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The spread of weapons of mass destruction poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in modern times--the specter of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons looms over relations among many countries. The September 11 tragedy and other terrorist attacks have been painful warnings about gaps in nonproliferation policies and regimes, specifically with regard to nonstate actors. In this volume, experts in nonproliferation studies examine challenges faced by the international community and propose directions for national and international policy making and lawmaking. The first group of essays outlines the primary threats posed by WMD proliferation and terrorism. Essay...
This work covers the period from the end of the Cold War to the end of the century, and specifically addresses the roles of the United States and the Soviet Union, European Community security police, Germany's role as bridge or frontier between East and West and transnational processes.
About the implications of the 1938 Munich conference on international foreign policy and conflict resolution in the 1980s.
Preface -- Note on anti-Americanism -- America à la mode: the 1980s -- Anti-Americanism in retreat: Jack Lang, cultural imperialism, and the anti-anti-Americans -- Reverie and rivalry: Mitterrand and Reagan-Bush -- The adventures of Mickey Mouse, Coca-Cola, and McDonalds in the land of the Gauls -- Taming the hyperpower: the 1990s -- The French way: society, economy and culture in the 1990s -- The paradox of the fin de siècle: anti-Americanism and Americanization.
Lovers Lame is the novel that makes disability sexy. David Levin, who struggles with left-sided paralysis, falls hopelessly in love with Jessica Cowan, an artist battling the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. Jessica's cryptic world unravels as David pieces together the puzzle of her tempestuous, pre-MS life style. Lovers Lame is both a poignant love story and a plea for economic and social justice, raising the curtain on the hidden universe of people with disabilities.