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Book SynopsisDemocratic Responses to Terrorism tackles how to protect democratic societies against terrorist violence while, at the same time, making sure that the steps democracies take to protect themselves do no fundamental harm to the rule of law and the rights of citizens. With a foreword by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, the essays here assess such elements as the role of the legal framework, human rights, democracy and civil society, as well as international cooperation. The series explores one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth of a summit conference organized by the Club de Madrid, an independent organization comprised of many former heads of state, dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.Trade Review"Leonard Weinberg, one of the leading scholars of terrorism in the world, has brought together a group of outstanding authors and edited the most comprehensive collection on the perplexing issue of the democratic response to terrorism. I have no doubt that this brilliant collection will become an essential reading for academics, policy makers, and students."--Ami Pedahzur, The University of Texas at Austin"Weinberg has brought together a collection of thought-provoking essays on the complexities involved in promoting democratization in countries challenged by terrorism. The chapters on the problems of democratization in Muslim societies are particularly valuable, making this a timely work of political education for our policymakers and citizens."--Paul Wilkinson, Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews"This book steers a welcome and reasoned path between political polemics and scholastic abstractions. It contains succinct but nuanced essays by noted experts on a subject of crucial importance to our time."--Louise Richardson, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University"Recommended. General readers and students of all levels." -- CHOICETable of ContentsForeword Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President, Club de Madrid 1. Introduction: Democratic Responses to Terrorism Leonard Weinberg 2. Talking Sense: Guidelines for International Democracy Promotion Theodore J. Piccone 3. Strengthening Civil Society Mary Kaldor 4. Islam, Islamism and Democracy: The Case of the Arab World Bassam Tibi 5. Militant Muslims and Democracy: Knowns and Unknowns Saad Eddin Ibrahim 6. The United Nations and Terrorism Jeffrey Laurenti 7. Negotiating with Terrorists Peter R. Neumann 8. Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Civil Liberty and Judicial Alteration Laura Donohue 9. Human Rights and the Challenge of Terror David Cole

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Book SynopsisA vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King''s death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King''s death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America''s fraught racial past and present.

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Book SynopsisA philosophical reflection on morality and terrorism by one of the most remarkable thinkers of our day.Trade ReviewIn these bad times, when many intellectuals have become the spear-carriers of the new order, reading the words of Ted Honderich is a rare delight. This uncompromising and courageous philosopher continues the dissenting tradition of Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, more needed now than ever before. -- Tariq Ali Everyone who was appalled by the events of September llth 2001 must read this book. You are addressed personally, in urgent, passionate talk. Not everyone will like his conclusions, yet even those who are prepared to take no responsibility for the Terror are bound to reflect on the historical causes of these and other attacks. The book contains, as well as some brisk moral and original philosophy, some important insights into the centrality of the Israel/Palestine conflict to any future freedom from terrorism. -- Baroness Warnock In the flood of literature on terrorism, this essay stands out as unusual, and unusually enlightening and provocative. It guides the reader, lucidly and forcefully, from basic ideas about a good and decent life to contemplation of concrete and immediate issues that are or should be at the center of attention. It is a compelling and impressive contribution to thinking about problems that are complex, painful, and urgent. -- Noam Chomsky Honderich's brilliant After the Terror attempts to provide the conceptual and moral tools for self-perception and resolution to change, to make moral contemplation a matter of the living present and the future. The whole book is a marvellous example of what good philosophy can do to puncture the complacency of received moral and political ideas. -- Professor Richard Norman, University of Kent In these bad times, when many intellectuals have become the spear-carriers of the new order, reading the words of Ted Honderich is a rare delight. This uncompromising and courageous philosopher continues the dissenting tradition of Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, more needed now than ever before. Everyone who was appalled by the events of September llth 2001 must read this book. You are addressed personally, in urgent, passionate talk. Not everyone will like his conclusions, yet even those who are prepared to take no responsibility for the Terror are bound to reflect on the historical causes of these and other attacks. The book contains, as well as some brisk moral and original philosophy, some important insights into the centrality of the Israel/Palestine conflict to any future freedom from terrorism. In the flood of literature on terrorism, this essay stands out as unusual, and unusually enlightening and provocative. It guides the reader, lucidly and forcefully, from basic ideas about a good and decent life to contemplation of concrete and immediate issues that are or should be at the center of attention. It is a compelling and impressive contribution to thinking about problems that are complex, painful, and urgent. Honderich's brilliant After the Terror attempts to provide the conceptual and moral tools for self-perception and resolution to change, to make moral contemplation a matter of the living present and the future. The whole book is a marvellous example of what good philosophy can do to puncture the complacency of received moral and political ideas.Table of ContentsCHAPTER ONE: GOOD LIVES, BAD LIVES; Living Longer; Other Great Goods; Half-Lives and Under-Fives; Necessary Inquiry; Less than Half-Lives, and a Reason; Reassuring Ourselves; Quarter-Lives; Larger Numbers; Great Goods Again?; More Reassurance?; Not an Omission; CHAPTER TWO: NATURAL AND OTHER MORALITY; Natural Morality; More to Natural Morality, and Its Inescapability; Worked-Out Moralities; Libertarianism; Liberalism; The Principle of Humanity; CHAPTER THREE: DID WE WRONG THEM? DO WE WRONG THEM?; Political Realism; A Morality of Relationship; A General Distinction, and a Mystery; Libertarianism, Liberalism, Humanity Again; Acts and Omissions; Causes and Conditions; Good Intentions; Another Hope, and a Conclusion or Two; CHAPTER FOUR: THE TWIN TOWERS, AND DEMOCRACY; Oneness in Extremity; Definitions of Violence; Terrorism Defined; Why Some Say It Was Wrong; Democracy; Hierarchic Democracy; Why September 11 Was Wrong; CHAPTER FIVE: OUR RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHAT TO DO; Moral Confidence; Our Share in September 11; Capitalism; Our Counter-Attack; What Is To Be Done.

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Book SynopsisSectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles and racketeering are what for many define their image of the Ulster Defence Association. Yet as Northern Ireland''s Troubles worsened in 1971 and 1972, it emerged with a mass membership to defend Loyalist areas against the IRA and to uphold the Union with Britain. By 1974 it was able to defy the will of an elected government and it went on to formulate political strategies for working-class Loyalism.Ian S. Wood uses his specialist knowledge as well as extensive interviews to recount these events and the ruthless war waged by the UDA on the nationalist community. He explores issues such as the UDA''s descent into criminality and its relationship with the ''secret war'' conducted by Britain''s undercover services and he assesses what impact the organisation had on the outcome of Europe''s worst political and ethnic conflict between 1945 and the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia after 1990.Trade ReviewA blockbuster new book on the UDA. Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards. -- Neil Mackay The book makes an outstanding contribution to one of the greatest challenges currently faced by the United Kingdom: the bringing of peace to Northern Ireland!Wood is a historian who looks profoundly into motivation of all kinds, avoiding the mindless cliche of so much outside comment, knowing the force of moral judgment lies in the scarcity with which it is used. -- Owen Dudley Edwards, Honorary Fellow, Edinburgh University I would judge this book to be the best scholarly treatment of the subject to date, a study which blends revealing research (particularly in respect of interviews conducted with key figures) and dispassionate and illuminating analysis. -- Graham Walker, School of Politics, Queen's University of Belfast 'Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, while at times overly sympathetic to loyalist figures, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards.' Neil Mackay, Scottish Review of Books A blockbuster new book on the UDA. Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards. The book makes an outstanding contribution to one of the greatest challenges currently faced by the United Kingdom: the bringing of peace to Northern Ireland!Wood is a historian who looks profoundly into motivation of all kinds, avoiding the mindless cliche of so much outside comment, knowing the force of moral judgment lies in the scarcity with which it is used. I would judge this book to be the best scholarly treatment of the subject to date, a study which blends revealing research (particularly in respect of interviews conducted with key figures) and dispassionate and illuminating analysis. 'Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, while at times overly sympathetic to loyalist figures, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards.' Neil Mackay, Scottish Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA; 2 Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council Strike; 3 After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats; 4 The Campaign Against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and "Common Sense"; 5 The UDA at War; 6 Fighting On; 7 Simply the Best: The Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company; 8 Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace; 9 Signing up to Peace? The UDA's Road to the Good Friday Agreement; 10 War within Loyalism; 11 Endgame for Johnny Adair; 12 A 'Post-War' UDA and the Issue of Collusion; 13 Hands Across the Sea: the UDA in Scotland; Postscript; APPENDIX A: Brief Biographies; APPENDIX B: A Chronology of the Troubles; APPENDIX C: Organisations and Initials; APPENDIX D: Responsibility for Deaths; Index.

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Book SynopsisIan S. Wood uses his specialist knowledge as well as extensive interviews to recount the events of Ireland's Troubles and the ruthless war waged by the UDA on the nationalist community.Trade ReviewA blockbuster new book on the UDA. The Sunday World Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards. -- Neil Mackay Scottish Review of Books The book makes an outstanding contribution to one of the greatest challenges currently faced by the United Kingdom: the bringing of peace to Northern Ireland!Wood is a historian who looks profoundly into motivation of all kinds, avoiding the mindless cliche of so much outside comment, knowing the force of moral judgment lies in the scarcity with which it is used. -- Owen Dudley Edwards, Honorary Fellow, Edinburgh University I would judge this book to be the best scholarly treatment of the subject to date, a study which blends revealing research (particularly in respect of interviews conducted with key figures) and dispassionate and illuminating analysis. -- Graham Walker, School of Politics, Queen's University of Belfast The most substantial study yet made of the attitudes of those whose (in their own favoured phrase) 'only crime was loyalty'... this book provides a mass of original material on which other analysts will gratefully draw. -- Charles Townshend, Keele University American Historical Review A blockbuster new book on the UDA. Ian Wood's book Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, fully captures, from a Protestant perspective, the final deterioration of Irish politics and its slide towards full-blown ethnic hatred from 1969 onwards. The book makes an outstanding contribution to one of the greatest challenges currently faced by the United Kingdom: the bringing of peace to Northern Ireland!Wood is a historian who looks profoundly into motivation of all kinds, avoiding the mindless cliche of so much outside comment, knowing the force of moral judgment lies in the scarcity with which it is used. I would judge this book to be the best scholarly treatment of the subject to date, a study which blends revealing research (particularly in respect of interviews conducted with key figures) and dispassionate and illuminating analysis. The most substantial study yet made of the attitudes of those whose (in their own favoured phrase) 'only crime was loyalty'... this book provides a mass of original material on which other analysts will gratefully draw.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA; 2 Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council Strike; 3 After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats; 4 The Campaign Against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and "Common Sense"; 5 The UDA at War; 6 Fighting On; 7 Simply the Best: The Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company; 8 Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace; 9 Signing up to Peace? The UDA's Road to the Good Friday Agreement; 10 War within Loyalism; 11 Endgame for Johnny Adair; 12 A 'Post-War' UDA and the Issue of Collusion; 13 Hands Across the Sea: the UDA in Scotland; Postscript; APPENDIX A: Brief Biographies; APPENDIX B: A Chronology of the Troubles; APPENDIX C: Organisations and Initials; APPENDIX D: Responsibility for Deaths; Index.

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Book SynopsisA study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. History; 2. Politics; 3. Mass Media; 4. Cinema; 5. Literature; 6. Photography and Visual Art; Conclusion; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Synoptic biographies; Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited.

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Book SynopsisA study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.Trade ReviewProviding an incisive and illuminating cultural and ideological analysis of dominant forms of media, culture and representation from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks through the 2006 Congressional elections, 9/11 and the War on Terror engages theoretical discourses and analyses of the event, media representation, including a chapter on cinema, and how 9/11 played out in literature and photography and visual art. The result is an excellent cultural history of our epoch full of original insight and interpretation. -- Professor Douglas Kellner, UCLA As the terror attacks on the United States become history as well as politics, there is now an opportunity for greater critical thinking on the representation of the event. In this timely and engaging book, David Holloway provides an impressive synchronic account of the meaning and importance of 9/11. It deserves to be widely read by scholars and postgraduates occupying positions in diverse disciplinary locations. -- Tim Dunne, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter Providing an incisive and illuminating cultural and ideological analysis of dominant forms of media, culture and representation from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks through the 2006 Congressional elections, 9/11 and the War on Terror engages theoretical discourses and analyses of the event, media representation, including a chapter on cinema, and how 9/11 played out in literature and photography and visual art. The result is an excellent cultural history of our epoch full of original insight and interpretation. As the terror attacks on the United States become history as well as politics, there is now an opportunity for greater critical thinking on the representation of the event. In this timely and engaging book, David Holloway provides an impressive synchronic account of the meaning and importance of 9/11. It deserves to be widely read by scholars and postgraduates occupying positions in diverse disciplinary locations.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. History; 2. Politics; 3. Mass Media; 4. Cinema; 5. Literature; 6. Photography and Visual Art; Conclusion; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Synoptic biographies; Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited.

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Book Synopsis11 days, 11 women's lives: how the events of September 11, 2001 changed everything for women across the globe

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Book SynopsisPresident George W. Bush maintained in his address of 20 September 2001, that the successful prosecution of the war against terrorism will require the judicious use of ''every resource at our command - every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war''. Unlike the Cold War, the War on Terrorism is neither a battle against some ideology nor bounded by physical boundaries or conventional political units such as nation-states. The War on Terrorism is the internationalisation, or rather, globalisation of previous wars. Terror is not a nation, and the enemies in such wars are not nations; any regime such as Libya simply by repudiating terrorism, can become an ally of the anti-terror coalition. Regimes that continue to practice terrorism against domestic opponents qualify to participate in the wider war if they conform to certain norms in external affairs. The 28 articles reprinted here conTrade Review’...[volumes in] The International Library of Essays in Terrorism series published by Ashgate are really superb sources of high quality academic research and provide an invaluable resource for those who may not have time to search for such articles nor have access to the variety of journals within which they are published...essential reading.’ Professional Security '..the strength of the two volumes [The International Library of Essays in Terrorism] lies in the easy access they provide to contributions on a very topical mattter, and, as such, they comprise a handy and useful starting point for both researchers and students.' Journal of Peace Research 'The compilation of articles by the author, on various facets of terrorism provide a wealth of knowledge and pertinent literature on the subject and the related aspect of legal framework, weapons of mass destruction and economic warfare. An excellent addition for the study of war on terrorism.' -Liutenant General Chandra Shekhar, PVSM, AVSM (Retd), U.S.I. Journal, July-September 2006Table of ContentsContents; Implications of the American anti-terrorism coalition for global architectures, Amitai Etzioni; Counter-terrorism via counter-proliferation, James J. Wirtz; The struggle against terrorism: grand strategy, strategy, and tactics, Barry R. Posen; An examination of the American response to terrorism: handling the aftermath through crisis intervention, Sophia F. Dziegielewski and Kristy Sumner; Unravelling the 'war' on terrorism: a risk-management exercise in war clothing? Yee-Kuang Heng; The response to terrorism as a threat to liberal democracy, Peter Chalk ; Terrorism and governability in New York City: old problem, new dilemma, Paul Kantor; Dying for 'enduring freedom': accepting responsibility for civilian casualties in the war against terrorism, Nicholas J. Wheeler; Situating the city and September 11th: military urban doctrine, 'pop-up' armies and spatial chess, Robert Warren; Issues of federalism in response to terrorism, John Kincaid and Richard L. Cole; Political geography II: terrorism, modernity, governance and governmentality, Colin Flint; 'Counterterrorism' and conventional military force: the relationship between political effect and utility, Charles T. Eppright; The use of armed force against terrorism: American hegemony or impotence? Walter Gary Sharp Sr; Pragmatic counter-terrorism, Jonathan Stevenson; American grand strategy in the age of terror, G. John Ikenberry; Democratic regimes, internal security policy and the threat of terrorism, Fernando Reinares; The discourse and practice of counter-terrorism in liberal democracies, Ronald D. Crelinsten; Spectres of 'terrorism', Saree Makdisi; Organizing the war on terrorism, William L. Waugh Jr and Richard T. Sylves; Government responses to terrorism: critical views of their impacts on people and public administration, M. Shamul Haque; Perspectives on privacy and terrorism: all is not lost - yet, Robert Gellman; The coming war on terrorism, Lawrence Freedman; Finance warfare as a response to international terrorism, Martin S. Navias; How useful is the economic model of crime in assisting the war against terrorism?, Dorothy Manning; The therapeutic potential of narrative therapy in conflict transformation, Cathie J. Witty; The architecture of government in the face of terrorism, Ashton B. Carter; Military deterrence of international terrorism: an evaluation of Operation El Dorado Canyon, Henry W. Prunckun Jr and Philip B. Mohr; The effectiveness of antiterrorism policies: a vector-autoregression-intervention analysis, Walter Enders and Todd Sandler; Name index.

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Book SynopsisDebates on security became more intense following the unanticipated end of the Cold War conflict and took on added force after the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. Generally viewed as a part of the wider ''West'' despite its separation by enormous geographical distances from both Europe and the United States, Australia is a regional power in its own right. It has been an active and loyal member of the US-led coalitions of the willing, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq. The terrorist attacks in Bali one year after the attacks in the United States brought home to Australia the direct nature of the new global terrorist threats to its own security. This volume brings together leading experts on international security and Australia''s foreign and security policies in a critical examination of Australia''s adaptations to the new security challenges. It is the first in-depth and comprehensive analysis of Australia''s defence and security policies as well as the country''Trade Review'Australia's prominent role in the global war on terror has encouraged lively debate on the country's foreign policy. This debate is fully reflected in this valuable book, which addresses both Australia's wider contribution to international peace and security and its more specific concerns as a Pacific power.' Sir Lawrence Freedman, Vice Principal (Research), King's College London, UK 'Security policy scholars and practitioners worldwide are still wrestling with the implications of September 11 2001. This book offers a fascinating collection of analyses of the post 9/11 international security environment and the Australian policy response. It makes a valuable contribution to the debate about the old and new security agendas and the interplay between them.' Elsina Wainwright, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Australia 'Australian security must now be managed in a world characterized by striking continuities and confronting new challenges. This volume kick starts a much needed debate about what security means in this new environment, and about how it can be realized. McDougall and Shearman have brought together an impressive group of scholars and policy-makers...Far from being the last word of the subject, this book promises to stimulate the kind of creative yet hard-headed thinking about Australian security so sorely needed at this historical juncture.' Chris Reus-Smit, Australian National University, Australia 'A special merit of these twelve essays is that they bring together the reformulations of "security architecture"; that stem from such writers as Barry Buzan and Richard Little and the reflections on leadership that emphasize the moral rectitude claimed by those elected through the profection of images of competence.' Reviews in Australian Studies '...a collection of essays that are informative and challenging. Taken together, they offer a much-needed corrective to the thinness of the academic and public discussion of Australian security...' Australian Book Review '...the single most impressive study of Australia's role in the post-9/11 international system.' Australian Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Setting the Scene: Global and Australian: The New Global Security Agenda, Gareth Evans; Old, new or both? Australia's security agendas at the start of the New Century, Hugh White; The American Empire: past, present and future, Michael Cox; Identity politics, new security agendas and the anglosphere, Peter Shearman; The 'New Security Environment' in the Asia-Pacific: an Australian perspective, Nick Bisley. Perspectives on Australian (and Australasian) Policy: Evolving Australian security interests in the Asia-Pacific: policy coherence or disjunction?, William Tow; Australia and the 'War on Terrorism': a preliminary assessment, Derek McDougall; Everything new is old again? Australia-Japan relations, new security and 'The New Dispensation', Richard Leaver; Australia and Indonesia: living in different strategic worlds, Richard Chauvel; Australasian security policy: old agenda divergence, new agenda convergence?, Robert Ayson; Oceania and the New Security Agenda, John Henderson; Why Prime Ministers go too far: the case of John Howard, James Walter; Index.

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Book SynopsisAimed at scholars, students and lay persons interested in peace and conflict studies, The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence is a comprehensive resource to understand the principal debates on political violence, a field which is becoming an increasingly important part of courses on peace and conflict. Organized into seven main sections, this volume deals with a wide range of issues covering the following important research areas: Issues of definition and nomenclature and how contests over these relate to political violence. Theoretical frameworks and methods for understanding and researching political violence. Motivations and goals of those who use political violence. The various forms of political violence. Perspectives on countering political violence, by state and non-state actors. Why and how political violence ends. The aftermath of political violence. Contributions by leading scholars in the field provide an authoritative guide and source boTrade Review’A balanced, tight-knit collection of essays from experts who write on the subject of political violence with an authority founded both on meticulous scholarship and, in many cases, direct experience. Under the editorial hand of Breen-Smyth, political violence is never reduced to a mere academic concept but is instead scrutinised and explained as a real force with devastating ramifications.’ Katy Hayward, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland ’If you want to choose one book to introduce you to different perspectives on political violence then this is the one. The editor has gathered scholars, practitioners and activists together to clarify the meaning of political violence. They consider its diverse genealogies and short, medium and long term impacts. These are then woven into a series of discussions about how to end different kinds of political violence and transform the relationships that brought them into existence. It is a must read book for anyone interested in how to conduct politics by peaceful rather than violent means.’ Kevin P. Clements, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand 'The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence is very readable and easy to understand, and is an excellent resource for undergraduate researchers and students. The book offers a good introduction to the topic of political violence with helpful and relevant additional resources for undergraduates and researchers as well as being easy enough to understand for the layperson... highly recommended...' Reference Review 'This edited collection offers an interesting and comprehensive introduction to the core issues, problems and debates in the study of political violence and its aftermath. An impressive mix of leading scholars and practitioners in the field tackle a wide range of questions from motivations, goals and forms of political violence to counter-terrorism in the UK, transitional justice and the relationship betwTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I Defining Political Violence; Chapter 1 Political Violence: An Overview, John Darby; Chapter 2 Orthodox Accounts of Terrorism, Jason Franks; Chapter 3 Critical Accounts of Terrorism, Richard Jackson; Chapter 4 State Violence as State Terrorism, Ruth Blakeley; Chapter 5 The ‘War on Terror’ as Political Violence, Richard Seymour; Chapter 6 The Concept of Security in Political Violence, Jessica Wolfendale; Part II Motivations and Goals of Political Violence; Chapter 7 From Dissent to Revolution: Politics and Violence, Harmonie Toros; Chapter 8 Why Do Individuals Resort to Political Violence? Approaches to the Psychology of Terrorism, Jeff Victoroff, Janice Adelman; Chapter 9 The Motivation of the Irish Rebel and Resistance to the Label ‘Terrorist’, Anthony McIntyre; Chapter 10 Martyrs without Borders: The Puzzle of Transnational Suicide Bombers, Mohammed M. Hafez; Chapter 11 The Origins and Inhibiting Influences in Genocide, Mass Killing and Other Collective Violence, Ervin Staub; Chapter 12 Religion as a Motivation for Political Violence, Jeroen Gunning; Part III Theorising, Understanding and Researching Political Violence; Chapter 13 Social Movement Studies and Political Violence, Donatella della Porta; Chapter 14 Feminist Reflections on Political Violence, Laura Sjoberg; Chapter 15 National Identity, Conflict and Political Violence: Experiences in Latin America, Peter Lambert; Chapter 16 Staying Alive while Conducting Primary Research: Fieldwork on Political Violence, Jeffrey A. Sluka; Part IV Manifestations of Political Violence; Chapter 17 Genocide as Political Violence, Adam Jones; Chapter 18 War as Political Violence, R. Gerald Hughes; Part V Countering Political Violence; Chapter 19 Intelligence and Political Violence: The Case of Counter-Terrorism, Frank Gregory; Chapter 20 Counter-Terrorism and its Effectiveness in the UK since 1969: Does It Pay to Be Tough on Terrorism?, Robert Lambert; Chapter 21 Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights since 9/11, Michael McClintock; Chapter 22 Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights in the UK, Clive Walker; Part VI Ending Political Violence; Chapter 23 The State’s Role in the Management and Resolution of Violent Conflict: Learning from Northern Ireland?, Bill Rolston; Chapter 24 Political Violence and Peace Processes, Roger Mac Ginty; Chapter 25 Civil Society Actors and the End of Violence, Avila Kilmurray; Part VII Dealing with the Aftermath; Chapter 26 Defining and Building the Rule of Law in the Aftermath of Political Violence: The Processes of Transitional Justice, Richard J. Goldstone, Adam M. Smith; Chapter 27 Political, Economic and Social Reconstruction after Political Violence: The Case of Afghanistan, William Maley; conclusion Conclusions;

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Book SynopsisThe explosion of Web-based data has created a demand among executives and technologists for methods to identify, gather, analyze, and utilize data that may be of value to corporations and organizations. The emergence of data mining, and the larger field of Web mining, has businesses lost within a confusing maze of mechanisms and strategies for obtaining and managing crucial intelligence.Web Data Mining and Applications in Business Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism responds by presenting a clear and comprehensive overview of Web mining, with emphasis on CRM and, for the first time, security and counter-terrorism applications. The tools and methods of Web mining are revealed in an easy-to-understand style, emphasizing the importance of practical, hands-on experience in the creation of successful e-business solutions.The author, a program director for Data and Applications Security at the National Science Foundations, details how both opportunities and dangers on the WTable of ContentsIntroduction. SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR WEB DATA MINING. The World Wide Web and E-Commerce. Data Mining. Core Data Mining Technologies. Web Database Management. Information Retrieval Systems. Information Management Technologies. The Semantic Web. WEB DATA MINING TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND TRENDS. Data Mining and the Web. Processes and Techniques for Web Data Mining. Mining the Databases on the Web. Information Retrieval and Web Data Mining. Information Management and Web Data Mining. Semantic Web Mining. Mining Usage Patterns and Structure on the Web. Prototypes, Products, and Standards for Web Data Mining. Some Applications for Web Mining. WEB DATA MINING APPLICATIONS FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM. Some Information on Terrorism, Security Threats, and Protection Measures. Web Data Mining for Counter-Terrorism. Mining the Web Databases for Counter-Terrorism. Information Retrieval and Web Mining for Counter-Terrorism. Information Management and Web Mining for Counter-Terrorism. Semantic Web Mining for Counter-Terrorism. Web Usage and Structure Mining for Counter-Terrorism. National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Web Mining. Revisiting Security Threats with Respect to Web Mining. E-Commerce, Business Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorism. Summary and Directions. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisIn our post-9/11 environment, our sense of relative security and stability as privileged subjects living in the heart of Empire has been profoundly shaken. Hollander explores the forces that have brought us to this critical juncture, analyzing the role played by the neoliberal economic paradigm and conservative political agenda that emerged in the West over the past four decades with devastating consequences for the hemisphere's citizens. Narrative testimonies of progressive U.S. and Latin American psychoanalysts illuminate the psychological meanings of living under authoritarian political conditions and show how a psychoanalysis beyond the couch contributes to social struggles on behalf of human rights and redistributive justice. By interrogating themes related to the mutual effects of social power and ideology, large group dynamics and unconscious fantasies, affects and defenses, Hollander encourages reflections about our experience as social/psychological subjects.Trade Review"While reading Uprooted Minds, I recognized that Nancy Hollander has become a giant among a handful of psychoanalytic investigators who have taken psychoanalysis beyond the couch and utilized it in the examination of social, political, historical, and economic conditions. An esteemed authority on the psychology of the era of state terror in Latin America between the 1960s and 1990s, she contributes to our understanding of Latin American psychoanalysts' moving, soul-searching response to it. In this book, her psychoanalytic insights also illuminate topics ranging from terror and torture to "American exceptionalism," globalization to political leaders' personalities and new economic/military alliances, to despair as well as hope about humankind's future. This is one of the most significant books of our time, and it should be read not only by persons who are interested in expanding the influence of psychoanalysis beyond its clinical application, but by everyone who wishes to be more than a passive bystander to the dangerous world we live in." - Vamik D. Volkan, M.D., President, American College of Psychoanalysts"This subtle and penetrating inquiry weaves together the hideous record of state terror in the Americas and the terrible human cost of economic fundamentalism, and explores how social-psychological theory and direct engagement can ameliorate the traumas left in their wake and help overcome the institutional framework of repression and domination that bars the way to personal and social liberation." - Noam Chomsky, author, What We Say Goes: Conversations on U. S. Power in a Changing World (2007) and Essential Chomsky (2009)"Nancy's Hollander's book makes its welcome appearance just as Argentina has moved toward a much-needed social reparation by reopening the legal cases against the perpetrators of the Dirty War, who four decades ago disappeared, tortured, and assassinated tens of thousands of Argentine citizens. Intimately familiar with the history of dictatorship in the Southern Cone, Hollander alerts us to the dangerous road traveled by the United States since 9/11. Books like Hollander's, which represent a socially engaged psychoanalysis, take their place alongside the courageous work of human rights activists that have made social justice possible. Uprooted Minds is a must-read for all who are concerned about the future of humanity." - Julia Braun, Argentine psychoanalyst, mother of a disappeared son, and winner of the IPA's Hayman Prize for published work pertaining to traumatized children and adults "In the tradition begun by Freud when he turned his psychoanalytic gaze toward the deeply conflicted human condition in Civilization and Its Discontents, Nancy Caro Hollander critically explores the discontents of our culture. She has produced a book that inserts itself in the crossroads between the individual and the social, the personal and the political, between neoliberalism and the progressive movements that challenge it, between democracy and authoritarianism, and between the September 11's of the two Americas. With an artist's sensibility and a depth that only personal experience can engender, she examines the impact of traumatic events that deeply affect people's subjectivity and social experience. Uprooted Minds is a testimonial text that is not dispassionate and 'objective,' but, on the contrary, a revelation of life lived, suffered, felt, and thought about: history incarnate. Hollander's style is rigorous, transparent, solidly researched, and colloquial, and with Uprooted Minds she delivers a social analysis that only a psychoanalyst could write." - Juan Carlos Volnovich, Argentine psychoanalyst, Psychological Consultant to the Grandmothers of the Plaza del Mayo and Honoree Professor, University of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo"Drawing on personal experience and conversations with psychoanalysts who lived through and witnessed torture and murder in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay over the last four decades, Nancy Hollander has written a book that will be an eye-opener and a consciousness-raiser for many of us about U.S.-sponsored oppression. For U.S. psychoanalysts in particular, there is much to be learned from the experience of Latin American analysts' struggles to relieve individual suffering in the context of state-sponsored terror, while deploying psychoanalytic understanding in the service of creating a more humane society. Bringing lessons learned from this Latin American experience to an analysis of the social trauma represented by 9/11 and the consequent erosion of political and social democracy in this country, Hollander shows how a social psychoanalysis has emerged here as well. She has given an essential guide to those of us in North America who, using a socially situated psychoanalysis, want to help the individuals we work with in the context of post-9/11 political crises and to make a reparative contribution to the world we live in." - Neil Altman, Ph.D., author, The Analyst in the Inner City, Second Edition (2009)"Uprooted Minds inherits and develops psychoanalytical social psychology through a brilliant analysis of the historical roots of disturbances in the social matrices of several contemporary societies. Hollander weaves interviews with eminent analysts and social activists with her own personal recollections to create a book unlike any other I have read. Informative, challenging, disturbing, passionate, and good-humored, I think it will inspire a new generation of psychoanalytical investigations of social dreaming." - Christopher Bollas, Ph.D."Nancy Hollander has once again ventured into domains few psychoanalysts have dared to explore. As in her previous highly-acclaimed Love in a Time of Hate: Liberation Psychology in Latin America, she brilliantly exposes the intersection of psychology and politics. This time she examines the post-9/11 impact on political culture, covering a wide range of topics, from Argentina's economic debacle to today's challenges in American democracy. Uprooted Minds accomplishes the almost impossible task of establishing a long-overdue dialogue between social sciences and psychoanalysis. Hollander, an historian and psychoanalyst, has delivered an original work that illuminates readers from the North and the South. Her work empowers psychoanalysts, mental health practitioners, and social scientists to build bridges between practice and political activism." - Isaac Tylim, Ph.D., Secretary, International Psychoanalytic Association Committee on the United Nations"Uprooted Minds is an important and riveting critique of our times. At present, globalization is linking us in with violence as well as environmental and economic collapse. Integrating history, politics, memoir, and psychoanalysis, this book is an incisive study of this disintegration. Hollander illuminates our despair, but she also exhorts us towards hope, courage, and resistance. This is a passionate, humane, and scholarly work." - Sue Grand, Ph.D., author, The Hero in the MirrorTable of ContentsScared Stiff: Social Trauma and Post-9/11 Political Culture. Political Culture and Psychoanalysis in the Southern Cone: Coming Attractions of the Dirty Wars. A Psychoanalysis for Tumultuous Times: The Psyche and Social Revolution. The Psychodynamics of State Terror. The Culture of Fear and Social Trauma. Exile: Paradoxes of Loss and Creativity. Neoliberal Democracy in Latin America: Impunity and Economic Meltdown. U.S. Neoliberal/Neoconservative Democracy: Psychoanalysis without the Couch. Impunity and Resistance: Saving Democracy in the Heart of Empire. The Future's Uprooted Minds.

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Book SynopsisA top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff. A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: In ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.Ten days. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse - far worse - than mere Armageddon.Trade ReviewThe action zigzags like an out-of-control rocket toward a double-deceptive conclusion * Kirkus *Like Michael Crichton, Preston and Child weave their stories at a thrilling pace...Preston and Child never fail to entertain. And GIDEON'S CORPSE is a thriller that ranks high among their many co-authored offerings to date * Bookreporter.com *On the trail of the clandestine terrorist cell, Gideon Crew travels to the mountains of New Mexico with one terrifying mission: prevent Armageddon. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Preston and Child have again delivered a terrifying roller coaster nightmare that only stops on the final page * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *

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Book SynopsisWith the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 now behind us, one critical question persists. Have policies enacted to protect us from terrorist attacks actually made us safer, or have they merely mollified the concerned public with a false sense of security? Homeland Security: What Is It and Where We Are Going combines professional experiences, personal reflections, and academic scholarship to provide a realistic assessment of current policy effectiveness.Amos Guiora's background makes him uniquely qualified to address this issue. He was the Judge Advocate for the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command and the legal advisor to a congressionally mandated task force charged with creating America's homeland security strategy under the auspices of the Committee on Homeland Security. This volume: Provides perspectives from a broad array of individuals involved in homeland security Suggests ways to prioritize limited resoTrade Review"This a policy book rather than a practitioner’s … chapter on business continuity is of most interest to corporate security readers. In his introduction, Guiora makes the crucial point that police and everyone involved in homeland security ‘also have day jobs.’ The answer is to make homeland security a help to that day job, not another burden."—Professional Security Magazine "Guiora stresses the importance of international cooperation and intelligence gathering. While focusing on the U.S. in the main, Guiora also includes valuable reflections on Canada, Israel and the UK. This timely book, in the fields of security studies and law, would benefit both experts and scholars. It is informative, thoughtful and policy-oriented."—Raphael Cohen-Almagor, University of Hull, UK and author of the popular blog Israeli Politics "I was impressed by Guiora’s narrowness of focus on the topic while acknowledging that the subject area is quite broad."—Security Management Magazine Table of ContentsWhat Is Homeland Security? Cost-Benefit Analysis. Prioritizing Risks, Threats, and Dangers. International Cooperation, Intelligence Gathering, and Threat Assessment. Immigration/Narcoterrorism. The New Face of Terrorism: Domestic Threats and Civil Liberties. Terrorism Financing. Business Continuity. Conclusion—Going Forward. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and the easy movement of people, weapons, and toxins across borders has transformed security into a transnational phenomenon. Preventing transnational security threats has proven to be a very difficult challenge for governments and institutions around the world. Transnational Security addresses these issues, which are at the forefront of every global security professionalâs agenda.This book analyzes the most pressing current transnational security threats, including weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, organized crime, cybercrime, natural disasters, human-made disasters, infectious diseases, food insecurity, water insecurity, and energy insecurity. It considers the applicable international laws and examines how key international organizations are dealing with these issues.The author uses a combination of theory and real-world examples to illustrate the transnational nature of security risks. By providing a detailed account of the different threaTrade Review"In her latest book, Dr. Maras launches readers into a world where the bricks of national security are held in place by the mortar of transnational security. Dr. Maras spares no one in framing transnational threats for her reader’s consideration. This book is both well researched and well documented. For those tasked with researching and developing security policy, student and practitioner alike, this is your book." —General Aviation Security MagazineTable of ContentsTransnational Security: An Introduction. Decisions Under Uncertainty: Theories and Practice in Security Studies. Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation. Transnational Terrorism. Transnational Organized Crime. Cybersecurity. Natural Disasters: A Forgotten Security Risk? Human-Made Disasters. Infectious Diseases. Security Issues in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies. The Fight for Natural Resources: Seeking Food and Water Security. Energy Security: Current Issues. The Future of Transnational Security: Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisMathew Whiting explores Irish republicanism's transformation from violence to political power. He examines their electoral participation and engagement in democratic bargaining, the role of Irish-America and British government policy to argue that moderation was a long-term process of concessions in return for increased political inclusion.

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Book SynopsisDisordered Violence looks at how gender, race and heteronormative expectations of public life shape Western understandings of terrorism as irrational, immoral and illegitimate. Caron Gentry examines the profiles of 8 well-known terrorist actors and looks at the gendered, racial, and sexualised assumptions in how their stories are told.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on apocalyptic manifestations found in ISIS propaganda, this book situates the group's agenda in the broader framework of contemporary Muslim thought and explains key topics in millennial thinking within the spiritual context of modern Islamic apocalypticism.

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Book SynopsisCombining his expertise as a national security correspondent and research academic, Paul Lashmar reveals how and why the media became more critical in its reporting of the Secret State. He explores a series of major case studies including Snowden, WikiLeaks, Spycatcher, rendition and torture, and MI5's vetting of the BBC.

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Book SynopsisMathew Whiting explores Irish republicanism's transformation from violence to political power. He examines their electoral participation and engagement in democratic bargaining, the role of Irish-America and British government policy to argue that moderation was a long-term process of concessions in return for increased political inclusion.

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Book SynopsisWith inspiration from the non-violence resistance movements of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr., Crepon reveals how philosophy and literature, using courage and a new language, can overcome the many forms of hatred and violence present in our lives today.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMr. McMillan created a compelling narrative of the plot's conception, the terrorist cell formation, pilots' training. . . .and the careful study of U.S. airline security that enabled the 19 hijackers to succeed at striking three targets, killing thousands and wounding a nation. He developed vivid portraits of the ordinary citizens on board thrust into the role of patriots as they desperately attempted to save their own lives and in doing so, spared the U.S Capitol just 20 minutes away. . . .[H]is book will help secure Flight 93's legacy and Somerset County's place in U.S. history. * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *McMillan offers a complete account of what took place aboard United Airlines Flight 93, from its delayed takeoff at Newark International Airport in New Jersey to the moment it plunged upside-down at 563 mph into an open field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County. 'Flight 93' provides a riveting narrative based on interviews, oral histories, transcripts, recordings, personal tours of the crash site and trail evidence made public only in recent years. * Tribune *[T]he story you already know-but author Tom McMillan offers his readers so much more, starting years before 2001. McMillan gives us a true sense of the people who wereon the plane-each with, it's believed, a role to play in overcoming the terrorists. He then goes beyond that day, to the work that went into recovery and efforts on behalf of the victims' families, ending with a memorial and humble hero on the ground. . . .We know what happens, but this book takes our knowledge a little further by setting mistruths straight, filling in gaps, and telling a story that should make a lot of people proud all over again. I had a hard time tearing myself away from this narrative, and if you remember wherw you were on Sept. 11, 2001, I think you'll feel the same. Flight 93 is a truly fascinating book- so grab it, and buckle in. . . * Marco Eagle *[T]he author pieces together a vivid picture of the scene within the plane: the hijackers instilling fear in everyone (stabbing passengers, threatening to explode a nonexistent bomb) before killing the cockpit crew; the 40 varied passengers (from lawyers and businessmen to students and retirees), 12 of whom made 35 wrenching phone calls, learning that other planes had just slammed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; and the brave decision to take back the plane before it destroyed yet another iconic American place.... The author recounts the post-crash heroics of coroner Wally Miller and many others in the rural farming and coal-mining community. A solid retelling of the tragedy.... * Kirkus *[T]he story you already know-but author Tom McMillan offers his readers so much more, starting years before 2001. McMillan gives us a true sense of the people who wereon the plane-each with, it's believed, a role to play in overcoming the terrorists. He then goes beyond that day, to the work that went into recovery and efforts on behalf of the victims' families, ending with a memorial and humble hero on the ground. . . .We know what happens, but this book takes our knowledge a little further by setting mistruths straight, filling in gaps, and telling a story that should make a lot of people proud all over again. I had a hard time tearing myself away from this narrative, and if you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001, I think you'll feel the same. Flight 93 is a truly fascinating book- so grab it, and buckle in. . . * Bluff County Reader *In the new book Flight 93 by Tom McMillan, you'll read about bravery and what happened in the Pennsylvania skies on 9/11. . . . McMillan gives us a true sense of the people who were on the plane - each with, it's believed, a role to play in overcoming the terrorists. He then goes beyond that day, to the work that went into recovery and efforts on behalf of the victims' families ending with a memorial and a humble hero on the ground. . . .[T]his book takes our knowledge a little further by setting mistruths straight, filling in gaps and telling a story that should make a lot of people proud all over again. I had a hard time tearing myself away from this narrative, and if you remember where you were on September 11, 2001, I think you'll feel the same. Flight 93 is a truly fascinating book - so go grab it, and buckle in. * Sunday Kenosha News *

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Book SynopsisA science-based text, New Developments in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures presents research that addresses the growing threat of chemical and biological terrorism as well as the need for improvements in the implementation of countermeasures. This new textbook building upon Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures is the product of more than a decade of synthesizing newly acquired information through extensive research and development supported by the United States Army through Texas Tech University's Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats.The book describes and expands upon threats, vulnerabilities, and pathogenic and toxic effects associated with agents used in biological and chemical terrorism. Among the discussions of agents is an exceptionally thorough examination of ricin history, toxicity, adsorption, and mobility. It also gives an overview of protective geTable of ContentsState of the Science: Background, History, and Current Threats. Challenges and Paths Forward in Predicting Risk of Vector-Borne Diseases: From Mechanistic to Rule-Based Modeling Frameworks. Threats and Vulnerabilities Associated with Biological Agents. Pathogenic and Toxic Effects of Biological Threat Agents. Ricin History, Toxicity, Adsorption, Mobility, and Palliative Actions. Display Phage Therapy: Development of a Probiotic Biotherapeutic for Countermeasures against Cholera Toxin. New Perspectives on Protective Fibrous Substrates. Conclusions and Research Needs for the Future.

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at one of the twentieth century's star reporters and his biggest story.Thanks to one reporter’s skill, we can fix the exact moment on November 22, 1963 when the world stopped and held its breath: At 12:34 p.m. Central Time, UPI White House reporter Merriman Smith broke the news that shots had been fired at President Kennedy's motorcade. Most people think Walter Cronkite was the first to tell America about the assassination. But when Cronkite broke the news on TV, he read from one of Smith’s dispatches. At Parkland Hospital, Smith saw President Kennedy’s blood-soaked body in the back of his limousine before the emergency room attendants arrived. Two hours later, he was one of three journalists to witness President Johnson’s swearing-in aboard Air Force One. Smith rightly won a Pulitzer Prize for the vivid story he wrote for the next day’s morning newspapers.Smith’s scoop is journalism legend. But the full story of how he pulled off the most amazing reportorial coup has never been told. As the top White House reporter of his time, Smith was a bona fide celebrity and even a regular on late-night TV. But he has never been the subject of a biography.With access to a trove of Smith’s personal letters and papers and through interviews with Smith’s family and colleagues, veteran news reporter Bill Sanderson will crack open the legend. Bulletins from Dallas tells for the first time how Smith beat his competition on the story, and shows how the biggest scoop of his career foreshadowed his personal downfall.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.Trade Review"I thoroughly enjoyed Bulletins From Dallas ... I had only known the briefest superficial story about Merriman Smith—that he was a dogged reporter with great access to LBJ and a Pulitzer to his credit for his JFK reporting. Bulletins opened up a fresh and thoroughly engaging world of a very unpleasant and troubled man who was nevertheless at times a gifted reporter. I've recommended this book book to quite a few people, especially journalist friends and JFK readers."—Gerald Posner, author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK“So much of what we know about any story depends on how reporters do their work. Bill Sanderson takes us through every heartbreaking minute of one of the biggest stories of our lifetime, with sharp detail and powerful observations. As you read the book, you’ll feel all the pressure and adrenaline rush of a reporter on deadline.”—Neal Shapiro, former president of NBC News, current president of WNET“The life and work of a noted White House reporter…. Focusing on [Merriman] Smith’s reporting of the Kennedy assassination, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, Sanderson conveys the tension and confusion after the event, as Smith and other newsmen scrambled to ascertain facts.”—Kirkus Reviews“I have known Bill Sanderson since his days as a cub reporter in New Jersey, thirty years ago. His skills were quite good then. They are superb today. I have read many accounts of the JFK assassination, but none has been anything like Bulletins from Dallas. This is the in-your-face story of Merriman Smith, the iconic UPI reporter who was in the President’s motorcade and first told the world in real time, as it existed in 1963, what was happening to JFK. Bulletins is a page turner, and only a reporter with Sanderson’s skills could have brought us so realistically back to Dallas through the sharp eyes and the meticulous work of the most significant journalist of the era.”—Hon. Andrew P. Napolitano, senior judicial analyst, Fox News Channel, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School“To read Bulletins from Dallas is to touch the fabric of history, through Sanderson’s artful weave of many voices, from presidents across the decades to the last words uttered by J.F.K. Swept back through the corridors of time, we hear the urgent bells and clatter of the teletype machine: Merriman Smith’s first report to the world, ‘Three shots fired at President Kennedy’s motorcade today in Downtown Dallas.’ This compelling narrative takes us to that moment when our whole nation cried, and, even now, to tears of primal sympathy that never seem to end.”—Allen Childs, author of We Were There: Revelations from the Dallas Doctors Who Attended to JFK on November 22, 1963“Bill Sanderson’s Bulletins from Dallas is the story of UPI newspaperman Merriman Smith who covered the Kennedy assassination with energy and panache, and for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. It’s a clinic on how to be a newspaper journalist circa 1963, one with equal measures of precision and emotion. Smith was the Dean of White House reporters of his day, a man who ‘could dictate perfect copy off the top of his head,’ whose punctuation was unerring. Such focus and determination, and a competitive spirit that led him to beat out the AP especially on the JFK assassination story, makes this book exciting reading. You’ll want to be a reporter even as the species is endangered. Merriman Smith, unlike other sycophantic reporters, did not worship his subjects. Wisely, he offered his allegiance not to individuals, but to the White House itself. This is an important book and a must for anyone interested in how a seasoned reporter covered the JFK assassination without mythologizing or distorting available history.”—Joan Mellen, author of A Farewell to Justice and The Great Game in Cuba“Bill Sanderson provides readers a probing, in-depth look at one of the most fascinating journalists of the twentieth century. From Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, Merriman Smith was a front row observer to people and events that shaped the course of history—Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb, the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, LBJ’s ill-advised and misguided conduct of the Vietnam War. And, of course, President Kennedy’s assassination. In Bulletins from Dallas, the author uncovers new observations of and insights into “Smitty’s” reporting on that tragic day, as well as compelling stories and anecdotes about the journalist’s personal life and struggles. Anyone interested in presidential history, journalism, and that fateful day in Dallas, will love this read. I certainly did.” —Dean R. Owen, author of November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy“Bill Sanderson resurrects the murder of JFK in Dallas through the experience of fellow journalists who reported it, chiefly Merriman Smith, who was in the parade behind the president’s car and was the first to report the shooting to the world. He has also done his own research, corroborating for example the report that Jack Ruby was at Parkland Hospital when the president died. I found the book very readable, despite its irritatingly simplistic account of Oswald as the lone assassin, a threadbare theory which mainstream newsmen are apparently still expected to repeat.”—Peter Dale Scott, author of The American Deep State“What happened in Dallas that November had a profound effect on the lives and careers of reporters covering the story. Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Jim Lehrer, and Hugh Aynesworth all made their bones in Dallas that day. Merriman Smith deserves to be numbered among them, and Sanderson’s book does a good job of reclaiming this forgotten figure a half a century later.”—The Dallas Morning News“The book is full of reporting derring-do that will make journalists’ hearts swell…: Near-fisticuffs in the press car in the motorcade as Smitty hogged the phone; the wire bulletin that beat the pants off the competition; a clever rewrite guy commandeering the payphone at Parkland Hospital with 1960s technology knowhow; all leading to a day’s-end narrative that will make you catch your breath.”—Nieman Storyboard“[Bulletins from Dallas] is a book that every reporter, would-be reporter or anyone interested in the news business back when newspapers were king should read.”—Peter Lucas, Lowell Sun"I thoroughly enjoyed Bulletins From Dallas ... I had only known the briefest superficial story about Merriman Smith—that he was a dogged reporter with great access to LBJ and a Pulitzer to his credit for his JFK reporting. Bulletins opened up a fresh and thoroughly engaging world of a very unpleasant and troubled man who was nevertheless at times a gifted reporter. I've recommended this book book to quite a few people, especially journalist friends and JFK readers."—Gerald Posner, author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK“So much of what we know about any story depends on how reporters do their work. Bill Sanderson takes us through every heartbreaking minute of one of the biggest stories of our lifetime, with sharp detail and powerful observations. As you read the book, you’ll feel all the pressure and adrenaline rush of a reporter on deadline.”—Neal Shapiro, former president of NBC News, current president of WNET“The life and work of a noted White House reporter…. Focusing on [Merriman] Smith’s reporting of the Kennedy assassination, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, Sanderson conveys the tension and confusion after the event, as Smith and other newsmen scrambled to ascertain facts.”—Kirkus Reviews“I have known Bill Sanderson since his days as a cub reporter in New Jersey, thirty years ago. His skills were quite good then. They are superb today. I have read many accounts of the JFK assassination, but none has been anything like Bulletins from Dallas. This is the in-your-face story of Merriman Smith, the iconic UPI reporter who was in the President’s motorcade and first told the world in real time, as it existed in 1963, what was happening to JFK. Bulletins is a page turner, and only a reporter with Sanderson’s skills could have brought us so realistically back to Dallas through the sharp eyes and the meticulous work of the most significant journalist of the era.”—Hon. Andrew P. Napolitano, senior judicial analyst, Fox News Channel, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School“To read Bulletins from Dallas is to touch the fabric of history, through Sanderson’s artful weave of many voices, from presidents across the decades to the last words uttered by J.F.K. Swept back through the corridors of time, we hear the urgent bells and clatter of the teletype machine: Merriman Smith’s first report to the world, ‘Three shots fired at President Kennedy’s motorcade today in Downtown Dallas.’ This compelling narrative takes us to that moment when our whole nation cried, and, even now, to tears of primal sympathy that never seem to end.”—Allen Childs, author of We Were There: Revelations from the Dallas Doctors Who Attended to JFK on November 22, 1963“Bill Sanderson’s Bulletins from Dallas is the story of UPI newspaperman Merriman Smith who covered the Kennedy assassination with energy and panache, and for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. It’s a clinic on how to be a newspaper journalist circa 1963, one with equal measures of precision and emotion. Smith was the Dean of White House reporters of his day, a man who ‘could dictate perfect copy off the top of his head,’ whose punctuation was unerring. Such focus and determination, and a competitive spirit that led him to beat out the AP especially on the JFK assassination story, makes this book exciting reading. You’ll want to be a reporter even as the species is endangered. Merriman Smith, unlike other sycophantic reporters, did not worship his subjects. Wisely, he offered his allegiance not to individuals, but to the White House itself. This is an important book and a must for anyone interested in how a seasoned reporter covered the JFK assassination without mythologizing or distorting available history.”—Joan Mellen, author of A Farewell to Justice and The Great Game in Cuba“Bill Sanderson provides readers a probing, in-depth look at one of the most fascinating journalists of the twentieth century. From Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, Merriman Smith was a front row observer to people and events that shaped the course of history—Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb, the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement, LBJ’s ill-advised and misguided conduct of the Vietnam War. And, of course, President Kennedy’s assassination. In Bulletins from Dallas, the author uncovers new observations of and insights into “Smitty’s” reporting on that tragic day, as well as compelling stories and anecdotes about the journalist’s personal life and struggles. Anyone interested in presidential history, journalism, and that fateful day in Dallas, will love this read. I certainly did.” —Dean R. Owen, author of November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy“Bill Sanderson resurrects the murder of JFK in Dallas through the experience of fellow journalists who reported it, chiefly Merriman Smith, who was in the parade behind the president’s car and was the first to report the shooting to the world. He has also done his own research, corroborating for example the report that Jack Ruby was at Parkland Hospital when the president died. I found the book very readable, despite its irritatingly simplistic account of Oswald as the lone assassin, a threadbare theory which mainstream newsmen are apparently still expected to repeat.”—Peter Dale Scott, author of The American Deep State“What happened in Dallas that November had a profound effect on the lives and careers of reporters covering the story. Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Jim Lehrer, and Hugh Aynesworth all made their bones in Dallas that day. Merriman Smith deserves to be numbered among them, and Sanderson’s book does a good job of reclaiming this forgotten figure a half a century later.”—The Dallas Morning News“The book is full of reporting derring-do that will make journalists’ hearts swell…: Near-fisticuffs in the press car in the motorcade as Smitty hogged the phone; the wire bulletin that beat the pants off the competition; a clever rewrite guy commandeering the payphone at Parkland Hospital with 1960s technology knowhow; all leading to a day’s-end narrative that will make you catch your breath.”—Nieman Storyboard“[Bulletins from Dallas] is a book that every reporter, would-be reporter or anyone interested in the news business back when newspapers were king should read.”—Peter Lucas, Lowell Sun

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Book SynopsisWe have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife, or vehicle, the attacker strikes quickly and without mercy. Victims may have been dining in a restaurant, relaxing at a bar, participating in school classes, attending a workplace activity, or simply walking on the street. Because of the horrific and effective nature of such attacks, we are often left fearing that little to nothing can be done if the unthinkable happens, and we are caught in such a merciless attack. Surviving Mass Victim Attacks presents specific and valuable strategies for survival if the unthinkable happens, and serves as a practical guide to anyone who wishes to be more knowledgeable and better prepared if caught in an attack themselves. Gary Jackson is a behavioral psychologist threat expert with operational experience who analyzes how victims have managed to survive past mass victim attacks committed by international terrorists, domestic terrorists, self-radicalized terrorists, those with mental health issues, and those driven by hate and bias to present strategies that anyone can use to increase their chances of survival if the unthinkable happen. Throughout, different types of mass victim attackers, their methods, how and what they target, and how to use characteristics of the location to increase survival are addressed. The book uses real life examples to illustrate survival; the strategies presented are easily understood and do not require special skills to execute. By reading Surviving Mass Victim Attacks, you will be better able to know what to expect, how to prepare proactively, and how to respond in a way that will save your life.Trade ReviewGary M. Jackson has combined his skills in behavior analysis, his life experiences and his desire that innocent people survive mass victim attacks and to create this survival training guide for today's world. We as individuals can become our own first line of defense by knowing what to look for and how to react if we become a target. The motives and means may vary but no matter if it is 1949 or 2049 the attacker's goal is always to kill as many innocents as possible. Only intelligent, advance preparation can maximize our individual chances once confronted by that horrific reality. Dr. Jackson's guide is a great start. -- James R. Sharp, MA, DET/SGT, detective for the Armada, Michigan Police Department; “Meritorious” awardee of the Fraternal Order of Police for lifesaving serviceA terrific book explaining the motivation of attackers balanced with practical advice for surviving an active shooter situation. Jackson combines elements of situational awareness, physical security, and the psychological impact of mass attacks in a digestible manner. The content is timely, provides contemporary examples of violent incidents and is a recommended read for everyone. -- Terry Gudaitis, PhD, CEO of Mindstar Security & Profiling, LLCTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Top Three Things You Can Do to Stay Alive Chapter 1: Understanding Past Attacks to Know How to Survive Chapter 2: Recognize Warning Signs Chapter 3: Know How to React When Caught in an Actual Attack Part II: Escape, Hide, Stay in Place, or Attack the Attacker? Chapter 4: Surviving by Escaping Chapter 5: Surviving by Hiding and Staying in Place Chapter 6: Surviving by Attacking the Attacker: A Last Resort? Part III: How to Set Up Your Personal Protection Plan Chapter 7: The Need for a Personal Protection Plan Chapter 8: Your Personal Security Plan: Generic Information Chapter 9: Your Personal Security Plan: Specific Tips Chapter 10: Surviving with Psychological Trauma Chapter 11: How to Prevent Mass Victim Attacks Chapter 12: Successful Prevention About the Author

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Book SynopsisFinalist for the 2015 William E. Colby AwardFor more than a decade, America has been waging a new kind of war against the financial networks of rogue regimes, proliferators, terrorist groups, and criminal syndicates. Juan Zarate, a chief architect of modern financial warfare and a former senior Treasury and White House official, pulls back the curtain on this shadowy world. In this gripping story, he explains in unprecedented detail how a small, dedicated group of officials redefined the Treasury's role and used its unique powers, relationships, and reputation to apply financial pressure against America's enemies.This group unleashed a new brand of financial power,one that leveraged the private sector and banks directly to isolate rogues from the international financial system. By harnessing the forces of globalization and the centrality of the American market and dollar, Treasury developed a new way of undermining America's foes. Treasury and its tools soon became, and remain, critical in the most vital geopolitical challenges facing the United States, including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and the regimes in Iran, North Korea, and Syria.This book is the definitive account, by an unparalleled expert, of how financial warfare has taken pride of place in American foreign policy and how America's competitors and enemies are now learning to use this type of power themselves. This is the unique story of the United States' financial war campaigns and the contours and uses of financial power, and of the warfare to come.Trade ReviewNational Interest "Zarate's book admirably underscores the dire national-security threat posed by the almost-unfathomable level of our national debt... There is much in Zarate's book that enlightens us, and he gets many things right and proposes some innovative ideas." Arnaud de Borchgrave, UPI "One of the world's most challenging assignments -- explained in vivid, dramatic detail by Juan C. Zarate, a former super sleuth in the U.S. government's long campaign to find and disrupt al-Qaida's terrorist funding in the Worldwide Web...Zarate's "Treasury's War" is a gripping electronic whodunit in a constantly changing environment where inequalities are widening and where technology is destroying more jobs than it creates... This is the first book that lifts the veil of secrecy on the financial power [Zarate's team] marshaled against America's enemies." Kirkus Reviews "A bracing account by a knowledgeable authority." General Michael Hayden, former Director of CIA and NSA "Juan Zarate's groundbreaking Treasury's War illuminates an underappreciated and under commented revolution in international affairs. Beset by nontraditional enemies and threats, the United States in the Bush administration leveraged America's place in the global financial system to create some important 'asymmetrical power' of its own. As advocate and architect of this new approach, Zarate is well placed to tell the tale of America's most unique precision guided weapon and he does so with detail, candor, and perspective." Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator "For those wanting to know how financial power and influence are wielded in the world, this is the book. Juan Zarate not only tells a gripping story, but lays out the policy implications and future for the use of this power. This is a must-read about the evolution of financial warfare over the past decade and how it will continue to play a central role in the nation's security." Finalist for the William E. Colby Military History Award Bryan Burrough, New York Times Business section "For those of us who start feeling drowsy at the very mention of the words 'Treasury Department,' this book is an eye-opener. Under Mr. Zarate, and his successors, Treasury quietly built new capabilities that owe less to junk bonds than to James Bond... 'Treasury's War' does a fine job of shedding light on a new and significant aspect of international relations that many of us may not be aware of, and that is likely to gain in importance in the years to come." Jordan Chandler Hirsch, Washington Post "[A] thorough, thoughtful insider's account... The true value of Zarate's book lies in explaining the difference between traditional sanctions and this new form of financial warfare." ABA Banking Journal "I consider it a must-read for anyone who wants to know where we are, where we've been, and what challenges lie ahead... Treasury's War is detailed, interesting, and sincere."

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The Islamic State movement (ISIS/ISIL/IS) burst onto the world stage in 2014. From its heartland in Syria, where it arose from the chaos of the Syrian Revolt, the organisation has expanded in ideology and membership and now poses a significant threat to the region, if not to the wider world. Moubayed, a Beirut-based journalist who has been analysing Syria and the region for 20 years, has unrivalled access to the movement and its participants. His book is the first inside account of an organisation which has dominated the headlines with a dangerous mix of barbarity and military prowess. In looking at the historical background of ISIS: where it came from, how it evolved, where it stands today and what its aims are for the future to reveal, it will provide, for the first time, a fully-fledged picture of what lies at the heart of the Islamic State.

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Book SynopsisThe rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed upon the military exploits, brutal tactics and radicalisation methods employed by the group. While ISIS remains a relatively new phenomenon, it is important to consider the historical and local dynamics that have shaped the emergence of the group in the past decade. In this book Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the roots, tactics and ideology of the group, exploring the interactions of the various participants involved in the formative stages of ISIS. Based on original scholarly sources and first-hand research in the region, this book provides an authoritative and closely-analysed look at the emergence of one of the defining forces of the early twenty-first century.Trade Review"This is a timely and useful addition to the literature on the 2003 Iraq War, the subsequent dislocation of state-society relations, and security vacuum in which ISIS has risen to dominate national, regional and international security agendas. Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle chart the political organization of Iraq and ISIS, sectarianism, and the rising human costs associated with the brutality of the militant group. They should be commended for tackling a difficult and complex subject with appropriate gusto." - Robert Mason, Middle East Studies Center, American University in Cairo, 'Using exclusive on-the-ground research, Mabon and Royle reveal the real root causes behind the emergence of Islamic State and shed new light on the situation in Iraq. This book should be required reading for the incoming Secretary of State.' - Hassan Hassan, author of ISIS: Inside the Army of TerrorTable of ContentsISIS and Complexity Dynamics on the Ground Iraq, Syria & the Rise of ISIS Ideologies and Tactics The Human Cost Regional Factors Solving the Problem?

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Book SynopsisFaisal Devji argues that new forms of militancy, such as the actions of al-Qaeda, are informed by the same desire for agency and equality that animates other humanitarian interventions, such as environmentalism and pacifism. To the militant, victimized Muslims are more than just symbols of ethnic and religious persecution-they represent humanity's centuries-long struggle for legitimacy and agency. Acts of terror, therefore, are fueled by the militant's desire to become a historical actor on the global stage. Though they have yet to build concrete political institutions, militant movements have formed a kind of global society, and as Devji makes clear, this society pursues the same humanitarian objectives that drive more benevolent groups.Trade Review'A brilliant long essay on the ethical underpinnings of modern jihad.''An oasis in the wearisome desert of al-Qaeda studies. It is, in the best possible sense, subversive.''Thought-provoking, and elegantly written.''One of the most intelligent analyses of the world-view of the militant Islamist.''An erudite analysis of the rise of jihadism as almost a new 'sect' within Islam-one that combines mystical and traditional elements of Islam with a sophisticated globalization effort based on an ethical, rather than political, worldview.'

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Book SynopsisCan laughter really be used to undermine the appeal of terrorist groups? And should it be? Is there any truth in the stereotypical notions of fanaticism as humourless, and of humour as the antithesis of fanaticism? What is the deeper significance of the jihadi's status as an object of mockery in Arabic popular culture? Joking About Jihad explores this thicket of problems sprouting from one of the most basic--and supposedly most innocent--of human behaviours, and looks at how it has been applied to one of the least obviously laughable phenomena in the world today. Ramsay and Alkheder draw on original interviews and hitherto unexamined texts, combining insights from fields as diverse as politics, psychology, cultural studies, Islamic studies and humour research. Examining apparently spontaneous joking, professional comedy and even the jokes told by jihadis themselves, they show how Salafi jihad has been made laughable in the modern Arab world, and why it matters.Trade Review'Timely and important.' -- The Spectator'[F]ascinating ... Ramsay and Alkheder ... ask what role humour can play in undermining the conditioned young men and women who believe that killing themselves and others is a calling.' -- Morning Star'A sharp and insightful reflection not only on the potential of humour in countering jihadi propaganda, but more generally on the impact of satire and derision in debunking oppressors' lies in the Muslim world.' -- Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)'In this original and brave book, Ramsay and Alkheder put humour at the core of what seems appallingly humourless. Invoking a surprisingly wide spectrum of practitioners, they elegantly lay bare the disgust, ridicule, hypocrisy, self-doubt, subversion, and even humanising potential of satire when it punctures taboo subjects.' -- James Piscatori, Honorary Professor of Islamic Studies, Australian National University, and co-author of 'Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics'

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