1.

Record Nr.

UNICASBVE0059078

Autore

Romano, Lalla

Titolo

Nei mari estremi / Lalla Romano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : A. Mondadori, 1994

Titolo uniforme

Nei mari estremi

ISBN

8804388390

Descrizione fisica

XXIII, 240 p. ; 20 cm.

Collana

Oscar classici moderni ; 97

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777726103321

Autore

Shapiro Ian

Titolo

Containment [[electronic resource] ] : rebuilding a strategy against global terror / / Ian Shapiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-08684-7

9786612086847

1-4008-2756-6

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

363.325/170973

Soggetti

Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States

National security - United States - History - 20th century

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. [137]-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Idea Vacuum -- 2. End of the Criminal Justice Consensus -- 3. Filling the Vacuum -- 4.



Containment for Democracy -- 5. Containment's Realism -- 6. Democracy for Containment -- 7. Our Present Peril -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this powerfully argued book, Ian Shapiro shows that the idea of containment offers the best hope for protecting Americans and their democracy into the future. His bold vision for American security in the post-September 11 world is reminiscent of George Kennan's historic "Long Telegram," in which the containment strategy that won the Cold War was first developed. The Bush Doctrine of preemptive war and unilateral action has been marked by incompetence--missed opportunities to capture Osama bin Laden, failures of postwar planning for Iraq, and lack of an exit strategy. But Shapiro contends that the problems run deeper. He explains how the Bush Doctrine departs from the best traditions of American national-security policy and accepted international norms, and renders Americans and democratic values less safe. He debunks the belief that containment is obsolete. Terror networks might be elusive, but the enabling states that make them dangerous can be contained. Shapiro defends containment against charges of appeasement, arguing that force against a direct threat will be needed. He outlines new approaches to intelligence, finance, allies, diplomacy, and international institutions. He explains why containment is the best alternative to a misguided agenda that naively assumes democratic regime change is possible from the barrel of an American gun. President Bush has defined the War on Terror as the decisive ideological struggle of our time. Shapiro shows what a self-defeating mistake that is. He sets out a viable alternative that offers real security to Americans, reclaims America's international stature, and promotes democracy around the world.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910586633403321

Autore

Sharma Abhimanyu

Titolo

Reconceptualising Power in Language Policy : Evidence from Comparative Cases / / by Abhimanyu Sharma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783031094613

9783031094606

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages)

Collana

Language Policy, , 2452-1027 ; ; 30

Disciplina

306.449

Soggetti

Education and state

Language policy

International education

Comparative education

Sociolinguistics

Educational Policy and Politics

Language Policy and Planning

International and Comparative Education

Política lingüística

Poder (Ciències socials)

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- Part II. European Union, Luxembourg and Wales -- 2. Power and language policies in the EU -- 3. Power and language policies in Luxembourg -- 4. Power and language policies in Wales -- Part III. India, Manipur, and Tamil Nadu -- 5. Power and language policies in India -- 6. Power and language policies in Manipur -- 7. Language Policies in Tamil Nadu -- Part IV. Conclusion -- 8. Conclusions and future prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to expand the theoretical framework of and counter the Eurocentric narratives in language policy research, by comparing policies of EU and India and demonstrating the importance of taking a



comparative perspective while studying language policies. This book challenges the notion of macro-level power in language policy research and offers evidence that, in democratic frameworks, macro-level power is not absolute. It is not uniform across policy domains, but rather susceptible to pressure, especially in the domains of healthcare and social welfare. This book makes three important contributions to the theory of language policy by: Arguing for the need to reconceptualise macro-level power Proposing ‘Categories of Differentiation’ as a new analytical tool for policy research Demonstrating that socio-political changes are reflected at the textual level This book is of interest to researchers working on language policies and those investigating language related legislation across different policy domains, to practitioners and policymakers in language policy, as well as to graduate students conducting comparative policy research. “This is a much valued and timely book making a strong case for the subject of language policy across Europe and India. The large comparative case studies of four distinctive states across Europe and India in a simple descriptive mode makes the reading of this book enjoyable. The domains of administration, legislation, healthcare and social welfare are undoubtedly novel ways to deal within the concept of language policy in a wider sense. The author uses discourse analysis to bring out the relationship between intention, explanation and interpretation of a phenomenon like language policy and its implementation. The social diversity as expressed in linguistic mapping is well captured in the novel idea of “categories of differentiation” bothas a normative methodological tool and its historical-empirical manifestation.” — Asha Sarangi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.