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For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Launched by rash judgment and concluded through circumspect leadership, the Cuban Missile Crisis acted as a catalyst for change during the Cold War. Resolved through back-channel negotiations, the moment is popularly remembered as the ...

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Offering a broad range of information, Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence is the first book of its kind in the field of medications for tobacco treatment. It assembles contributions from some of the leading basic and clinical scientists in the nicotine and tobacco dependence research community and comprehensively reviews currently available and novel medication approaches to treatment of nicotine dependence. This volume reviews the ...

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This short text is perfect for a capstone course at the undergraduate level or for an introduction at the graduate level. Alexander L. George - a leading light in U.S. foreign policy - has written a reflection on what he calls the "puzzles and gaps" he has discovered in his study and practice over the past 60 years. In the process, he not only covers his own areas of inquiry - such as his pioneering use of the case study method -but also manag...

The book highlights the main factors behind this rise of the `prime ministerial executive¿ in Japan, explaining how it operates under the Abe administration and is contributing to Abe¿s unprecedented policymaking authority. Providing an analysis of Japanese power politics, it will be useful to students of Japanese Politics and Comparative Politics.

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emergent collectivism, both in formal and informal sectors and relates it to changing political and industrial relations. It will be an invaluable resource to those engaged with industrial relations, trade unions, human rights, social exclusion as well as labour organisations and research institutions.

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A four-volume collection of the articles and essays of economic thinker, Henry George. Each article is printed in its original form with annotations, and there is a general introduction to each volume. A timeline of George's activities and travels is also included.

On November 22nd, 1963 the assassination of President John F. Kennedy set into motion a series of events that irrevocably changed American politics and culture. The media frenzy spawned by the controversy surrounding the death of JFK has since given way to a powerful public memory that continues to shape the way we understand politics, the 1960s, and the nation. In The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: Political Trauma and American Memory, Ali...

The variety and the international focus of the cases, be they environmental, health or management successes or failures, makes this book more appealing to a wider audience. These cases examine sociocultural issues associated with responding to a variety of crises. Additionally, a unique feature of the book is a section titled Views from the Expert, which appears at the end of each chapter. Because the expert in question is not connected in any...

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book will enlighten on some of the recent progress in diabetic care and therapy. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because of the inability of cells to respond to the insulin that is produced. According to the recent report of World Health Organization, 346 million people worldwide are suffering from diabetes, and in 2004, ...

Der weiße Pflegesohn eines Pawnee-Häuptlings rettet einen Siedlertreck, gerät aber in den Verdacht ein Verräter zu sein. Er kann aber seine Ehre wieder herstellen und nimmt sein Mädchen in die Arme ... Indianer-Western mit bewährter Hollywood-Besetzung. George Montgomery gibt glaubwürdig den Weißen bei den Indianern. Lageridylle, Hass, Verrat und eine große Schlacht im Wilden Westen. "... prächtig geführte Massenszenen..." (Hannoversche Allgem...

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that e...

Penned by the leading intellectual in the American Catholic hierarchy, this debut brings together some of the most influential writings on the Catholic vision--not just the Church itself but of the relation and unity of all people. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, Francis Cardinal George offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion, illustrating the Church's relation to numerous religions as well as the secular worl...