1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461851703321

Autore

Carpenter Ted Galen

Titolo

Perilous partners : the benefits and pitfall of America's alliances with authoritarian regimes / / Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent ; cover design, Jon Meyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Cato Institute, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-939709-71-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (644 p.)

Disciplina

327.73009/04

Soggetti

Authoritarianism

Alliances

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 1945-1989

United States Foreign relations 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Washington's questionable Cold War allies -- Uncle Sam's backyard: friendly Latin American strongmen -- Chiang Kai-Shek: America's troublesome "free world" client -- A preference for authoritarians: Washington backs South Korean dictators -- From Jinnah to jihad: Washington's Cold War relations with Pakistan -- Cold War to Holy War: the U.S.-Saudi alliance -- Subverting democracy: supporting the Shah of Iran -- Navigating a quagmire: sustaining South Vietnamese dictators -- Heart of darkness: U.S. policy toward Mobutu's dictatorship in Zaire -- Flying blind in Manila: enabling Ferdinand Marcos -- The "good communists": Tito and Ceausescu -- Playing the China card: strategic rapprochement with Beijing -- America's authoritarian partners after 9/11 -- Pyramid of cards: Washington's policy toward Egypt from Mubarak to El-Sisi -- From "golden chain" to Arab Spring: the sordid tale of U.S.-Saudi relations -- Janus-faced partners: America and Pakistan after 9/11 -- Tangled trails of the Silk Road: Washington and Central Asia's tyrants -- Closing the values gap: protecting security, preserving values.



Sommario/riassunto

Perilous Partners creates a strategy for conducting an effective U.S. foreign policy without betraying fundamental American values.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957210403321

Titolo

Empirical studies in field instruction / / Miriam S. Raskin, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 1989

ISBN

1-315-80406-9

1-317-77341-1

1-317-77342-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RaskinMiriam S

Disciplina

361.3/072

361.3072

Soggetti

Social service - Fieldwork

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Has also been published as the Clinical supervisor, volume 6, numbers 3/4 1988"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-399).

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The state of the art in field instruction : a century of progress? -- pt. 2. The field placement process : in search of the perfect placement -- pt. 3. Field instructors : myths and challenge -- pt. 4. Students : stress, satisfaction, and success in field placement.

Sommario/riassunto

This landmark volume tackles the long overdue critical examination and evaluation of the state of the art of field instruction in social work education. For the first time, the findings of empirical research are consolidated to review, test, and question prevailing assumptions in social work field instruction. The vigorous assessment of the state of the art in field instruction, the field placement process, field instructors, and students enables the social work profession to reflect upon its accomplishments and review its practices. Provocative, informative, and controversial, Empirical Studi