1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464729203321

Autore

Snyder Sarah B. <1977->

Titolo

Human rights activism and the end of the Cold War : a transnational history of the Helsinki network / / Sarah B. Snyder [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-22006-8

1-139-06353-7

1-283-12728-8

1-139-07587-X

9786613127280

1-139-08270-1

1-139-07013-4

1-139-08043-1

1-139-07813-5

0-511-85196-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Human rights in history

Disciplina

323.09/047

Soggetti

Human rights

Human rights advocacy

Cold War

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Bridging the East-West divide: the Helsinki Final Act negotiations -- 2. "A sort of lifeline": the Helsinki Commission -- 3. Even in a Yakutian village: Helsinki monitoring in Moscow and beyond -- 4. Follow-up at Belgrade: the United States transforms the Helsinki process -- 5. Helsinki watch, the IHF, and the transnational campaign for human rights in Eastern Europe -- 6. Human rights in East-West diplomacy -- "A debate in the fox den about raising chickens": the Moscow conference proposal -- 8. 'Perhaps without you, our revolution would not be."

Sommario/riassunto

Two of the most pressing questions facing international historians



today are how and why the Cold War ended. Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War explores how, in the aftermath of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, a transnational network of activists committed to human rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe made the topic a central element in East-West diplomacy. As a result, human rights eventually became an important element of Cold War diplomacy and a central component of détente. Sarah B. Snyder demonstrates how this network influenced both Western and Eastern governments to pursue policies that fostered the rise of organized dissent in Eastern Europe, freedom of movement for East Germans and improved human rights practices in the Soviet Union - all factors in the end of the Cold War.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454905603321

Titolo

Global engineering : design, decision making, and communication / / Carlos Acosta. [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-14988-3

1-282-29395-8

9786612293955

1-4398-1156-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Industrial innovation series

Altri autori (Persone)

AcostaCarlos <1954 June 2->

Disciplina

620.0068

658.404

Soggetti

Engineering

Engineering - International cooperation

Engineering - Decision making

International business enterprises - Management

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

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Section I: Theory, Models, Decision



Tools; Chapter 1. Engineering in a Global Age; Chapter 2. A Global Engineering Model; Chapter 3. Decision Making in Global Projects; Section II: Case Studies: Cultural Emphasis; Chapter 4. MEPO Manages Culture; Chapter 5. USAHP Confronts Mexico's Subcultures; Chapter 6. Implementing a Global Engineering Perspective; Section III: Case Studies: Engineering Predominance; Chapter 7. SmartDrill Stays Home; Chapter 8. Do What You're Told, and Don't Confuse Me with Facts

Chapter 9. The Wisdom of Getting Everyone Invloved: Communication and (Un)coordination at HOCHSection IV: Case Studies: Applying Concepts; Chapter 10. Technical Consulting and Organizational Recovery at CHips; Chapter 11. Bucket Brigades Work, but Why?; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, today's companies expect to hire engineers who are effective in a global business environment. Although you can find many books covering globalization, most of them are aimed at business, management, or social sciences. Developed with engineers in mind, Global Engineering: Design, Decision Making, and Communication covers the theory, models, and decision making tools for incorporating globalization into engineering work.Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing engi