Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over defenders. Offense-defense theory is perhaps best known from the passionate and intricate debates about first-strike capability and deterrence stability during the cold war, but it has deeper historical roots, remains a staple in international relations theorizing, and drives modern arms control policymaking.
In War and the Engineers, the first book systematically to test the logical and empirical validity of offense-defense theory, Keir A. Lieber examines the relationships among politics, technology, and the causes of war. Lieber's cases explore the military and political implications of the spread of railroads, the emergence of rifled small arms and artillery, the introduction of battle tanks, and the nuclear revolution. Lieber incorporates the new historiography of World War I, which draws on archival materials that only recently became available, to challenge many common beliefs about the conflict. The author's central conclusion is that technology is neither a cause of international conflict nor a panacea; instead, power politics remains paramount.
Автор: Lieber Betty Lue Название: Healing Reminders: Practical Guidance to Remember Love ISBN: 0989913333 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989913331 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Healing RemindersThis is a collection of reminders for health, healing and well-being. They offer some clues to our natural state of wholeness.We seek external solutions for the problems we blame on external causes. Stress is the cause of a diminished immune system. When we allow more tension, stress and uncertainty than we can easily accommodate, our defenses break down. When stress goes up, brain integration (the ability to think creatively and analytically) becomes impaired. When we have too much stress and our ability to respond easily with our natural reserves of energy and consciousness, we challenge our natural immunity. When we are vigilant for an extended period of time, it takes a toll on our overall physical and mental health. We may use quick fixes, prescriptions and even prayer to temporarily handle our stressful lives.How would our health be, if we seek only peace and harmony? How would our health be, if we choose what really inspires us? How would our health be, if we only have duties we can manage?How would our health be, if we live within our means?How would our health be, if we seek happiness within? When we are at peace, we make healthy decisions.When we are stressed or fearful, we have decreased ability to think both positively and practically.I recommend finding inner peace first. I suggest finding a place and time, a person and/or method of returning to a state of peace, love and gratitude. In our natural state of inner peace, our resources, guidance, clarity, vision, direction and focus are all available. We can be healthy in all ways, mentally, physically and spiritually.
Автор: Lieber Dr Betty Lue Название: Pocketbook of Affirmations ISBN: 0989913317 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989913317 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: We are responsible for the words we speak.We are responsible for the experiences we have.Thoughts and beliefs, words, written and spoken, create.We are often unaware of unconscious programming.We need to clear our limiting thoughts and beliefs. Affirmations clear the limiting beliefs and negativity.Affirmations undo what is not true.Affirmations, correctly used, set us free to choose again.Affirmations awaken our minds to trust and freedom.Use affirmations to clear past programming.Use affirmations to recognize programmed blocks.Use affirmations to free your mind from learned limitations.Use affirmations to open your mind to inner guidance.Let us use affirmations to change our lives.Let us use affirmations as tools for transformation.Let us use affirmations to be all we can be.Let us use affirmations to transform our world.
Автор: Lieber Francis Название: On Civil Liberty and Self-Government. Volume 1 of 2 ISBN: 1275705618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781275705616 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 30120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
"We all want to raise children with good values--children who are the opposite of spoiled--yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts, and part-time jobs, this engaging and important book is a must-read for parents." -- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
In the spirit of Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's Nurture Shock, New York Times "Your Money" columnist Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that explains how talking openly to children about money can help parents raise modest, patient, grounded young adults who are financially wise beyond their years.
For Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking about money with our kids. Children are hyper-aware of money, and they have scores of questions about its nuances. But when parents shy away from the topic, they lose a tremendous opportunity--not just to model the basic financial behaviors that are increasingly important for young adults but also to imprint lessons about what the family truly values.
Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world experience and stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is both a practical guidebook and a values-based philosophy. The foundation of the book is a detailed blueprint for the best ways to handle the basics: the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, saving, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, checking accounts, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. It identifies a set of traits and virtues that embody the opposite of spoiled, and shares how to embrace the topic of money to help parents raise kids who are more generous and less materialistic.
But The Opposite of Spoiled is also a promise to our kids that we will make them better with money than we are. It is for all of the parents who know that honest conversations about money with their curious children can help them become more patient and prudent, but who don't know how and when to start.
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