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Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction is an informative, up to date discussion about the predicted impacts of global warming. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a huge collaborative [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-954824-8 Article on page: 1 vol. (XXI, 192 p.) Descriptors: 2.60 Pollution, disasters and safety > Environmental degradation > Climate change
Class number: 363.738 74 Tags: Global warming ; Climatic changes Languages: English Books
"This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-939476-0 Article on page: XX, 142 p. Class number: 359.00973 Tags: United States. Navy--History ; United States--History, Naval Languages: English Books
"This Very Short Introduction adapts Clausewitz's framework to highlight the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose, method, and means. Drawing on historical examples, Echevarria discusses the major types of military[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-934013-2 Article on page: 131 p. Class number: 355.4 Tags: Strategy ; Military art and science ; Strategy--Technological innovations Languages: English Books
"You can't handle the truth." These iconic words, bellowed by Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup in the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, became an emblem of the conflict between honor and truth that the collective imagination often considers the quintes[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-930349-6 Article on page: XXI, 133 p. Class number: 343.01 Tags: Courts-martial and courts of inquiry ; Military law ; Military offenses Languages: English Thesis
In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior,[...]
Article on page: XVII, 146 p. Tags: United States. Congress ; Public administration--United States ; Political science--United States--History Languages: English Books
Due to its connections to violent crime and ingenious detective work, forensic science is a subject of endless fascination to the general public. A criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, a bit of sali[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-955805-6 Article on page: 1 vol. (XVII, 135 p.) Class number: 343.98 Tags: Forensic sciences Languages: English Books
This book offers a stimulating introduction to globalization and its varying impacts across, between, and within societies. It is a highly readable text that contributes to a better understanding of the crucial aspects and dimensions of the deve[...]
Edition statement: Fully updated new ed ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-955226-9 Article on page: 1 vol. (XIX, 147 p.) Class number: 337.1 Tags: Globalization Languages: English Thesis
Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in[...]
Article on page: 1 vol. (XV, 175 p.) Tags: Political parties--United States ; Elections--United States Languages: English Books
Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-285345-5 Article on page: 1 vol. (XIV, 172 p.) Descriptors: Class number: 330 (Economie) Tags: Economics Languages: English Books
In places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet on either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between geography and politics. This Very Short Introduction illuminates th[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-920658-2 Article on page: 1 vol. (XV, 182 p.) Descriptors: Class number: 327.101 Tags: Geopolitics ; International relations Languages: English Books
•A unique, positive approach, taking a global perspective on the reality of human migration. Debunks many myths propagated by the media and politicians. •Covers topical issues such as human trafficking, asylum seekers, and terrorism. •Examines w[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-929801-3 Article on page: 140 p. Class number: 325 Tags: Immigrants (E) ; Globalization ; Human trafficking ; Emigration and immigration ; Refugees Languages: English Books
Of undoubtable relevance today, in a post-9-11 world of growing political tension and unease, this Very Short Introduction covers the topics essential to an understanding of modern international relations. Paul Wilkinson explains the theories an[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-280157-9 Article on page: 1 vol. (XIII, 144 p.) Descriptors: Class number: 327 Tags: International relations Languages: English Books
Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War," in which the aim is an open, decisive battle--won by courage instil[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-280470-9 Article on page: 1 vol. (XVII, 165 p.) Class number: 355.409 01 Tags: Military history, Ancient ; Military art and science--History--To 500 ; War--History Languages: English Books
Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as "not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-280257-6 Article on page: 1 vol. (84 p.) Class number: 355.02 Tags: Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831 ; Military art and science Languages: English Books
This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection--subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why gov[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-19-280315-3 Article on page: 1 vol. (142 p.) Descriptors: Class number: 004.056 55 Tags: Cryptography Languages: English