A New Conception of War; John Boyd, the U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare

Pada tahun 1989, Korps Marinir secara resmi mengadopsi teori konflik yang disebut perang manuver dan menjelaskan prinsip-prinsipnya dalam manual doktrin singkat namun revolusioner yang berjudul Warfighting. Teori konflik ini berkembang melalui dua jalur yang berkelok-kelok melintasi lanskap periode akhir Perang Dingin sebelum bersatu pada tahun 1989. A New Conception of War menelusuri kisah ini…

Arete in Plato and Aristotle

Arete is a central yet elusive concept in ancient Greek culture. Traditionally associated with the strength and skill of heroes, warriors and athletes, arete evolved over the course of ancient Greek history to become a primary focus of ethical and political reflection and debate. For ancient Greek philosophy, arete (traditionally translated as "virtue") was the essential object of human admirat…

Advances in Research Using the C-SPAN Archives

This book is a guide to the latest research using the C-SPAN Archives. In this book, nine authors present original work using the video archives to study presidential debates, public opinion and Congress, analysis of the Violence Against Women Act and the Great Lakes freshwater legislation, as well as President Clinton’s grand jury testimony. The C-SPAN Archives contain over 220,000 hours of …

Achievements in breeding cereals with durable disease resistance in Northwest…

Breeding cereals in Northwest Europe for durable resistance has made an important contribution to control of almost all economically significant diseases and pests of wheat, barley and oats. Durable resistance to fungal diseases is largely polygenic and quantitative, with the important exception of mlo resistance to powdery mildew of spring barley. Resistance to powdery mildew of winter wheat, …

2021 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand: Tūho…

The annual scientific conference of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand was held virtually on the 2nd and 3rd December 2021. The aim of the annual conference is to foster discussion and disseminate the results of nutrition-related research. The conference also provides an opportunity for those working in practice to share their experiences and keep up to date with scientific advancements. The …

A "Labyrinth of Linkages" in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"

The renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy created a realistic masterpiece in Anna Karenina (1878). In the same work, moreover, he utilized allegory and symbol to an extent and at a level of sophistication unknown in his other works. In Browning’s study, the author identifies and analyzes previously unnoticed or only briefly mentioned “linkages and keystones” found in two highly developed cl…

A Climate of Justice: An Ethical Foundation for Environmentalism

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-030-77365-6

Collation

185 hlm

Series Title

-

Call Number

-

Experiences of Health Risks

This book focuses on health risks, a domain in which risk expansion has been particularly prolific. As a result of massive gains in scientific knowledge, made possible by statistical developments, data accumulation and computerisation over the last decades, more and more attention has been geared towards risks in the fields of public health and medicine. Specifically directed towards concret…

A Climate of Justice: An Ethical Foundation for Environmentalism

This open access book helps readers combine history, politics, and ethics to address the most pressing problem facing the world today: environmental survival. In A Climate of Justice, Marvin Brown connects the environmental crisis to basic questions of economic, social, and racial justice. Brown shows how our current social climate maintains systemic injustices, and he uncovers resources for ch…

Splendors of Quanzhou, Past and Present

This open access book explores the past and present of Quanzhou (Zayton) and the rich diversity and tolerance that kindled Quanzhou’s innovativeness and helped it prosper both commercially and culturally—values that are today being embraced by China’s global trade partners.