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  • Career Diplomacyby Harry W Kopp; Charles A Gillespie

    Georgetown University Press 2011; US$ 29.95

    Career Diplomacy -- now in its second edition -- is an insider's guide that examines the foreign service as an institution, a profession, and a career. Harry W. Kopp and Charles A. Gillespie, both of whom had long and distinguished careers in the foreign service, provide a full and well-rounded picture of the organization, its place in history,... more...

  • Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethicsby David F. Kelly; Gerard Magill; Henk ten Have

    Georgetown University Press 2013; US$ 39.95

    Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics, Second Edition , integrates theology, methodology, and practical application into a detailed and practical examination of the bioethical issues that confront students, scholars, and practitioners. Noted bioethicists Gerard Magill, Henk ten Have, and David F. Kelly contribute diverse backgrounds and experience... more...

  • The Ethics of Interrogationby Paul Lauritzen

    Georgetown University Press 2013; US$ 26.95

    Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of balancing national security concerns against the protection... more...

  • Deep Currents and Rising Tidesby John Garofano; Andrea J. Dew

    Georgetown University Press 2013; US$ 32.95

    The Indian Ocean region has rapidly emerged as a hinge point in the changing global balance of power, and the geographic nexus of economic and security issues with vital global consequences. The security of energy supplies, persistent poverty and its contribution to political extremism, piracy and related threats to seaborne trade, competing nuclear... more...

  • Islamic Radicalism and Global Jihadby Devin R. Springer; James L. Regens; David N. Edger

    Georgetown University Press 2009; US$ 20.25

    An accessible overview of the philosophical foundations, strategic vision, organizational dynamics, and tactics of the modern jihadist movement—specifically Al-Qa’ida. more...

  • Custodians of Placeby Paul G. Lewis; Max Neiman

    Georgetown University Press 2009; US$ 22.50

    What types of cities tend to aggressively pursue industrial or retail firms? What types of cities tend to favor housing over business development? What motivates cities to try to slow residential growth? Custodians of Place answers these and many other questions. more...

  • Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethicsby Jame Schaefer

    Georgetown University Press 2009; US$ 22.50

    Can religion make a positive contribution to preventing further destruction of biological diversity and ecosystems and threats to our earth? Jame Schaefer thinks that it can, and she examines the thought of Christian Church fathers and medieval theologians to reveal and retrieve insights that may speak to our current plight. By reconstructing the teachings... more...

  • Collaborative Public Managementby Robert Agranoff; Michael McGuire

    Georgetown University Press 2010; US$ 49.95

    Local governments do not stand alone—they find themselves in new relationships not only with state and federal government, but often with a widening spectrum of other public and private organizations as well. The result of this re-forming of local governments calls for new collaborations and managerial responses that occur in addition to governmental... more...

  • Metropolitan Governanceby Richard C. Feiock

    Georgetown University Press 2010; US$ 32.50

    Metropolitan Governance is the first book to bring together competing perspectives on the question and consequences of centralized vs. decentralized regional government. Presenting original contributions by some of the most notable names in the field of urban politics, this volume examines the organization of governments in metropolitan areas, and... more...

  • Governance in Dark Timesby Camilla Stivers

    Georgetown University Press 2010; US$ 24.95

    With the rush of calamitous events in recent years—the September 11 terror attacks, the Iraq imbroglio, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita—Americans feel themselves to be living in dark times. Trust in one another and in the government is at low ebb. People in public service face profound challenges to the meaning and efficacy of their work.... more...