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The Karabakh Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Causes & Consequences

By: M. Hakan Yavuz,Michael M. Gunter

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The Karabakh Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Causes & Consequences

By: M. Hakan Yavuz,Michael M. Gunter

This book focuses on Post-Soviet ethnic conflicts and Russia's involvement in them. In light of its significant importance for general ethnic conflict, specifically the post-Soviet Caucasus, along with the most recent war just fought over the area from September-November 2020, this book appropriately argues that it is time to reconsider Karabakh. This project deals with the historical, social and political aspects of the Karabakh issue regarding its origins, development and the current status of the conflict subsequent to the war in the autumn of 2020. Thus, the main themes will stress these points, as well as the importance of the Karabakh issue for the future, by considering its precedents and implications for other secessionist wars. This book also explores how such wars begin and end, the international legal precedents of self-determination versus territorial integrity, its implications for post-Soviet developments and conflicts, and the latest successful weapons developments lessons from the recent war involving drones, among others such as Azerbaijan’s rich oil reserves.

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Springer Nature

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3031162625

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9783031162626

Pursuing the Just Cause of Their People

A Study of Contemporary Armenian Terrorism

By: Michael Gunter

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Pursuing the Just Cause of Their People

A Study of Contemporary Armenian Terrorism

By: Michael Gunter

The Armenian terrorist movement is the subject of Michael Gunter's analysis. Beginning with an introductory overview of recent Armenian terrorist attacks against Turkish diplomats and property and perceived allies of the Turks, he then examines historical motivations and goals of the Armenian terrorist movement. Although the present wave of Armenian terrorism began only in the 1970s, Gunter traces its origins to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He outlines the so-called Armenian question which resulted in deportations and massacres of the Armenians by Turks during World War I, and questions where responsibility for the actions and reactions of the period lie. Gunter then focuses on the beginnings of the contemporary Armenian terrorism, placing special emphasis on the catalytic influence of the Lebanese Civil War and the Palestinean movement. Gunter analyzes the two main Armenian terrorist organizations in terms of tactics, transnational connections, and the question of Turkish harassment and counterterror. Finally, he draws conclusions and makes recommendations for beginning a process which might eventually terminate this dangerous and destructive state of affairs.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313015864

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9780313015861

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

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Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Kurds greatly expands on the first edition through an updated chronology, an introductory essay, an expanded bibliography, maps, photos, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics.

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457

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Scarecrow Press

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0810875071

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9780810875074

The A to Z of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

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The A to Z of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

The A to Z of the Kurds covers the largest nation on Earth that does not have its own independent state. Scholars, government officials who are dealing with the Middle East and the Kurds, the news media, as well as the general reader will find this an accessible historical account about a people who are becoming increasingly important for the future of the geostrategic Middle East. Maps, a chronology of Kurdish history, an introductory essay on the Kurds, a dictionary containing several hundred entries on various aspects of the Kurdish experience, and an extensive bibliography comprise this volume.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863340

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9780810863347

Out of Nowhere

The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War

By: Michael M. Gunter

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Out of Nowhere

The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War

By: Michael M. Gunter

Examines the emergence of Syrian Kurds, who became game-changers in the Syrian civil war and potentially in Kurdish areas of other countries as well.

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184

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Oxford University Press

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184904435X

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9781849044356

Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective

Patterns, Nuances and Implications of the Contractor State

By: Caspar van den Berg,Michael Howlett,Andrea Migone,Frida Pemer,Helen M. Gunter

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Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective

Patterns, Nuances and Implications of the Contractor State

By: Caspar van den Berg,Michael Howlett,Andrea Migone,Frida Pemer,Helen M. Gunter

Sheds new light on the use of external public policy consultants from an interdisciplinary and international comparative approach.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108496679

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9781108496674

Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism

The Continuing Journey

By: Michael M. Gunter

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Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism

The Continuing Journey

By: Michael M. Gunter

Michael M. Gunter explains why Recep Tayyip Erdogan—the current populist, charismatic, but divisive president of Turkey and arguably the most consequential Turkish leader since Kemal Ataturk—was again reelected in May 2023 despite so many negative factors working against him such as a terribly faltering economy, deadly earthquake, and authoritarian reputation, among others. Gunter analyzes how several different domestic and especially foreign initiatives contributed to his continuing electoral success. Gunter introduces succinctly Erdogan’s storied advancement to authoritarianism, how, although an Islamist, he triumphed by eventually humbling the long-ruling, secular Kemalists and even more powerful military who had up to then been the ultimate arbitrator of Turkish politics. Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey will introduce the consequences of the long-running Kurdish PKK problem, the failed coup attempt in July 2016, neo-Ottomanism, transnational Islamist organizations and pro-Turkish militias such as the Diyanet and SADAT, , as well as back to the Kurds, although this time in Syrian Kurdistan, also known as Rojava. In addition, this book analyzes Erdogan’s many other foreign initiatives regarding Iraq, the EU, Arab Spring, Israel, NATO, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, among others. The final chapter specifically analyzes the May 2023 presidential elections and how Erdogan won.

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Lexington Books

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1666955973

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Climate Travels

How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action

By: Michael M. Gunter, Jr.

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Climate Travels

How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action

By: Michael M. Gunter, Jr.

Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Winner, 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the category of Ecology and Environment, Foreword Reviews Many accounts of climate change depict disasters striking faraway places: melting ice caps, fearsome hurricanes, all-consuming fires. How can seeing the consequences of human impacts up close help us grasp how global warming affects us and our neighbors? This book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local level—for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis. He argues that conscientious travel broadens understanding of climate change and makes its dangers concrete and immediate. Vivid vignettes explore the consequences for people and communities: sea level rise in Virginia, floods sweeping inland in Tennessee, Maine lobsters migrating away from American territorial waters, and imperiled ecosystems in national parks, from Alaskan permafrost to the Florida Keys. But Gunter finds inspiring initiatives to mitigate and adapt to these threats, including wind turbines in a tiny Texas town, green building construction in Kansas, and walkable urbanism in Portland, Oregon. These projects are already making a difference—and they underscore the importance of local action. Drawing on interviews with government officials, industry leaders, and alternative energy activists, Climate Travels emphasizes direct personal experience and the centrality of environmental justice. Showing how travel can help bring the reality of climate change home, it offers readers a hopeful message about how to take action on the local level themselves.

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Columbia University Press

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0231556217

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9780231556217

Building the Next Ark

How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity

By: Michael M. Gunter

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Building the Next Ark

How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity

By: Michael M. Gunter

A timely study of how NGOs are uniquely positioned to help prevent the greatest environmental crisis of all.

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UPNE

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1584653833

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9781584653837

The Kurds In Turkey

A Political Dilemma

By: Michael Gunter

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The Kurds In Turkey

A Political Dilemma

By: Michael Gunter

This book analyzes the Kurdish problem in Turkey from the point of view of the Turkish authorities, as well as from the perspective of disaffected Kurds living in that state and abroad. It also analyzes the political instability and terrorism rampant in Turkey during the late 1970s.

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180

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Routledge

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1000302857

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9781000302851

Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

By: Mitchell Scheiman,Michael W. Rouse

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Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

By: Mitchell Scheiman,Michael W. Rouse

This book explores the relationship between vision and learning and the role of optometrists in the assessment and management of learning related vision problems. It discusses normal child development, the learning process, learning disabilities, the relationship between vision and learning, and models for managing vision problems affecting learning. It is also of interest to health care practitioners involved in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with learning difficulties. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Presents an organized, easy-to-follow approach to the diagnosis and treatment of learning-related vision problems.Each chapter contains key terms and chapter review questions making it more appealing to the student and instructor.Includes appendices containing sample reports, sample questionnaires, sample letters, a bibliography, and case histories showing the reader how to use the material from the book in practice.Well respected authors and contributors provide authoritative coverage of the topic. Expanded information on the use of colored lenses and reading.New chapter on reading disorders that covers how children learn to read, teaching methods, optometric assessment, and management of dyslexia.Chapters have been updated with new computer software options, including computer aided vision therapy, perceptual home therapy system, and temporal visual processing program.Updated testing battery, including new tests, visual processing speed, and optometric use of IQ screening tests such as K-BIT.Expanded coverage of psycho education evaluation includes substantial updates with new test instruments, such as WISC.Substantial revisions based on literature review for last 10 years.New and updated illustrations.

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0323029655

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9780323029650

Debating the Reagan Presidency

By: John Ehrman,Michael W. Flamm

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Debating the Reagan Presidency

By: John Ehrman,Michael W. Flamm

The presidency of Ronald Reagan has become a Rorschach Test for politicians and citizens alike. While many conservatives see the Reagan era of the 1980s as the high-water mark for their movement and a time of national recovery from the difficulties of the 1970s, many liberals maintain that the rosy Reagan legacy is based largely on myth, and that in fact his eight years as president caused serious harm to the country. John Ehrman and Michael W. Flamm give due attention to the lasting controversies surrounding the Reagan record and provide a balanced view of the fortieth president's foreign and domestic policies. Students are encouraged to draw their own conclusions by reading key primary documents.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0742570576

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9780742570573

Out of Nowhere

The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War

By: Michael M. Gunter

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The Kurds of Syria in Peace and War

By: Michael M. Gunter

Examines the emergence of Syrian Kurds, who became game-changers in the Syrian civil war and potentially in Kurdish areas of other countries as well.

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Oxford University Press

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184904435X

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The Kurds Ascending

The Evolving Solution to the Kurdish Problem in Iraq and Turkey

By: M. Gunter

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The Kurds Ascending

The Evolving Solution to the Kurdish Problem in Iraq and Turkey

By: M. Gunter

This is the first book to be primarily directed at analyzing the evolving solution to the Kurdish problem in Iraq and Turkey. Although this solution remains cautiously fragile, it does represent a strikingly positive future that until recently seemed so bleak.

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Springer

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0230338941

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Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

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Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

By: Michael M. Gunter

Contains a chronology, an introduction, an in-depth bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced entries on all aspects of Kurdish history.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1538110490

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Armenian History and the Question of Genocide

By: M. Gunter

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Armenian History and the Question of Genocide

By: M. Gunter

An analysis of the Turkish position regarding the Armenian claims of genocide during World War I and the continuing debate over this issue, the author offers an equal examination of each side's historical position. The book asks "what is genocide?" and illustrates that although this is a useful concept to describe such evil events as the Jewish Holocaust in World War II and Rwanda in the 1990s, the term has also been overused, misused, and therefore trivialized by many different groups seeking to demonize their antagonists and win sympathetic approbation for them. The author includes the Armenians in this category because, although as many as 600,000 of them died during World War I, it was neither a premeditated policy perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish government nor an event unilaterally implemented without cause. Of course, in no way does this excuse the horrible excesses committed by the Turks.

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0230118879

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9780230118874

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The Karabakh Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The Karabakh Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Pursuing the Just Cause of Their People

Pursuing the Just Cause of Their People

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

The A to Z of the Kurds

The A to Z of the Kurds

Out of Nowhere

Out of Nowhere

Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective

Policy Consultancy in Comparative Perspective

Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism

Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism

Climate Travels

Climate Travels

Building the Next Ark

Building the Next Ark

The Kurds In Turkey

The Kurds In Turkey

Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

Debating the Reagan Presidency

Debating the Reagan Presidency

Out of Nowhere

Out of Nowhere

The Kurds Ascending

The Kurds Ascending

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

Armenian History and the Question of Genocide

Armenian History and the Question of Genocide

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