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“john d steinbruner”

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  • The Cybernetic Theory of Decision

    New Dimensions of Political Analysis

    by John D. Steinbruner ...
    In this classic work, John Steinbruner argues that the time is ripe for exploration of a new theoretical perspective on the decision-making process in government. He suggests that the cybernetic theory of decision as developed in such diverse fields as information theory, mathematical logic, and behavioral psychology generates a systematic but non-rational analysis that seems to explain quite ... Read more

    $58.29 CAD

  • The Effects of Warning on Strategic Stability

    by Bruce G. Blair, John D. Steinbruner ...
    Among its many important effects, the political revolution in central Europe has provided a sharp reminder that international security is as much a state of mind as it is a physical condition. The threat of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe, long hypothesized by Western defense ministries on the basis of a perceived imbalance in inherent conventional force capability, is now acknowledged to be a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Restructuring American Foreign Policy

    Edited by John D. Steinbruner ...
    In the final days of this century, the United States will need to amend the core of its foreign policy-a formidable task in a large democracy. American thinking, still grounded in post-World War II perceptions, has failed to keep pace with the demands of a changing world. New realities in the U.S. and international economies, in security conditions, and in world politics call for restructuring ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • A New Concept of Cooperative Security

    by Ashton B. Carter, John D. Steinbruner, William J. Perry ...
    At the moment, the revision of security policy and the formation of a new consensus to support it are still at an early stage of development. The idea of comprehensive security cooperation among the major military establishments to form an inclusive international security arrangement has been only barely acknowledged and is only partially developed. The basic principle of cooperation has been ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Military Intervention

    Cases in Context for the Twenty-First Century

    by Steven L. Burg, Jason Forrester, Gilbert M. Khadiagala, Chetan Kumar, David D. Laitin, Kwaku Nuamah, John Steinbruner, and I. William Zartman, David Chandler, Professor Eric Schwartz ...
    Internal conflict continues to be the most common form of organized violence, most often occurring in a so-called "arc of instability" comprised of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. The misery and death caused by these conflicts, with helpless civilians often victims, has resulted in states and coalitions of states intervening militarily to stop the bloodshed, giving rise ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

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    Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

    Voices from a Medieval Village

    by Laura Amy Schlitz ...
    Narrated by Christina Moore, Firdous Bamji, Katherine Kellgren, Greg Steinbruner, Bianca Amato, John Keating, Charlotte Parry ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 30 min

    Laura Amy Schlitz wrote the Newbery Medal winner Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! for the students at the school where she is a librarian. The 22 monologues introduce readers to everyone in a medieval village, from the town half-wit, to Nelly the Sniggler, to the Lord's daughter. ... Read more

    $16.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

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