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UNINA9910700275403321 |
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Autore |
Meagher Michael |
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Titolo |
Teaching fractions [[electronic resource] ] : new methods, new resources / / Michael Meagher |
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Columbus, OH : , : ERIC Clearinghouse for Science Mathematics and Environmental Education, , [2002] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (7 pages) |
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Fractions - Study and teaching |
Mathematics - Study and teaching |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 27, 2004). |
"This digest was funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under contract no. ED-99-CO-0024." |
"2002-06-00." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 6). |
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UNINA9910954259403321 |
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Autore |
Lia Brynjar |
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Titolo |
Globalisation and the future of terrorism : patterns and predictions / / Brynjar Lia |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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1-135-77527-3 |
1-281-15764-3 |
9786611157647 |
0-203-48889-X |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (616 p.) |
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Contemporary security studies |
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Terrorism and globalization |
Terrorism - Forecasting |
International relations |
World politics - 1989- |
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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. 244-250) and index. |
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GLOBALISATION AND THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM; CONTEMPORARY SECURITY STUDIES; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Figures; Tables; Boxes; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Towards a framework for predicting future patterns of terrorism; Defining terrorism; Causes of terrorism; 2 GLOBALISATION AND ARMED CONFLICTS; The future of globalisation; The impact of globalisation; Possible implications for terrorism; The future of armed conflicts; The rise of internationalised internal conflicts; Illegitimate states, legitimate revolts; Al-Qaida and the rise of global civil wars |
Beyond war: the globalised political economy of conflictThe emergence of a global guerrilla state authority?; Conclusion; 3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS; The world order; Consequences for the future of terrorism; Weapons of mass destruction; Nuclear proliferation risks; CBW-proliferation risks; Democratisation processes and the spread of illiberal democracies; Trends in state formation and state failure; State formation; Failed and collapsed states; Trends in peacekeeping and military interventions; Peacekeeping; Military |
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interventions; Islamist responses to Western interventions |
Implications for terrorismTrends in multilateralism; Implications for terrorism; The proliferation of non-governmental organisations; Implications for terrorism; 4 THE GLOBAL MARKET ECONOMY; Trends in economic inequality; Implications for terrorism; Powerless politicians? Powerful businesses?; The rise of transnational corporations; TNCs and terrorism; Privatising policing and warfare; Implications for terrorists and insurgent groups; The globalisation of organised crime; Drug trade, human-trafficking, alien smuggling; Trafficking in explosives; Changing patterns, underlying causes |
Implications for transnational terrorismMiddle East petroleum and the future of the energy trade; Future trends in petroleum energy dependence; Implications for terrorism; 5 THE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR; Demographic trends; Implications for terrorism; The immigration dilemma; Migration and ethno-demographic changes; Hate crimes, racial riots and ethnic terrorism; Diasporas, overseas insurgencies and transnational terrorism; Human-smuggling and transnational terrorism; 6 IDEOLOGICAL SHIFTS; The future landscape of extremist ideologies; A resurgent left?; The challenge of Islamism and al-Qaidaism |
The new religious extremismTowards a diffuse and rapidly changing ideological landscape; Possible implications for terrorism; 7 OUR TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE; Terrorism and technology; The future potentials of cyberterrorism: computers as weapons; Information technologies in conventional terrorism; The globalisation of empowering technologies; Dual-use technology and improvised weapons; New interactive mass-media technologies; Counter-terrorist technologies; Possible impact on terrorism patterns; 8 CONCLUSION; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Drawing upon new research and methods outside the traditional focus, and by taking both a theoretical approach and a new practical predictive perspective, Brynjar Lia delivers a fresh and fascinating contribution to terrorism studies. Globalisation and the Future of Terrorism shows us that while predicting terrorism is a highly speculative business, there are ways of identifying certain long-term causes, driving forces and their links with society. Terrorists are usually integral players in local and sometimes global politics. Hence, when the local, regional and international contexts change, |
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