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UNINA9910777056003321 |
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Gregory Jane <1962-> |
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Fred Hoyle's universe [[electronic resource] /] / Jane Gregory |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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1-383-02178-3 |
0-19-157846-0 |
1-280-75888-0 |
0-19-151358-X |
1-4294-5987-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Astronomers - Great Britain |
Authors, English - 20th century |
Communication in science - Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. [342]-391) and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Coming to light; 2 Hut no. 2; 3 Into the limelight; 4 New world; 5 Under fire; 6 New Genesis; 7 Eclipsed; 8 Fighting for space; 9 Storm clouds; 10 'Dear Mr Hogg'; 11 His institute; 12 The end of the beginning; 13 The Astronomer Hoyle; 14 The beginning of the end; 15 On the loose; 16 Apocalyptic visions; 17 Evolution on trial; 18 A new cosmology; References; Picture acknowledgements; Index |
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Fred Hoyle was a down-to-earth, argumentative Yorkshireman who became the voice of British astronomy. For fifty years, he spoke out for astronomy in the newspapers, on government committees, at scientific meetings, in popular books and on the radio. He devised the steady-state theory of the universe and worked out how the elements are formed in the nuclei of stars. He also founded a prestigious institute, led the project to build a giant telescope and, if it rained on his summer. holiday, he sat in his caravan and wrote science fiction novels for his legions of fans around the world. This book |
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UNINA9910220093603321 |
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Autore |
Paul Christopher |
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Paths to victory : detailed insurgency case studies |
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RAND Corporation, 2013 |
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[Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Insurgency - Research |
Insurgency |
Counterinsurgency |
Military & Naval Science |
Law, Politics & Government |
Military Science - General |
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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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Detailed overviews of 41 insurgency cases. UK in Palestine, 1944-1947 -- Greece, 1945-1949 -- Indochina, 1946-1954 -- Philippines (Huk Rebellion), 1946-1956 -- Colombia ("La Violencia"), 1948-1958 -- Malaya, 1948-1955 -- Kenya, 1952-1956 -- Algerian Independence, 1954-1962 -- Cyprus, 1955-1959 -- Cuba, 1956-1959 -- Oman (Imamate Uprising), 1957-1959 -- Indonesia (Darul Islam), 1958-1962 -- Tibet, 1956-1974 -- Guatemala, 1960-1996 -- Laos, 1959-1975 -- Namibia, 1960-1989 -- South Africa, 1960-1990 -- South Vietnam, 1960-1975 -- Eritrea, 1961-1991 -- Iraqi Kurdistan, 1961-1975 -- Angolan Independence, 1961-1974 -- Guinea-Bissau, 1962-1974 -- Mozambican Independence, 1962-1974 -- Yemen, 1962-1970 -- Uruguay, 1963-1972 -- Oman (Dhofar Rebellion), 1965-1975 -- Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, 1965-1980 -- Argentina, 1969-1979 -- Cambodia, 1967-1975 -- Northern Ireland, 1969-1999 -- Jordan, 1970-1971 -- Bangladesh, 1971 -- Philippines (MNLF), 1971-1996 -- Baluchistan, 1973-1978 -- Angola (UNITA), 1975-2002 -- Indonesia (East Timor), 1975-2000 -- Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990 -- Western Sahara, 1975-1991 -- Indonesia (Aceh), 1976-2005 -- Mozambique |
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(RENAMO), 1976-1995 -- Sri Lanka, 1976-2009. |
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In-depth case studies of 41 insurgencies since World War II provide evidence to answer a perennial question in strategic discussions of counterinsurgency: When a country is threatened by an insurgency, what efforts give its government the best chance of prevailing? Each case study breaks the conflict into phases and examines the factors and practices that led to the outcome (insurgent win, counterinsurgent win, or a mixed outcome favoring one side or the other). Detailed analyses of the cases, supplemented by data on 30 previously conducted insurgency case studies (and thus covering all 71 historical insurgencies worldwide since World War II), can be found in the companion volume, Paths to Victory: Lessons from Modern Insurgencies. Collectively, the 71 cases span a vast geographic range (South America, Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Far East) and include examples of governments that attempted to fight the tide of history -- that is, to quell an anticolonial rebellion or uprisings against apartheid. |
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