1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451815303321

Titolo

African American bioethics [[electronic resource] ] : culture, race, and identity / / Lawrence J. Prograis, Jr., Edmund D. Pellegrino, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-58901-232-1

1-4356-2752-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PrograisLawrence

PellegrinoEdmund D. <1920->

Disciplina

174/.957

Soggetti

Medical ethics

African American philosophy

Health services accessibility - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Conference titled 'Symposium on African American Perspectives in Bioethics and Second Annual Conference on Health Disparities,' held on September 23-24, 2004, at Georgetown University"--P. viii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Revisiting African American perspectives on biomedical ethics : distinctiveness and other questions / Jorge L.A. Garcia -- The moral weight of culture in ethics / Segun Gbadegesin -- Whitewashing black health : lies, deceptions, assumptions, and assertions : and the disparities continue / Annette Dula -- Race, equity, health policy, and the African-American community / Patricia A. King -- Religion and ethical decision making in the African American community : bioterrorism and the Black postal workers / Cheryl J. Sanders -- Personal narrative and an African American perspective on medical ethics / Ezra E.H. Griffith -- Does an African American perspective alter clinical ethical decision making at the bedside? / Reginald L. Peniston -- Race, genetics, and ethics / Kevin FitzGerald and Charmaine Royal.

Sommario/riassunto

Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? Are doctors and researchers taking environmental perspectives into account when dealing with patients? If so, is it done effectively and properly? In



African American Bioethics, Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. and Edmund D. Pellegrino bring together medical practitioners, researchers, and theorists to assess one fundamental question: Is there a distinctive African American bioethics? The book's contributors resoundingly answer yesùyet their responses vary. They discuss the co

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996320201903316

Titolo

Russian foreign policy [[electronic resource] ] : sources and implications / / Olga Oliker ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-08168-3

9786612081682

0-8330-4713-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Rand Corporation monograph series Russian foreign policy

Altri autori (Persone)

OlikerOlga

Disciplina

327.47

Soggetti

Globalization - Political aspects - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations

Russia (Federation) Strategic aspects

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 21st century

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-768-AF."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197 - 220).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Russia's Domestic Situation; CHAPTER THREE: Russia's Economy and Russian Resources for Defense; CHAPTER FOUR: Russian Foreign Policy; CHAPTER FIVE: Russia's Defense and Security Policy; CHAPTER SIX: Today's Russia: Implications for the United States; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia's strategic



interests and goals, examining the country's domestic policies, economic development, security goals, and worldview. They assess implications for U.S. interests and present ways that Washington could work to improve its relations with Moscow.

3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00343282

Autore

MARKOVIC, Marjan

Titolo

Aromanskiot i makedonskiot govor od ohridsko-struskiot region : vo balkanski kontekst / Marjan Markovik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Skopje, : Makedonska Aakademija na Naukite i Umetnostite, 2007

ISBN

978-99-89101-73-1

Descrizione fisica

185 p. ; 23 p.

Disciplina

491.819

Soggetti

LINGUA AROMENA

Lingua macedone - Dialetti

Lingua di pubblicazione

Macedonian

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia