A sitcom star and comedian recounts his rise from a hard-luck background to celebrity, describing such life experiences as his fatherless upbringing, his struggles with alcohol and depression, the inspirations that motivated his career, and his devotion to his family. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
This title provides an analysis and evaluation of post-9/11 multilateral nonmilitary strategies against terrorism, focusing on efforts by the United Nations, the Financial Action Task Force, the European Union, and an array of multilateral institutions.As terrorist attacks continue around the world, from London and Madrid to Afghanistan and Iraq, ...
"Human rights" as we know them did not exist (as a cultural and political force) before 1945. Author Jack Donnelly traces the rise of human rights issues coming out of World War II and shows their transformation in the intervening years, including the post-Cold War agendas that have emerged since 1989. Includes figures, tables, documents, ...
Abandonado por su padre, un trabajador migratorio, a la tierna edad de dos meses, y luego tambien, a los diez anos, por una madre emocionalmente inestable, Lopez crecio solo, con rabia, atormentado y objeto de burlas en el Valle de San Fernando, California, criado por unos abuelos para quienes el amor era una mala palabra. Inspirado por sus idolos ...
Eastern and Western Europe continue to change in their relationship to one another and in their ongoing dynamic with the post-Soviet states. Economic development, electoral upheaval, and the Bosnian crisis all color the transition from communism to democracy and from a Cold War outlook to a new global order still taking shape. In this fully ...
As the challenge of preventing military conflict has become increasingly complex in the post-Cold War era, economic sanctions are being applied with growing frequency. Sanctions are also being used to enforce international law, to deter aggression and terrorism, to defend democracy and human rights, and to prevent nuclear proliferation. This study ...
This title provides a comprehensive overview of clinical, epidemiological, psychobiological, psychosocial and service organization aspects of disaster psychiatry. It takes a practical approach and includes a series of reports on significant experiences made in this field in various regions of the world. * An Unbiased and reliable reference point, ...
In this volume, humanitarian aid experts discuss whether sanctions have any effect in modifying aberrant regimes' behaviour patterns using case study material from South Africa, Iraq, the former Yugoslavia and Haiti.
This must-have manual for all bassists teaches how to play Afro-Cuban and Brazilian styles such as mambo, cha cha cha, bolero, nanigo, songo, merengue, samba, bossa nova, 3/4 bossa nova, baiao, and partido alto. For each style, there is a brief introduction, an example or two of the basic groove, and a play-along song on the accompanying CD - both ...
Discusses the causes of air pollution all over the world, the "domino effect" that can occur when people make wholesale changes to the environment, and the urgency of stopping the poisoning of our air.
This volume is the product of three coalitions of research interests focused on a single topic of inquiry: the processes of liberalization and democratization within authoritarian regimes in Latin America. The three branches of research may be characterized as: individuals researching the changing character of human rights violations, repression, ...
In recent years, international attention has turned toward the use of targeted, "smart" sanctions that minimize unintended humanitarian consequences and focus coercive pressure on responsible decision makers. Some of the world's leading sanctions experts and practitioners join together in this book to provide a compendium on the emerging theory ...
Have you ever thought about your past and wanted to write about it? Do you have a desire to educate your family so they will know and remember? Have you ever gone back to where you were raised and the old neighborhood no longer existed? Do the memories of your loved ones live in your thoughts and in your heart everyday? Do you ever wonder about ...
From the creator of the classic graphic novel Enemy Ace: War Idyll comes this new, lushly painted tale of the Dark Knight. In this deeply psychological tale, we learn that Batman is having nightmares about committing murder -- and that these nightmares reassure him that he will never cross that line. But when a string of murders begins that bear a ...
All facets of naval reserve aviation, from fighter squadrons to transport units are covered in this book devoted specifically to the craft of the US Navy Reserve forces. The photographs demonstrate fast jet action including the Tomcat, Intruder, Hornet and Skyhawk aircraft.
Librarians, inservice teachers, and preservice teachers will discover that Reading Comprehension: Books and Strategies for the Elementary Curriculum provides easy access to a variety of reading comprehension strategies framed in the context of their curriculum content. By including current children's literature on a variety of topics, this book ...
A form of terrorism that is receiving increased attention is human rights abuses on the part of individual states. This study, written by specialists from several countries, attempts to define the parameters of state terrorism, analyze its causes, and identify the types of data and methods needed for policy-relevant research. It focuses on state ...
Although the repressive violence of governments against their own citizens has received some scholarly attention in the past decade, our understanding of this phenomenon is far from complete. At least one central question remains: To what extent is government repression a function of a nation's political or economic development situation? This ...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ...
Foreign affairs practitioners and policy analysts claim that international arms embargoes usually fail due to the lack of political will among national governments to implement and enforce these restrictions. This volume confronts this critique directly, first by describing a more nuanced assessment of success, and then by presenting well-informed ...
Stohl and Lopez argue that such developments in international aggressive policies demand more serious scholarly attention than has up to now been paid them, and they suggest a number of emerging trends that warrant examination by political scientists.
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