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NISBETT RICHARD
The Geography of Thought [Text] : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why / R. Nisbett ... – New York [etc.] : Free Press, 2003. - 263 p., ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr.: p. 241-252. - Index: p. 253-263 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-7432-5535-6 : 40 tg.
UDC:
303.446.23((4+7):(5))
Shelf code:
Л 2020/918
Subject headings
- International Cultural Comparison of the West and Asia
Annotation
The Geography of Thought documents Richard Nisbett's groundbreaking international research in cultural psychology and shows that people actually think about and even see - the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems
Keywords
cultural psychology, ethnic studies, evolutionary psychology, cognition and culture, cross-cultural understanding, social structures, world differently
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BLAINEY GEOFFREY
The Causes of War [Text] / G. Blainey . – 3rd ed. .. – New York : The Free Press, 2013. - 325 p. . – Bibliogr.: p. 311-320. - Index: p. 321-325 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-02-903591-7 : 40 tg.
UDC:
355.48"1700"
Shelf code:
Л 2020/919
Subject headings
- History of wars since the 1700s
Annotation
This book includes study on the causes of war, analyzing all international wars since 1700. Proving that war and peace are alternating phases of a relationship between rival nations, it offers a crucial, new understanding of international armed conflicts
Keywords
military strategy, military history, the varieties of war, armed conflicts, military technology, nuclear war
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SCHADING BARBARA
A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military [Text] : A comprehensive reference to the customs, language and structure of the Armed Forces / B. Schading R. Schading V. R. Slayton . – 1st ed. .. – Ohio : Writer's digest books, 2007. - 384 p. . – Index: p. 362-374 . – [n. c.] – 978-1-58297-408-8 : 50 tg.
UDC:
355(73)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/108
Subject headings
- United States' Armed Forces
Annotation
A civilians's Guide to the U.S Military decodes each branch - Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and the Coast Guard - in simple terms that civilians would understand, with background information and explanation to each branch
Keywords
armed forces, military manuals, military terminology, army study, military traditions
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JOHNSON CHALMERS
Blowback [Text] : The costs and consequences of American empire / Ch. Johnson ... – New York : Metropoliton books, 2000. - 268 p. - Құнды тарту қоры . – Index: p. 253-268 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-8050-7559-5 : 40 tg., – 0-8050-7559-3
UDC:
327(100)
Shelf code:
Л 2020/926
Subject headings
- World policy
Annotation
In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overexted empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own terms
Keywords
foreign relations, history, intervention, military policy, consequences of empire
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FERGUSON NIALL
Civilization [Text] : The West and the Rest / N. Ferguson ... – United States Of America : Penguin Books, 2011. - 402 p., [12] sheets of ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr.: p. 348-378. - Index: p. 379-402 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-14-312206-7 : 40 tg.
UDC:
008(100)(091)
Shelf code:
Л 2020/920
Subject headings
- History of World Civilization
Annotation
Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes and fusions of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts
Keywords
western civilization, world politics, international relations, hegemony, world history, civilization & culture, anthropology
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ENGDAHL WILLIAM
Full Spectrum Dominance [Text] : Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order / F. W. Engdahl ; [Ill. D. Dees]. – 3rd ed. ., reprint. – [New York] : Progressive, 2009. - 257 p. - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr. at the endnotes. - Index: p. 251-257 . – [n. c.] – 978-1-61577-654-2 : 50 tg.
UDC:
321.7(73)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/109
Subject headings
- America's Democracy
Annotation
This book describes a disturbing look at the strategy pf Full Spectrum Dominance, at what is behind a strategy that could lead us into a horrific nuclearwar and, at least, to a world at continuous war
Keywords
geopolitics, information warfare, energy policy, energy organization policy, nuclear weapon
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COLL STEVE
Ghost wars [Text] : The secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 / S. Coll ... – New York : Penguin Books, 2004. - 712 p. - Құнды тарту . – Index: p. 685-712 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-14-303466-7 : 50 tg., – 1-59420-007-6
UDC:
94(581)
Shelf code:
Л 2020/927
Subject headings
- History of Afghanistan
Annotation
Here he gives the full inside story of the CIA's covert funding of an Islamic jihad against Soviet forces in Afghanistan, explores how this sowed the seeds of bn Laden's rise, traces how he built his global network and brings to life the dramatic battles within the US government over national security
Keywords
soviet occupation, history, wars, history of Afghanistan, soviet forces
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GADDIS JOHN LEWIS
The Landscape of History [Text] : How Historians Map the Past / J. L. Gaddis ... – United States Of America : Oxford University Press, 2002. - 192 p., ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Index: p. 183-192 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-19-517157-0 : 30 tg.
UDC:
930.1
Shelf code:
Л 2020/921
Subject headings
- History as a science
Annotation
The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter today
Keywords
history methodology, historiography, cartography, landscape of history
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SUN TZU
Sun-Tzu. The Art of Warfare [Text] : The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-ch`ueh-shan Texts / Sun Tzu R. T. Ames ; [transl. R. T. Ames]. – 1st ed. .. – New York : Ballantine Books, 1993. - 321 p., [8] sheets of ill.; . – Bibliogr.: p. 305-310. - Index: p. 311-321 . – [n. c.] – 0-345-36239-X (h. c.) : 50 tg.
UDC:
355.43(510)
Shelf code:
Р 2020/110
Subject headings
- China's Military Strategy
Annotation
The book contained a detailed explanation and analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Because Sun has long been considered to be one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training for millennia to come
Keywords
military strategy, military art, warfare, classical chinese, chinese history, ancient China
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KAPLAN ROBERT
Balkan ghosts [Text] : A Journey Through History / R. D. Kaplan ... – New York : Picador, 2005. - 307 p., [7] sheets of ill.; - Құнды тарту қоры . – Bibliogr.: p. 289-296. - Index: p. 297-307 . – [n. c.] – 978-0-312-42493-0 : 40 tg.
UDC:
94(1-924.64)"1980/1990"
Shelf code:
Л 2020/928
Subject headings
- History of the Balkan Peninsula in the 1980s and 1990s
Annotation
A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled centuries-old blood feuds
Keywords
history of Balkans, balkan peninsula, war in Yugoslavia, political travelogue
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SCHADING BARBARA
A CIVILIAN'S GUIDE TO THE U.S. MILITARY (2007)
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