distinguished group of contributors, including both academics and practitioners, focuses on East and Southeast Asia, but the relevance of the issues discussed extends well beyond these regions. They present a broad-ranging examination of the intersections between fairness, globalization, and public institutions.Contributors: Doug Allen, Walt T. Anderson, Ron Brown, Jim Dator, Jingping Ding, Christopher Grandy, Sohail Inayatullah,Yong-duck Jung, Martin Khor, Yoshiko Kojo, Le Van Anh, Ivana Milojevic, Ryo Oshiba, Edgar A. Porter, Dick Pratt, Fred Riggs, James Rosenau,Yongseok Seo, Chanto Sisowath, Shunichi Takekawa.
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Public institutions--East Asia - Public institutions - Fairness - GlobalizationContent provider:
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The Oxford Handbook of European Islam
Jocelyne Cesari;Jocelyne Cesari
For centuries, Muslim countries and Europe have engaged one another through theologica...
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The Oxford Handbook of European Islam
2015
For centuries, Muslim countries and Europe have engaged one another through theological dialogues, diplomatic missions, political rivalries, and power struggles. In the last thirty years, due in large part to globalization and migration from Islamic countries to the West, what was previously an engagement across national and cultural boundaries has increasingly become an internalized encounter within Europe itself. Questions of the Hijab in schools, freedom of expression in the wake of the Danish Cartoon crisis, and the role of Shari'a have come to the forefront of contemporary European discourse. The Oxford Handbook of European Islam is the first collection to present a comprehensive approach to the multiple and changing ways Islam has been studied across European countries. Parts one to three address the state of knowledge of Islam and Muslims within a selection of European countries, while presenting a critical view of the most up-to-date data specific to each country. These chapters analyse the immigration cycles and policies related to the presence of Muslims, tackling issues such as discrimination, post-colonial identity, adaptation, and assimilation. The thematic chapters, in parts four and five, examine secularism, radicalization, Shari'a, Hijab, and Islamophobia with the goal of synthesizing different national discussion into a more comparative theoretical framework. The Handbook attempts to balance cutting edge assessment with the knowledge that the content itself will eventually be superseded by events. Featuring eighteen newly-commissioned essays by noted scholars in the field, this volume will provide an excellent resource for students and scholars interested in European Studies, immigration, Islamic studies, and the sociology of religion.
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Islam--Europe - Muslims--EuropeContent provider:
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Small Wars : Low-Intensity Threats and the American Response Since Vietnam
Michael Gambone;Michael Gambone
“Small Wars is unique in its complexity and breadth. This book would be of great inter...
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Small Wars : Low-Intensity Threats and the American Response Since Vietnam
2013
“Small Wars is unique in its complexity and breadth. This book would be of great interest to both military and diplomatic historians, and those that teach Recent America.” —Nancy Gentile Ford, author of Issues of War and Peace Today, conventional fighting waged by massed, industrial armies is nearly extinct as a viable means of warfare, replaced by a broad and diverse array of conflicts that consume the modern American military. Fought in sprawling urban areas of the underdeveloped world or in desolate border regions where ethnicity and tradition reign, these “small wars” involve a vast and intricate network of operations dedicated to attacking the cultural, political, financial, and military layers that surround America's new enemies. In this intriguing study, Michael Gambone explores America's approach to small wars since Vietnam, providing a fascinating analysis of the basic goals, missions, conduct, and consequences of modern American conflict. Going beyond a simple comparison of Vietnam to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Gambone thoroughly tracks the continuous evolution of U.S . intervention between these events, revealing a dramatic shift in the role of the American military to covert operations that require fluidity, creativity, and ingenuity. He examines in detail the many different forms of military intervention that America has taken in the last forty years, including actions in Central America in the 1980s, the first Gulf War, airstrikes in Kosovo in the 1990s, and the war on terror, as well as the Iran-Contra affair, the drug war in Columbia, and the role of private military contractors such as Blackwater. After the Cold War, Gambone shows, American military missions served a wide variety of tasks—peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism—that significantly departed from conventional missions, a trend that continued and expanded after 9/11. By exploring the history and assessing the effectiveness of the small wars fought since Vietnam, Gambone reveals the importance of these smaller actions in modern military planning and operations and clearly traces the development of American warfare from the massive military machine of World War II into a complex hybrid of traditional and innovative techniques. MICHAEL GAMBONE, a professor of history at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, is the author of The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society and editor of Documents of American Diplomacy: From the American Revolution to the Present.
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Hist - Intervention (International law)--Government pol - United States--Military policy--History--21s - United States--Military policy--History--20t - Military history, Modern--20th century - Military history, Modern--21st century - United States--Military policyContent provider:
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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
William L. Richter;William L. Richter
The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States...
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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
2012
The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American history. At stake was not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of the relatively new American experiment in self-government. A very real possibility existed that the union could have been severed, but a collection of determined leaders and soldiers proved their willingness to fight for the survival of what Abraham Lincoln called'the last best hope on earth.'The second edition of this highly readable, one -volume Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction looks to place the war in its historical context. The more than 800 entries, encompassing the years 1844-1877, cover the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes of the Civil War and Reconstruction. An extensive chronology, introductory essay, and comprehensive bibliography supplement the cross-referenced dictionary entries to guide the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. The dictionary concludes with a selection of primary documents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--DictionariesContent provider:
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Environmental Land Use Planning and Management : Second Edition
John Randolph;John Randolph
Since the first publication of this landmark textbook in 2004, it has received high pr...
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Environmental Land Use Planning and Management : Second Edition
2011
Since the first publication of this landmark textbook in 2004, it has received high praise for its clear, comprehensive, and practical approach. The second edition continues to offer a unique framework for teaching and learning interdisciplinary environmental planning, incorporating the latest thinking, newest research findings, and numerous, updated case studies into the solid foundation of the first edition. The book has been reorganized based on feedback from instructors, and contains a new chapter entitled'Land Use, Energy, Air Quality and Climate Change.'Throughout, boxes have been added on such topics as federal laws, state and local environmental programs, and critical problems and responses. This new edition addresses three broad subject areas. Part I,'Environmental Planning and Management,'provides an overview of the field, along with the fundamentals of land use planning, and presents a collaborative approach to environmental planning. Part II,'Sustainable Land Use Principles and Planning Analysis,'considers environmental and geospatial information; soils, topography, and land use; stream flow, flooding, and runoff; stormwater management and stream restoration; groundwater hydrology; landscape ecology; wildlife habitats and biodiversity; energy, air quality and climate change; and methods for land analysis. Part III,'Managing Watersheds, Ecosystems and Development to Achieve Sustainable Communities,'explains the principles of ecosystem management, restoration, and protection; land conservation; and the mitigation of natural hazards. With this thoroughly revised second edition, Environmental Land Use Planning and Management maintains its preeminence as the leading textbook in its field.
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Land use--Planning - Land use--Environmental aspectsContent provider:
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Professionalism in the Information and Communication Technology Industry
John Weckert;Richard Lucas;John Weckert;Richard Lucas
Professionalism is arguably more important in some occupations than in others. It is v...
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Professionalism in the Information and Communication Technology Industry
2013; Vol. 00003
Professionalism is arguably more important in some occupations than in others. It is vital in some because of the life and death decisions that must be made, for example in medicine. In others the rapidly changing nature of the occupation makes efficient regulation difficult and so the professional behaviour of the practitioners is central to the good functioning of that occupation. The core idea behind this book is that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is changing so quickly that professional behaviour of its practitioners is vital because regulation will always lag behind.
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Telecommunication--Employees--Professional ethics - Information technology--Employees--Professional ethics - Information technology--Moral and ethical aspects - Employees--AttitudesContent provider:
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Courting Failure : How Competition for Big Cases Is Corrupting the Bankruptcy Courts
Lynn LoPucki;Lynn LoPucki
LoPucki's provocative critique of Chapter 11 is required reading for everyone who care...
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Courting Failure : How Competition for Big Cases Is Corrupting the Bankruptcy Courts
2006
LoPucki's provocative critique of Chapter 11 is required reading for everyone who cares about bankruptcy reform. This empirical account of large Chapter 11 cases will trigger intense debate both inside the academy and on the floor of Congress . Confronting LoPucki's controversial thesis-that competition between bankruptcy judges is corrupting them-is the most pressing challenge now facing any defender of the status quo.'-Douglas Baird, University of Chicago Law School'This book is smart, shocking and funny. This story has everything-professional greed, wrecked companies, and embarrassed judges. Insiders are already buzzing.'-Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard Law School'LoPucki provides a scathing attack on reorganization practice. Courting Failure recounts how lawyers, managers and judges have transformed Chapter 11. It uses empirical data to explore how the interests of the various participants have combined to create a system markedly different from the one envisioned by Congress . LoPucki not only questions the wisdom of these changes but also the free market ideology that supports much of the general regulation of the corporate sector.'-Robert Rasmussen, University of Chicago Law School A sobering chronicle of our broken bankruptcy-court system, Courting Failure exposes yet another American institution corrupted by greed, avarice, and the thirst for power. Lynn LoPucki's eye-opening account of the widespread and systematic decay of America's bankruptcy courts is a blockbuster story that has yet to be reported in the media. LoPucki reveals the profound corruption in the U.S . bankruptcy system and how this breakdown has directly led to the major corporate failures of the last decade, including Enron, MCI, WorldCom, and Global Crossing. LoPucki, one of the nation's leading experts on bankruptcy law, offers a clear and compelling picture of the destructive power of'forum shopping,'in which corporations choose courts that offer the most favorable outcome for bankruptcy litigation. The courts, lured by big money and prestige, streamline their requirements and lower their standards to compete for these lucrative cases. The result has been a series of increasingly shoddy reorganizations of major American corporations, proposed by greedy corporate executives and authorized by case-hungry judges.
