1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450375803321

Autore

Lytton Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, <1803-1873., >

Titolo

Athens : its rise and fall ; with views of the literature, philosophy, and social life of the Athenian people / / Edward Bulwer Lytton ; bicentary edition edited by Oswyn Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-35998-5

0-203-60194-7

1-280-07757-3

0-203-49044-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (629 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MurrayOswyn

Disciplina

938/.5

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Athens (Greece) History

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.596-598) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Welcome; Preface; Introduction; Dedication; Advertisement; BOOK I From the earliest period to the legislation of Solon to BC 594; BOOK II From the legislation of Solon to the battle of Marathon, bc 594-bc 490; BOOK III From the battle of Marathon to the battles of Platæa and Mycale, bc 490-bc 479; BOOK IV From the end of the Persian invasion to the death of Cimon, bc 479-bc 449; BOOK V From the death of Cimon, bc 449, to the death of Pericles, in the third year of the Peloponnesian war, bc 429

BOOK VI (a fragment) From the start of the Peloponnesian war to the battle of Delium, BC 432/1-BC 424/3Bibliography of works cited by the author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, originally published in 1837, is the most important and readable of the Victorian histories of ancient Greece. It stands alongside Macauley and Carlyle as a great historical work of British Romanticism, and anticipates the thinking of George Grote and John Stuart Mill on Greek history by over a decade.Originally published in two volumes, this new one-volume edition includes the text of the never-before published 'third volume' on which he was working at the



time of his death, recently rediscovered by Oxford academic Oswyn Murray.An absolute

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821383503321

Autore

Fergusson James G (James Gordon), <1954->

Titolo

Canada and ballistic missile defence, 1954-2009 : deja vu all over again / / James G. Fergusson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , [2010]

2010

ISBN

1-280-77788-5

9786613688279

0-7748-1752-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Studies in Canadian Military History

Studies in Canadian military history

Disciplina

358.1/740971

Soggetti

Ballistic missile defenses - Canada - History

National security - Canada - History

Canada Military policy

Canada Politics and government 20th century

Canada Politics and government 21st century

Canada Military relations United States

United States Military relations Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anti-ballistic missiles : don't worry, be happy (1954-71) -- The strategic defense initiative : much ado about very little (1972-85) -- Global protection against limited strikes : too close for comfort (1986-92) -- National missile defense : let sleeping dogs lie (1993-2000) -- Ground-based midcourse defense : is this the end? (2001-05) -- Forward to the past (2006-beyond).

Sommario/riassunto

Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappled with the issue of Canada's role in US ballistic missile defence programs.



Until Paul Martin's government finally said no, policy-makers responded to US initiatives with fear and uncertainty as they endlessly debated the implications � at home and abroad � of participation. However, whether this is the end of the story remains to be seen. Drawing on previously classified government documents and interviews with senior officials, James Fergusson examines Canada's policy deliberations during five major US initiatives. He reveals that a combination of factors such as weak leadership and a tendency to place uncertain and ill-defined notions of international peace and security before national defence resulted in indecision on what role Canada would play in ballistic missile defence. In effect, policy-makers have failed to transform debates about the issue into an opportunity to define Canada's strategic interests at home and on the world stage. Canada and Ballistic Missile Defense is the first comprehensive account of Canada's response and indecision regarding US ballistic missile defence initiatives, and the implications of this inaction.