Arms, Embargo, Military Power and Decision in the 1948 Palestine War
On May 29, 1948, two weeks after five regular Arab armies invaded Palestine in an attempt to erase the lately established Jewish state, the UN Security Council imposed an embargo, which banned the supply of arms, war materials, and other forms of military aid to the parties directly involved in the Palestine conflict. During the embargo the ......
In The Origin of the 1960s Korean Developmental Regime: Manchurian Modern, Suk-Jung Han traces the current Korean dynamism through Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932 to 1945, which has been frozen as the sacrosanct stage of nationalist resistance. The author proposes the factor of colonial diffusion in the lineage of ......
Offers an analysis of flora and fauna, which calls into question the long-held concepts of spontaneous generation, divine creation, and the unrelatedness of many species.
An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's PotentialaEURO"in School and
Are you sick of nagging your child to write down homework assignments? Is his or her backpack a black hole that eats up papers, books, and gym clothes? Organizational skills problems aren't just frustrating--they get in the way of school success and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately, help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books ......
An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's PotentialaEURO"in School and
Are you sick of nagging your child to write down homework assignments? Is his or her backpack a black hole that eats up papers, books, and gym clothes? Organizational skills problems aren't just frustrating--they get in the way of school success and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately, help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books ......
Market Models and Practice in a Fraying Profession
New business models have splintered journalists' once-monolithic professional culture. Where the organization once had little sway in the newsroom, in today's journalism ecosystem, owners and management influence newsgathering more than ever. Using rich interviews and participant observation, Patrick Ferrucci examines institutions with funding ......
Private Institutions, Elites, and the Origins of American Nationality
Tracing the role of such New England-influenced corporate institutions as colleges, religious bodies, professional societeis, and businesses, this book shows how their promoters sought to "civilize" the increasingly diverse and dispersed American people.