380 títulos para "Georgetown University Press"

Hoda Barakats Sayyidi wa Habibi

Hoda Barakats 2004 Arabic novel tells the story of Wadie, a young man who leaves school and becomes corrupted by crime, and his wife, Samia, who flees with him to Cyprus to escape from gang leaders and militiamen he has riled during his criminal career. Set against the backdrop of the Lebanese civil...

The Politics of Policy Change

Béland, Daniel / Waddan, Alex

For generations, debating the expansion or contraction of the American welfare state has produced some of the nation's most heated legislative battles. Attempting social policy reform is both risky and complicated, especially when it involves dealing with powerful vested interests, sharp ideologica...

Branching Out, Digging In

Pralle, Sarah

This book explores how advocacy groups negotiate and strategize in increasingly competitive and complex political situations. By focusing on two cases of forest policy in the U.S. and Canada, which, given their similarities and differences, had unexpected outcomes, Pralle shows the different ways ad...

Medieval Islamic Medicine

Pormann, Peter E. / Savage-Smith, Emilie

The medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650-1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is the story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting caliphs, kings, courtiers, co...

Managing Disasters through Public-Private Partnerships

Abou-bakr, Ami J.

This book examines public-private partnerships (PPPs) as tools of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and resilience in the US. 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that government alone is not equipped to respond to disasters because most of the physical and virtual networks we rely up...

The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy

The Indian Ocean is a critical artery for global commerce, a highway to conflict zones, and a potential location for geopolitical strife. The region's importance for the international economy and international security is increasing, yet the US does not have a coherent strategy for protecting its i...

Maritime Strategy and Global Order

MORAN, DANIEL: RUSSELL, JAMES A (EDS.)

This book is about the exercise of strategy on and from the sea, in peace and in war, from the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century to today. The preservation of peace at sea, and of free access to it, provides crucial ballast for the stability of the international system. The sea remains a cr...

The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism

Usage-based linguistics, which is currently very popular, bases its understanding of language on two key points: Languages are cognitive-social constructs (i.e., learned vs genetically endowed), and, in order for communication and meaning to happen, speakers must find a way to meet/understand each o...

Crude Strategy

GLASER, CHARLES L./KELANIC, ROSEMARY A.

The United States has long-defined the free flow of Persian Gulf oil as a key component of its grand strategy. Since the late 1970s, U.S. military force has increasingly become the instrument for achieving this end. The American objective of ensuring the flow of Persian Gulf oil, by force if necess...

Monotheism and Its Complexities

Muslim and Christian scholars examine scripture texts and theological reflections from both traditions, showing that the oneness of God is taken as axiomatic in both, and that affirming God's unity has raised complex theological questions for both. The two faiths are not identical, but what divides...

Nuclear Authority

Brown, Robert L.

Robert L. Brown has written both a history of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and an analysis of how it has transformed from a weak agent of multilateral cooperation into a strong international nuclear authority over the past two decades. Today, it is one of the most powerful internat...

Disabled Rights

Switzer, Jacqueline

This book is a comprehensive introduction to and overview of U.S. disability policy in all facets of society, including education, the workplace, and social integration. The subtext is that disability policy has shifted from a medical to a civil rights paradigm (and that this is a good thing).