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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786731303321

Autore

Barua Pradeep

Titolo

The military effectiveness of post-colonial states / / Pradeep P. Barua

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

90-04-24911-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

History of warfare ; ; vol. 88

Disciplina

355/.0332

Soggetti

Armed Forces - History - 20th century

Command of troops

Military art and science - History - 20th century

Military readiness

Postcolonialism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 14, 2013).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Pradeep P. Barua -- Introduction / Pradeep P. Barua -- 1. The Nigerian Civil War / Pradeep P. Barua -- 2. The Argentine War for the Malvinas Islands / Pradeep P. Barua -- 3. Egypt and the Ramadan War / Pradeep P. Barua -- 4. India’s 1971 War for Bangladesh / Pradeep P. Barua -- Conclusion / Pradeep P. Barua -- Bibliography / Pradeep P. Barua -- Index / Pradeep P. Barua.

Sommario/riassunto

Current military historiography has a tendency to portray the military effectiveness of non-western, post-colonial states in broad generalized stereotypes. This monograph examines the militaries of Nigeria, Argentina, Egypt and India in times of crisis to challenge these assumptions. The book shows that despite having broad similarities, each of these states had unique characteristics that impacted their military effectiveness in different ways. These key variables included the military institutions’ maturity and skill sets, the availability and management of human and material resources, and the quality of both civil and military leadership.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970895003321

Autore

Black Graham

Titolo

The engaging museum : developing museums for visitor involvement / / Graham Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

9781136761645

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

069

Soggetti

Cultural property - Management

Cultural property - Protection

Historic sites - Management

Interpretation of cultural and natural resources

Museum attendance - Evaluation

Museum exhibits - Evaluation

Museum techniques

Museum visitors

Museums - Educational aspects

Museums - Management

Museums - Marketing

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. 289-301) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : meeting the demands placed on the twenty-first century museum -- ; Sect. 1. Museum audiences : their nature, needs and expectations -- ; 1. 'Traditional' museum audiences : a quantitative and qualitative analysis -- ; 2. Developing new audiences -- ; Sect. 2. Operating for quality -- ; 3. Stimulating the visit -- ; 4. Visitor services : operating for quality -- ; Sect. 3. Learning in museums -- ; 5. Museums and lifelong learning -- ; 6. Use of museums by schools -- ; Sect. 4. Planned to engage : using interpretation to develop museum displays and associated services -- ; 7. Applying the principles of interpretation to museum display -- ; 8. Interpretive master planning -- ; 9. Concept development for museum galleries -- ; 10. The



engaging museum.

Sommario/riassunto

This very practical book guides museums on how to create the highest quality experience possible for their visitors. Creating an environment that supports visitor engagement with collections means examining every stage of the visit, from the initial impetus to go to a particular institution, to front-of-house management, interpretive approach and qualitative analysis afterwards. This holistic approach will be immensely helpful to museums in meeting the needs and expectations of visitors and building their audience.  This book features:includes chapter introductions