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Examines the social control of new media and the implications of access to new media in a controlled environment.

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Chapters address the social production of doctor-patient discourse, examine the relationship between social structure and social interaction, and explore the relationship between power and resistance.

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This book exposes the transformation of capacity building as a concept of practice within development through an examination of USAID's work in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1977 to 2017.

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It exposes the transformation of capacity building as a concept of practice within development through an examination of USAID's work in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1977 to 2017. It has implications for future of rights-based approaches to development, the international management of global security threats, sustainability of donor investments

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"A ... reconciliation expert argues that a two-state solution is no longer a viable path to create lasting peace in Israel and Palestine. Disputes over settlements, the right of return, the rise of Hamas, recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, and other intractable issues have repeatedly derailed peace negotiations"--Provided by publisher.

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Globalization does have vices, however, cultural clashes, environmental degradation, and displaced workers among them. The contributors to this volume contend that the give and play between the positive and negative sides of globalization will eventually result in a smoother and more equitable process.

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The final two sections examine conflict in the public sector and international conflict, with individual chapters on managing conflict in the policy process, the theoretical dimensions of environmental mediation, relationships of hierarchy, and deterrence and the management of international conflict.

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All aspects of the basic needs approach to development are considered in the various chapters of this volume: issues, implications, impact, planning and policy, and requisite technology, among others. Both theoretical models and case studies outline and analyze the thorny issues inherent to the basic needs approach to development.

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With an emphasis on key individuals and key movements, this book is the first attempt to provide a collection of critical essays on the history of technical communication designed to help guide future research.

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With an emphasis on key individuals and key movements, this book is the first attempt to provide a collection of critical essays on the history of technical communication designed to help guide future research.

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This work aims to show why the prevention, management and conclusion of war require an understanding of the subjective aspects of decision making, as well as of the hardware and tactics of military operations. Past US security policy decisions are combined with future problems to distill lessons.

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Presents the results of three years of research into the unique social and political geography of the Torres Strait borderland. The Torres Strait Treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea serves to construct a complex institutional layering, a tiered economy and a hierarchy of identities.

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It must also emerge authentically from humanity's diverse cultures, be more concerned with the quality of information shared than with the sheer volume of email in the world, and be transformed from its technocratic bias in order to move toward a truly global conversation of civilization.

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It must also emerge authentically from humanity's diverse cultures, be more concerned with the quality of information shared than with the sheer volume of email in the world, and be transformed from its technocratic bias in order to move toward a truly global conversation of civilization.

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The study first addresses the political issues and media theories that culminated in the demand for the NWIO, and the ongoing debate among scholars, policymakers, and diplomats concerning reforms in communications.

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Looking at knowledge as a shared resource: experts discuss how to define, protect, and build the knowledge commons in the digital age.

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An in-depth analysis of international intervention in Madagascar following the 2009 coup, and what it means for African anti-coup efforts.