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UNINA9910464021803321 |
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Strong Robert A. <1948-, > |
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Decisions and dilemmas : case studies in presidential foreign policy making since 1945 / / Robert A. Strong |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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0-7656-1578-9 |
1-315-70524-9 |
1-317-47326-4 |
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[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Electronic books. |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 Decision making Case studies |
United States Foreign relations 1989-1993 Decision making Case studies |
United States Foreign relations 1993-2001 Decision making Case studies |
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Monografia |
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First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Truman and the Hiroshima Bomb; 2. Eisenhower and Arms Control; 3. Kennedy, Johnson, and Southeast Asia; 4. Nixon, Ford, and the Era of DeĢtente; 5. Carter and the Panama Canal Treaties; 6. Reagan and the Iran-contra Affair; 7. George H. W. Bush and the Invasion of Panama; 8. Clinton and Northern Ireland; 9. George W. Bush and 9/11; Notes; Index |
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This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent, controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--""from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information, a chronology of events, and primary source documents. Through al |
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UNINA9910146251803321 |
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Advances in X-ray tomography for geomaterials [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jacques Desrues, Gioacchino Viggiani, Pierre Besuelle |
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London ; ; Newport Beach, CA, : ISTE, 2006 |
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1-280-84778-6 |
9786610847785 |
0-470-61218-5 |
0-470-39484-6 |
1-84704-610-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (454 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DesruesJ (Jacques) |
ViggianiGioacchino |
BesuellePierre |
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Soil mechanics - Research - Data processing |
Tomography |
Concrete - Analysis |
Rocks - Analysis |
Building materials - Testing |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Advances in X-ray Tomography for Geomaterials; Contents; Foreword; Keynote lectures; Micro-Characterization of Shearing in Granular Materials Using Computed Tomography; X-ray Micro CT for Studying Strain Localization in Clay Rocks under Triaxial Compression; Investigation of Engineering Properties of Man-made Composite Geo-materials with Micro-focus X-ray CT; X-ray Tomography as a Tool for Micromechanical Investigations of Cement and Mortar; X-ray Computed Tomography for Geotechnical Engineering; Methods and techniques |
Numerically enhanced Microtomographic Imaging Method Using a Novel Ring Artefact FilterSynchrotron X-Ray microtomography: a Hig Resolution, Fast and Quantitative Tool for Rock Characterization; |
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Applications of X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) in Engineering Geology; Accurate Three-dimensional Measurements of Features in Geological Materials from X-ray Computed Tomography Data; New submicro- and micro-CT set-up for NDT at the UGCT facility of the Ghent University (Belgium); Combination of Dual Energy Microfocus Computed Tomography and Petrography for Objective 3D Reservoir Characterization |
Optimising X-ray Computer Tomography Images with a CT-simulatorOctopus 8: A High Perfomrance Tomographic Reconstruction Package for X-ray Tube and Synchroton moci-CT; Fracture and localized deformation; Visualization of Failure Pattern Specimens Containing Surface Crack Using X-ray Computerized Tomography; Experimental Study of Compaction Bands in Diatomaceous Porous Rock; X-ray imaging of compactant strain localization in sandstone; Studies of Mechanisms Associated with Sand Production Using X Ray CT Scan |
The Application of X-ray Computed Tomography for Characterization of Surface Crack Networks in Bentonite-Sand MixturesInvestigation of Crack Behavior on Cover Soils at Landfill using X-ray CT; Characterisation of Hydraulic Fractures in Limestones Using X-ray Microtomography; Characterization of Variable Aperture Rock Fractures Using X-ray Computer Tomography; Microscopic Analysis of Dynamic Loading-induced Fractures by Using Micro CT; Micro structure; Measuring Local Strains in Sandstones under Stress with Micro-computed Tomography |
Visualization of Grain Motion inside a Triaxial Specimen by Micro X-ray CT at SPring-8Quantifying Consolidation and Reordering in Natural Granular Media from Computed Tomography Images; Grain Partitioning and its Applications; Development of a Three-dimensional Fabric Analysis Method using Scanning Lines and its Applications for X-ray CT Image of Geomaterials; Flow and diffusion; Study on Water Flow in Rock by Means of the Tracer-aided X-rays CT; X-Ray CT Observation and Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Measurement of Bentonite-Quartz Mixtures |
Accuracy of the Two Common Semi-Analytical Equations in Predicting Asphalt Permeability |
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This book brings together a total of 48 contributions (including 5 keynote papers) which were presented at the 2nd International Workshop on the Application of X-ray CT for Geomaterials (GeoX 2006) held in Aussois, France, on 4-7 October, 2006. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, from fundamental characterization of material behavior to applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Recent advances of X-ray technology, hardware and software are also discussed. As such, this will be valuable reading for anyone interested in the application of X-ray CT to geomateria |
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