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Conventional Maritime Deterrence
The Operational Foundations of Influence at Sea
Av Adam Lockyer
Inbunden, 2026
1828 kr
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A conceptual framework for understanding the critical role of naval operations in deterrence strategiesA future clash between the United States and China would occur across the seas, islands, and peninsulas of the Indo-Pacific region. Thus, mastering maritime deterrence—creating and displaying …
Globalization and Decentralization
Institutional Contexts, Policy Issues, and Intergovernmental Relations in Japan and the United States
Av Jong S. Jun, Deil S. Wright
Häftad, 1996
614 kr
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This book explores the effects of global socio-economic forces on the domestic policies and administrative institutions of Japan and the United States, and it explains how these global factors have shifted power and authority downward from the national government to subnational governments. This …
Pronouncing English
A Stress-Based Approach with CD-ROM
Av Richard V. Teschner, M. Stanley Whitley
Häftad, 2004
498 kr
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Pronouncing English is a textbook for teaching English phonetics and phonology, offering an original "stress-based" approach while incorporating all the standard course topics. Drawing on current linguistic theory, it uniquely analyzes prosody first, and then discusses its effects on …
Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya with Multimedia
A Textbook for ArabicPart Three
Av Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
771 kr
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The final and most advanced volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic textbook program, Part Three is intended to help learners reach a superior level of proficiency by expanding vocabulary and providing paragraph-level activities in reading, writing, and speaking. More than thirty authentic texts by writers …
Al-'Arabiyya
Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, Volume 57, Volume 57
Häftad, 2024
803 kr
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Al-'Arabiyya is the annual journal of the American Society for Teachers of Arabic. It includes scholarly articles that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy. The articles published in Volume 57 of Al-'Arabiyya contribute to timely topics …
Ground Combat
Puncturing the Myths of Modern War
Av Ben Connable
Inbunden, 2025
1509 kr
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A challenge to common assumptions about the future of land warfareGround Combat reveals the gritty details of land warfare at the tactical level and challenges today's overly subjective and often inaccurate approaches to characterizing war. Ben Connable's motivation for writing the book is to offer …
Heaven for Animals
A Catholic Case and Why It Matters
Inbunden, 2025
993 kr
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A transformative perspective on animal afterlife bridging theological reflection and moral actionWhat happens to our beloved companion animals after death? Do they and other animals have a place in the divine plan?A Heaven for Animals offers a groundbreaking theological rationale for the inclusion …
Heaven for Animals
A Catholic Case and Why It Matters
Häftad, 2025
330 kr
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A transformative perspective on animal afterlife bridging theological reflection and moral actionWhat happens to our beloved companion animals after death? Do they and other animals have a place in the divine plan?A Heaven for Animals offers a groundbreaking theological rationale for the inclusion …
Two Worlds of Ann Gertrude Wightt
How a Runaway Nun Became a Grand Lady of Washington, DC, Society
Inbunden, 2025
993 kr
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The first biography of the remarkable historical figure who challenged perceptions of women's experiences in the early American RepublicIn 1831 Sister Gertrude Wightt, the directress of Georgetown Academy (now Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School), donned the hat and cape of one of her students …
Two Worlds of Ann Gertrude Wightt
How a Runaway Nun Became a Grand Lady of Washington, DC, Society
Häftad, 2025
341 kr
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The first biography of the remarkable historical figure who challenged perceptions of women's experiences in the early American RepublicIn 1831 Sister Gertrude Wightt, the directress of Georgetown Academy (now Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School), donned the hat and cape of one of her students …
Who Will You Become?
An Ignatian Introduction to Catholic Theology
Av Conor M. Kelly, Ryan G. Duns
Häftad, 2025
349 kr
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An engaging introductory textbook of Catholic theology presented through the thought of Ignatius of LoyolaWho Will You Become? reimagines an introduction to Catholic theology through the framework of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. In this textbook, Ryan …
Problem of God
The Challenges of Faith, Religion, and Spirituality Today
Inbunden, 2026
1188 kr
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A fascinating exploration of religious belief as the key to understanding ourselves and other people, societies, and culturesWhen we explore the problem of God, we are exploring issues that force us to dig down into the very foundation of who we are, why we are who we are, and why we believe what …
Methods in Medical Ethics
Bioethics Scholarship and Practice, Third Edition
Av Jeremy Sugarman, Daniel P. Sulmasy
Inbunden, 2026
1626 kr
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An essential overview of the methods of bioethics scholarship and practice—updated, expanded, and revisedThe pioneering first edition of Methods in Medical Ethics was the first systematic examination of how the methods of a wide variety of disciplines can inform the analysis and understanding of …
Japan and the Emotional Politics of National Image
Inbunden, 2026
2149 kr
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An innovative model for understanding how emotion shapes perceptions of Japan and influences its diplomacyFor countries, national image matters. Although Japan is often ranked among the most popular countries in the world, its negative image in China and South Korea bedevils its diplomacy with …
Catholics, the Civil War, and the Problem of the Lost Cause
Inbunden, 2026
1354 kr
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How a key period in American Catholic history connects with contemporary populismCatholics fought on both sides of the American Civil War, but few supported the war's evolving aim of emancipating the enslaved. After the war, white Catholics played decisive roles in creating and promoting the …
Diplomacy of Pope Francis
The Vatican and International Politics
Inbunden, 2026
1188 kr
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A portrait of the Catholic Church's role in today's geopolitical framework through the eyes of the first Latin American popeIn an interconnected world marked by a "piecemeal world war" and dominated by apocalyptic perspectives, how did Pope Francis see the role of the Church? What are the roots of …
Public Administration
Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge, updated edition
Inbunden, 2026
1151 kr
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This updated classic on public administration highlights advances in the fieldSince the publication of the first edition of Public Administration in 2010, this field has seen numerous advances in and augmentations to its logic of inquiry. While the foundational concepts examined in the book's first …
Black Georgetown Remembered
A History of Its Black Community from the Founding of “The Town of George” in 1751 to the Present Day, 30th Anniversary Edition
Av Kathleen Menzie Lesko, Valerie M. Babb m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
310 kr
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Georgetown's little-known Black heritage shaped a Washington, DC, community long associated with white power and privilege.Black Georgetown Remembered reveals a rich but little-known history of the Georgetown Black community from the colonial period to the present. Drawing on primary sources, …
Altruism in World Religions
Av Suzanne Neusner, Bruce Chilton
Häftad, 2005
689 kr
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In 1830 philosopher Auguste Comte coined the term altruism to provide a general definition for the act of selflessly caring for others. But does this modern conception of sacrificing one's own interests for the well-being of others apply to the charitable behaviors encouraged by all world …
Learner's Dictionary of Kazakh Idioms
Häftad, 2012
912 kr
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Kazakh, a Turkic language that uses Cyrillic script, is the official state language of Kazakhstan and is also spoken by people in parts of China, Russia, and neighboring Central Asian countries. This unique learner's dictionary features simple definitions, literal translations, English equivalents, …
