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UNINA9910459498803321 |
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Autore |
Scott Peter Dale |
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American war machine [[electronic resource] ] : deep politics, the CIA global drug connection, and the road to Afghanistan / / Peter Dale Scott |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (409 p.) |
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Drug traffic - Government policy - United States |
Drug control - Political aspects - United States |
Intelligence service - United States |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Causes |
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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-373) and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Deep History and the Global Drug Connection; Part I. OVERVIEW; Chapter 01. Sanctioned Violence, the Dominance Machine, and the Overworld; Part II. THE CIA AND DRUGS ABROAD; Chapter 02. Mexico, Drugs, the DFS, and the United States; Chapter 03. Operation Paper: The United States and Drugs in Thailand and Burma; Chapter 04. Rollback, PARU, and Laos: Preparing for Offensive War; Chapter 05. Laos: Financing a War by Drugs; Chapter 06. The War on Drugs in Asia: A Phony War with Real Casualties; Part III. DEEP EVENTS AND THE DRUG CONNECTION AT HOME |
Chapter 07. The CIA, the Global Drug Connection, and Terrorism Chapter 08. Inside the War Machine: The Profiteers from Enduring Violence; Chapter 09. 9/11 and the American Tradition of Engineered Deep Events; Part IV: AMERICA AND AFGHANISTAN TODAY; Chapter 10. Obama and Afghanistan: America's Drug-Corrupted War; Chapter 11. Conclusion: The War Machine and the Deep Politics of Drugs; Final Words; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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This provocative, thoroughly researched book explores the covert |
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aspects of U.S. foreign policy. Prominent political analyst Peter Dale Scott marshals a convincing array of evidence to expose the extensive trail of sanctioned but illicit violence in politics and state affairs, especially when related to America's long-standing involvement with the global drug traffic. Beginning with Thailand in the 1950's, Americans have become inured to the CIA's alliances with drug traffickers (and their bankers) to install and sustain right-wing governments. The pattern has repeated itself |
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UNINA9910826634003321 |
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Autore |
Seltzer Beth |
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101+ careers in public health / / Beth Seltzer |
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New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1-78684-035-9 |
0-8261-9599-7 |
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[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (519 p.) |
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Public health - Vocational guidance |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction to Public Health; Chapter 1: What Is Public Health?; History of Public Health; The Role of Public Health Today; Chapter 2: Education in Public Health; Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health; Master's Degrees in Public Health; Doctorates in Public Health; Combined Degree Programs; Other Master's Degrees; Engineering Degrees; Certifications and Other Training; Finding a School of Public Health; Chapter 3: Finding Jobs in Public Health; Traditional Pathways; Getting in the Back Door |
Combining Public Health With Another CareerProfessional Associations; Federal Government Agencies; State and Local Agencies; Share 101+ Careers in Public Health, Second Edition; Part II: Public Health Careers; Chapter 4: Infectious Disease; Epidemiologist; Medical Officer; Public |
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Health Nurse; Public Health Veterinarian; Public Health Advisor; Vaccine Researcher; Disease Ecologist; Infection Preventionist; Chapter 5: Chronic Disease and Cancer; Health Educator; Health Promotion Program Coordinator; Medical Epidemiologist/Chronic Disease; Public Health Dentist; Tobacco Quitline Coach |
Behavioral ScientistStudy Coordinator; Chapter 6: Public Safety; Injury Prevention Specialist; Director of Emergency Medical Services; Specialist in Poison Information; Forensic Pathologist; Chapter 7: Maternal and Child Health; Administrator, Family Health Services; Home Visit Nurse; Community Health Worker; WIC Nutritionist; Chapter 8: Aging; "Age-in-Place" Program Coordinator; Dementia Services Coordinator; Researcher in Aging and Public Health; Director, Area Agency on Aging; Chapter 9: Pharmaceuticals and Drug Safety; Pharmacist; Medical Officer/Drug Evaluation and Safety |
BiostatisticianDirector, State Board of Pharmacy; Regulatory Affairs Specialist; Chapter 10: Environmental Health and Water Safety; Toxicologist; Poisoning Prevention Coordinator; Environmental Engineer; Hazardous Waste Inspector; Hydrologist; Environmental Health Nurse; Community Activist; Health Physicist; Chapter 11: Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Medicine Physician; Employee Health Nurse; Industrial Hygienist; Corporate Medical Director; Chapter 12: Food Safety and Nutrition; Nutrition Consultant; Food Service Sanitarian; Food Inspector/Department of Agriculture |
Consumer Safety Officer/FDAFood Scientist; Chapter 13: Disaster Preparedness and Response; Emergency Preparedness Specialist; Disaster Preparedness Researcher; Biodefense Researcher; Chapter 14: Health Communication; Journalist; Communications Director; Social Marketer; Medical Writer; Chapter 15: Education; Health Teacher; Continuing Education Coordinator; Professor, School of Public Health; Dean, School of Public Health; Chapter 16: Health Disparities, Vulnerable Groups, and At-Risk Populations; Director, Office of Minority Health; Patient Navigator; Correctional Medicine Physician |
Disease Prevention Activist |
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