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UNINA9910712809503321 |
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Oltmann R. N (Richard N.) |
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Application of transient-flow model to the Sacramento River at Sacramento, California / / by Richard N. Oltmann |
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Menlo Park, California : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1979 |
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1 online resource (iv, 23 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Water-resources investigations ; ; 78-119 |
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Stream measurements - California - Mathematical models |
Stream measurements - Mathematical models |
Sacramento River (Calif.) Computer simulation |
California |
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Monografia |
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"Prepared in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources." |
"February 1979." |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 15). |
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UNINA9910965004803321 |
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Nickles David Paull <1966-> |
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Under the wire : how the telegraph changed diplomacy / / David Paull Nickles |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Harvard historical studies ; ; 144 |
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Telegraph - History |
Diplomacy - History |
Diplomats - History |
Negotiation - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-256) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Control -- 1 The Anglo-American Crisis of 1812 -- 2 Diplomatic Autonomy and Telecommunications -- II. Speed -- 3 The Trent Affair -- 4 Speed and Diplomacy -- 5 Diplomatic Time -- III. The Medium -- 6 The Zimmermann Telegram -- 7 Technical and Economic Factors -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? In a study based on impressive multinational research, David Paull Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Case studies in crisis diplomacy--the War of 1812, the Trent affair during the U.S. Civil War, and the famous 1917 Zimmermann telegram--introduce wide-ranging thematic discussions on the autonomy of diplomats; the effects of increased speed on decision making and public opinion; the neglected role of clerks in diplomacy; and the issues of expense, garbled text, espionage, and technophobia that initially made foreign ministries wary of telegraphy. Ultimately, the introduction of the telegraph contributed to the centralization of foreign ministries and the rising importance of |
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signals intelligence. The faster pace of diplomatic disputes invited more emotional decisions by statesmen, while public opinion often exercised a belligerent influence on crises developing over a shorter time period. Under the Wire offers a fascinating new perspective on the culture of diplomacy and the social history of technology. Table of Contents: Introduction I. Control 1. The Anglo-American Crisis of 1812 2. Diplomatic Autonomy and Telecommunications II. Speed 3. The Trent Affair 4. Speed and Diplomacy 5. Diplomatic Time III. The Medium 6. The Zimmermann Telegram 7. Technical and Economic Factors Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index Reviews of this book: David Paull Nickles has plumbed the archives of four countries to determine just how transformative [the invention of the telegraph] really was. Under the Wire is a subtle and impressive examination of history.--Christian D. Brose, Wall Street JournalIn this study of the impact of telegraphy on the management of international relations, the reader is rewarded time and again by finding original observations regarding familiar events. This is a book that can have a shaping effect not only on the field of international relations but on many others, since it compels one to think hard about how changes in technology affect behavior and thought among groups with deeply rooted traditions and beliefs.--Ernest R. May, Harvard University |
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UNINA9910972042903321 |
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Hasik James M. <1966-> |
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Arms and innovation : entrepreneurship and alliances in the twenty-first-century defense industry / / James Hasik |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
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9786611957100 |
9781281957108 |
1281957100 |
9780226318899 |
0226318893 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Defense industries - United States |
Defense industries - Technological innovations - United States |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-183) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The Fast and the Many The Theoretical Background on Small Firms and Alliances in the Arms Industry -- 2. Dream Teams and Brilliant Eyes The SBIRS Low Program, Northrop Grumman's Acquisition of TRW, and the Implications for the Structure of the Military Space Industry -- 3. Unmanned, Unafraid, and Underscoped Success in Four Wars with the Predator Reconnaissance-Strike Drone -- 4. Five Bombs in One Hole, and Cheaply The Joint Direct Attack Munition and the Mass Production of Precision Destruction -- 5. Dili and the Pirates HMAS Jervis Bay and the Military Potential of Aluminum Catamarans -- 6. Mountains Miles Apart Power Scene, the Dayton Peace Talks, and the Demise of Cambridge Research Associates -- 7. Drop Your Purse Force Protection and Blast-Resistant Vehicles -- 8. The Two Towers Concluding Advice to Small Firms, Large Firms, and Governments -- Notes -- Index |
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With many of the most important new military systems of the past decade produced by small firms that won competitive government contracts, defense-industry consultant James Hasik argues in Arms and Innovation that small firms have a number of advantages relative to |
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their bigger competitors. Such firms are marked by an entrepreneurial spirit and fewer bureaucratic obstacles, and thus can both be more responsive to changes in the environment and more strategic in their planning. This is demonstrated, Hasik shows, by such innovation in military technologies as those that protect troops from roadside bombs in Iraq and the Predator drones that fly over active war zones and that are crucial to our new war on terror. For all their advantages, small firms also face significant challenges in access to capital and customers. To overcome such problems, they can form alliances either with each other or with larger companies. Hasik traces the trade-offs of such alliances and provides crucial insight into their promises and pitfalls. This ground-breaking study is a significant contribution to understanding both entrepreneurship and alliances, two crucial factors in business generally. It will be of interest to readers in the defense sector as well as the wider business community. |
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