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Author | : Ethan B. Kapstein |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The West has endured seven major fuel crises since 1944; these crises have threatened not only the well-being of the western alliance but also its military preparedness and political cohesion. Because energy security was deemed vital, the United States and its Western European and Japanese allies attempted to formulate a collective response to each crisis. Based on extensive archival research both in the United States and abroad, Kapstein here explains why alliance relations have been characterized by cooperation during some energy crises and conflict during others.
Author | : Hugh Gusterson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2009-11-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0520945085 |
Americans are feeling insecure. They are retreating to gated communities in record numbers, fearing for their jobs and their 401(k)s, nervous about their health insurance and their debt levels, worrying about terrorist attacks and immigrants. In this innovative volume, editors Hugh Gusterson and Catherine Besteman gather essays from nineteen leading ethnographers to create a unique portrait of an anxious country and to furnish valuable insights into the nation's possible future. With an incisive foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich, the contributors draw on their deep knowledge of different facets of American life to map the impact of the new economy, the "war on terror," the "war on drugs," racial resentments, a fraying safety net, undocumented immigration, a health care system in crisis, and much more. In laying out a range of views on the forces that unsettle us, The Insecure American demonstrates the singular power of an anthropological perspective for grasping the impact of corporate profit on democratic life, charting the links between policy and vulnerability, and envisioning alternatives to life as an insecure American.
Author | : Pierre Philippot |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2003-10-02 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780195349696 |
This volume presents, in an integrated framework, contemporary perspectives on the role of nonverbal behavior in psychological regulation, adaptation, and psychopathology, and includes both empirical and theoretical research that is central to our understanding of the reciprocal influences between nonverbal behavior, psychopathology, and therapeutic processes. It has several objectives: One is to present fundamental theories and data relevant to researchers and clinicians working in such fields as psychopathology and psychotherapy. Another objective is to link contributions of basic research to clinical applications. Finally, the volume gathers contributions in different sub-fields that are rarely presented jointly, such as brain damage and non-verbal skills.
Author | : Josh Hicks |
Publisher | : Graphic Universe& 8482 |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Graphic novels |
ISBN | : 9781728431086 |
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Author | : Vessela Chakarova |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2012-11-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0739169769 |
Oil Supply Crises: Cooperation and Discord in the West, by Vessela Chakarova, offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of consumer countries’ policies and reactions to oil supply shortages. In addition to being a valuable source of information on oil market dynamics, it provides a deep theoretical understanding of one of the most critical issues in international relations: inter-state cooperation. This volume employs a structured, focused comparison to study European consumer countries’ cooperation in times of oil supply shortages. There have been fifteen such crises since the Second World War, three of which with dramatic consequences for the world economy. This analysis evaluates European cooperative efforts in seven of these cases, starting with the Abadan crisis in 1951. The cases are selected on the basis of their magnitude and economic impact. In particular, the study looks at intergovernmental negotiations within existing international bodies prior to, during, and immediately after the crisis. This study suggests that institutions are more likely to facilitate interstate cooperation in the presence of a strong leader—a role, which in the case of oil was assumed by the United States until the early 1970s. Cooperation in the oil issue-area has been the subject of only a few studies, none of which provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis. They are also limited in their scope and findings. Oil Supply Crises fills a significant gap in the literature on oil supply shortages and cooperation.
Author | : Edmund Heery |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2000-02-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1134663358 |
For the past two decades employment in Britain has been marked by a search for greater flexibility in the availability and use of labour. In recent years, however, there has been mounting concern at the costs of this trend and an appreciation that the consequence of a flexible labour market may be an insecure workforce, vulnerable to exploitation.
Author | : Musa Khan Jalalzai |
Publisher | : Algora Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2017-11-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1628943025 |
Author | : Dan Caldwell |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2016-02-24 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1442252154 |
This revised edition of Seeking Security in an Insecure World provides a thorough, accessible introduction to contemporary security studies. All chapters are updated and a wide range of new topics are discussed, including the Syrian civil war, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its intervention in East Ukraine, the global refugee crisis, China’s military buildup, the impact of fracking on oil and gas markets, and rapidly evolving cyberwar capabilities. Each chapter also addresses what has been and can be done to enhance security. Overall, Seeking Security in an Insecure World offers a clear and compelling framework for understanding what security means today and how it can best be achieved.
Author | : Helen Thompson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : POLITICAL SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 0198864981 |
"Explains why we in the West, live in the political times we do; a moment of historical time arising from systemic dynamics that have wrought predicaments to confront and not problems to be solved. A retrospective and predictive account of the political shocks of 2016 and onwards, and how the specific consequences of the structural historical forces at work are ongoing and in good part inexorable. Argues that these political times arise and disruption will continue from the intersection of fault lines generated by a geopolitical cycle that has been disrupted, but is not over"--Publisher's description.
Author | : David M. Watry |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2014-12-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0807157198 |
Conservative ideology and brinksmanship -- Brinksmanship and the Far East -- Atomic brinksmanship: Korea, Indochina, and Formosa -- Covert brinksmanship: Iran and Guatemala -- Diplomatic brinksmanship: the Suez Crisis -- Economic brinksmanship: the fall of Anthony Eden.