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In June 1994 the United States went to war with North Korea. Leon Sigal offers a look at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused. He discloses the details of the buildup to confrontation, American refusal to engage in diplomatic give-and-take, the Carter mission, and the diplomatic deal of October 1994.

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This interdisciplinary collection examines the complex nature of disastertyphoons, floods, earthquakes, and droughtin the Philippines. The contributors analyze the challenges of the country's internal heterogeneity of language, ethnicity, and class and its effect on responses to natural disaster.

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Disaster Pedagogy for Higher Education serves as an all-purpose, contextually grounded, and multi-modal introduction to teaching in higher education during times of crisis and disaster.

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Disaster Pedagogy for Higher Education serves as an all-purpose, contextually grounded, and multi-modal introduction to teaching in higher education during times of crisis and disaster.

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Examines the effects operational failures after hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on America's disaster response program. This work also discusses the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military, and identifies reforms that should be implemented to improve the nation's ability to respond in the future.

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Disasters in Field Research is your guide to what can go wrong while conducting fieldworkand what you can do to avoid or minimize the impact of unexpected negative events as diverse as ravenous ants, temperamental gear, debilitating illness, and unpredictable politics.

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In Disasters in Paradise, Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith present a collection of ethnographic case studies that examine the social and environmental effects of Floridas public and private sector development policies. Contributors explore how these practices have increased the vulnerability of Floridians to natural disasters.

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This book combines historical and geographical analysis of the direct provision asylum system with a theoretical analysis of the disavowal of the system by state and society and first-person narrative of the lived experience.

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The author provides a framework for understanding congressional delegation to commissions. He transcends the common focus on the re-election motive to examine information needs and workload considerations as a motivation for legislative behaviour.

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A collection of essays, which examine the genealogy of various fields including English, sociology, economics, psychology, and quantum physics. It challenges the story of disciplinary formation as solely one of consolidation, constraint, and ideological justification.

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Discipline Over Punishment is an exploration of the transformative potential of restorative discipline practices in schools, ranging from the micro-level of one-on-one interactions with students to the macro-level of re-routing the school-to-prison pipeline and improving life ...

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Discipline Over Punishment is an exploration of the transformative potential of restorative discipline practices in schools, ranging from the micro-level of one-on-one interactions with students to the macro-level of re-routing the school-to-prison pipeline and improving life ...

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The time has come for teachers to learn a different style of classroom management. They can no longer rely on old strategies of anger and intimidation. Discipline Without Anger shows teachers how to successfully manage their classes so that they can be free to teach without having to become bullies to keep order.

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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of policy, the practice, the affects, and recommendations for solutions to the exclusionary discipline policies of zero tolerance.

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An updated and enriched edition of the most popular of the Brazelton Way titles, timeless wisdom for the behaviour problems of today

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This book introduces the concept of disciplined agency as a valuable explanatory tool vis-a-vis new forms of labour exploitation in service realms of production and the material and moral insecurities of capitalism under neoliberal governance. -- .

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This book sheds light on the fascinating untold story behind what is collectively and disputably called "disco dancing," and the incredible effect that the phenomenon had on Americain New York City and beyond.

Disco is a dance and musical style that still influences these art forms today.

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Presents the author's journey into youth culture, meeting and speaking to hundreds of kids on the way. This work gives an insight into understanding a generation gap that has never been so wide. Confronting crime, underage sex, and more, he finds that this disconnection from what adults understand to be real is creating a radical youth culture.

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The authors consider the nature of explanatory models in the social sciences in order to suggest ways in which conceptual systems differ. They suggest that, in many cases, theorists, researchers and clinicians can utilize insights from rival models in building their own models, without sacrificing the integrity of their own work.