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The conduct of warfare is constantly shaped by new forces that create complexities in the battlespace for military operations. As the nature of how and where wars are fought changes, new challenges to the application of the extant body of international law that regulates armed conflicts arise. This inaugural volume of the Lieber Studies series seeks to address several issues in the confluence of law and armed conflict, with the primary goal of providing the listener with both academic and practitioner perspectives.

With an economy and population that dwarf most industrialized nations, China is emerging as a 21st century global superpower. Even though China is an international leader in modern business and technology, its ancient history exerts a powerful force on its foreign policy. Christopher A. Ford expertly traces China's self-image and its role in the world order - from the age of Confucius to today. Ford argues that despite its exposure to and experience of the modern world, China is still strongly influenced by a hierarchical view of political order.

Shockingly funny, yet true, stories from within the walls of the asylum, where the staff are as damaged as the patients. Unbelievable tales that will make you laugh out loud while wincing at the detail, recounted by the author of 'I flew into the Cuckoo's Nest'. 'Madhouse Memoirs' from a jaw-dropping 12-year career in psychiatric nursing.This is definitely NOT a recruitment advert for mental health nursing!This is a hard-hitting reality show. It's a 'warts and all' account, meaning not just the warts, but the halitosis and skid marks also.The author didn't come out unscathed; it took its ...

A hilarious personal account from within the walls of the asylum. Unbelievably true stories that will make you laugh out loud while wincing at the shocking detail. This book will leave you wondering how society can be so seriously messed up, and how collective minds have malfunctioned. Not just for those with mental disorders, but those supposedly treating the afflicted.

This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days gone by are infused with tech. In "Smoke City," by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford's "Dr. Lash Remembers."

Welcome to Pulse Check Wisconsin-Insights from a Milwaukee, ER Doc. A podcast about Emergency Medicine and healthcare designed to inform and educate the people of Milwaukee and greater Wisconsin. Hosted by Christopher Ford MD, FACEP, an ER physician in Milwaukee and advocate for public health and social justice. In each episode, Dr Ford will share stories of presentations to the ER, and delve into preventative health tips and social determinates of health. Guests from allied healthcare, public and private sectors will join to provide invaluable insights. Follow the Pulse Check Wisconsin...