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It exposes how the UN peacekeeping syndrome of soldiers safety first crept into the NATO's strategy and compromises its missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

The peacekeeping system has largely outlived its usefulness and is bound to fail when applied to currently predominant violent and messy conflagrations.

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International scholars from different disciplines examine the experiences of unaccompanied migrant children before, throughout, and after their journeys and analyze US and European policy changes in national and international law. Several theologians explore new approaches to a Catholic social ethics of child migration.

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As such, it is of value not only to military historians and other students of World War II, but it provides thoughtful approaches for political scientists and others concerned with contemporary issues of violence and civil disobedience.

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As such, it is of value not only to military historians and other students of World War II, but it provides thoughtful approaches for political scientists and others concerned with contemporary issues of violence and civil disobedience.

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This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear-and therefore the pain-of labor.

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This book traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive power. It examines the female maturation cycle and the archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of development in literature, art, film, and television with a particular focus on Latin American work.

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This book traces the construct of female monsters as an embodiment of sociocultural fears of female sexuality and reproductive power. It examines the female maturation cycle and the archetypes of female monsters associated with each stage of development in literature, art, film, and television with a particular focus on Latin American work.

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Computers and technology have reached a level of invisibility in our lives that is equal to indoor plumbing and electricity. We don't think about the mechanics of how they work, but when any of those systems breaks it is a MASSIVE disruption in our lives. All of us understand ...

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Computers and technology have reached a level of invisibility in our lives that is equal to indoor plumbing and electricity. We don't think about the mechanics of how they work, but when any of those systems breaks it is a MASSIVE disruption in our lives. All of us understand ...

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"An in-depth study of several films and television shows to demonstrate the difficulties of conveying the experience of viewing cinema"--

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This book analyses the techniques of various courts in confronting evidentiary causal difficulties caused by the uncertainties of medical science.

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It is a long-held perception that America is a nation where the government typically stays out of day-to-day business activities. Yet the U.S. federal government is in many ways the biggest and most influential financial institution in the world, with $10 trillion in federal guarantees and loans going to the private sector.

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Exposes the broken Veterans Administration (VA) system that goes from the Washington boardroom to local treatment rooms to detail how all concerned - from the VA doctors to the vets themselves - compromise the VA system of medical care delivery and what needs to be done to make the necessary repairs.

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Chekhov's late masterpiece examines human behaviour in all of its beautiful, terrible, laughable contradiction.

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Chekhov's tragicomic masterpiece in a stunning new version for the 21st century by award-winning playwright Anya Reiss.

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David Lan's new version of one of Chekhov's greatest plays, was commissioned for a co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic. Directed by Katie Mitchell, it premiered at the Young Vic, London, in March 1998, a century after its

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This book contains two sections: Live Well, examining the importance of reflection, mindfulness and intentionality, and Lead Strong which considers the courage and integrity that results from this reflection. Specific strategies are provided for cultivating intentionality, offering skillful feedback, and holding difficult conversations.

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Uncommon Sense for New Teachers offers deft perspective for new teachers on issues solvable with uncommon sense. Powerful five-minute readings, topic-by-topic in any order, serve as helpful self-whispers when new challenges or opportunities arise. This book solves problems unconventionally before they start, leveraging teaching enjoyment.

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Uncommon Sense for New Teachers offers deft perspective for new teachers on issues solvable with uncommon sense. Powerful five-minute readings, topic-by-topic in any order, serve as helpful self-whispers when new challenges or opportunities arise. This book solves problems unconventionally before they start, leveraging teaching enjoyment.