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UNINA9910792428303321 |
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Autore |
Kent John <1949-, > |
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Titolo |
America, the UN and decolonisation : Cold War conflict in the Congo / / John Kent |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-136-97289-7 |
1-136-97290-0 |
1-282-58646-7 |
9786612586460 |
0-203-85192-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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LSE International Studies Series |
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Disciplina |
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Decolonization - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 20th century |
Nation-building - Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 20th century |
Cold War |
Congo (Democratic Republic) Politics and government 1960-1997 |
Congo (Democratic Republic) Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations Congo (Democratic Republic) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The independence disaster, 1958-September 1960; 2 The elimination of Lumumba and the establishment of the Adoula government, September 1960-August 1961; 3 The Adoula government and Kitona: The conflict and dilemmas created by US and UN policy, August-December 1961; 4 Too little too late: The failure of Kitona, January-July 1962; 5 Adoula struggles to retain power in a divided Congo, July-December 1962; 6 The end of secession and the beginning of the end for the Congo, December 1962-January 1963 |
7 Unified nation-building with no unity to build on, January-October 19638 The emerging chaos and the forces of national disintegration bring Tshombe's return, October 1963-July 1964; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting of the Cold War. It links the international aspects of British, Belgian, Angolan and Central African Federation involvement with the roles of the US and UN in order to understand how supplies to and profits from the Congo were producing growing African problems. This large Central Afr |
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UNINA9910961714403321 |
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Buying in or selling out? : the commercialization of the American research university / / edited by Donald G. Stein |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2004 |
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0-8135-5554-X |
0-8135-3631-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Education, Higher - Economic aspects - United States |
Research - Economic aspects - United States |
Universities and colleges - United States - Finance |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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A personal perspective on the selling of academia / Donald G. Stein -- College Sports, Inc. / Murray Sperber -- The benefits and cost of commercialization of the academy / Derek Bok -- Increased commercialization of the academy following the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 / Mary Good -- Delicate balance / James J. Duderstadt -- Pushing the envelope in university involvement with commercialization / Ronald A. Bohlander -- Conflicting goals and values / Karen A. Holbrook and Eric C. Dahl -- Buyer and seller views of university/industry licensing / Jerry G. Thursby and Marie C. Thursby -- The increasingly proprietary nature of publicly funded biomedical research / Arti Rai -- The clinical trials |
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business / Marcia Angell -- Reforming research ethics in an age of multivested science / Sheldon Krimsky -- The academy and industry / Zach W. Hall -- Responsible innovation in the commercialized university / David Guston. |
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Universities were once ivory towers where scholarship and teaching reigned supreme, or so we tell ourselves. Whether they were ever as pure as we think, it is certainly the case that they are pure no longer. Administrators look to patents as they seek money by commercializing faculty discoveries; they pour money into sports with the expectation that these spectacles will somehow bring in revenue; they sign contracts with soda and fast-food companies, legitimizing the dominance of a single brand on campus; and they charge for distance learning courses that they market widely. In this volume, edited by Donald G. Stein, university presidents and others in higher education leadership positions comment on the many connections between business and scholarship when intellectual property and learning is treated as a marketable commodity. Some contributors write about the benefits of these connections in providing much needed resources. Others emphasize that the thirst for profits may bias the type of research that is carried out and the quality of that research. They fear for the future of basic research if faculty are in search of immediate payoffs. The majority of the contributors acknowledge that commercialization is the current reality and has progressed too far to return to the "good old days." They propose guidelines for students and professors to govern commercial activities. Such guidelines can increase the likelihood that quality, openness, and collegiality will remain core academic values. |
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