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Book Decisions at the Water s Edge

Download or read book Decisions at the Water s Edge written by Lynne M. Westphal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Decisions at the Water s Edge

Download or read book Decisions at the Water s Edge written by Lynne M. Westphal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sailing the Water s Edge

Download or read book Sailing the Water s Edge written by Helen V. Milner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How U.S. domestic politics shapes the nation's foreign policy When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade, and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen? Does the United States rely too much on the use of military power and coercion in its foreign policies? Sailing the Water's Edge focuses on how domestic U.S. politics—in particular the interactions between the president, Congress, interest groups, bureaucratic institutions, and the public—have influenced foreign policy choices since World War II and shows why presidents have more control over some policy instruments than others. Presidential power matters and it varies systematically across policy instruments. Helen Milner and Dustin Tingley consider how Congress and interest groups have substantial material interests in and ideological divisions around certain issues and that these factors constrain presidents from applying specific tools. As a result, presidents select instruments that they have more control over, such as use of the military. This militarization of U.S. foreign policy raises concerns about the nature of American engagement, substitution among policy tools, and the future of U.S. foreign policy. Milner and Tingley explore whether American foreign policy will remain guided by a grand strategy of liberal internationalism, what affects American foreign policy successes and failures, and the role of U.S. intelligence collection in shaping foreign policy. The authors support their arguments with rigorous theorizing, quantitative analysis, and focused case studies, such as U.S. foreign policy in Sub-Saharan Africa across two presidential administrations. Sailing the Water’s Edge examines the importance of domestic political coalitions and institutions on the formation of American foreign policy.

Book Rising

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  • Author : Elizabeth Rush
  • Publisher : Milkweed Editions
  • Release : 2018-06-12
  • ISBN : 1571319700
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Rising written by Elizabeth Rush and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize Finalist, this powerful elegy for our disappearing coast “captures nature with precise words that almost amount to poetry” (The New York Times). Hailed as “the book on climate change and sea levels that was missing” (Chicago Tribune), Rising is both a highly original work of lyric reportage and a haunting meditation on how to let go of the places we love. With every record-breaking hurricane, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant—and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. In Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through these dramatic changes, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish. Rush sheds light on the unfolding crises through firsthand testimonials—a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago—woven together with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of these vulnerable communities. A Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal Best Book Of 2018 Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award A Chicago Tribune Top Ten Book of 2018

Book Standing at Water s Edge

Download or read book Standing at Water s Edge written by Janice Post-White and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janice Post-White was an oncology nurse who thought she knew what life with cancer was about--until her four-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. While he drew pictures to process his emotions, she buried her feelings and threw herself into managing a dual role as a medical professional and mother. Her memoir shares her son's perspective as a young cancer patient and teen survivor, and explores her own personal and professional insights on survivorship, resilience, healing and what facing death can teach us about living.

Book At the Water s Edge

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  • Author : Sara Gruen
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2015-03-31
  • ISBN : 0812997891
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book At the Water s Edge written by Sara Gruen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this thrilling new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water’s Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman’s awakening as she experiences the devastation of World War II in a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. After disgracing themselves at a high society New Year’s Eve party in Philadelphia in 1944, Madeline Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his son’s inability to serve in the war. When Ellis and his best friend, Hank, decide that the only way to regain the Colonel’s favor is to succeed where the Colonel very publicly failed—by hunting down the famous Loch Ness monster—Maddie reluctantly follows them across the Atlantic, leaving her sheltered world behind. The trio find themselves in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands, where the locals have nothing but contempt for the privileged interlopers. Maddie is left on her own at the isolated inn, where food is rationed, fuel is scarce, and a knock from the postman can bring tragic news. Yet she finds herself falling in love with the stark beauty and subtle magic of the Scottish countryside. Gradually she comes to know the villagers, and the friendships she forms with two young women open her up to a larger world than she knew existed. Maddie begins to see that nothing is as it first appears: the values she holds dear prove unsustainable, and monsters lurk where they are least expected. As she embraces a fuller sense of who she might be, Maddie becomes aware not only of the dark forces around her, but of life’s beauty and surprising possibilities. Praise for At the Water’s Edge “Breathtaking . . . a daring story of adventure, friendship, and love in the shadow of WWII.”—Harper’s Bazaar “A gripping, compelling story . . . Gruen’s characters are vividly drawn and her scenes are perfectly paced.”—The Boston Globe “A page-turner of a novel that rollicks along with crisp historical detail.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Powerfully evocative.”—USA Today “Gruen is a master at the period piece—and [this] novel is just another stunning example of that craft.”—Glamour

Book Decisions at the Water s Edge

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  • Author : Westphal
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2015-02-14
  • ISBN : 9781507829769
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Decisions at the Water s Edge written by Westphal and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sustaining Riparian Landscapes Integrated Research and Development Program is one of three integrated research programs developed by the North Central Research Station in 2000. These Programs were described in the Stations strategic plan, The Nature of Tomorrow, that outlined the research needed to guide decisionmakers in enhancing and sustaining our regions natural resources.

Book Landscaping at the Water s Edge an Ecological Approach

Download or read book Landscaping at the Water s Edge an Ecological Approach written by Catherine Neal and published by Unh Cooperative Extension. This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual for New Hampshire landowners and landscapers.

Book Water s Edge

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  • Author : Robert Whitlow
  • Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Release : 2011-07-19
  • ISBN : 1595544518
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book Water s Edge written by Robert Whitlow and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambitious young attorney Tom Crane is about to become a partner in a big-city law firm, but he must close his deceased father's law practice in the small town of Bethel. Tom's plan to quietly shut down his father's practice and slink out of town runs into an unexpected roadblock--two million dollars of unclaimed money stashed in a secret bank account.

Book At the Water s Edge

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  • Author : Melvin Small
  • Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book At the Water s Edge written by Melvin Small and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study of the war's domestic politics. The war ultimately destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and indirectly forced the resignation of Richard Nixon.

Book Decisions of the United States Department of the Interior

Download or read book Decisions of the United States Department of the Interior written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands

Download or read book Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Decisions of the Department of the Interior

Download or read book Decisions of the Department of the Interior written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to the Public Lands

Download or read book Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to the Public Lands written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Water s Edge and Beyond

Download or read book The Water s Edge and Beyond written by Mitchell Geoffrey Bard and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most commonly held notions in American politics is that American Jews have a great deal of influence on U.S. foreign policy. Some influential Americans have even argued that Jewish-Americans control American policy in the Middle East to the detriment of the national interest. Such views are readily accepted by leaders of the Arab world, and influence their own policies, perspectives, and lobbying activities. How accurate is this assessment? This study provides the most thorough analysis to date of the Israeli and Arab lobbies, their effectiveness, and the impact they exerted on the American political process from 1945 onward. Bard examines the reasons for the acknowledged effectiveness of Israeli lobbying efforts, and the relative ineffectiveness of Arab lobbies, and compares and contrasts their approaches. He shows that lobby - influence is constrained by a number of variables, including the President's own position on the issues, the specific policy content of an issue, the election cycle, the popularity of a President, and where decision-making authority resides. Using case studies, a thorough knowledge of political theory, and sophisticated quantitative analysis, Bard presents a study that will be of interest to all those concerned about Middle East policy, interest groups, and foreign policy decision-making. Above all, it will compel a retreat from stereotypical thinking about the Jewish "lobby" and the function of lobbies in general.

Book Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission

Download or read book Decisions of the Federal Maritime Commission written by United States. Federal Maritime Commission and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands

Download or read book Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands written by United States. Dept. of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: