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UNINA9910794204303321 |
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Clarke Patricia <1926-> |
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Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / / Patricia Clarke |
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Sydney, Australia : , : National Library of Australia, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 pages) |
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Women immigrants |
Emigration and immigration |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Sisters Help Sisters to Set Sail -- 2 Expectations and Reality Down Under -- 3 Different Colonies, Different Challenges -- 4 Who Fared Better: Governess or Teacher? -- 5 Schools Abound (Governesses Not Wanted) -- 6 The Challenge of the Distant Bush -- 7 Music and Other Accomplishments -- 8 Send Them Where the Men Want Wives -- 9 Changing Times -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Index -- Copyright. |
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UNINA9910792163903321 |
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Autore |
Leech John <1925-, > |
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Asymmetries of conflict : war without death / / John Leech ; with a foreword by Lord Judd |
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Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-135-31661-9 |
0-7146-8260-8 |
1-315-04017-4 |
1-135-31654-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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World politics - 21st century |
Europe Military policy |
United States Military policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 2002 by Frank Cass. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Wars of Nations; The wages of war; The causes; The frontier mentality; The economic cost; Adjusting our sights; War and the twenty-first century; 2 War and Choice; The risks of a fractious world; A sketch map of risks; Living with proliferation; The risks in perspective; The phantom armies; Arms and the man; 3 Countering with Other Means; The ultra-smart weapon; The concept of just war; Preventive diplomacy; The Harvard techniques; Peace-building from below; Fear-reduction measures; Defence diplomacy |
If all else failsInterdiction: the physical means; Is the UN a credible instrument?; Bending resistance without a fight; 4 Sieg ohne Krieg; Psywar; Political and psychological weapons; The psytools; Is it ethical?; Elements of a psyops campaign; Technology and the means of delivery; And then the peace; Can psyops really work?; 5 A Strategy for Co-operation; How can it begin?; The growth of authority; Co-operation and the Middle East; It pays to be nice; Deterrence revisited; 6 Arms Control and its Technology; Superman and supergun; Where are we technically?; Where are we politically? |
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The policeman will get youMy brother's keeper; Sending the wrong signals; Or doing what we've always done; 7 War without Death; The dilemma of force; The new tasks; Non-lethal weapons; Lessons from experience; Are they ethical?; The strategic implications; The new options; 8 Taking the Lead; A political base for the silent strategies; Taking the decision; A European Security and Defence Identity; A transatlantic security structure; A new basis for transatlantic understanding; To each his own; Bibliography; Index |
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Decisions about defence and security are becoming increasingly open to public influence. This book therefore aims to give both the voter and the decision maker a new vision of how to manage crises and avert hostilities with non-traditional means. |
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