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  • Conflict, Violent Extremism and Development

    New Challenges, New Responses

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited volume examines the implications for international development actors of new kinds of terrorism taking place in civil conflicts. The threat from terrorism and violent extremism has never been greater – at least in the global South where the vast majority of violent extremist attacks take place. Some of the most violent extremist groups are also parties to civil conflicts in regions ... Leer más

    $53.99 USD

  • Conrad’s Popular Fictions

    Secret Histories and Sensational Novels

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Detectives, police informers, spies and spymasters, anarchists and terrorists, swindlers: these are the character types explored in Conrad's Popular Fictions. This book shows how Joseph Conrad experimented creatively with genres such as crime and espionage fiction, and sheds new light on the sources and contexts of his work. ... Leer más

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  • Man in the Shadows

    Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad

    de Efraim Halevy ...
    Israel's Mossad is thought by many to be one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world. In Man in the Shadows, Efraim Halevy—a Mossad officer since 1961 and its chief between 1998 and 2002—provides an unprecedented portrait of the Middle East crisis. Having served as the secret envoy of prime ministers Rabin, Shamir, Netanyahu, Barak, and Sharon, Halevy was privy to many of the top ... Leer más

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  • Hard Times (Centaur Classics)

    The 'terrible mistake' was the contemporary utilitarian philosophy, expounded in "Hard Times" (1854) as the Philosophy of Fact by the hard-headed disciplinarian Thomas Gradgrind. But the novel, Dickens's shortest, is more than a polemical tract for the times; the tragic story of Louisa Gradgrind and her father is one of Dickens's triumphs. When Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage, falls prey to ... Leer más

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  • Inside ISIS

    The Brutal Rise of a Terrorist Army

    de Benjamin Hall ...
    A year ago, few people had heard of ISIS-- today, they are a major terrorist threat.Despite numerous warnings from intelligence services, ISIS's rise to power has left countries around the world floundering for solutions. Today, we face a threat that is more violent, powerful and financially stronger than ever before. In this book, Journalist Benjamin Hall will provide insights by answering the ... Leer más

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  • The Education of Henry Adams

    de Adams, Henry ...
    The Education of Henry Adams is an autobiography that records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838–1918), in his later years, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th-century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. ... Leer más

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  • The Trade

    My Journey into the Labyrinth of Political Kidnapping

    de Jere Van Dyk ...
    A former hostage in the tribal areas of Pakistan returns to meet his kidnappers and uncover how political kidnappings and ransomings take place in the shadows of the world's most lawless territories.In 2014, Jere Van Dyk traveled to Afghanistan to try to discover the motives behind a kidnapping that had occurred six years earlier -- his own. He was haunted by questions about why he was taken and ... Leer más

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  • Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network

    America and the West’s Fatal Embrace

    Edición de S. Stern ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Saudi Arabia influences American policy through both conventional and unconventional methods, all due to the petro-dollars that have been generated from America's addiction to foreign oil. With chapters written by renowned experts, this book uses first-hand accounts to explore this vast influence ... Leer más

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  • Pop Culture Goes to War

    Enlisting and Resisting Militarism in the War on Terror

    Pop Culture Goes to War, by Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter, explores the persistence of militarism in American popular culture in the war on terror, from 9/11 to the present day. The authors detail the role of Hollywood and the entertainment industries in rallying both the troops and the public for war and show how toys, video games, music, and television support contemporary militarism. At the ... Leer más

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  • Violent Non-state Actors and the Syrian Civil War

    The ISIS and YPG Cases

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re ... Leer más

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  • Global Alert

    The Rationality of Modern Islamist Terrorism and the Challenge to the Liberal Democratic World

    de Boaz Ganor ...
    Series series Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
    Many associate terrorism with irrational behavior and believe only lunatics could perpetuate such horrific acts. Global Alert debunks this myth by anatomizing the rationale behind modern terrorism. It draws a distinct picture of its root and instrumental causes and plots the different stages of a terrorist attack, from indoctrination and recruitment to planning, preparation, and launch.Global ... Leer más

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