Catastrophic Consequences : Civil Wars and American Interests / / Steven R. David
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| Autore: |
David Steven R
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| Titolo: |
Catastrophic Consequences : Civil Wars and American Interests / / Steven R. David
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, MD, USA, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 |
| Baltimore, MD, USA, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 20080701 | |
| Johns Hopkins University Press | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.6/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil war - Economic aspects - Saudi Arabia |
| Civil war - Economic aspects - Pakistan | |
| Civil war - Economic aspects - Mexico | |
| Civil war - Economic aspects - China | |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | |
| Economics / General | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Economic conditions 21st century |
| United States Foreign relations 21st century | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-196) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 A New Kind of Threat -- 2 Saudi Arabia: Oil Fields Ablaze -- 3 Pakistan: Loose Nukes -- 4 Mexico: A Flood of Refugees -- 5 China: Collapse of a Great Power -- 6 The Coming Storm -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In assessing these threats, David contends that the United States's only viable option is to view other-state civil upheaval similarly to natural disasters and to develop a coherent, effective emergency response mechanism, which does not exist today in any systemic, nationwide form. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Catastrophic Consequences |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9510-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810218403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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