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Deadly Clerics

Blocked Ambition and the Paths to Jihad

By: Richard A. Nielsen

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Deadly Clerics

Blocked Ambition and the Paths to Jihad

By: Richard A. Nielsen

Deadly Clerics explains why some Muslim clerics adopt the ideology of militant jihadism while most do not. The book explores multiple pathways of cleric radicalization and shows that the interplay of academic, religious, and political institutions has influenced the rise of modern jihadism through a mechanism of blocked ambition. As long as clerics' academic ambitions remain attainable, they are unlikely to espouse violent jihad. Clerics who are forced out of academia are more likely to turn to jihad for two reasons: jihadist ideas are attractive to those who see the system as turning against them, and preaching a jihad ideology can help these outsider clerics attract supporters and funds. The book draws on evidence from various sources, including large-scale statistical analysis of texts and network data obtained from the Internet, case studies of clerics' lives, and ethnographic participant observations at sites in Cairo, Egypt.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108265669

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Ecosystem Management

Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

By: Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn

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Ecosystem Management

Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

By: Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn

Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of resource management have changed greatly, natural resource education and textbooks have not. Until now. Ecosystem Management represents a different kind of textbook for a different kind of course. It offers a new and exciting approach that engages students in active problem solving by using detailed landscape scenarios that reflect the complex issues and conflicting interests that face today's resource managers and scientists. Focusing on the application of the sciences of ecology and conservation biology to real-world concerns, it emphasizes the intricate ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional matrix in which natural resource management functions, and illustrates how to be more effective in that challenging arena. Each chapter is rich with exercises to help facilitate problem-based learning. The main text is supplemented by boxes and figures that provide examples, perspectives, definitions, summaries, and learning tools, along with a variety of essays written by practitioners with on-the-ground experience in applying the principles of ecosystem management. Accompanying the textbook is an instructor's manual that provides a detailed overview of the book and specific guidance on designing a course around it. Download the manual here. Ecosystem Management grew out of a training course developed and presented by the authors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at its National Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. In 20 offerings to more than 600 natural resource professionals, the authors learned a great deal about what is needed to function successfully as a professional resource manager. The book offers important insights and a unique perspective dervied from that invaluable experience.

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333

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Island Press

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1597267899

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International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

By: Richard Fletcher,Heather Crawford

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International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

By: Richard Fletcher,Heather Crawford

International Marketing, 6e is written from a wholly Australasian perspective and covers issues unique to local marketers and managers looking towards the Asia–Pacific region, the European Union, and beyond. It presents a wide range of contemporary issues faced by subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs) as well as small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), mainly exporters, which make up the vast bulk of firms involved in international business in the Australasian region. International Marketing, 6e clearly demonstrates the links between the different stages of international marketing, connecting analysis with planning, planning with strategy and strategy with implementation. Key concepts are brought to life with comprehensively updated statistics, recent illustrations, and a variety of real-world examples and case studies.

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Pearson Higher Education AU

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1442561254

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9781442561250

Telecommunications Management

By: Richard Gershon,Richard A. Gershon

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Telecommunications Management

By: Richard Gershon,Richard A. Gershon

With today's communications industry experiencing major changes on an almost daily basis, media managers must have a clear understanding of the different delivery platforms, as well as a grasp of critical management, planning, and economic factors in order to stay current and move their organizations forward. Telecommunications Management helps current and future media professionals understand the relationship and convergence patterns between the broadcast, cable television, telephony, and Internet communication industries. Author Richard A. Gershon examines telecommunications industry structures and the management practices and business strategies affecting the delivery of information and entertainment services to consumers. He brings in specialists to present the finer points of management and planning responsibilities. Case studies from the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) competition supplement the main text and offer an invaluable perspective on management issues. Developed for students in telecommunications management, electronic media management, and telecommunication economics, this volume also serves as a practical reference for the professional manager.

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432

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Routledge

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1135677263

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How to Avoid a Personal Financial Crisis

By: Richard Eisenberg

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How to Avoid a Personal Financial Crisis

By: Richard Eisenberg

A guide to starting and managing your personal finances for upscale, computer-literate consumers. This book includes a FREE special version of Andrew Tobias' Managing You Money Software (suggested list price $220.00).

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Random House Puzzles & Games

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0679742883

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9780679742883

Media, Telecommunications, and Business Strategy

By: Richard A. Gershon

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Media, Telecommunications, and Business Strategy

By: Richard A. Gershon

With today’s dynamic and rapidly evolving environment, media managers must have a clear understanding of different delivery platforms, as well as a grasp of critical management, planning, and economic factors in order to stay current and move their organizations forward. Developed for students in telecommunications management, media management, and the business of media, this text helps future media professionals understand the relationship and convergence patterns between the broadcast, cable television, telephony, and Internet communication industries. The second edition includes updated research throughout , including material on major business and technology changes and the importance of digital lifestyle reflected in e-commerce and personalized media selection, such as Netflix and iTunes, and the growing importance of Facebook and social networking from a business perspective.

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Routledge

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1136288910

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A/V A to Z

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms

By: Richard W. Kroon

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A/V A to Z

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms

By: Richard W. Kroon

Defining more than 10,000 words and phrases from everyday slang to technical terms and concepts, this dictionary of the audiovisual language embraces more than 50 subject areas within film, television, and home entertainment. It includes terms from the complete lifecycle of an audiovisual work from initial concept through commercial presentation in all the major distribution channels including theatrical exhibition, television broadcast, home entertainment, and mobile media. The dictionary definitions are augmented by more than 700 illustrations, 1,600 etymologies, and nearly 2,000 encyclopedic entries that provide illuminating anecdotes, historical perspective, and clarifying details.

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773

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McFarland

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0786457406

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The Heart of Long Term Care

By: Rosalie A. Kane,Robert L. Kane,Richard C. Ladd

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The Heart of Long Term Care

By: Rosalie A. Kane,Robert L. Kane,Richard C. Ladd

Long-term care in the United States has taken the nursing home as its benchmark, but the monetary, social, and psychological costs of nursing home care are all too high. This book challenges the current dominance of nursing homes as the principal institution of long-term care. It offers a series of alternative models where both services and housing can be provided in a way that allows long-term consumers to enjoy dignified, "normal" lifestyles. It addresses the political and economic consequences of making this decision. The authors start with the premise that long-term care is designed to assist people who lack the capacity to function fully independently. They argue that no disabled person of any age should be required to forsake his/her humanity in exchange for care. The book rejects the artificial dichotomy between social and medical care, asserting that both play important roles in psychological and physical well-being of long-term care patients. The authors consider the need for competent and compassionate medicine and discuss the methods for improving both its coordination of care and its effectiveness. The book redefines the meaning of safety and protection in long-term care, and how this goal can be accomplished without sacrificing quality of living. As the new millennium and the aging of baby boomers approaches, more creative approaches to providing better long-term care are required. This volume outlines a useful framework for the provision of effective and humane community-based programs that are both feasible and affordable. It will be an invaluable guide for geriatricians, public health professionals, family physicians, nurses and others who care for elderly patients.

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0195122380

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Your Success in the Retail Business (Collection)

By: Richard Hammond,Barry R. Berman

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Your Success in the Retail Business (Collection)

By: Richard Hammond,Barry R. Berman

A new collection filled with winning ideas and strategies for improving¿ your sucess in the retail business... 2¿authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! Smart Retail, the world's #1 guide to retail success, complete with crucial, up-to-date insights--including new case studies, ideas, strategies, and tactics from today's best retailers, like TopShop, IKEA, and Best Buy. Covering everything from creating the ultimate retail experience to understanding the customer and the importance of motivated workers, this is the book that will equip managers, team-workers, retail entrepreneurs and indeed anybody who sells direct to customers, with practical winning ideas and strategies.¿ Competing in Tough Times brings together the powerful new strategies that world-class retailers, like Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Nordstrom, are using today to survive--and thrive--in a brutally unforgiving retail environment. Internationally respected retail management expert Barry Berman shows retailers and their suppliers exactly how to build effective strategies based on cost and differentiation, plan and implement those strategies, and measure the results.¿Berman offers detailed coverage of implementing strategies based on becoming the low-cost provider and minimizing product proliferation; enhancing the service experience; developing and maintaining a strong private label program; and more. From world-renowned experts Richard Hammond and Barry Berman.

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FT Press

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0133577716

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Book's by Richard A. Nielsen

Deadly Clerics

Deadly Clerics

Ecosystem Management

Ecosystem Management

International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

Telecommunications Management

Telecommunications Management

How to Avoid a Personal Financial Crisis

How to Avoid a Personal Financial Crisis

Media, Telecommunications, and Business Strategy

Media, Telecommunications, and Business Strategy

A/V A to Z

A/V A to Z

The Heart of Long Term Care

The Heart of Long Term Care

Your Success in the Retail Business (Collection)

Your Success in the Retail Business (Collection)

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