Violent peace [[electronic resource] ] : militarized interstate bargaining in Latin America / / David R. Mares

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455042003321
• Autore: Mares David R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0-231-50568-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.8
• Soggetti: Conflict management - Latin America; Pacific settlement of international disputes; Electronic books.; Latin America Foreign relations; Latin America Military policy
• 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 (p. [263]-285) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface. Interstate Competition in a Heterogeneous World: The Importance of Understanding Violent Peace -- Part 1. The Issue -- 1. The Origins of Violent Peace: Explaining the Use of Force in Foreign Policy -- 2. Latin America's Violent Peace -- Part 2. Analyzing Latin America's Violent Peace -- 3. The Myth of Hegemonic Management -- 4. Democracy, Restrained Leadership and the Use of Military Force -- 5. The Distribution of Power and Military Conflict -- 6. Military Leadership and the Use of Force: Illustrations from the Beagle Channel Dispute -- 7. Democracies and the Use of Force: Suggestions from the Ecuador- Peru Dispute -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 8. Militarized Bargaining in Latin America: Prospects for Diminishing Its Use -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When is military force an acceptable tool of foreign policy? Why do democracies use force against each other? David R. Mares argues that the key factors influencing political leaders in all types of polities are the costs to their constituencies of using force and whether the leader can survive their displeasure if the costs exceed what they are willing to pay. Violent Peace proposes a conceptual scheme for analyzing militarized conflict and supports this framework with evidence from the ; history of Latin America. His model has greater explanatory power when applied to this conflict-ridden region than a model emphasizing U.S. power, levels of democracy, or the balance of power.Mares takes conflict as a given in international relations but does not believe that large-scale violence must inevitably result, arguing that it is the management of conflict, and not necessarily its resolution, that should be the focus of students, scholars, and practitioners of international relations. Mares argues that deterrence represents the key to conflict management by directly affecting the costs of using force. Conflicts escalate to violence when leaders ignore the requisites for credible and ongoing deterrence. Successful deterrence, he suggests, lies in a strategy that combines diplomatic and military incentives, allowing competition among heterogenous states to be managed in a way that minimizes conflict and maximizes cooperation.

Oxford handbook of respiratory medicine [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Chapman ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456645503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 0-19-156693-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (781 p.)
• Collana: Oxford handbooks
• Altri autori (Persone): ChapmanStephen
• Disciplina: 616.2/00475; 616.200475
• Soggetti: Respiratory organs - Diseases; Cardiopulmonary system; Electronic books.
• 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: Contents; Abbreviations; Part 1 Clinical presentations-approaches to problems; 1 Breathlessness; 2 Chronic cough and normal CXR; 3 Chest pain; 4 Haemoptysis; 5 Unexplained respiratory failure; 6 Pleural effusion; 7 Diffuse lung disease; 8 Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage; 9 Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (non-HIV); 10 ; Pulmonary infiltrates in the immunocompromised host (HIV); 11 The respiratory sleep patient; 12 The breathless, pregnant patient; 13 Pre-operative assessment of the respiratory patient; 14 Post-operative breathlessness; Part 2 Clinical conditions; 15 Asthma; 16 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)17 Cor pulmonale; 18 Lung cancer; 19 Mediastinal abnormalities; 20 Bacterial respiratory infection; 21 Viral respiratory infection; 22 Mycobacterial respiratory infection; 23 Fungal respiratory diseases; 24 Parasitic lung disease; 25 Pneumothorax; 26 Pleural effusions; 27 Asbestos and the lung; 28 Sleep apnoea; 29 Bronchiectasis; 30 Adult cystic fibrosis; 31 Lung transplantation; 32 Pulmonary hypertension; 33 Pulmonary thromboembolic disease; 34 Sarcoidosis; 35 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias; 36 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; 37 Bronchiolitis; 38 Eosinophilic lung disease39 Pneumoconioses; 40 Connective tissue disease and the lung; 41 Vasculitis and the lung; 42 Gastrointestinal disease and the lung; 43 Acute respiratory distress syndrome; 44 Upper airway diseases; 45 Hyperventilation syndrome; 46 Unusual conditions/BOLD; 47 Flying, altitude, and diving; 48 Toxic agents; 49 Paediatric lung disorders pertinent to adult practice; Part 3 Supportive care; 50 Non-invasive ventilation; 51 When to involve the intensive therapy unit (ITU); 52 Ethical issues; 53 Tracheostomy; 54 Inhalers and nebulizers; 55 Immunosuppressive drugs; 56 Long-term oxygen therapy57 Pulmonary rehabilitation; 58 Smoking cessation; 59 Palliative care of the chest patient; 60 Patient financial entitlements; Part 4 Practical procedures; 61 Airway management; 62 Cricothyroidotomy; 63 Bronchoscopy; 64 Thoracentesis; 65 Aspiration of pneumothorax; 66 Abrams' pleural biopsy; 67 Chest drains; 68 Pleurodesis; 69 Medical thoracoscopy; 70 Some diagnostic tests; Appendices; 1 Lung function testing; 2 Blood gases and acid-base balance; 3 CT anatomy of the thorax; 4 CT patterns of lung disease; 5 BMI calculator and height converter; 6 Useful websites; IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Respiratory ailments are the most common reason for emergency admission to hospital, the most common reason to visit the GP, and cost the NHS more than any other disease area. This pocket-sized handbook allows instant access to a wealth of information needed in the day-to-day practice of respiratory medicine. - ;This handbook provides a fast, reliable look-up reference on all chest diseases - for junior doctors, trainee specialists in respiratory medicine, and other health workers.First there are chapters on all the major respiratory symptoms. Once the differential diagnosis has been made, the