1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797406403321

Autore

Kultgen John H.

Titolo

Abolition of nuclear weapons as a moral imperative / / John Kultgen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-8820-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

172/.422

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons - United States

War - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

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

Contents; Chapter One: Introduction; I: Morality and National Policy; Chapter Two: Patriotic Abolitionism; Chapter Three: The Moral Dimension of Leadership; II: Moral Assessment ofNuclear Deterrence; Chapter Four: The Immorality of Nuclear Deterrence; Chapter Five: Global Strike Capability and the American Empire; Chapter Six: Deterrence and the Probability of Nuclear War; Chapter Seven: The Cost of Implementation; III: The Road Ahead; Chapter Eight: Abolition and Its Alternatives; Chapter Nine: The Challenge; Chapter Ten: Plans of Action; Chapter Eleven: Final Thoughts; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This book advocates for the United States to abolish nuclear weapons, arguing its necessity in terms of the harmful consequences of nuclear deterrence. Kultgen's argument is based on conceptions of human rights and is couched in terms accessible to the disciplines that address human affairs in the social sciences, history, arts, and humanities.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827982003321

Autore

Crezee Ineke

Titolo

Introduction to healthcare for Arabic-speaking interpreters and translators / / Ineke H.M. Crezee, Nawar Gailani, Anna N. Gailani, Auckland University of Technology ; with illustrations by Jenny Jiang ; with contributions by Maureen Kearney, Dana Lui and Dr. Linda Hand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

610.1/4

Soggetti

Medicine - Translating

Translating and interpreting

Health facilities - Translating services

Arabic language

Arabic language - Medical Arabic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.