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Fostering Community Resilience

Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina

By: Tom Lansford,Jack Covarrubias,Justin Miller

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Fostering Community Resilience

Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina

By: Tom Lansford,Jack Covarrubias,Justin Miller

Using the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a case study, this book focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and develops the concept of resilience and how it applies to Homeland Security in the aftermath of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. Through the lens of the national response to Hurricane Katrina and the local lens of the recovery of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community, this work elucidates the particular qualities that make a community and a nation more resilient, discussing resilience as a concept and an application. Additionally, it explores in-depth the interconnected fields that comprise resilience; including economic, social, infrastructure, and political domains. By examining what went right, what went wrong, and what can be improved upon during the Mississippi Gulf Coast's recovery, scholars and policymakers can better understand community resilience not just as a concept, but also as a practice.

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Routledge

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1317133846

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9781317133841

The New Islamic State

Ideology, Religion and Violent Extremism in the 21st Century

By: Jack Covarrubias,Tom Lansford

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The New Islamic State

Ideology, Religion and Violent Extremism in the 21st Century

By: Jack Covarrubias,Tom Lansford

The rise of the Islamic State has dramatically forced a recalculation of political order and security in the Persian Gulf and broader Greater Middle East by the United States and its allies and adversaries, including, most notably, Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Since the Arab Spring of 2011, the Islamic State has altered the military balance in the Syrian intra-state conflict and captured significant territory in Iraq. Its military successes has attracted foreign fighters from more than 100 countries, drawn in some cases by a sophisticated recruitment strategy that effectively combines a jihadist message with a social media outreach program targeting vulnerable Muslim populations in the region and the West. The Islamic State has prompted renewed American and allied military intervention in Iraq and Syria, and complicated the US relationship with its Iranian adversaries. The New Islamic State examines the rise of the religious extremist organization from the ashes of al-Qaeda in Iraq to its current efforts in Syria and Iraq and is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Islamic State, its effects on the Persian Gulf and Greater Middle East, and the response of both regional and great powers. The book is suitable for academics, policymakers and the general public.

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446

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Routledge

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1317022777

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9781317022770

Strategic Interests in the Middle East

Opposition or Support for US Foreign Policy

By: Jack Covarrubias

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Strategic Interests in the Middle East

Opposition or Support for US Foreign Policy

By: Jack Covarrubias

As a cultural centre for Islamic interests across the world and as a focus point for increasing levels of economic and security interdependence, the Middle East remains a stage on which international politics will be played for the foreseeable future. This comprehensive study looks at the important international and regional actors and their interaction with, and reaction to, US foreign policy toward the region. The volume elucidates the trends in great power interest and interaction in the Middle East and studies the impact of the United States as the region's foremost military power. It highlights the changing nature of actors' relationships with the US and each other as their interests and policies evolve in response to changes in the region. Scholars, graduate and undergraduate students and the interested public will find this volume a useful guide and an ideal companion work for courses on the Middle East, US foreign policy and international security issues.

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319

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Routledge

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1351897764

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9781351897761

Africans and Native Americans

The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples

By: Jack D. Forbes

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Africans and Native Americans

The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples

By: Jack D. Forbes

Jack D. Forbes's monumental Africans and Native Americans has become a canonical text in the study of relations between the two groups. Forbes explores key issues relating to the evolution of racial terminology and European colonialists' perceptions of color, analyzing the development of color classification systems and the specific evolution of key terms such as black, mulatto, and mestizo--terms that no longer carry their original meanings. Forbes also presents strong evidence that Native American and African contacts began in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.

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356

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University of Illinois Press

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025206321X

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9780252063213

In Hawaii

By: Jack London

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In Hawaii

By: Jack London

Published in the year 2001, In Hawaii is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science.

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236

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Routledge

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1136180648

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9781136180644

The French army in Mexico 1861–1867

A study in military government

By: Jack Autrey Dabbs

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The French army in Mexico 1861–1867

A study in military government

By: Jack Autrey Dabbs

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3112415027

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9783112415023

The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii

By: Jack London

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The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii

By: Jack London

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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0710306946

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In Hawaii with Jack London

On the Makaloa Mat and Other Stories

By: Jack London

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In Hawaii with Jack London

On the Makaloa Mat and Other Stories

By: Jack London

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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0710306873

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9780710306876

Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2007

Telecommunications Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends and Leading Companies

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2007

Telecommunications Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends and Leading Companies

By: Jack W. Plunkett

Presents a market research guide to the telecommunications industry - a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence or financial research. This title includes a chapter of trends, statistical tables, and an industry-specific glossary. It provides profiles of the 500 companies in various facets of the telecommunications industry.

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648

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Plunkett Research, Ltd.

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1593920571

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9781593920579

You Could Look It Up

The Reference Shelf From Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia

By: Jack Lynch

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You Could Look It Up

The Reference Shelf From Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia

By: Jack Lynch

Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries. You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the way they have influenced each other. From The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest known compendium of laws in ancient Babylon almost two millennia before Christ to Pliny's Natural History; from the 11th-century Domesday Book recording land holdings in England to Abraham Ortelius's first atlas of the world; from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language to The Whole Earth Catalog to Google, Jack Lynch illuminates the human stories and accomplishment behind each, as well as its enduring impact on civilization. In the process, he offers new insight into the value of knowledge.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0802777945

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9780802777942

Class Dismissed

When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price

By: Anthony Abraham Jack

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Class Dismissed

When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price

By: Anthony Abraham Jack

A revealing account of the entrenched inequities that harm our most vulnerable students and what colleges can do to help them excel Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. But when the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial unrest gripped the world, schools scrambled to figure out what to do with the diversity they so fervently recruited. And disadvantaged students suffered. Class Dismissed exposes how woefully unprepared colleges were to support these students and shares their stories of how they were left to weather the storm alone and unprotected. Drawing on the firsthand experiences of students from all walks of life at elite colleges, Anthony Abraham Jack reveals the hidden and unequal worlds students navigated before and during the pandemic closures and upon their return to campus. He shows how COVID-19 exacerbated the very inequalities that universities ignored or failed to address long before campus closures. Jack examines how students dealt with the disruptions caused by the pandemic, how they navigated social unrest, and how they grappled with problems of race both on campus and off. A provocative and much-needed book, Class Dismissed paints an intimate and unflinchingly candid portrait of the challenges of undergraduate life for disadvantaged students even in elite schools that invest millions to diversify their student body. Moreover, Jack offers guidance on how to make students’ path to graduation less treacherous—guidance colleges would be wise to follow.

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Princeton University Press

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0691237476

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9780691237473

The American Dance Festival

By: Jack Anderson

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The American Dance Festival

By: Jack Anderson

The American Dance Festival has been a magnet drawing together diverse artists, styles, theories, and dance training methods; from this creative mix the ADF has emerged as the sponsor of performances by some of the greatest choreographers and dance companies of our time. Jack Anderson traces the development of ADF from its beginnings in New England to its seasons at Duke University. He displays the ADF for the multidimensional creature it is—a center for performances, a school for the best young dancers in the country, and a provider of community and professional services.

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Duke University Press

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0822306832

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9780822306832

Langston Hughes

Poet

By: Jack Rummel,Heather Lehr Wagner

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Langston Hughes

Poet

By: Jack Rummel,Heather Lehr Wagner

Describes the life and work of African American poet, Langston Hughes.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438100876

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9781438100876

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

By: Isaac Jack Lévy,Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt

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Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

Sweetening the Spirits, Healing the Sick

By: Isaac Jack Lévy,Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt

Winner of the Ellii Kongas-Maranda Prize from the Women's Section of the American Folklore Society, 2003. Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women preserves the precious remnants of a rich culture on the verge of extinction while affirming women's pivotal role in the health of their communities. Centered around extensive interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this volume illuminates a fascinating complex of preventive and curative rituals conducted by women at home--rituals that ensured the physical and spiritual well-being of the community and functioned as a vital counterpart to the public rites conducted by men in the synagogues. Isaac Jack Lévy and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt take us into the homes and families of Sephardim in Turkey, Israel, Greece, the former Yugoslavia, and the United States to unravel the ancient practices of domestic healing: the network of blessings and curses tailored to every occasion of daily life; the beliefs and customs surrounding mal ojo (evil eye), espanto (fright), and echizo (witchcraft); and cures involving everything from herbs, oil, and sugar to the powerful mumia (mummy) made from dried bones of corpses. For the Sephardim, curing an illness required discovering its spiritual cause, which might be unintentional thought or speech, accident, or magical incantation. The healing rituals of domesticated medicine provided a way of making sense of illness and a way of shaping behavior to fit the narrow constraints of a tightly structured community. Tapping a rich and irreplaceable vein of oral testimony, Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women offers fascinating insight into a culture where profound spirituality permeated every aspect of daily life.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252026977

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9780252026973

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 2-Volume Set

By: Jack L. Cronenwett,K. Wayne Johnston

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Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 2-Volume Set

By: Jack L. Cronenwett,K. Wayne Johnston

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery - the most acclaimed comprehensive reference in its field - presents definitive, state-of-the-art guidance on every aspect of vascular health care, equipping you to make the best clinical decisions and optimize outcomes. Extensively revised by many new, international authors - led by Drs. Jack Cronenwett and K. Wayne Johnston - and now published in association with the Society for Vascular Surgery, this 7th Edition provides the authoritative answers that surgeons, interventionalists, and vascular medicine specialists need to provide effective care for vascular surgery patients. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you’re using or where you’re located. Get answers you can depend on. Now published in association with the Society for Vascular Surgery, Rutherford's delivers the world’s most trusted information on all major areas of vascular health care, written by international experts, with up-to-date bibliographies and annotated recommended references. Overcome any clinical challenge with in-depth sections on Fundamental Considerations, Patient Evaluation, Atherosclerotic Risk Factors, Perioperative Care, Bleeding and Clotting, Complications, Venous Disease, Lymphedema, Arteriovenous Anomalies, Hemodialysis Access, Miscellaneous Technique, Grafts and Devices, Cerebrovascular Disease, Lower Extremity Arterial Disease, Upper Extremity Arterial Disease, Arterial Aneurysms, Renal and Mesenteric Disease, and Trauma and Acute Limb Ischemia. Choose the best management option for each patient with discussions of operative, endovascular, and non-operative approaches for vascular conditions. Access the complete contents of Rutherford's Vascular Surgery online at www.expertconsult.com - with monthly updates from the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, plus videos of procedures, an image library, review questions, and more. Master the latest developments, techniques, and approaches with thorough updates on endovascular applications, vascular access, imaging, non-operative management, and much more. View clinical and physical findings and operative techniques more vividly with a new full-color layout and more full-color images.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455706329

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9781455706327

Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2006

Your Reference Source to the Telecom Business

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2006

Your Reference Source to the Telecom Business

By: Jack W. Plunkett

Complete reference guide to telecommunications markets, deregulation, mergers, technologies and companies. Over a dozen major statistical tables. Includes forecasts, statistics, trends and in-depth profiles of the Telecommunications 500 Firms.

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Plunkett Research

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1593920326

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Border Voices (BV7)

The San Diego Celebration of Poetry and Music

By: Jack Webb,Billy Collins,Mark Strand,Sharon Olds,Martín Espada,Genny Lim

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The San Diego Celebration of Poetry and Music

By: Jack Webb,Billy Collins,Mark Strand,Sharon Olds,Martín Espada,Genny Lim

Poems by famous poets and San Diego students

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0964027569

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9780964027565

Border Voices (special Edition 2000)

Special Edition 2000: by San Diego City Schools' Genre Studies Students

By: Jack Webb

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Special Edition 2000: by San Diego City Schools' Genre Studies Students

By: Jack Webb

Poems by San Diego students -- taking back the language

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0964027577

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9780964027572

To Protect and Defend

US Homeland Security Policy

By: Tom Lansford,Robert J. Pauly,Jack Covarrubias

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To Protect and Defend

US Homeland Security Policy

By: Tom Lansford,Robert J. Pauly,Jack Covarrubias

Detailing the historical roots of US homeland security policy and its evolution in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, this book provides a unique overview of the emerging and existing agencies and bureaux at the national, state and local levels which are tasked with homeland security. --from publisher description.

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