1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910510796603321

Autore

Theophanes <confessore>

Titolo

Bilderstreit und Arabersturm in Byzanz : das 8. Jahrhundert (717-813) aus der Weltchronik des   Theophanes / Übersetzt, eingeleitet und erklärt von Leopold Breyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Graz [etc.], : Styria, 1964

Edizione

[2. verbesserte Aufl]

Descrizione fisica

242 p., [2] c. geogr. ripieg. ; 19 cm

Collana

Byzantinische Geschichtsschreiber ; 6

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B 620 BYZ GESCH 6

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779112703321

Autore

Schake Kori N

Titolo

State of disrepair [[electronic resource] ] : fixing the culture and practices of the State Department / / Kori N. Schake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2012

ISBN

0-8179-1456-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 620

Disciplina

353.1/30973

Soggetti

Diplomatic and consular service, American

United States Foreign relations administration

United States Foreign relations 21st 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nature of the problem -- Atrophy of diplomatic power -- Missed opportunity -- Possibilities -- Program.

Sommario/riassunto

Kori Schake shows how the deficiencies in focus, education, and programmatic proficiency impede the work of the State Department and suggests how investing in those areas could make the agency significantly more successful at building stable and prosperous democratic governments around the world. She explains why, instead of burdening the US military with yet another inherently civilian function, work should focus on bringing those agencies of the government whose job it is to provide development assistance up to the standard of success that our military has achieved. Schake presents a vision