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  • Improvised Explosive Devices

    The Paradigmatic Weapon of New Wars

    by James Revill ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book begins with an account of the evolution of improvised explosive devices using a number of micro case studies to explore how and why actors have initiated IED campaigns; how new and old technologies and expertise have been exploited and how ethical barriers to IED development and deployment have been dealt with. It proceeds to bring the evidence from the case studies together to identify ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Beyond Fundamentalism

    Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization

    by Reza Aslan ...
    “A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism” (The Washington Post) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer“[A] thoughtful analysis of America’s War on Terror.”—The New YorkerThe wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attac. ... Read more

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  • The Psychology of Terrorism

    by John G. Horgan ...
    Series series Political Violence
    This new edition of John Horgan's critically acclaimed book is fully revised and expanded.The book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology. Despite the on-going search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidence-based research to date not only illustrates the lack of any identifiable psychopathology in terrorists, but ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Pop Culture Goes to War

    Enlisting and Resisting Militarism in the War on Terror

    by Geoff Martin, Erin Steuter ...
    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 ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Unconventional Warfare in South Asia

    Shadow Warriors and Counterinsurgency

    by Scott Gates, Kaushik Roy ...
    India is the world's tenth largest economy and possesses the world's fourth largest military. The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world's population and its inhabitants are divided into various tribes, clans and ethnic groups following four great religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. Framing the debate using case studies from across the region as well as China, ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Global Insecurity

    Futures of Global Chaos and Governance

    Edited by Anthony Burke, Rita Parker ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This innovative volume gathers some of the world’s best scholars to analyse the world’s collective international efforts to address globalised threats through global security governance. Addressing global and planetary forms of insecurity that include nuclear weapons, conventional arms, gender violence, climate change, disease, bio weapons, cyber-conflict, children in conflict, crimes against ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Failed States and the Origins of Violence

    A Comparative Analysis of State Failure as a Root Cause of Terrorism and Political Violence

    by Tiffiany Howard ...
    What makes a terrorist? Is an individual inherently predisposed to be attracted to political violence or does exposure to a certain environment desensitize them in such a way that violence represents a viable mode for addressing political grievances? Identifying state failure as the impetus for political violence this book addresses these questions and focuses on why existing extremist groups find ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Critical Terrorism Studies

    An Introduction to Research Methods

    by Priya Dixit, Jacob Stump ...
    This book is an introduction to critical approaches to terrorism studies.While there is a growing body of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) literature devoted to empirical examples and conceptual development, very little has been written about how to systematically carry out this kind of research. Critical Terrorism Studies fills this gap by addressing three key themes:The position of terrorism ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Re-Making Kozarac

    Agency, Reconciliation and Contested Return in Post-War Bosnia

    by Sebina Sivac-Bryant ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book explores agency, reconciliation and minority return within the context of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. It focuses on a community in North-West Bosnia, which successfully reversed the worst episode of ethnic cleansing prior to Srebrenica by fighting for return, and then establishing one of the only successful examples of contested minority return in the town of Kozarac. The book is a ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Origins and Dynamics of Genocide:

    Political Violence in Guatemala

    by Roddy Brett ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book rigorously documents and explains the genocide perpetrated by the Guatemalan state against indigenous Maya populations within the context of its counterinsurgency campaign against leftist guerrillas between 1981 and 1983. In doing so it brings to light a genocide that has remained largely invisible within both academic disciplines and the practitioner sphere.In May 2013, former de facto ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • A Gendered Lens for Genocide Prevention

    Edited by Mary Michele Connellan, Christiane Fröhlich ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited collection develops a gendered lens for genocide prevention by uncovering socially constructed gender roles which are crucial for the onset, form and prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. This volume draws on contemporary feminist theory, concepts of masculinity, critical discussions of international law, and in-depth case studies to provide a better understanding of the function ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Biometrics in Support of Military Operations

    Lessons from the Battlefield

    by William C. Buhrow ...
    Biometrics in Support of Military Operations: Lessons from the Battlefield examines and evaluates recent U.S. military experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan in the context of the use of biometrics and related technologies. The book takes a comprehensive look at how biometrics has been used to support various military operations and suggests ways that its uses can be further developed. It fills a ... Read more

    $200.00 USD