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Understanding Cyber Conflict

Fourteen Analogies

by Ariel E. Levite, George Perkovich, James M. Acton, John Arquilla, Stephen Blank, Dorothy Denning, Bradley J. Strawser, Florian Egloff, Peter D. Feaver0, Kenneth Geers1, Francis J. Gavin2, Emily Goldman3, Michael Warner4, Nicholas Lambert5, Steven E. Miller6, David E. Sanger7, Robert Schmidle Jr.8, Michael Sulmeyer9, Ben Buchanan0 ...

Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed ... Read more

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Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed
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The Use of Force for State Power

History and Future

by Michael Warner, John Childress ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This book studies force, the coercive application of power against resistance, building from Thomas Hobbes’ observation that all self-contained political orders have some ultimate authority that uses force to both dispense justice and to defend the polity against its enemies. This cross-disciplinary analysis finds that rulers concentrate force through cooperation, conveyance, and comprehension, ... Read more

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This book studies force, the coercive application of power against resistance, building from Thomas Hobbes’ observation that all self-contained political orders have some ultimate authority that uses force to both dispense justice and to defend the polity against its enemies. This cross-disciplinary analysis finds that rulers concentrate force through cooperation, conveyance, and comprehension,
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Revisionary Interventions into the Americanist Canon

by Michael Warner, John McWilliams, Wai Chee Dimock ...

Series series New Americanists
Throughout the era of the Cold War a consensus reigned as to what constituted the great works of American literature. Yet as scholars have increasingly shown, and as this volume unmistakably demonstrates, that consensus was built upon the repression of the voices and historical contexts of subordinated social groups as well as literary works themselves, works both outside and within the ... Read more

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Throughout the era of the Cold War a consensus reigned as to what constituted the great works of American literature. Yet as scholars have increasingly shown, and as this volume unmistakably demonstrates, that consensus was built upon the repression of the voices and historical contexts of subordinated social groups as well as literary works themselves, works both outside and within the
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Analyzing Intelligence

National Security Practitioners' Perspectives, Second Edition

by Roger Z. George, James B. Bruce, John H. Hedley, Richard J. Kerr, Michael Warner, Rebecca Fisher, Peter Clement, Barney (Rob) Johnston, John E. McLaughlin0, James B. Steinberg1, John Kringen2, Jack Davis3, Michael Bennett4, James J. Wirtz5, Randolph H. Pherson6, Richards J. Heuer Jr.7, Drew E. Cukor8, Joseph P. Larson9, Matt Pottinger0, Vincent R. Stewart1, Maureen Baginski2, Thomas Fingar3, Mark M. Lowenthal4, Susan H. Nelson5 ...

Series series Georgetown Center for Security Studies
Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and ... Read more

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Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and
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Border Spaces

Visualizing the U.S.-Mexico Frontera

Edited by Katherine G. Morrissey, John-Michael H. Warner ...

The built environment along the U.S.-Mexico border has long been a hotbed of political and creative action. In this volume, the historically tense region and visually provocative margin—the southwestern United States and northern Mexico—take center stage. From the borderlands perspective, the symbolic importance and visual impact of border spaces resonate deeply.In Border Spaces, Katherine G. ... Read more

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The built environment along the U.S.-Mexico border has long been a hotbed of political and creative action. In this volume, the historically tense region and visually provocative margin—the southwestern United States and northern Mexico—take center stage. From the borderlands perspective, the symbolic importance and visual impact of border spaces resonate deeply.In Border Spaces, Katherine G.
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The National Security Enterprise

Navigating the Labyrinth, Second Edition

by Roger Z. George, Harvey Rishikof, Jon J. Rosenwasser, Michael Warner, David P. Auerswald, Gordon Adams, Rodney Bent, Kathy Peroff, Marc Grossman0, Desaix Myers1, Franklin C. Miller2, Joseph McMillan3, Michael J. Meese4, Isaiah Wilson III5, Dina Temple-Raston6, Thomas Fingar7, Brittany Albaugh8, Susan Ginsburg9, Colton C. Campbell0, Gerald Felix Warburg1, Ellen Laipson2, John Diamond3 ...

Series series Georgetown Center for Security Studies
This second edition of The National Security Enterprise provides practitioners’ insights into the operation, missions, and organizational cultures of the principal national security agencies and other institutions that shape the US national security decision-making process. Unlike some textbooks on American foreign policy, it offers analysis from insiders who have worked at the National Security ... Read more

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This second edition of The National Security Enterprise provides practitioners’ insights into the operation, missions, and organizational cultures of the principal national security agencies and other institutions that shape the US national security decision-making process. Unlike some textbooks on American foreign policy, it offers analysis from insiders who have worked at the National Security
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Fear of Small Numbers

An Essay on the Geography of Anger

by Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Jane Kramer, Benjamin Lee, Michael Warner, Arjun Appadurai, Ph.D. ...

Series series a John Hope Franklin Center Book
The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic cleansing on the one hand and extreme forms of political violence against civilian populations on ... Read more

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The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic cleansing on the one hand and extreme forms of political violence against civilian populations on
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Deep Currents and Rising Tides

The Indian Ocean and International Security

by John Garofano, Andrea J. Dew, Sarah A. Emerson, Vivek S. Mathur, John Martin, Clive Schofield, Robin Warner, Michael Richardson, Andrew C. Winner0, Moeed Yusuf1, Jing-dong Yuan2, James R. Holmes3, Toshi Yoshihara4, James Kraska5, Emrys Chew6, Timothy D. Hoyt7 ...

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 powers, and possibly the scene of future clashes ... Read more

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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 powers, and possibly the scene of future clashes
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The Spirit of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters

by Megan Gallagher, Ryan Patrick Hanley, Rebecca Kingston, Peter Lund, Michael Mosher, Emily Nacol, Andrea Radasanu, Helena Rosenblatt, John T. Scott, Robert Sparling, Céline Spector, Lee Ward, Stuart D. Warner, Dr. Pauline Kra, Vickie B. Sullivan ...

This book’s primary purpose is to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, a seminal book in classical liberal thought. Persian Letters is a delightfully rich, sympathetic satire of commercial society’s promise and discontents, covering a wide range of issues and themes that shaped the direction of liberal modernity. It consists of a series of letters largely written by ... Read more

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This book’s primary purpose is to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, a seminal book in classical liberal thought. Persian Letters is a delightfully rich, sympathetic satire of commercial society’s promise and discontents, covering a wide range of issues and themes that shaped the direction of liberal modernity. It consists of a series of letters largely written by
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Environmental Justice and Climate Change

Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States

by Scott G. Hefelfinger, Anselma Dolcich-Ashley, Jame Schaefer, Christiana Z. Peppard, Jeremiah Vallery, David Cloutier, Keith Douglass Warner, Elizabeth Groppe, Bernard Unabali, Donald Kettler0, Mary Ashley1, John T. Brinkman2, Matthew Philipp Whelan3, Kevin W. Irwin4, Michael Baur5, Tobias Winright6 ...

During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordained, and religious Catholic theologians and scholars, along with a presentation and a homily by bishops, Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the ... Read more

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During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordained, and religious Catholic theologians and scholars, along with a presentation and a homily by bishops, Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the
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Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks

Rediscovering U.S. Counterintelligence

by Jennifer E. Sims, Burton Gerber, John Fox Jr., Michael Warner, Robert Jervis, Austin K. Yamada, Robert Wallace, Vincent H. Bridgeman, Kathleen L. Kiernan0, James R. Gosler1, Harvey Rishikof2, Rodney Faraon3, Timothy R. Sample4, Richard A. Posner5 ...

Series series Georgetown Center for Security Studies
Decision makers matching wits with an adversary want intelligence—good, relevant information to help them win. Intelligence can gain these advantages through directed research and analysis, agile collection, and the timely use of guile and theft. Counterintelligence is the art and practice of defeating these endeavors. Its purpose is the same as that of positive intelligence—to gain advantage—but ... Read more

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Decision makers matching wits with an adversary want intelligence—good, relevant information to help them win. Intelligence can gain these advantages through directed research and analysis, agile collection, and the timely use of guile and theft. Counterintelligence is the art and practice of defeating these endeavors. Its purpose is the same as that of positive intelligence—to gain advantage—but
... Read more
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia

by Maureen Abood, Ann Kathleen Barnds, Daniel Block, Anthony F Buccini, Ellie Carlson, John Carruthers, Julie Chernoff, Cynthia Clampitt, J Peter Clark, Kelsey Coday, Amy Dahlstrom, Bill Daley, Jim Dewan, Robert Dirks, Charla Draper, Megan E Edwards, Monica Eng, Peter Engler, Joshua Evans, Janet Rausa Fuller, Robert Gardner, Michael Gebert, Erik S. Gellman, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, Rebecca S Graff, Rita Gutekanst, David Hammond, Eleanor Hanson, Judy Hevrdejs, Judith Dunbar Hines, Dave Hoekstra, Mary LaPlante, Margaret LaPort, Robert Launay, Jennifer Lewis, George Macht, Janine MacLachlan, Sarah Muirhead, Josh Noel, Jennifer Olvera, Clara Orban, Stefan Osdene, Sarahlynn Pablo, Deborah Pankey, Donna Battle Pierce, Penny Pollack, Jack H. Prost, Tia Rains, Chandra Ram, Joan Reardon, Jonathan Rees, Barbara Revsine, Elizabeth D Richter, Mike Rossmeier, Geraldine Rounds, Joseph Schwieterman, Amanda Scotese, Richard Shepro, Alan Solomon, Ellen F. Steinberg, Kay Stepkin, Michael Stern, Jane Stern, Bill St. John, Mike Sula, Arlene Swartzman, Richard S Tan, Andres Torres, Mary Valentin, Lauren Viera, Kimberly Voss, Scott J Warner, Rebecca Wheeler, Philip Wojciak, Leah A Zeldes ...

Series series Heartland Foodways
The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of
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