Vieques Lands Transfer Act Of 1994

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Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

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Genre : Law
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs
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Release : 1995
File : 272 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCR:31210014030157


Beyond Sun And Sand

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Annotation Bringing together ten essays by social scientists and activists, this book provides the most comprehensive exploration of the range of environmental issues facing the region, and the social movements that have developed to deal with them. The authors consider the role that global and regional political economies play in this process.

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Genre : Nature
Author : Sherrie L. Baver
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Release : 2006
File : 230 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0813536545


Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents

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Genre : Government publications
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Release : 1995
File : 1994 Pages
ISBN-13 : UIUC:30112063915976


Monthly Catalog Of United States Government Publications

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Genre : Government publications
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File : 1450 Pages
ISBN-13 : WISC:89117117994


Relocatable Over The Horizon Radar Rothr System

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Release : 1997
File : 386 Pages
ISBN-13 : NWU:35556030219810


Military Power And Popular Protest

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Katherine T. McCaffrey gives a complete analysis of the troubled relationship between the U.S. Navy and island residents. She explores such topics as the history of U.S. naval involvement in Vieques; a grassroots mobilization-led by fishermen-that began in the 1970s; how the navy promised to improve the lives of the island residents-and failed; and the present-day emergence of a revitalized political activism that has effectively challenged naval hegemony.

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Genre : History
Author : Katherine T. McCaffrey
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Release : 2002
File : 252 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0813530911


Green Intelligence

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We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been sufficiently tested to interpret their effects on human health. Yale University professor John Wargo has spent much of his career researching the impact of chemical exposures on women and children. In this book, he explains the origins of society’s profound misunderstanding of everyday chemical hazards and offers a practical path toward developing greater “green intelligence.” Despite the rising trend in environmental awareness, information about synthetic substances is often unavailable, distorted, kept secret, or presented in a way that prevents citizens from acting to reduce threats to their health and the environment. By examining the histories of five hazardous technologies and practices, Wargo finds remarkable patterns in the delayed discovery of dangers and explains the governments’ failures to manage them effectively. Sobering yet eminently readable, Wargo’s book ultimately offers a clear vision for a safer future through prevention, transparency, and awareness.

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Genre : Science
Author : John Wargo
Publisher : Yale University Press
Release : 2009-09-29
File : 394 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780300156386


Warfare Ecology

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The purpose of this book is specific and ambitious: to outline the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the book provides both a theoretical overview of this new field and case studies that range from mercury contamination during World War I in Slovenia to the ecosystem impacts of the Palestinian occupation, and from the bombing of coral reefs of Vieques to biodiversity loss due to violent conflicts in Africa. Warfare Ecology also includes reprints of several classical papers that set the stage for the new synthesis described by the authors. Written for environmental scientists, military and humanitarian relief professionals, conservation managers, and graduate students in a wide range of fields, Warfare Ecology is a major step forward in understanding the relationship between war and ecological systems.

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Genre : Science
Author : Gary E. Machlis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2011-05-29
File : 303 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789400712133


Security Disarmed

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In Security Disarmed, scholars, policy planners, and activists come together to think critically about the human cost of violence and viable alternatives to armed conflict. Arranged in four parts--alternative paradigms of security, cross-national militarization, militarism in the United States, and pedagogical and cultural concerns--the book critically challenges militarization and voices an alternative encompassing vision of human security by analyzing the relationships among gender, race, and militarization.

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Genre : History
Author : Barbara Sutton
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Release : 2008
File : 316 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780813543604


The Bases Of Empire

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A quarter of a million U.S. troops are massed in over seven hundred major official overseas airbases around the world. In the past decade, the Pentagon has formulated and enacted a plan to realign, or reconfigure, its bases in keeping with new doctrines of pre-emption and intensified concern with strategic resource control, all with seemingly little concern for the surrounding geography and its inhabitants. The contributors in The Bases of Empire trace the political, environmental, and economic impact of these bases on their surrounding communities across the globe, including Latin America, Europe, and Asia, where opposition to the United States’ presence has been longstanding and widespread, and is growing rapidly. Through sharp analysis and critique, The Bases of Empire illuminates the vigorous campaigns to hold the United States accountable for the damage its bases cause in allied countries as well as in war zones, and offers ways to reorient security policies in other, more humane, and truly secure directions. Contributors: Julian Aguon, Kozue Akibayashi, Ayse Gul Altinay, Tom Engelhardt, Cynthia Enloe, Joseph Gerson, David Heller, Amy Holmes, Laura Jeffery, Kyle Kajihiro, Hans Lammerant, John Lindsay-Poland, Catherine Lutz, Katherine McCaffrey, Roland G. Simbulan, Suzuyo Takazato, and David Vine.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Catherine Lutz
Publisher : NYU Press
Release : 2009-03-01
File : 369 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780814752968