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“tim jacoby”

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  • Islam and the Islamic State

    by Tim Jacoby ...
    At its zenith, the Islamic State was one of the most developed and powerful of the various militant organisations that have emerged within the Middle East in recent decades. Not limiting its objectives to organising mass casualty attacks, it constructed a complex system of administration, including an outreach department, which produced a large body of film, social media and literature. Of these, ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The military-humanitarian complex in Afghanistan

    by Eric James, Tim Jacoby ...
    Violent conflict brings together two seemingly disparate groups: humanitarians and soldiers. This mixes and convolutes agendas, blurring lines that are often perceived to be sacrosanct. Delving deeply into the history and reasons of why these two groups work in close proximity, this study provide a unique insight into the history, ethical dilemmas and policy conundrums when aid workers operate ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Peace in Turkey 2023

    The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation

    by Tim Jacoby, Alpaslan Özerdem ...
    Peace in Turkey 2023: The Question of Human Security and Conflict Transformation, by Tim Jacoby and Alpaslan Özerdem, explores how the Kurdish conflict could possibly be transformed towards positive peace. By drawing on peace, conflict transformation and human security theories, Peace in Turkey 2023 seeks to redress a long-felt concern in Turkey: how to address the current challenge of ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Social Power and the Turkish State

    by Tim Jacoby ...
    This book focuses on the historical sociology of the Turkish state, seeking to compare the development of the Ottoman/Turkish state with similar processes of large scale historical change in Europe identified by Michael Mann in The Sources of Social Power. Jacoby traces the contours of Turkey's 'modernisation' with the intention of formulating a fresh way to approach state development in countries ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Understanding Conflict and Violence

    Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Approaches

    by Tim Jacoby ...
    This book examines and interprets a wide range of approaches to the causes of violence and conflict.The causes of violence and conflict are often left untheorized, or they are discussed as an existent problem assumed to be an inevitable part of human interaction. Adopting an accessible approach, this volume presents readers with a clear understanding of the causes of violence and conflict by ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • International Security

    The Contemporary Agenda

    by Roland Dannreuther ...
    International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, from the Iraq war to the rise of China, it is an essential guide for students and policy makers seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast-changing nature of international security today.The ... Read more

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  • Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

    by John Calvert ...
    Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of ... Read more

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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

  • Islam, Human Rights and Public Policy

    by Abdullah Bahri, Daniel Pipes, David Claydon, Elizabeth Kendal, John Arnold, John Azumah, John Harrower, Kit Wiley, Mark Durie, Michael Nazir-Ali, Patrick Sookhdeo, Paul Stenhouse, Peter Day, Rosemary Sookhdeo ...
    In this ground-breaking Australian book, a diverse group of international writers, scholars and commentators shed light on some of the most pressing human rights and public policy challenges of our time. Contributors include thinkers of Muslim background with extensive personal experience in developing countries, and Western writers of both secular and religious orientation. Individual essays deal ... Read more

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  • Security Studies

    An Introduction

    Edited by Paul D Williams, Matt McDonald ...
    Security Studies: An Introduction, 4th edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with in-depth coverage of traditional and critical approaches and an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues of the contemporary security agenda.This new edition has been completely revised and updated, to cover major developments such as COVID-19, the ... Read more

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  • The Penguin Dictionary of Islam

    by Azim Nanji ...
    Islam today is a truly global faith, yet it remains somewhat of an enigma to many of us. Each and every day our newspapers are saturated with references to Islam; Quran, Taliban, Hijab, Fatwa, Allah, Sunni, Jihad, Shia, the list goes on. But how much do we really understand? Are we, in fact, misunderstanding? The Penguin Dictionary of Islam provides complete, impartial answers. It includes ... Read more

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