1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465491103321

Autore

Ahmed Akbar S.

Titolo

The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013

ISBN

1-299-22359-1

0-8157-2379-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Disciplina

909.83/1

Soggetti

Afghan War, 2001-2021

Islamic sociology

Tribes - Islamic countries

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Electronic books.

Islamic countries Politics and government

Islamic countries Relations United States

United States Relations Islamic countries

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

1. The thistle and the drone -- 2. Waziristan: "The most dangerous place in the world" -- 3. Bin Laden's dilemma: balancing tribal and Islamic identity -- 4. Musharraf's dilemma: balancing center and periphery -- 5. Obama's dilemma: balancing security and human rights -- 6. How to win the War on Terror: stopping a thousand genocides now -- Appendix: Of tears and nightmares -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789970403321

Autore

López-Mulnix Esther Elena <1954->

Titolo

Latinas in the workplace [[electronic resource] ] : an emerging leadership force / / Esther Elena López-Mulnix, Mimi Wolverton and Salwa A. Zaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-00-344555-1

1-000-97363-8

1-003-44555-1

1-57922-539-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Journeys to leadership series

Altri autori (Persone)

WolvertonMimi

ZakiSalwa A. <1965->

Disciplina

331.4089/68073

Soggetti

Hispanic American women in the professions

Leadership in women - United States

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

Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; 1 JOURNEYS TO SUCCESS; 2 STUDENTS' SUCCESS IS THE YARDSTICK; 3 LIFE'S CHALLENGES AND THE MEANING OF SUCCESS; 4 SUCCESS, THE NAME OF THE QUEST; 5 FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT AND WINNING; 6 FAITH, FAMILY, AND FORTITUDE-IN A HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY; 7 INVEST IN YOUR LIFE FULLY-WITHOUT FEAR; 8 CULTURE DRIVES WHO I AM; 9 A HEALTHY BODY AND A HEALTHY MIND; 10 AQUÍ NO HAY VIOLETAS DISMINUÍDAS; 11 PROJECT METHODOLOGY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The subjects of this book - a foundation president, two business CEOs, a doctor, a former college president, a teacher and author, and two school superintendents - grew up with a determination to get educated that was fostered by parents and grandparents. Ingrained in each of them is a sense of honor, the need to treat others with respect, and an inner strength-qualities nurtured by family members. They hope that their stories inspire not only their contemporaries but the next generation of Latinas as well.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996247899303316

Autore

Thernstrom Stephan

Titolo

The other Bostonians : poverty and progress in the American metropolis, 1880-1970 / / Stephan Thernstrom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1973

ISBN

0-674-64495-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 345 p. )

Collana

Harvard studies in urban history.

Disciplina

301.44/0973

Soggetti

Social mobility - United States

Social classes - United States

Occupational mobility

Social Conditions

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Boston (Mass.) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.