Security first : for a muscular, moral foreign policy

What should American policies be toward liberated countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, or rogue states like North Korea and Iran? What must be done to protect America from nuclear terrorism? The author asserts that providing basic security must be the first priority in all foreign policy considerations, even ahead of efforts to democratize.

Deterrence : from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand det…

Since its inception six decades ago, the RAND Corporation has been one of the key institutional homes for the study of deterrence. This book examines much of this research for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environment. It is therefore part intellectual history and part policy recommendation, intended to encourage debate and discussion on how deterrence can best be incorpo…

Breaking the phalanx : a new design for landpower in the 21st century

This work proposes the reorganization of America's ground forces on the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Central to the proposal is the simple thesis that the U.S. Army must take control of its future by exploiting the emerging revolution in military affairs. The analysis argues that a new Army warfighting organization will not only be more deployable and effective in Joint operation…

Beyond security, ethics and violence : war against the other

"Anthony Burke offers an analysis of the historical roots of sovereignty and security, his critique of just war theory, and new essays on strategy, the concept of freedom and US exceptionalism. He pursues searching critical engagements with thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Emmanuel Levinas, Carl von Clausewitz, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Michael Walzer, Michel Foucault and William …

New philosophy for new media

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0262083213

Collation

xxvii, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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-

Call Number

[KOM-LIB-98]

Building services handbook

Edition

Seventh edition.

ISBN/ISSN

9780415631402

Collation

pages cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

[TSI-LIB-58]

Green building with concrete: sustainable design and construction

With superior fire resistance, strength, and a long service life, concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. A sustainable material, concrete is also easily and affordably reused and rehabilitated. The first book to provide an overview of sustainability and concrete, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction surveys the material’s history in t…

ICT for Development Working Paper Series : Spearheading ICT4D Knowledge

Edition

Volume 2. No.01 June 2012

ISBN/ISSN

-

Collation

-

Series Title

ICT for Development Working Paper Series

Call Number

PRO-023

Extracting bioactive compounds for food products: theory and applications

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781420062373

Collation

xix, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Contemporary food engineering (Unnumbered)

Call Number

[ITP-LIB-77]

Functional food product development

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781405178761

Collation

xiv, 512 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Series Title

Functional food science and technology series

Call Number

[ITP-LIB-62]