1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965949603321

Autore

Kazimi Nibras

Titolo

Syria through jihadist eyes : a perfect enemy / / Nibras Kazimi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, c2010

ISBN

9780817910761

081791076X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 586

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Terrorism - Syria

Terrorism - Syria - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Herbert & Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order"--t.p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; A Note on the Terms ''Nusayri-'Alawite'' and''Bilad al-sham''; The Legacy of Textual Incitements to Jihad; From Threat to Nuisance; Back to Being a Threat; A Global Call for Arms; Expressions of Sectarianism; Implications for Policy; Notes; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution's Herbert and JaneDwight Working Group on Islamism and theInternational Order; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With field notes accumulated in a Syrian environment not generally hospitable to research and inquiry, Nibras Kazimi provides a unique view of the Syrian regime and its base at home, filling a void in our understanding of the intelligence barons and soldiers who run that country. He offers a look at the tactical, propagandists and strategic ingredients required, in jihadist eyes, for a successful jihad?and whether those ingredients are available in Syria.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960877603321

Autore

Callahan Joan R

Titolo

50 health scares that fizzled / / Joan R. Callahan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , c2011

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400605840

9786613317179

9781283317177

1283317176

9780313385391

0313385394

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

613

Soggetti

Health risk assessment

Medical misconceptions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: Medical Interventions; Chapter 1: Measles Vaccine and Autism; Chapter 2: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis; Chapter 3: Fear of Menopause and HRT; Chapter 4: The DES Generation; Chapter 5: Aspirin and Reye's Syndrome; Part Two: Infectious Diseases; Chapter 6: Fear of Lyme Disease; Chapter 7: Swine Flu 1976; Chapter 8: Swine Flu 2009; Chapter 9: Ebola Reston 1989; Chapter 10: The Second War on Smallpox; Chapter 11: Fear of Flesh-Eating Bacteria; Chapter 12: Monkeypox 2003; Part Three: Food Scares

Chapter 13: Fear of Canned FoodChapter 14: Potatoes and Birth Defects; Chapter 15: Fear of Oleomargarine; Chapter 16: Fear of Tomatoes; Chapter 17: Fear of Watercress; Chapter 18: Fear of Beef; Chapter 19: Coca-Cola and Polio; Chapter 20: Fear of Foreign Cheese; Chapter 21: Fear of Mercury in Seafood; Chapter 22: Java Madness; Chapter 23: Fear of Salmonella; Part Four: Additives in Foods and Beverages; Chapter 24: Fear of Red Dye; Chapter 25: Fear of Artificial Sweeteners; Chapter 26: Fear of Fluoridation and Chlorination; Chapter



27: Fear of MSG

Chapter 28: Fear of Other Additives and PreservativesPart Five: Other Biological Hazards; Chapter 29: Fear of Mites; Chapter 30: Fear of Toxic Mold; Chapter 31: The Cell from Hell; Chapter 32: Shoo Fly; Chapter 33: Fear of Frankenfood; Chapter 34: Fear of Spiders; Chapter 35: Fear of Killer Bees; Part Six: Other Chemical and Radiological Exposures; Chapter 36: Three Mile Island; Chapter 37: The Alar Scare of 1989; Chapter 38: Fear and Worship of Silver; Chapter 39: The Cranberry Scare of 1959; Chapter 40: Fear of Aluminum Containers; Chapter 41: Fear of Cell Phones

Chapter 42: Fear of Power LinesChapter 43: Fear of Radon; Part Seven: Actions and Reactions; Chapter 44: Fear of Bottle Feeding; Chapter 45: Solitary Pursuits; Chapter 46: Fear of Autointoxication; Chapter 47: Fear of Not Drinking; Chapter 48: Fear of Involuntary Fatness; Chapter 49: Fear of Sunlight; Chapter 50: Junk Food Addiction: The Twinkie Defense; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversyÑuntil they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the real stories behind these health scares?