Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Reporting slavery -- Virtual enslavement -- Predators -- Hard labor, hard luck, part one -- Of Jack London and Upton Sinclair -- Hard labor, hard luck, part two -- The color factor -- Undercover under fire -- Sinclair's legatees -- Hard time -- Crusaders and zealots -- Watchdog -- Mirage -- Turkmenistan and beyond…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…An uncertain “soft” legacy, under fire -- 4. America and the world -- 5. Exercising presidential power -- 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Lebanese jigsaw -- West Beirut: a city in chaos -- East Beirut : shelling and champagne -- Combatants -- The slippery slope -- Under fire -- A village in revolt -- Choosing sides -- Victims of war -- The seeds sprout -- Spillover -- Taking the hint -- Jihad -- The unfinished kitchen -- A hasty retreat -- Hostage -- Metamorphosis -- Inspiration -- Beirut, Bali and beyond…”
Sumario

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Department Stores : Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society : "Need to Break the Rules" -- Consumer Society under Fire : The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- Public Transport : Protest against Fare Increases -- The Media : The Anti-Springer Campaign -- Urban Space : The Squatting Movement -- Global Responsibilities : In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Setting the foundations : imperial ideals, global war, and decolonization -- Take-off : modernization and Cold War America -- Nationalist encounters : Nehru's India, Nasser's Egypt, and Nkrumah's Ghana -- Technocratic faith : from birth control to the green revolution -- Counterinsurgency and repression : Guatemala, South Vietnam, and Iran -- Modernization under fire : alternative paradigms, sustainable development, and the neoliberal turn -- The ghosts of modernization : from Cold War victory to Afghanistan and Iraq…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface to the 1995 Edition -- Ch. 1. Reason Under Fire -- Ch. 2. The Growth of Evolutionary Science -- Ch. 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Decisions made in real time -- Judicial review in real time : use of interim decisions -- Supreme Court practice and dialogue -- Deviating from the rules of the game -- Recommendations -- Signaling in judgments -- Dialogue on policy application - I -- Dialogue on policy application - II -- Dialogue with military authorities -- Dialogue with the Attorney General Office -- Dialogue with petitioners and human rights organizations -- Dialogue with victims of terrorism, families of soldiers, and bereaved families -- Judicial review through dialogue in Israel -- Judicial review "under fire" -- Benefits of the use of advisory dialogue -- The use of advisory dialogue : disadvantages and risks -- Conclusion : judicial review and national security…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PREFACE; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GLOSSARY; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHECHEN WARS; APPROACH AND ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two GROZNY I: 1994-1995; A STEP BACK: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT; INTO GROZNY; IN GROZNY: CHECHEN STRATEGY AND TACTICS; LEARNING UNDER FIRE: THE EVOLUTION OF RUSSIAN TACTICS; AFTER GROZNY: THE WAR CONTINUES; Chapter Three RETURN TO GROZNY: 1999-2000; STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL THINKING BETWEEN THE WARS; PREPARATION AND PLANNING FOR ROUND TWO; CHECHNYA BETWEEN THE TWO BATTLES FOR GROZNY: FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT AND TACTICS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Politics: Reading the 1930s -- The Regiment de Tren: Transportation under Fire -- XI. In Battle: From the Snows of Teruel to the Great Retreats -- XII. …”

“…While widely considered a core pillar of the peace and security architecture, Security Sector Reform (SSR) is coming under fire. SSR theory and practice are criticized for being overly focused on traditional conflict and post-conflict settings and for being unable to adjust to unconventional settings marked by chronic crime and terrorism. …”

“…While widely considered a core pillar of the peace and security architecture, Security Sector Reform (SSR) is coming under fire. SSR theory and practice are criticized for being overly focused on traditional conflict and post-conflict settings and for being unable to adjust to unconventional settings marked by chronic crime and terrorism. …”

“…The idea that science is or should be value-free, and that values are or should be formed independently of science, has been under fire by philosophers of science for decades. Science and Moral Imagination directly challenges the idea that science and values cannot and should not influence each other. …”

“…Want to be tough? Cool under fire? Able to sense danger before it's too late? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Bostyn -- Gene patents under fire : weighing the costs and benefits / Christopher M. …”

“…The failure of economists to anticipate the global financial crisis and mitigate the impact of the ensuing recession has spurred a public outcry. Economists are under fire, but questions concerning exactly how to redeem the discipline remain unanswered. …”
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“…Bob Davis - Lycos Searching Out The Next Deal Jerry Yang - Yahoo Underlining That Size Matters Jay Walker - Priceline Storming The Barricades Of Commerce Jim Barksdale - Netscape Proof that Adult Supervision Works Jeff Bezos - Amazon Building The Net's Biggest Brand Christos Cotsakos - E*Trade Courage Under Fire David Hayden - Critical Path Innovation As A Way Of Life Steve Kirsch - Infoseek Altruism Born Of Technology Talent Rod Schrock - AltaVista From Big Business To Net Start-Up Joe Kraus - Excite Passion And Commitment To A Business Ideal Candice Carpenter and Nancy Evans - iVillage A Different Vision Of Net Success Pierre Omidyar - eBay Bidding To Distance The Competition These are the original internet business gurus, and their views on how they got there, and, crucially, where web business is going next. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Challenging Questions Martial Arts Effective Management Perceived Baptism under Fire Case Studies: Bill Clinton; David versus Goliath; Bruce Lee; David Bellet; Mike Wallace 1. …”

“…Since the September 11 attacks on the United States, the Bush administration has come under fire for its methods of combating terrorism. Waging war against al Qaeda has proven to be a legal quagmire, with critics claiming that the administration's response in Afghanistan and Iraq is unconstitutional. …”