Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / / Clarke D. Forsythe
| Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / / Clarke D. Forsythe |
| Autore | Forsythe Clarke D. <1958-> |
| Edizione | [First American edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (497 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.7308/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Abortion - Government policy - United States
Abortion - Law and legislation - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States Trials (Abortion) - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59403-693-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The road to Roe : inside the Supreme Court -- The road to Roe : taking abortion into the courts -- The red flags the justices ignored : the embarrassing arguments in the abortion cases -- The abrupt expansion to viability (and beyond) -- The medical myth that drove the outcome in Roe (and its continuing impact) -- The American experience the justices overlooked -- The public health vacuum the justices created -- Detrimental reliance : the international data on the risks to women -- The costs of schizophrenia -- The public is not "polarized" over abortion : what most Americans can agree on -- Has Roe solved the problems it was supposed to solve for women? -- What will happen on the day after Roe? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463178603321 |
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Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / / Clarke D. Forsythe
| Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / / Clarke D. Forsythe |
| Autore | Forsythe Clarke D. <1958-> |
| Edizione | [First American edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (497 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.7308/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Abortion - Government policy - United States
Abortion - Law and legislation - United States Political questions and judicial power - United States Trials (Abortion) - United States |
| ISBN | 1-59403-693-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The road to Roe : inside the Supreme Court -- The road to Roe : taking abortion into the courts -- The red flags the justices ignored : the embarrassing arguments in the abortion cases -- The abrupt expansion to viability (and beyond) -- The medical myth that drove the outcome in Roe (and its continuing impact) -- The American experience the justices overlooked -- The public health vacuum the justices created -- Detrimental reliance : the international data on the risks to women -- The costs of schizophrenia -- The public is not "polarized" over abortion : what most Americans can agree on -- Has Roe solved the problems it was supposed to solve for women? -- What will happen on the day after Roe? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787683203321 |
Forsythe Clarke D. <1958->
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| New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America's secular challenge [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of a new national religion / / Herbert London
| America's secular challenge [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of a new national religion / / Herbert London |
| Autore | London Herbert I. <1939-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
| Disciplina | 200.973/0905 |
| Collana | Brief encounters |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48770-1
9786612487705 1-59403-277-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Secularism : America's new religion -- Truth as a relative concept -- The limitations of science -- Government's rationalist largesse -- Patriotism as a moral problem -- Tolerance, discrimination, and discernment -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456742303321 |
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America's secular challenge [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of a new national religion / / Herbert London
| America's secular challenge [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of a new national religion / / Herbert London |
| Autore | London Herbert I. <1939-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
| Disciplina | 200.973/0905 |
| Collana | Brief encounters |
| ISBN |
1-282-48770-1
9786612487705 1-59403-277-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Secularism : America's new religion -- Truth as a relative concept -- The limitations of science -- Government's rationalist largesse -- Patriotism as a moral problem -- Tolerance, discrimination, and discernment -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780910903321 |
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American Awakening : Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time
| American Awakening : Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time |
| Autore | Mitchell Joshua |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | La Vergne : , : Encounter Books, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.20973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Identity politics
Political culture - United States |
| ISBN |
9781641772839
1641772832 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface To The Paperback Edition -- Preface To The 2020 Edition -- Part One: Identity Politics: Transgression and Innocence -- Part Two: Bipolarity and Addiction: Further Obstacles to the Retrieval of Liberal Competence -- Conclusion: Patient and Unending Labor -- Epilogue: American Awakening: Wuhan Flu Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911009193103321 |
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Betrayal [[electronic resource] ] : France, the Arabs, and the Jews / / by David Pryce-Jones
| Betrayal [[electronic resource] ] : France, the Arabs, and the Jews / / by David Pryce-Jones |
| Autore | Pryce-Jones David <1936-> |
| Edizione | [[Rev.] paperback ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina |
327.440174927
327.44056 |
| Soggetto topico | Arabs - Political activity - France |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48781-7
9786612487811 1-59403-304-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; PREFACE; BETRAYAL; The Harvest; The Quai d'Orsay; Jews in the View of the Quai d'Orsay; The Catholic Factor; Zionism versus French Designs; Between the Wars; Writers Take Sides; The Rescue of the Mufti of Jerusalem; The Mystique of Louis Massignon; "A Pernicious Example and a Great Peril"; Taking Advantage; Men and Matters; Interests and Hearts; The Pursuit of the Ayatollah; Ins and Some Outs; Pillars of Unwisdom; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456743103321 |
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Betrayal [[electronic resource] ] : France, the Arabs, and the Jews / / by David Pryce-Jones
| Betrayal [[electronic resource] ] : France, the Arabs, and the Jews / / by David Pryce-Jones |
| Autore | Pryce-Jones David <1936-> |
| Edizione | [[Rev.] paperback ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2008, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina |
327.440174927
327.44056 |
| Soggetto topico | Arabs - Political activity - France |
| ISBN |
1-282-48781-7
9786612487811 1-59403-304-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; PREFACE; BETRAYAL; The Harvest; The Quai d'Orsay; Jews in the View of the Quai d'Orsay; The Catholic Factor; Zionism versus French Designs; Between the Wars; Writers Take Sides; The Rescue of the Mufti of Jerusalem; The Mystique of Louis Massignon; "A Pernicious Example and a Great Peril"; Taking Advantage; Men and Matters; Interests and Hearts; The Pursuit of the Ayatollah; Ins and Some Outs; Pillars of Unwisdom; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780914303321 |
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| New York, : Encounter Books, 2008, 2006 | ||
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Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 / / George J. Veith
| Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 / / George J. Veith |
| Autore | Veith George J. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [First American edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (625 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59403-705-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "The U.S. will react vigorously" : signing the Paris Peace Accords -- "South Vietnam will have both peace and war": the collapse of the accords -- "Enough to make the angels weep" : trading ammunition for blood -- "A rainy season like no other" : the war resumes -- "Even the gods weep for Phuoc Long" : the beginning of the end -- "How can the free world abandon us?" : waiting for the next attack -- "Good-bye for now, Ban Me Thuot" : beginning the 1975 offensive -- "Light at the top, heavy at the bottom" : decisions that destroyed a nation -- "The road of blood and tears" : the retreat from the highlands -- "Chaos and disintegration" : surrounding Saigon -- "How can I abandon this rocky soil?" : fighting to save Hue -- "The hours of hell" : the fall of I Corps -- "The sea is our only hope" : the battle for the coastal cities -- "Lightning speed, daring, surprise, certain victory" : the PAVN surrounds Saigon -- "Hold fast the remaining land" : the South Vietnamese fight back -- "No matter what happens, do not stop your attack!" : capturing Phan Rang -- "I will knock them down!" : the ARVN hold at Xuan Loc -- "Do not come home until victory is won": the fall of Saigon. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463179103321 |
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Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 / / George J. Veith
| Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 / / George J. Veith |
| Autore | Veith George J. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [First American edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (625 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| ISBN | 1-59403-705-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "The U.S. will react vigorously" : signing the Paris Peace Accords -- "South Vietnam will have both peace and war": the collapse of the accords -- "Enough to make the angels weep" : trading ammunition for blood -- "A rainy season like no other" : the war resumes -- "Even the gods weep for Phuoc Long" : the beginning of the end -- "How can the free world abandon us?" : waiting for the next attack -- "Good-bye for now, Ban Me Thuot" : beginning the 1975 offensive -- "Light at the top, heavy at the bottom" : decisions that destroyed a nation -- "The road of blood and tears" : the retreat from the highlands -- "Chaos and disintegration" : surrounding Saigon -- "How can I abandon this rocky soil?" : fighting to save Hue -- "The hours of hell" : the fall of I Corps -- "The sea is our only hope" : the battle for the coastal cities -- "Lightning speed, daring, surprise, certain victory" : the PAVN surrounds Saigon -- "Hold fast the remaining land" : the South Vietnamese fight back -- "No matter what happens, do not stop your attack!" : capturing Phan Rang -- "I will knock them down!" : the ARVN hold at Xuan Loc -- "Do not come home until victory is won": the fall of Saigon. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787683303321 |
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Bulldozed [[electronic resource] ] : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land / / Carla T. Main
| Bulldozed [[electronic resource] ] : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land / / Carla T. Main |
| Autore | Main Carla T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 343.73/0252 |
| Soggetto topico | Eminent domain - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48776-0
9786612487767 1-59403-289-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The fish house -- The mystery fax -- April fools -- On the river -- Madison's beef, Webster's showdown -- Blight, beauty, bounty -- Kelo -- The Kelo backlash -- Democracy, Freeport style -- Misery loves company -- Tearing the town in two. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459656203321 |
Main Carla T
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