Innovations in foundation construction : proceedings of Lecture series : january to may 1972 / sponsored by Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division Illinois section American Society of Civil Engineers and Department of Civil Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology

• Record Nr.: UNINA990009765730403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago : s.n., 1973
• Descrizione fisica: V, 220 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
• Collana: Soil Mechanics Lecture series
• Locazione: DINGE
• Collocazione: NA 1/39
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789768303321
• Autore: Walker Stephen G. <1942->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Security Series, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8047-8069-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MaliciAkan <1974->
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetti: National security - United States - Decision making; Presidents - United States - Decision making; United States Foreign relations Decision making
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mistakes as a feature of everyday political life -- Foreign policy mistakes and the exercise of power -- Fearing losses too little : ; deterrence failures -- Fearing losses too much : false alarm failures -- Seeking gains too late : reassurance failures -- Seeking gains too soon : false hope failures -- Foreign policy analysis : maximizing rationality -- Foreign policy analysis : minimizing mistakes -- Avoiding foreign policy mistakes : extension and expansion -- Foreign policy dynamics : the Middle East and South Asia systems -- Some final thoughts : exploring the rationality frontier.
• Sommario/riassunto: Mistakes, in the form of bad decisions, are a common feature of every presidential administration, and their consequences run the gamut from unnecessary military spending, to missed opportunities for foreign policy advantage, to needless bloodshed. This book analyzes a range of presidential decisions made in the realm of US foreign policy-with a special focus on national security-over the past half century in order to create a roadmap of the decision process and a guide to better foreign policy decision-making in the increasingly complex context of 21st century international relations.<BR

Working with child abuse and neglect : a primer / / Vernon R. Wiehe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962600603321
• Autore: Wiehe Vernon R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1996
• ISBN: 9781483327716; 148332771X; 9781452248684; 1452248680
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 245 p.)
• Collana: Interpersonal violence ; ; v. 15
• Disciplina: 616.858223
• Soggetti: Child abuse - Prevention; Child abuse - Treatment; Child abuse
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The problem -- The scope of child maltreatment -- Historical ; perspective -- Factors associated with child maltreatment -- The path of intervention -- Interviewing skills -- Child abuse and neglect treatment -- Child maltreatment prevention -- Treatment evaluation -- Instruments.
• Sommario/riassunto: How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put these findings into action.