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UNINA9910464628203321 |
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Tompson William J. |
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The Soviet Union under Brezhnev / / William Tompson |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-138-13597-6 |
1-315-84005-7 |
1-317-88172-9 |
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1 online resource (372 p.) |
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Seminar Studies In History |
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Electronic books. |
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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First published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Part One: Introduction; 1. The Soviet Union at the end of the Khrushchev Era; The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev; The New Leaders; Soviet Society a Decade After Stalin's Death; The Soviet Union and the World in 1964; Part Two: Analysis; 2. Leadership Politics; High Politics and Brezhnev's Consolidation of Power; Brezhnev as Politician: Mannequin or Machiavellian?; 'Two Brezhnevs'?; The Soviet Elite in the Brezhnev Era; 3. Policy-Making in the Brezhnev Era |
Brezhnev as Policy-maker: From Consensus to Stagnation?The Role of the Politburo and Secretariat; Taking Advice: Information, Institutions and Expertise; Policy-making in Practice: The Case of Arms Control; 4. Foreign Policy from Cuba to Helsinki; The Defence Build-up of the 1960s; Managing the Bloc; War in Vietnam and US-Soviet Relations; The Road to Superpower Détente; China; The Soviet Union and the Developing World; The Era of High Détente; 5. From Helsinki to the Second Cold War; Arms Control and Trade; Détente Under Strain; China; Afghanistan; Poland |
Conflicting Expectations and the Failure of DétenteAfter Détente; 6. Economic Policy under Brezhnev and Kosygin; Soviet Industry Under the Kosygin Reforms and After; The Limits of Reform; Soviet Agriculture in the Brezhnev Era; Blind Spots in Economic Policy and the 'Obsession |
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with Growth'; 7. Economic Performance; Growth Performance Under Brezhnev and Kosygin; The Failure of the Centrally Planned Economy; Détente, Foreign Trade and the 'Scientific and Technical Revolution'; Living Standards and Household Welfare; 8. Socio-Economic and Demographic Change; Urbanisation and Education |
The 'Social Contract' Under StrainEmerging Demographic Problems; Nationalities Policy Under Brezhnev; 9. Culture and Ideas; Culture High and Low; The Crackdown on Dissent; The Changing Nature of Dissidence; Growing Room for 'Permitted Heterodoxy'; Part Three: Assessment; 10. Brezhnev's Legacy to Gorbachev; Brezhnev's Twilight; The Andropov Interregnum; The Chernenko Interlude; State and Society at the End of the Brezhnev Era; Part Four: Documents; Glossary; Who's Who; Guide to Further Reading; Bibliography; Index |
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The Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. It challenges both the 'evil empire' image of the USSR that was widespread in the early 1980's and the 'stagnation' label attached to the period by Soviet reformers under Gorbachev.The book makes use of a range of memoirs, interviews, archival documents and other sources not available before 1990 to place Brezhnev and his epoch in a broader historical context. The author: examines high politics, foreign policy and policy making explores broader |
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UNINA9910893930603321 |
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Auktion / Galerie Koller Zürich |
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Zürich, : Koller, [2004?]- |
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Gesehen am 08. September 2016 |
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UNINA9910963677203321 |
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Autore |
Gershman George |
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Practical pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy / / George Gershman, Marvin Ament |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
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9786611320034 |
9781281320032 |
128132003X |
9780470762776 |
0470762772 |
9780470987537 |
0470987537 |
9780470987315 |
0470987316 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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618.92/3307545 |
618.9263307545 |
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Pediatric gastroenterology - Endoscopic surgery |
Gastroenterology - Endoscopic surgery |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Settings and Staff; The endoscopy unit; Pediatric endoscopy nurse; Disinfections of the endoscopes and accessories; Documentation; Further reading; 3 Equipment; Overview; Insertion tube; Video image capture; "Reading'' the image created on the CCD; Types of CCDs; History of endoscope CCD development; Shape of displayed image; Reproduction of color; Reproduction of motion; Transillumination; Laser therapy with video endoscopes; Image resolution; Color reproduction accuracy; Troubleshooting |
Endoscope reprocessingSummary; Further reading; 4 Patient Preparation; Pediatric-monitored sedation and anesthesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in endoscopy; During sedation; Postsedation care; Specific sedation techniques; Further reading; 5 Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy Technique; Preparation for esophageal intubation; Assembling the equipment and preprocedure checkup; Endoscope handling; Technique of esophageal intubation; Indications for upper endoscopy; Push enteroscopy/jejunoscopy; Further reading; 6 Therapeutic Upper GI Endoscopy; Benign esophageal stricture |
Pneumatic dilation in achalasiaForeign bodies; Endoscopic hemostasis; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Nasojejunal tube placement; Further reading; 7 Pediatric Colonoscopy; Introduction; Indications for colonoscopy; Preparation of the patient for colonoscopy; Equipment; Magnetic imaging system; Informed consent and preprocedure preparation; Sedation for colonoscopy; Embryology of the colon; Endoscopic anatomy; Torque-steering technique; Exploration of the sigmoid colon and sigmoid-descending junction; Splenic flexure and transverse colon; Hepatic flexure, ascending colon, and cecum |
Terminal ileumComplications; Common pathology; Further reading; 8 Polypectomy; Basic principles of electrosurgery; Snare loops; Polypectomy routine; Safety routine; Safety conditions and techniques; Complications; Further reading; 9 Chromoendoscopy; Indications; Application technique; Recognition of the lesions; Further reading; 10 Wireless Capsule Endoscopy; History; The GIVEN M2A system; Localization; Suspected blood indicator; Indication for use; Diagnostic yield; Contraindications to capsule endoscopy; Pacemaker safety; Bowel preparation; Promotility agents; Endoscopic assistance |
ComplicationsOutcome of capsule endoscopy; Pediatric patients; Further reading; Index |
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Practical Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is the only text available that provides detailed instructions of all practical aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures in children. It gives detailed descriptions of the investigation, diagnosis and therapeutic pediatric GI endoscopy treatments with special attention to the differences between instruments used for adults and for pediatric patients. The advice is based on unique personal experience of thousands of endoscopic or colonoscopic procedures, written by a team of authors with experience in performi |
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