Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Taking liberties Taking liberties Susan N. Herman "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While mos… OL15941804W
Lost in transformation Lost in transformation Audra Mitchell "Peace interventions can promote violence, while conflict may be a crucial means for constraining and preventing it. This book explores these statements, re-thinking the relationships between peace, … OL16114226W
Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Robert G. Rabil "Tracing the rise of Islamism in Lebanon and its attempt to Islamize society and state by the reverse integration of society and state into the project of Islamism, this book looks at Lebanon against… OL16175600W
Social change and intersectional activism Social change and intersectional activism Sharon Doetsch-Kidder "Social Change and Intersectional Activism: The Spirit of Social Movement finds in oral histories of "intersectional activism" - activism that focuses on people who face multiple forms of oppression … OL16342914W
The ethics and efficacy of the global war on terrorism The ethics and efficacy of the global war on terrorism Charles Webel,John A. Arnaldi "Presenting the reader with provocative articles that critically examine the morality of the war on terrorism as it has evolved over the past eight years, this book consists of articles that effectiv… OL16450865W
Just peace Just peace Mona Fixdal "How should wars end? What outcomes are morally acceptable, and what ways of making peace should participants and observers find distasteful? Drawing on many of the wars and peaces of recent decades-… OL16564063W
Egypt awakening in the early twentieth century Egypt awakening in the early twentieth century Buthaynah Khālidī "Through her detailed study of Mayy Ziyādah's literary salon, Boutheina Khaldi sheds light on salon and epistolary culture in early twentieth-century Egypt and its role in Egypt's Nahdah (Awakening).… OL16599697W
The decline and fall of the United States Information Agency The decline and fall of the United States Information Agency Nicholas John Cull "At a time when issues of international engagement are again at the fore of foreign policy, this book tells the story of how the United States's apparatus for public diplomacy came to be in disarray.… OL16599754W
Beyond a divided Cyprus Beyond a divided Cyprus Nicos Trimikliniotis,Umut Bozkurt "This book presents a fresh perspective on the Cyprus problem by going beyond analyses that focus exclusively on the geopolitical or identity dimensions.Itmakes the complexity ofthe problem clearby a… OL16637190W
Kill chain Kill chain Andrew Cockburn,Cockburn, Andrew "For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--In other words, assassination by military d… OL17225367W
No good men among the living No good men among the living Anand Gopal "As U.S. troops prepare to withdraw, the shocking tale of how the American military had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the dead. In the popular imagination, A… OL19670315W
The dispensable nation The dispensable nation Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr "Former State Department advisor for Afghanistan and Pakistan and bestselling author Vali Nasr delivers a sharp indictment of America's flawed foreign policy and outlines a new relationship with the … OL19962618W
Intelligence Intelligence James J. Wirtz,Loch K. Johnson "Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies, An Anthology, Fourth Edition, is the most up-to-date reader in intelligence studies. Editors Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz present a diverse, comprehens… OL19983967W
The barefoot lawyer The barefoot lawyer Guangcheng Chen An electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with the story of his fight for justice and his belief in the cause of freedom. OL19995262W
Iberian Military Politics Iberian Military Politics José Javier Olivas Osuna xiii, 296 pages ; 23 cm OL20708501W
Arab Approaches to Conflict Resolution Arab Approaches to Conflict Resolution Frederic S. Pearson,Nahla Yassine-Hamdan "This book examines Arab approaches to mediation, negotiation and settlement of political disputes. This book proposes that two clusters of independent variables are potentially responsible for the d… OL21257757W
Mediated citizenship Mediated citizenship Bettina Von Lieres,Laurence Piper "This book sets out to answer what appears to be a deceptively simple question: how do poor and marginalized citizens engage the state in the global South? Drawing on twelve case studies from the glo… OL23196834W
The handbook of security The handbook of security M. L. Gill "The fully revised second edition of the Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. Including contributions from some of the world… OL23197130W