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UNINA9910449804403321 |
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Titolo |
Extending the effective lifetimes of earth observing research missions [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Extending the Effectiveness Lifetimes of Earth Observing Research Missions |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2005 |
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1-280-26297-4 |
9786610262977 |
0-309-65556-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (35 p.) |
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Astrophysics |
Space sciences |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Mission-Extension Paradigm""; ""3 Assessing the NASA Senior Review Approach to Mission Extension""; ""4 Adapting the Senior Review Process to Earth Science Missions""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""; ""C Acronyms"" |
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UNINA9910819093403321 |
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Autore |
Pogrund Benjamin |
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Titolo |
Drawing fire : investigating the accusations of apartheid in Israel / / Benjamin Pogrund ; foreword by Harold Evans |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (362 p.) |
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National characteristics, Israeli - Political aspects |
Zionism |
Apartheid |
Human rights - Israel |
Human rights - South Africa |
Palestinian Arabs - Government policy - Israel |
Arab-Israeli conflict - Influence |
Israel Social conditions 21st century |
Israel Politics and government 1993- |
Israel Ethnic relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Beginning; 2 Freedom and War; 3 Inside the Green Line; 4 The Occupation; 5 What Was Apartheid?; 6 Are They the Same?; 7 Comparing Israel and Apartheid South Africa; 8 The Critics (1); 9 The Critics (2); 10 Boycotts; 11 The Big Issues; 12 The Way Forward; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Benjamin Pogrund, who spent 26 years as a journalist in South Africa investigating apartheid and who has been living in Israel for the past 15 years, investigates the accusation that Israel is practicing apartheid and the motives of those who make it. His study is founded on a belief in Israel, combined with frank criticism, to provide a balanced view of |
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Israel's strengths and problems. To understand Israel today, one must first look at the past and so the book first outlines key foundational events to explain current attitudes. It then explores the contradictions found in the region, includin |
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