The History of Tunneling in the United States, Michael F. Roach, Colin A. Lawrence, David R. Klug, W. Brian Fulcher
Автор: Edward H. Shaffer Название: The United States and the Control of World Oil (Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Politics of Oil and Gas) Volume 12 ISBN: 1138643904 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138643901 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 92890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: This volume, originally published in 1983, analyses the extent to which American dominance in world affairs is based on the control of oil resources and the changes which will inevitably take place with the end of the oil era. The author concludes that the USA will be forced to take part in a struggle to control both the new sources of energy and the new technology which must be developed to make use of them.
Автор: Steve Isser Название: The Economics and Politics of the United States Oil Industry, 1920-1990 : Profits, Populism and Petroleum ( Volume 8) ISBN: 113865485X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138654853 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 96470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: This Book, Originally Published In 1996, Traces The Development Of Us Government Policy Toward The Oil Industry During The 1920S And 1930S When The Domestic Syustem Of Production Control Was Established. It Then Charts The Deveopment And Collapse Of Oil Import Controls, And The Wild Scramble For Economic Rents Generated By Government Regulation. It Discusses The Two Oil Crises And The ‘Phantom’ Gulf War Crisis, And The Importance Of Public Opinion In Shaping The Policy Agenda. It Also Provides An In-Depth Study Of Congressional Oil Votes From The 1950S To The 1980S And The Formation Of Oil Policy, Beginning With Theories Of Economic Regulation, The Role Of Interest Groups In Developing The Policy Agenda And The Role Of Money In Politics.
Автор: Asada Sadao Название: From Mahan to Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States ISBN: 1591140374 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781591140375 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 30490.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A major work by one of Japan’s leading naval historians, this book traces Alfred Thayer Mahan’s influence on Japan’s rise as a sea power after the publication of his classic study, <em>The Influence of Sea Power Upon History</em>. Hailed by the British Admiralty, Theodore Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm II, the international bestseller also was endorsed by the Japanese Naval Ministry, who took it as a clarion call to enhance their own sea power. That power, of course, was eventually used against the United States. Sadao Asada opens his book with a discussion of Mahan’s sea power doctrine and demonstrates how Mahan’s ideas led the Imperial Japanese Navy to view itself as a hypothetical enemy of the Americans. <br><br>Drawing on previously unused Japanese records from the three naval conferences of the 1920s—the Washington Conference of 1921-22, the Geneva Conference of 1927, and the London Conference of 1930—the author examines the strategic dilemma facing the Japanese navy during the 1920s and 1930s against the background of advancing weapon technology and increasing doubt about the relevance of battleships. He also analyses the decisions that led to war with the United States—namely, the 1936 withdrawal from naval treaties, the conclusion of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, and the armed advance into south Indochina in July 1941—in the context of bureaucratic struggles between the army and navy to gain supremacy. He concludes that the ""ghost"" of Mahan hung over the Japanese naval leaders as they prepared for war against the United State and made decisions based on miscalculations about American and Japanese strengths and American intentions.
Автор: Caldwell John D. Название: Anatomy of Victory: Why the United States Triumphed in World War II, Fought to a Stalemate in Korea, Lost in Vietnam, and Failed in Iraq ISBN: 1538114771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538114773 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 35200.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This groundbreaking book provides the first systematic comparison of America`s modern wars, analyzing how and why the United States has moved from success to failure since WWII. As the United States enters a new period of uncertainty in the world, Caldwell makes the compelling case that leaders must think, plan, and prepare before shooting.
Grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy.
When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.
Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that "China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S." He affirms the United States' position as the world's sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India's future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader -- including the one who takes the oath of office on January 20, 2013.
Автор: Gregg Davidson, Alan Howard, Lonnie Jacobs, Robert Pintabona, Brett Zernich Название: North American Tunneling: 2014 Proceedings ISBN: 0873354001 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780873354004 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 181110.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The authors of 128 papers included in this volume share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe on a wide range of topics. They cover the successes and failures of challenging construction projects.
Автор: Alan Howard, Brett Campbell, Derek Penrice, Matthew Preedy, Jim Rush Название: North American Tunneling: 2018 Proceedings ISBN: 0873354664 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780873354660 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 204210.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Your timely source for more cost-effective and less disruptive solutions to your underground infrastructure needs. The authors - experts and leaders in the industry - share the latest case histories, expertise, lessons learned, and real-world applications from around the globe.
Автор: Colin A. Lawrence, Anthony Del Vescovo Название: Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference 2017 Proceedings ISBN: 0873354516 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780873354516 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 204210.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This comprehensive proceedings will help you keep up with the ever-changing and growing tunnelling industry. It includes the full text of 97 papers presented at the 2017 conference. Stay on top of new trends and technologies as well as innovative concepts, new equipment, materials, management, financing, and design challenges.
Автор: Robert M. Dienesch Название: Eyeing the Red Storm: Eisenhower and the First Attempt to Build a Spy Satellite ISBN: 0803255721 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780803255722 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 33400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 1954 the U.S. Air Force launched an ambitious program known as WS-117L to develop the world’s first reconnaissance satellite. The goal was to take photographic images from space and relay them back to Earth via radio. Because of technical issues and bureaucratic resistance, however, WS-117L was seriously behind schedule by the time Sputnik orbited Earth in 1957 and was eventually cancelled. The air force began concentrating instead on new programs that eventually launched the first successful U.S. spy satellites.
Eyeing the Red Storm examines the birth of space-based reconnaissance not from the perspective of CORONA (the first photo reconnaissance satellite to fly) but rather from that of the WS-117L. Robert M. Dienesch’s revised assessment places WS-117L within the larger context of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, focusing on the dynamic between military and civilian leadership. Dienesch demonstrates how WS-117L promised Eisenhower not merely military intelligence but also the capacity to manage national security against the Soviet threat. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key to surviving the Cold War and saw satellite reconnaissance as a means to understand the Soviet military challenge more clearly and thus keep American defense spending under control.
Although WS-117L never flew, it provided the foundation for all subsequent satellites, breaking theoretical barriers and helping to overcome major technical hurdles, which ensured the success of America’s first working reconnaissance satellites and their photographic missions during the Cold War.
In the late 1970s, the United States often seemed to be a superpower in decline. Battered by crises and setbacks around the globe, its post–World War II international leadership appeared to be draining steadily away. Yet just over a decade later, by the early 1990s, America’s global primacy had been reasserted in dramatic fashion. The Cold War had ended with Washington and its allies triumphant; democracy and free markets were spreading like never before. The United States was now enjoying its "unipolar moment"—an era in which Washington faced no near-term rivals for global power and influence, and one in which the defining feature of international politics was American dominance. How did this remarkable turnaround occur, and what role did U.S. foreign policy play in causing it? In this important book, Hal Brands uses recently declassified archival materials to tell the story of American resurgence.
Brands weaves together the key threads of global change and U.S. policy from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, examining the Cold War struggle with Moscow, the rise of a more integrated and globalized world economy, the rapid advance of human rights and democracy, and the emergence of new global challenges like Islamic extremism and international terrorism. Brands reveals how deep structural changes in the international system interacted with strategies pursued by Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush to usher in an era of reinvigorated and in many ways unprecedented American primacy. Making the Unipolar Moment provides an indispensable account of how the post–Cold War order that we still inhabit came to be.
Автор: Swenson, Peter (Professor of Political Science, No Название: Capitalists Against Markets: The Making of Labor Markets and Welfare States in the United States and Sweden ISBN: 0195142977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195142976 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 38530.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Conventional wisdom argues that welfare state builders in the US and Sweden in the 1930s took their cues from labour and labour movements. This work makes the argument that social reformers took capitalist interests and preferences into account.
Автор: Mark V Siegler Название: An Economic History of the United States: Connecting the Present with the Past ISBN: 1137393955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137393951 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 75210.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This pioneering textbook takes a thematic approach to the subject, resulting in a comprehensive understanding of historic economic issues in the United States. Siegler takes a thematic approach, and provides both the theoretical foundations and historical background needed to gain an in-depth understanding of the subject. Every chapter examines a specific topic, and the chapters are linked to each other to provide an overall view. The chronological approach is represented with a useful timeline as an appendix to show where the specific topics fit in the chronology. Chapter topics include: long-run causes of economic growth; economic history of income and wealth inequality; slavery, segregation, and discrimination; immigration and immigration policies; and an economic history of recessions and depressions. This book is ideally suited as a primary text for undergraduate courses in US economic history, as well as suitable courses on history degree programmes.
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