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The future of Antarctica : scenarios from classical geopolitics / / Jeffrey McGee, David Edmiston, Marcus Haward
| The future of Antarctica : scenarios from classical geopolitics / / Jeffrey McGee, David Edmiston, Marcus Haward |
| Autore | McGee Jeffrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Disciplina | 327.101109989 |
| Collana | Springer Polar Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - Antarctica
Geopolitics - History |
| ISBN |
981-16-7095-1
981-16-7094-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for The Future of Antarctica -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Antarctic Treaty System: Responsive, Resilient-And Largely Successful -- 1.2 The Antarctic Treaty System: Fears for the Future? -- 1.3 Antarctic Futures and Scenarios -- 1.4 Antarctic Futures: A Multi-disciplinary Approach -- 1.5 Classical and Critical Geopolitics -- 1.6 Towards a Critical Realist Geopolitics? -- 1.7 What This Book is About -- References -- 2 History of Antarctic Territorial Claims and Spatial Contestation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The 'Antarctic Problem' -- 2.3 Geopolitics and Resolving the 'Antarctic Problem' -- 2.4 The Antarctic Treaty: Setting Aside Geopolitical Differences? -- 2.5 Geopolitics and the Future of Antarctica -- References -- 3 Scenario Analysis and the Limits of Prediction -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 What Are Scenarios? -- 3.3 Ten Key Properties of Scenarios -- 3.4 Reality Check: Scenarios and Our Need to Predict -- 3.5 Plausibility and the 'aha' Moment -- 3.6 A Revised Model: Introducing the Zone of Plausibility -- 3.7 Dissecting Turbulence, Uncertainty, Novelty and Ambiguity (TUNA) -- 3.8 Summary -- References -- 4 Objectives, Approaches and Techniques -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Objectives, Approaches, and Techniques -- 4.3 Framing Before Reframing -- 4.4 Level 1-Define Your Strategic Objectives -- 4.5 Level 2-Identify Your General Approach/es -- 4.6 A Scenario Toolbox -- 4.7 Deductive Approaches: Intuitive, Archetypal, and Normative -- 4.8 Deductive (Intuitive) Approaches -- 4.9 Deductive (Archetype) Approaches -- 4.10 Deductive (Normative) Approaches -- 4.11 Inductive Approaches -- 4.12 Quantitative approaches -- 4.13 Hybrid approaches -- 4.14 Integrated approaches -- 4.15 Scoping approaches.
4.16 Engagement approaches -- 4.17 Level 3-Select Your Specific Technique/s -- 4.18 The 'Intuitive Logics 2 × 2' Technique -- 4.18.1 Step 1: Identify Your Scenario Standpoint -- 4.18.2 Step 2: Set Your Time Horizon -- 4.18.3 Step 3: Identify the Key Driving Forces -- 4.18.4 Step 4: Distinguish Critical Uncertainties from Predetermined Elements -- 4.18.5 Step 5: Rank Critical Uncertainties by Importance and Uncertainty -- 4.18.6 Step 6: Select Your General Approach/es -- 4.18.7 Step 7: Construct the Scenario Matrix -- 4.18.8 Step 8: Develop the Scenario Narratives -- 4.18.9 Step 9: 'Wind Tunnel Test' Current Strategy and Prepare Policy Advice -- 4.19 Insights from the Process and Adding Depth: An Alternative to IL 2 × 2-Towards 'IL 5' -- 4.20 Summary -- References -- 5 Antarctic Geopolitics: Background -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 A Brief Recap: Geopolitics-Classical, Critical, and Other Approaches -- 5.3 Antarctica and Classical Geopolitical Analysis -- 5.4 Nine Themes for the Driving Forces of Antarctic Geopolitics -- 5.5 Challenges for the Scenario Planner! -- 5.6 Four Dynamics of Driving Forces -- 5.7 Pulling These Together: The 'Dynamic Signature' of a Driving Force -- 5.8 Nine Themes for Driving Forces -- 5.9 Summary -- References -- 6 Militarisation of Antarctica -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 History of Militarisation in Antarctica -- 6.3 Managing Militarisation Under the Antarctic Treaty 1959 -- 6.4 Traditional Military/Strategic Threats in Antarctica -- 6.5 'Dual-Use' Equipment in Antarctica -- 6.6 Summary -- References -- 7 Antarctic Militarisation: Scenario Analysis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Step 1: Identify Your Scenario Standpoint -- 7.3 Step 2: Set Your Time Horizon -- 7.4 Step 3: Identify Driving Forces of Antarctic Militarisation -- 7.5 Step 4: Classify Driving Forces as Predetermined Elements or Critical Uncertainties. 7.6 Step 5: Rank Driving Forces by Importance and Uncertainty -- 7.7 Step 6: Select Your General Approach/es -- 7.8 Step 7: Construct the Scenario Matrix -- 7.9 Summary -- References -- 8 Antarctic Militarisation: Five Scenarios -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Scenario 1: Splendid Isolation -- 8.1.2 Scenario 2: Quarantine -- 8.1.3 Scenario 3: Stealth -- 8.1.4 Scenario 4: Cold War II -- 8.1.5 IL 5: A Fifth Scenario for Antarctic Militarisation -- 8.1.6 Scenario 5: Pressures Managed -- 8.2 Step 9: Wind Tunnel Test Current Strategy and Prepare Policy Advice -- 8.3 Summary -- Reference -- 9 Scenario Analysis and the Classical View of Antarctic Geopolitics -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Geopolitics: The Intersection of Power, Authority, and Space -- 9.2.1 Power -- 9.2.2 Military Power -- 9.2.3 Scientific and Logistical Power -- 9.2.4 Authority -- 9.2.5 Space -- 9.3 Antarctica Through a Classical Geopolitical Lens -- 9.3.1 Power and International Law -- 9.3.2 Antarctica and 'Space in Rivalry Between States' -- 9.4 Summary -- References -- 10 Conclusion -- 10.1 Our Objectives -- 10.2 Our Findings: Geopolitical Scenario Analysis -- 10.3 Our Findings: Geopolitical Futures for Antarctica -- References -- Index. |
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McGee Jeffrey
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Geopolitics, history, and international relations
| Geopolitics, history, and international relations |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Woodside, N.Y. : , : Addleton Academic Publishers, , 2009- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina |
327.101
327 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - History
Geopolitics International relations History World politics Publications périodiques Relations internationales Géopolitique |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2374-4383 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146428603321 |
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Geopolitics, history, and international relations
| Geopolitics, history, and international relations |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Woodside, N.Y. : , : Addleton Academic Publishers, , 2009- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina |
327.101
327 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - History
Geopolitics International relations History World politics Publications périodiques Relations internationales Géopolitique |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2374-4383 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996210813503316 |
| Woodside, N.Y. : , : Addleton Academic Publishers, , 2009- | ||
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Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel
| Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel |
| Autore | Grygiel Jakub J. <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - History
Political geography - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8018-8961-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The premature death of geography -- Geography, geopolitics, and geostrategy -- The geopolitical change of the sixteenth century -- The geostrategy of Venice (1000-1600) -- The geostrategy of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1699) -- The geostrategy of Ming China (1364-1644) -- Lessons for the United States. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451923503321 |
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Grygiel Jakub J. <1972->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel
| Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel |
| Autore | Grygiel Jakub J. <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - History
Political geography - History |
| ISBN | 0-8018-8961-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The premature death of geography -- Geography, geopolitics, and geostrategy -- The geopolitical change of the sixteenth century -- The geostrategy of Venice (1000-1600) -- The geostrategy of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1699) -- The geostrategy of Ming China (1364-1644) -- Lessons for the United States. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778371403321 |
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Grygiel Jakub J. <1972->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel
| Great powers and geopolitical change [[electronic resource] /] / Jakub J. Grygiel |
| Autore | Grygiel Jakub J. <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 327.1/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geopolitics - History
Political geography - History |
| ISBN | 0-8018-8961-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The premature death of geography -- Geography, geopolitics, and geostrategy -- The geopolitical change of the sixteenth century -- The geostrategy of Venice (1000-1600) -- The geostrategy of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1699) -- The geostrategy of Ming China (1364-1644) -- Lessons for the United States. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826655003321 |
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Grygiel Jakub J. <1972->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In space we read time : on the history of civilization and geopolitics / / Karl Schlögel ; translated by Gerrit Jackson
| In space we read time : on the history of civilization and geopolitics / / Karl Schlögel ; translated by Gerrit Jackson |
| Autore | Schlögel Karl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Bard Graduate Center, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (521 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 909.82 |
| Collana | Cultural Histories of the Material World |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Modern - History
Geopolitics - History Geography - History Space and time History - Philosophy Historiography - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-941792-09-X |
| Classificazione | ART015030TEC048000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792551103321 |
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Schlögel Karl
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| New York, [New York] : , : Bard Graduate Center, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In space we read time : on the history of civilization and geopolitics / / Karl Schlögel ; translated by Gerrit Jackson
| In space we read time : on the history of civilization and geopolitics / / Karl Schlögel ; translated by Gerrit Jackson |
| Autore | Schlögel Karl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Bard Graduate Center, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (521 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 909.82 |
| Collana | Cultural Histories of the Material World |
| Soggetto topico |
Civilization, Modern - History
Geopolitics - History Geography - History Space and time History - Philosophy Historiography - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-941792-09-X |
| Classificazione | ART015030TEC048000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818553203321 |
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Schlögel Karl
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| New York, [New York] : , : Bard Graduate Center, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of scale : a global history approach / / John H. Bodley
| The power of scale : a global history approach / / John H. Bodley |
| Autore | Bodley John H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | Sources and Studies in World History |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
History, Modern Civilization, Modern Imperialism - History Capitalism - History Geopolitics - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-69923-0
1-317-45523-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction: Imperia and the Power of Scale""; ""Imperia, Social Power, and Scale""; ""Three Cultural Worlds: Tribal, Imperial, and Commercial""; ""Great Cultural Transformations""; ""Quality of Life in the Tribal World""; ""The Irreducible Minimum in the Tribal World""; ""Political Imperia and Conditional Rights in the Imperial World""; ""The Commercial World and Capitalism""; ""2. Imperia in Three Worlds""
""Domestic Imperia in the Amazon Rain Forest: The Ashaninka""""Circles of Kings: Political Imperia in Southeast Asian Kingdoms""; ""The Thai Kingdom, 1782-1932""; ""Modern Thai and Balinese Imperia""; ""Commercial Imperia: The United States, 1998""; ""3. Why Scale Matters""; ""Power Laws, Energy, and the Disproportions of Scale""; ""The Illusion of Evolutionary Progress""; ""Culture, Biology, and the Problem of Size""; ""Human Community, Society, and Scale""; ""Scale Limits in the Tribal World: Australian Bands""; ""Scale Limits to Power in the Tribal World: The Ashaninka"" ""The Power of Scale in the Urbanization Process""""Bureaucracy and Domination""; ""Scale, Imperia, and Growth Trajectories""; ""4. The Political Elite Take Power""; ""Crossing the Great Divide from Tribal to Imperial Worlds""; ""Village Headman to Divine King in Southeast Asia""; ""Beyond 500: Scalar Stress and Urban Growth""; ""Elite Payoff: Mates, Servants, and Palaces""; ""Strategies of Domination in the Ancient Imperial World""; ""The Romans: Conquerors and Slaves in a Legionary Economy""; ""5. The Rise of European Commercial Elites"" ""Urban Growth and the Origins of Capitalism, 1100-1600""""Medieval City-States and the Medici Imperium""; ""Crisis as Opportunity: England, 1500-1688""; ""Landed and Monied Interests in the London Financial Revolution, 1600-1900""; ""British Colonialism: Merchant Capitalists Transform the World""; ""The Business of Government in the Fiscal-Military State""; ""Capitalist Manufacturers: Canals, Pots, Guns, and Lobbies""; ""The Power of Scale in Britain, A.D. 1066-2000""; ""A Tale of Three Families: Grosvenors, Rothschilds, and Bonapartes"" ""Commercial Elites in Control: Summary and Assessment""""6. The Power Elite in Action: America's Commercial Revolution, 1787-1945""; ""Founding Fathers and the Constitution""; ""The Rise of Big Business""; ""Urban Elites and American Inequality: Boston, New York, and Philadelphia""; ""J.J. Astor, Real Estate, and the Fur Empire""; ""The Rail Empires, 1840-1870""; ""American Financial Imperia""; ""Rockefeller Imperium and the Fossil Fuel Revolution""; ""Factory Farms and the American Food System""; ""The Triumph of Cars over Rails""; ""The Millionaire Imperia: Super-Elite Lifestyles"" ""7. Counter-Imperia: Imagining Alternative Worlds"" |
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Bodley John H.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The power of scale : a global history approach / / John H. Bodley
| The power of scale : a global history approach / / John H. Bodley |
| Autore | Bodley John H (John Harry), <1942-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909 |
| Collana | Sources and Studies in World History |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
History, Modern Civilization, Modern Imperialism - History Capitalism - History Geopolitics - History |
| ISBN |
1-315-69923-0
1-317-45523-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction: Imperia and the Power of Scale""; ""Imperia, Social Power, and Scale""; ""Three Cultural Worlds: Tribal, Imperial, and Commercial""; ""Great Cultural Transformations""; ""Quality of Life in the Tribal World""; ""The Irreducible Minimum in the Tribal World""; ""Political Imperia and Conditional Rights in the Imperial World""; ""The Commercial World and Capitalism""; ""2. Imperia in Three Worlds""
""Domestic Imperia in the Amazon Rain Forest: The Ashaninka""""Circles of Kings: Political Imperia in Southeast Asian Kingdoms""; ""The Thai Kingdom, 1782-1932""; ""Modern Thai and Balinese Imperia""; ""Commercial Imperia: The United States, 1998""; ""3. Why Scale Matters""; ""Power Laws, Energy, and the Disproportions of Scale""; ""The Illusion of Evolutionary Progress""; ""Culture, Biology, and the Problem of Size""; ""Human Community, Society, and Scale""; ""Scale Limits in the Tribal World: Australian Bands""; ""Scale Limits to Power in the Tribal World: The Ashaninka"" ""The Power of Scale in the Urbanization Process""""Bureaucracy and Domination""; ""Scale, Imperia, and Growth Trajectories""; ""4. The Political Elite Take Power""; ""Crossing the Great Divide from Tribal to Imperial Worlds""; ""Village Headman to Divine King in Southeast Asia""; ""Beyond 500: Scalar Stress and Urban Growth""; ""Elite Payoff: Mates, Servants, and Palaces""; ""Strategies of Domination in the Ancient Imperial World""; ""The Romans: Conquerors and Slaves in a Legionary Economy""; ""5. The Rise of European Commercial Elites"" ""Urban Growth and the Origins of Capitalism, 1100-1600""""Medieval City-States and the Medici Imperium""; ""Crisis as Opportunity: England, 1500-1688""; ""Landed and Monied Interests in the London Financial Revolution, 1600-1900""; ""British Colonialism: Merchant Capitalists Transform the World""; ""The Business of Government in the Fiscal-Military State""; ""Capitalist Manufacturers: Canals, Pots, Guns, and Lobbies""; ""The Power of Scale in Britain, A.D. 1066-2000""; ""A Tale of Three Families: Grosvenors, Rothschilds, and Bonapartes"" ""Commercial Elites in Control: Summary and Assessment""""6. The Power Elite in Action: America's Commercial Revolution, 1787-1945""; ""Founding Fathers and the Constitution""; ""The Rise of Big Business""; ""Urban Elites and American Inequality: Boston, New York, and Philadelphia""; ""J.J. Astor, Real Estate, and the Fur Empire""; ""The Rail Empires, 1840-1870""; ""American Financial Imperia""; ""Rockefeller Imperium and the Fossil Fuel Revolution""; ""Factory Farms and the American Food System""; ""The Triumph of Cars over Rails""; ""The Millionaire Imperia: Super-Elite Lifestyles"" ""7. Counter-Imperia: Imagining Alternative Worlds"" |
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Bodley John H (John Harry), <1942->
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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