Author: Arnold H. Leibowitz
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: independence, struggle, palau, island, embattled
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-02-28
List price: $119.95
ISBN-10: 0275953904
ISBN-13: 9780275953904

Palau was the last trusteeship, not only of the United States but the last trusteeship in the world. For 25 years the United States tried to negotiate an agreement--a compact--with Palau. Under this compact, Palau would gain its independence as a Freely Associated State and a large amount of money, $500 million while the U.S. obtained certain military base rights and passage of nuclear power ships and submarines. The compact took on enormous symbolic importance throughout the world because of a provision in the Palau Constitution that Palau could not grant the U.S. nuclear rights without the a

Author: Bruce I. Gudmundsson
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: artillery
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1993-09-30
List price: $106.95
ISBN-10: 0275940470
ISBN-13: 9780275940478

Gudmundsson tells the story of field artillery in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time. Unique aspects of this book include the treatment of technical issues in non-technical language, the extensive use of German and French sources, the discussion of issues that are often papered over in the literature of field artillery--losses from "friendly fire," the frequent impotence of counter-battery fire, and the French origins of current American doctrine.

Authors:Randall G. Rogan, Mitchell R. Hammer, Clinton R. Van
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: negotiation, crisis, processes, dynamic
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1997-03-30
List price: $119.95
ISBN-10: 027595224X
ISBN-13: 9780275952242

This edited collection offers a comprehensive examination of theory, research, and practice in crisis (hostage) negotiation from the perspectives of communication, law enforcement, psychology, sociology, and criminology. The volume identifies promising conceptual frameworks for the development of research on crisis negotiation. This book is also useful to crisis negotiation trainers and leaders in law enforcement who are searching for insight beyond anecdotal stories and who recognize the need for more rigorous application of behavioral science to the practice of crisis negotiation.

Author: Douglas E. McDaniel
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: control, assessment, export, technology, states, united
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1993-03-30
List price: $119.95
ISBN-10: 0275941647
ISBN-13: 9780275941642

This broad-ranging and timely study analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. export controls in delaying the acquisition of militarily sensitive high technology by the former USSR and its allied states. In addition, the question of whether or not U.S. economic competitiveness in various high-technology sectors has been unduly undermined by export controls is also evaluated. Numerous official government studies and reports, supplemented by a host of interviews with government officials, businesspeople, and analysts in the U.S. and Europe are utilized in drawing conclusions and posting p

Author: Richard L. Gorsuch
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: spirituality, psychology, integrating
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-12-30
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 0275973727
ISBN-13: 9780275973728

Gorsuch seeks to provide a thoughtful introduction to relating spirituality and psychology in a postmodern era. Psychology provides an empirical base for many of the discussions. In addition he develops two methods of dialoging or integrating psychology and spirituality.

Author: L. Andrew Coward
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: thinking, pattern
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1990-03-23
List price: $103.95
ISBN-10: 0275934276
ISBN-13: 9780275934279

Coward develops a system model for the human brain based on a new physiologically based theory of learning and memory. Arguing that the brain can only be fully understood by application of consistent concepts to both psychology and physiology, he proposes that the necessary concept in constructing a model of brain function is the pattern. He then designs a model called the cascaded pattern extraction hierarchy to explain the functioning of the brain, showing that the brain can be visualized as a pattern extraction template, in which successive layers are able to extract increasingly complex pa

Author: Melville C. Branch
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Keywords: process, universal, planning
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 1990-02-12
List price: $108.95
ISBN-10: 0275931609
ISBN-13: 9780275931605

"Planning: Universal Process is undoubtedly the best book ever written on the art and intellectual discipline that constitutes effective planning, in which every unit of our society, indeed every individual, must continually engage. Each chapter is an amazing and fascinating selection of pertinent items from anthropology, history, economics, and architecture all combined through innovative analytical reasoning that demonstrates the importance of planning in attaining success in human endeavors." Simon Ramo Co-founder, TRW, Inc.