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  • Bring 'Em On

    Media and Politics in the Iraq War

    by Douglas Kellner, Heinz Brandenburg, Lisa Brooten, Elisia L. Cohen, Timothy M. Cole, Prof. Christian Fuchs, Mike Gasher, William B. Hart0, Fran Hassencahl1, Adel Iskandar2, Liz Jacka3, Andrew Jakubowicz4, Sue Curry Jansen5, Robert Jensen6, Matthew A. Killmeier7, Debra Merskin8, Tanja Thomas9, Fabian Virchow0 ...
    Series series Communication, Media, and Politics
    How were the American people prepared for the war on Iraq? How have political agents and media gatekeepers sought to develop public support for the first preventive war of the modern age? Bring 'Em On highlights the complex links between media and politics, analyzing how communication practices are modified in times of crisis to protect political interests or implement political goals. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • Global Security Cultures

    by Mary Kaldor ...
    Why do politicians think that war is the answer to terror when military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere has made things worse? Why do some conflicts never end? And how is it that practices like beheadings, extra-judicial killings, the bombing of hospitals and schools and sexual slavery are becoming increasingly common?In this book, renowned scholar ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • The Faces of Terrorism

    Social and Psychological Dimensions

    by Neil J. Smelser ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    Terrorism is the most clear and present danger we confront today, yet no phenomenon is more poorly understood by policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Faces of Terrorism is the first serious interdisciplinary examination of terrorism in all its facets. What gives rise to it, who are its proponents and how do they think, and how--and why--does it work?Neil Smelser begins by tackling ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • I Know Best

    How Moral Narcissism Is Destroying Our Republic, If It Hasn't Already

    by Roger L. Simon ...
    In 1979, Christopher Lasch published the epochal The Culture of Narcissism warning of the normalizing of narcissism in our society. Lasch may have understated it. 35 years later, in the Obama era-with its parade of endless, often inexplicable, scandals-we have a full blown epidemic of what has recently been called Moral Narcissism.Forget Narcissus and his reflection, Moral Narcissism-the almost ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Authoritarian Apprehensions

    Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria

    by Lisa Wedeen ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
    If the Arab uprisings initially heralded the end of tyrannies and a move toward liberal democratic governments, their defeat not only marked a reversal but was of a piece with emerging forms of authoritarianism worldwide. In Authoritarian Apprehensions, Lisa Wedeen draws on her decades-long engagement with Syria to offer an erudite and compassionate analysis of this extraordinary rush of events ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency

    Edited by John D. Kelly, Beatrice Jauregui, Sean T. Mitchell, Jeremy Walton ...
    Global events of the early twenty-first century have placed new stress on the relationship among anthropology, governance, and war. Facing prolonged insurgency, segments of the U.S. military have taken a new interest in anthropology, prompting intense ethical and scholarly debate. Inspired by these issues, the essays in Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency consider how anthropologists can, ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Attacking Terrorism

    Elements of a Grand Strategy

    by Audrey Kurth Cronin, David Rapoport, Martha Crenshaw, Michael Sheehan, Paul R. Pillar, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Timothy D. Hoyt, Carnes Lord, Adam Roberts0, Patrick M. Cronin1, Daniel Goure2 ...
    The definition and understanding of "terrorism" is in a state of unprecedented evolution. No longer are acts of terrorism rare and far-flung. Following the horrendous attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, U.S. citizens have had their eyes opened to a new world where this nightmare stalks the daily news and is never far from consciousness.Attacking Terrorism brings together some of ... Read more

    $34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Feminism and War

    Confronting US Imperialism

    by Judy Rohrer, Micere Mugo, Berta Joubert-Ceci, Shahnaz Khan, Zillah Eisenstein, Isis Nusair, Cynthia Enloe, Angela Davis, Jennifer Hyndman, Patricia McFadden, Linda Carty, Nadine Sinno, Huibin Amelia Chew, Leslie Cagan, Elizabether Philipose, Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Nellie Hester Bailey, Berenice Malka Fisher ...
    Women across the globe are being dramatically affected by war as currently waged by the USA. But there has been little public space for dialogue about the complex relationship between feminism, women, and war.The editors of Feminism and War have brought together a diverse set of leading theorists and activists who examine the questions raised by ongoing American military initiatives, such as:What ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Leadership Imagination

    An Introduction to Taxonomic Leadership Analysis

    by Donald R. LaMagdeleine ...
    Series series New Horizons in Leadership Studies series
    The field of leadership studies needs theory and research techniques that balance conventional science with the arts and humanities in order to capture leadership's moral dimension. Borrowing from Aristotle's account of the three types of knowledge, the author argues that leadership is an in-between form that combines craft-based skill with theoretical knowledge adapted for a specific situation's ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Least of All Possible Evils

    Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza

    by Eyal Weizman ...
    Groundbreaking exploration of the philosophy underpinning Western humanitarian interventionThe notion of a humanitarian “lesser evil” has become instrumental in justifying the West’s military adventures. It informs obscene calculations determining how much collateral damage is permissible in conflict. It determines the minimum requirements of survival imposed upon an occupied territory.As Eyal ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Noam Chomsky on Language, Democracy and Social Justice

    Noam Chomsky’s Critical Intervention- Foreword by Peter McLaren- Afterword by Pepi Leistyna

    by Pierre W. Orelus ...
    Series Book 560 - Counterpoints
    Every century has witnessed the birth of a few world-transcending intellectuals as well as talented emerging scholars. Noam Chomsky and Pierre W. Orelus are no exception. Using dialogues exchanged over the course of nine years, combined with heartfelt critical essays, Chomsky and Orelus analytically examine social justice issues, such as unbalanced relationships between dominant and subjugated ... Read more

    $47.09 USD

  • Journalism After September 11

    Edited by Barbie Zelizer, Stuart Allan ...
    Series series Communication and Society
    **Praise for the first edition:This collection of essays comes mainly from academics but nobody should bridle at theorists lecturing practitioners. They properly challenge the way September 11th was reported - in a way that's both an endorsement of the role of the media and a wake-up call on its failures . . . anyone interested in our trade should read it.'** - Roger Mosey, Ariel**'A thoughtful ... Read more

    $55.99 USD