Warfare and defence Books
Lanasta Brewster Buffalo
Book SynopsisOne of the lesser-known fighter aircraft of World War II was the Brewster Buffalo, or, using the U.S. Navy designation system, the F2A. By some historians the Buffalo is regarded as an outright failure, but this is a rating this stubby little fighter did not deserve. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of the Buffalo with many photos including a number not published before.
£20.36
Springer Verlag, Singapore Developments and Advances in Defense and
Book SynopsisThis book gathers the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security (MICRADS 2022), held at Escuela Naval de Suboficiales ARC "Barranquilla," in Barranquilla, Colombia, during July 11–13, 2022. It covers a broad range of topics in systems, communication, and defense; strategy and political–administrative vision in defense; and engineering and technologies applied to defense. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and students alike.Table of ContentsDetection of Highly Energetic Materials using Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics.- Platform for Interactive Audiovisual Productions and Generative Art using Processing.- Feasibility Study of the Use of Petri Nets in the Verification of UML Diagrams.- Maturity Model for Boards of Directors in Cyber Risk Governance. A Conceptual and Practical Proposal.- A Visual Graph Approach for Evaluating the Vulnerability of ENC Standards.- Bibliometric Analysis on Cibersegurity: Spoofing Attack Technique and Evolution.- Centralized Management IoT Platform.- Application of the Criterion of Total Movement Minimization in the Ammunition Area of an Armament Factory.- Sweat as a Testing Analytical Fluid for Emotions and Stress Biomarkers Detection.- Statistical Processing of Relationship Between Biomarkers and Disease Severity Caused by Covid-19 Infection-Delta Variant.- Sustainable Development in Higher Education Curricula for Software Engineering Chairs.- Evaluation of Digital Skills. Educating Middle School and High School Students on Cyber Risks.
£208.99
The University of Chicago Press The Revolution Remembered Eyewitness Accounts of
Book SynopsisThis history of the American Revolution uses 79 first-hand accounts from veterans of the war to provide the reader with the feel of what it must have been like to fight and live through America's bloody battle for independence.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Women and War
Book SynopsisThis study examines how the myths of man as "Just Warrior" and woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate/secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identity as warriors. It demonstrates how these myths are undermined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Beautiful Souls/Just Warriors: The Seduction of War 1: Not-a-Soldier's Story: An Exemplary Tale A Child of the 1950s: Images of War and Martyrdom The Growing Up of a Political Theorist 2: The Discourse of War and Politics: From the Greeks to Today Taming Homer's Warrior: Plato and Aristotle The Ideal Republic: Machiavelli and Rousseau The Nation-State The Revolutionary Alternative: Marx and Engels The "Science" of War and Politics: International Relations Becomes an Academic Discipline 3: Exemplary Tales of Civic Virtue Women and the Civil War The First World War: "My Nation-State, of Thee I Shout" 4: The Attempt to Disarm Civic Virtue The Christian Conundrum: From Pacifists to Reluctant Warriors Just War, Holy War, and the Witness of Peace Female Privatization: The Beautiful Soul Implications of the Just-War Tradition 5: Women: The Ferocious Few/The Noncombatant Many The Historic Cleavage Female Group Violence The Ferocious Few The Noncombatant Many 6: Men: The Militant Many/The Pacific Few The Militant Many The Pacific Few The Literature of War Structures of Experience: The Good Soldier/The Good Mother 7: Neither Warriors nor Victims: Men, Women, and Civic Life The Liberal Conscience Uncertain Trumpet: Feminism's War with War Women as Warriors: "You're in the Army Now" Beyond War and Peace Epilogue Notes Index
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press Bloody Good
Book SynopsisAllen J. Frantzen traces chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they resulted in highly influential models of behaviour for men in combat.
£42.75
The University of Chicago Press Military Institutions and Coercion in the Develo
Book SynopsisThis book includes Janowitz's seminal work, The Military in the Political Development of New Nations, with additional new analysis of Latin American nations and of the increasing significance of paramilitary and police forces in authoritarian regimes in developing nations.
£22.00
The University of Chicago Press On War and Writing
Book SynopsisRetired fighter pilot and English professor combines lifelong interests in war and literature in essays on how writers struggled to comprehend warfare.
£20.00
The University of Chicago Press The Madness of the Saints Ecstatic Religion in
Book SynopsisAs conflicts across the globe span decades and generations, this work suggests that we need a fresh perspective on war when it becomes the context for normal life. It calls for a fresh point of departure in the ethnography of war that investigates how the inhabitants of war zones live under trying new conditions.Trade Review"Stephen C. Lubkemann makes a compelling case for a new kind of anthropology of war. His book will be widely read, cited, and debated not only by regional scholars, but also among academics and policymakers - in Africa and beyond - seeking to better understand the complexities of war and human displacement." - Harry G. West, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London"
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press The Dynamics of Nuclear Proliferation
Book SynopsisStephen M. Meyer steps back from the emotions and rhetoric surrounding the nuclear arms debates to provide a systematic examination of the underlying determinants of nuclear weapons proliferation. Looking at current theories of nuclear proliferation, he asks: Must a nation that acquires the technical capability to manufacture nuclear weapons eventually do so? In an analysis, remarkable for its rigor and accessibility, Meyer provides the first empirical, statistical model explaining why particular countries became nuclear powers when they did. His findings clearly contradict the notion that the pace of nuclear proliferation is controlled by a technological imperative and show that political and military factors account for the past decisions of nations to acquire or forgo the development of nuclear weapons.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Importing the European Army The Introduction of
Book SynopsisThis study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press The Judicial Power of the Purse How Courts Fund
Book SynopsisCongress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. This book focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. It sheds light on environmental factors in judicial decision making.Trade Review"A significant advance on conventional wisdom about judicial behavior during wartime emergencies. With admirable clarity, Nancy Staudt provides evidence that the judiciary is an active partner in crisis governance - finding ways to put pools of cash at the government's disposal when it does not use its taxing powers aggressively enough." (Eric Posner, University of Chicago Law School)"
£91.20
The University of Chicago Press The Art of Surrender Decomposing Sovereignty at
Book SynopsisExplores the ritual concessions as acts of warfare, performances of submission, demonstrations of power, and representations of shifting, unstable worlds. The author considers the limits of sovereignty at conflict's end, showing how the ways we concede loss can be as important as the ways we claim victory.
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press The Powers of War and Peace The Constitution and
Book SynopsisSince the September 11 attacks on the United States, the Bush administration has come under fire for its methods of combating terrorism. Waging war against al Qaeda has proven to be a legal quagmire, with critics claiming that the administration's response in Afghanistan and Iraq is unconstitutional. The war on terrorand, in a larger sense, the administration's decision to withdraw from the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto accordshas many wondering whether the constitutional framework for making foreign affairs decisions has been discarded by the present administration. John Yoo, formerly a lawyer in the Department of Justice, here makes the case for a completely new approach to understanding what the Constitution says about foreign affairs, particularly the powers of war and peace. Looking to American history, Yoo points out that from Truman and Korea to Clinton's intervention in Kosovo, American presidents have had to act decisively on the world stage without a declaration of war. They are a
£19.00
McGill-Queen's University Press The Legacy of 911
Book SynopsisWhile 9/11 was understood at the time as a world-changing event in international relations, the uneven long-term effects for North America could not have been predicted. Twenty years later, The Legacy of 9/11 explores the political, economic, trade and border and security and defence, implications.Trade Review“The Legacy of 9/11 is an ambitious and important undertaking, offering an interesting retrospective of the world both before and after the attacks on September 11th. This volume will no doubt cause readers to reflect on their own understandings of 9/11 and how it has shaped not only world events but also personal histories.” Jeffrey Rice, MacEwan University
£98.60
Palgrave MacMillan Us Bleeding Talent
Book SynopsisList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction A Cautionary Tale The Paradox of Military Leadership Entrepreneurs in Uniform Exodus It's not Business, It's Personnel Winning Battles, Losing Wars Coercion War Machines Measuring Merit Appendix: Survey of West Point graduates ReferencesTrade Review"Tim Kane's analysis is compelling and his findings are relevant for other organizations, public and private, that risk bleeding talent. For anyone interested in the future of the American military after more than a decade of war, this is a must read book." - David H. McCormick, Former Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury "At a time when more attention is being paid to the need for creative destruction - and nondestructive creation - by America's entrepreneurs, startup maven Tim Kane shines the spotlight on the creativity of veterans and men and women in the military. Bleeding Talent is a must read for those seeking a more effective and efficient military. Kane asks the big question: What can we do to harness the entrepreneurial talent inside to bring an innovation culture to the military?" - Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia Business School, and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers "Most Washington wonks forget that human capital is the most important weapon in the Pentagon's arsenal. Tim Kane reminds us that our troops win wars. At a minimum, they deserve a personnel system that rewards voluntary service with more autonomy and less coercion." - James Jay Carafano, Director, Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation "Since the two Gulf Wars, the US military has becoming widely admired - and properly feared - as the preeminent fighting force in the world. It also is an exemplary meritocratic institution - or is it? That is the challenging question that Tim Kane, a former Air Force officer, addresses in this pioneering and thought provoking study. While praising the military for what it does right, Kane also offers a timely and well document constructive critique of how the military could do much better to hold onto its best and brightest. This is a must read for everyone in the military, our political leaders who oversee it, and citizens who care about it." - Robert E. Litan, Vice President, Research and Policy, The Kauffman Foundation and Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings InstitutionTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction A Cautionary Tale The Paradox of Military Leadership Entrepreneurs in Uniform Exodus It's not Business, It's Personnel Winning Battles, Losing Wars Coercion War Machines Measuring Merit Appendix: Survey of West Point graduates References
£49.49
Columbia University Press CivilMilitary Relations in Israel
Book SynopsisA small nation surrounded by often hostile states, Israel has kept a well-trained military force to defend its borders. This study discusses the alarming possibility of a military takeover of the Israeli government. The author explores the advancing presence of the military in Israeli politics.
£64.00
Columbia University Press Love and War How Militarism Shapes Sexuality and
Book SynopsisAn exploration of gender as both a weapon and casualty of war.Trade ReviewDigby brings a fresh view to the term "battle of the sexes" by revealing the gendered politics and cultural programming that drive many of the irrationalities and antagonisms so familiar to heterosexual romantic relations. The argument is intellectually stimulating, politically important, and potentially quite relevant in personal ways for readers. -- Shira Tarrant, author of Men and Feminism and When Sex Became Gender Love and War is a joy to read, indeed, a page turner. Tom Digby opens up a whole new way of understanding the problems intrinsic to heterosexual love, as well as the impact of misogyny in the everyday lives of men and women. His compelling descriptions of the interplay of gender and militarism will significantly alter the way we understand masculinity, sexuality, romantic love, misogyny, and even war itself. Of particular interest is Digby's use of what I call 'situated phenomenology' to shed important new light on the roots of misogyny; the social implications of this new understanding are quite sweeping. For specialists in gender studies like myself, Love and War will be recognized as a major and profoundly stimulating contribution to our field. The book will also appeal to a broad audience, thanks to Digby's highly engaging, conversational writing style. -- Sandra Bartky, author of Femininity and Domination 'Love is a battlefield,' sang the great philosopher Pat Benatar. But why? Why do the metaphors that describe love and romance refer to battles of the sexes, or interplanetary warfare between Martians and Venusians? In a book both judiciously wise and passionately angry, Tom Digby untangles the knots that bind love and war, set men and women in opposition, and create the enmity from which we have to recover if we are to build intimate and loving relationships. -- Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men and Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era Tom Digby's exciting new book argues that the glorification of militarism in contemporary Western culture generates hegemonic conceptions of masculinity and femininity that distort our relationships in all areas of life and produce deeply damaging consequences for everyone. The book is filled with fresh insights and telling cultural illustrations. It is a welcome-and very teachable-addition to the scholarly literature on gender and militarism, and should also prove fascinating to general readers. -- Alison M. Jaggar, author of Gender and Global Justice Love: From romantic poetry to pop music to self-help manuals, we are told that it makes us whole and life worth living. Yet at the same time, love is described as a "battlefield" on which the "war between the sexes" is played out through power struggles, and mismatched expectations. Just metaphors? Tom Digby says "no"-emphatically-and the result is a probing yet engagingly reader-friendly look into how what he calls "war-reliant societies" foster notions about masculinity and femininity that are doomed to collision. Chock-full of examples from contemporary culture and blessedly free of jargon, Love and War is one of the freshest, smartest books I know to introduce students (and everyone else) to how ideas about gender impact both private life and public policy-and vice versa. -- Susan Bordo, author of Unbearable Weight, The Male Body and The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen The next time someone refers to a 'battle between the sexes' in the midst of a serious conversation about gender and power, ask them if they've read Love and War. Tom Digby's brilliant book infuses this tired phrase with new intellectual depth and political significance. And for those keeping score, Digby does take sides - with women and men, both of whom stand to gain by a breakdown and eventual transcendence of the gender straitjackets required to sustain militarism and other forms of organized violence. -- Jackson Katz, author of The Macho Paradox and Leading Men, and creator of the documentary film Tough Guise 2 In Love and War, author Tom Digby persuasively shows us that the gender divide we often call the "war between the sexes" is an unnecessary social construct that has tragic consequences for us all. From the bullying of a little boy with a "girl-colored" lunch box, to an American general left furious at the indifference to traumatized World War I veterans, to aboriginal tribes who exist outside our militaristic frame of reference, to the causes and effects of today's ultra-misogynistic porn, Professor Digby serves as our congenial and insightful tour guide through the misty territories of "male" and "female," patiently showing us the path to a better way of configuring the relationship between the sexes. There is great value and hope to be found in Love and War. If we were able, as Professor Digby urges, to change the cultural programming of gender, we might finally free men from the stereotypes that continue to glorify antiquated codes of violence and the emotional paralysis of stoicism. And we might finally free women from having to live in perpetual fear of men. This is a book that should be widely read and deeply taken to heart. -- Kelly Moore, anti-rape activist, New York Times best-selling author, and co-author of the critically acclaimed Amber House Trilogy of young adult novels Fresh, passionate, and long overdue... [Love and War] offers an engaging analysis of the contrasting strands that comprise people's culturally programmed ideas about love... Essential. Choice Love & War is excellent at pulling apart masculinity and its implications for the lives of men and women within militaristic cultures. Bitch Digby has produced an accessible, smart, persuasive work... filled with keen insights, illuminating connections, and heartbreaking examples. Anyone interested in gender, the military, or love should read this book-which is to say that almost everyone should read this book. -- Andrew Huebner H-War Love and War is a treasure trove of insights into gender and the, often tragic, experiences of men and women. There are many aspects of the book that are remarkable but the vivid, and moving, portrait Digby paints of how men suffer under the gender binary is especially valuable. The "warrior masculinity" that he describes is going to influence my teaching and thinking for some time. I will surely be incorporating the book into my class on feminist philosophy. I think it has a better than average chance of getting young people at West Point and elsewhere to think deeply about themselves and their culture. -- Graham Parsons, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY Short, fun read... filled with insights and observations that invest the reader emotionally and provoke personal reflection. It is a fine piece of public philosophy that should be of interest far beyond academia. Feminism and PhilosphyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Battle of the Sexes: Why Is Heterosexual Love So Hard? 2. Let's Make a Deal: The Heterosexual Economy Falls Off a Cliff 3. How to Make a Warrior: Misogyny and Emotional Toughness in the Construction of Masculinity 4. Keeping the Battle of the Sexes Alive: Faith and Fantasy 5. Can Men Rescue Heterosexual Love? More Faith and Fantasy 6. Gender Terrorism, Gender Sacrifice: Getting Beyond Zero-Sum Heterosexuality 7. The Degendering of War: War Loses Its Sex 8. The Demilitarizing of Gender: A Truce in the Battle of the Sexes? Notes Index
£20.90
Columbia University Press Tortured Logic Why Some Americans Support the
Book SynopsisWhy do people persist in supporting torture—and can they be persuaded to change their minds? Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a novel series of group experiments to understand how and why the average citizen might come to support the use of torture techniques.Trade ReviewIn this compelling and salient book, Kearns and Young inject needed experimental evidence into discussions about why and under what conditions the public supports the use of torture in the service of counterterrorism. A must read for any serious student or scholar of counterterrorism. -- James A. Piazza, Pennsylvania State UniversityIn Tortured Logic, Kearns and Young use clever experiments and careful interviews to provide compelling evidence that public support for torture depends on context. That public support for government violence is so malleable should be of great interest—and potential concern—to social scientists and policymakers alike. -- Courtenay R. Conrad, coauthor of Contentious Compliance: Dissent and Repression under International Human Rights LawTortured Logic is written by two stellar researchers, one a political scientist and the other a criminologist, which gives this book a strong interdisciplinary perspective. Together, the two authors bring an array of skills that make them well suited to produce a volume of this caliber. -- Victor Asal, University at Albany, State University of New YorkKearns and Young have provided a masterful book which is thought-provoking, richly detailed, and speaks to important policy questions, not to mention pressing ethical debates about the rights of detainees in the war on terrorism. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Impacts Public Perception of Torture in Counterterrorism?1. Media and Perceptions of Torture 2. Fear, Death, and TV3. Context Matters?4. Elite Cues, Identity, and EfficacyConclusion: Torture, Terrorism, and the FutureAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
£83.60
Columbia University Press Tortured Logic Why Some Americans Support the
Book SynopsisWhy do people persist in supporting torture—and can they be persuaded to change their minds? Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a novel series of group experiments to understand how and why the average citizen might come to support the use of torture techniques.Trade ReviewIn this compelling and salient book, Kearns and Young inject needed experimental evidence into discussions about why and under what conditions the public supports the use of torture in the service of counterterrorism. A must read for any serious student or scholar of counterterrorism. -- James A. Piazza, Pennsylvania State UniversityIn Tortured Logic, Kearns and Young use clever experiments and careful interviews to provide compelling evidence that public support for torture depends on context. That public support for government violence is so malleable should be of great interest—and potential concern—to social scientists and policymakers alike. -- Courtenay R. Conrad, coauthor of Contentious Compliance: Dissent and Repression under International Human Rights LawTortured Logic is written by two stellar researchers, one a political scientist and the other a criminologist, which gives this book a strong interdisciplinary perspective. Together, the two authors bring an array of skills that make them well suited to produce a volume of this caliber. -- Victor Asal, University at Albany, State University of New YorkKearns and Young have provided a masterful book which is thought-provoking, richly detailed, and speaks to important policy questions, not to mention pressing ethical debates about the rights of detainees in the war on terrorism. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Impacts Public Perception of Torture in Counterterrorism?1. Media and Perceptions of Torture 2. Fear, Death, and TV3. Context Matters?4. Elite Cues, Identity, and EfficacyConclusion: Torture, Terrorism, and the FutureAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
£27.00
Columbia University Press Allies of Convenience
Book SynopsisEvan N. Resnick examines the negotiating tables between the United States and its allies of convenience since World War II and sets forth a novel theory of alliance bargaining. Resnick’s neoclassical realist theory explains why U.S. leaders negotiate less effectively with unfriendly autocratic states than with friendly liberal ones.Trade ReviewStandard bargaining theories are puzzled by the ability of allies that are not only weak but also distasteful to get so much advantage when dealing with the United States. In an important contribution, Evan N. Resnick shows that the answer lies in the open nature of the American domestic political system that allows the ally to build support within the United States and cripple the ability of the president to use his bargaining leverage. In these cases, the power of the United States does not translate into the power of the president. -- Robert Jervis, coeditor of Chaos in the Liberal Order: The Trump Presidency and International Politics in the Twenty-First CenturyResnick’s Allies of Convenience is an incisive analysis of the role of alliances in U. S. foreign policy. This book will be of interest not only to international relations scholars but also to the current architects of American foreign policy. Coming at a time when alliances are currently being questioned and reevaluated, this book is a most welcome contribution. -- David A. Baldwin, Princeton UniversityIn this outstanding book on a much-neglected subject, Evan N. Resnick unpacks the motivations of alliances among noncompatible states. With the aid of historical cases, the book shows why these alliances emerge periodically despite the general skepticism toward them. The book is a must-read for policy makers who many times engage in alliance formations for balancing and bandwagoning purposes without carefully considering their pros and cons. -- T. V. Paul, author of Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global EraAllies of Convenience spotlights a domain of alliance politics that often bedevils U.S. foreign policy but eludes careful thought. It cleverly combines concepts, theory, and case studies to explain why the United States struggles to influence allies that need it more than it needs them. An important advance in neoclassical realist scholarship, it offers sharp insights into alliance management problems the United States must grapple with today and in the years to come. -- Timothy W. Crawford, author of Pivotal Deterrence: Third-Party Statecraft and the Pursuit of PeaceAllies of Convenience addresses an important but understudied topic, advances a novel argument, pits that argument against plausible competitors drawn from the literature, compiles a rich body of historical evidence to adjudicate among rival claims, and derives provocative implications, especially for policy. There is no other book that deals with alliances of convenience per se, and certainly not one that deftly combines theory, history, and policy import. This book should have an easy time standing out. -- John Schuessler, author of Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American DemocracyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Alliances of Convenience in International Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy1. Contending Theories of U.S. Bargaining with Allies of Convenience2. The U.S. Alliance with the People’s Republic of China, 1971–19893. The U.S. Alliance with Pakistan, 1981–19884. The U.S. Alliance with Iraq, 1982–19885. The U.S. “Special Relationship” Alliance with the United Kingdom, 1950–1953ConclusionNotesIndex
£83.60
Columbia University Press Allies of Convenience
Book SynopsisEvan Resnick examines the negotiating tables between the United States and its allies of convenience since World War II and sets forth a novel theory of alliance bargaining. Resnick’s neoclassical realist theory explains why U.S. leaders negotiate less effectively with unfriendly autocratic states than with friendly liberal ones.Trade ReviewStandard bargaining theories are puzzled by the ability of allies that are not only weak but also distasteful to get so much advantage when dealing with the United States. In an important contribution, Evan N. Resnick shows that the answer lies in the open nature of the American domestic political system that allows the ally to build support within the United States and cripple the ability of the president to use his bargaining leverage. In these cases, the power of the United States does not translate into the power of the president. -- Robert Jervis, coeditor of Chaos in the Liberal Order: The Trump Presidency and International Politics in the Twenty-First CenturyResnick’s Allies of Convenience is an incisive analysis of the role of alliances in U. S. foreign policy. This book will be of interest not only to international relations scholars but also to the current architects of American foreign policy. Coming at a time when alliances are currently being questioned and reevaluated, this book is a most welcome contribution. -- David A. Baldwin, Princeton UniversityIn this outstanding book on a much-neglected subject, Evan N. Resnick unpacks the motivations of alliances among noncompatible states. With the aid of historical cases, the book shows why these alliances emerge periodically despite the general skepticism toward them. The book is a must-read for policy makers who many times engage in alliance formations for balancing and bandwagoning purposes without carefully considering their pros and cons. -- T. V. Paul, author of Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global EraAllies of Convenience spotlights a domain of alliance politics that often bedevils U.S. foreign policy but eludes careful thought. It cleverly combines concepts, theory, and case studies to explain why the United States struggles to influence allies that need it more than it needs them. An important advance in neoclassical realist scholarship, it offers sharp insights into alliance management problems the United States must grapple with today and in the years to come. -- Timothy W. Crawford, author of Pivotal Deterrence: Third-Party Statecraft and the Pursuit of PeaceAllies of Convenience addresses an important but understudied topic, advances a novel argument, pits that argument against plausible competitors drawn from the literature, compiles a rich body of historical evidence to adjudicate among rival claims, and derives provocative implications, especially for policy. There is no other book that deals with alliances of convenience per se, and certainly not one that deftly combines theory, history, and policy import. This book should have an easy time standing out. -- John Schuessler, author of Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American DemocracyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Alliances of Convenience in International Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy1. Contending Theories of U.S. Bargaining with Allies of Convenience2. The U.S. Alliance with the People’s Republic of China, 1971–19893. The U.S. Alliance with Pakistan, 1981–19884. The U.S. Alliance with Iraq, 1982–19885. The U.S. “Special Relationship” Alliance with the United Kingdom, 1950–1953ConclusionNotesIndex
£27.00
Columbia University Press Force of Words
Book SynopsisForce of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the role of threats in terrorist strategies that explains the broader purpose and meaning of terrorist propaganda. Joseph M. Brown explains how terrorist groups tailor their threats so that the desired political message is sent.Trade ReviewBrown offers the first comprehensive scholarly study of how terrorists use words to coerce, warn, inspire fear, legitimate, negotiate, and ultimately change the perceptions and behavior of governments and the general public. His rich case studies combine impressive fieldwork and sophisticated quantitative analysis to skillfully explain the threats of some of the world’s most prominent terrorist organizations. -- Peter Krause, author of Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and WinTerrorism has always been about more than violence. It involves projecting the constant threat of that violence. In this superb book, Brown explores the warnings, pledges, hoaxes, and bluffs that prove terrorists know just how much power and control lie in their use of language. Force of Words is a remarkable, innovative resource for students and practitioners of counterterrorism worldwide. -- John Horgan, author of The Psychology of TerrorismJoseph M. Brown is an excellent terrorism scholar. He has found an area of terrorism that is both fundamental to the subject and yet largely unaddressed in the academic literature. Force of Words offers the first unified theoretical account of terrorist threats in the world. -- Max Abrahms, author of Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant HistoryIn conclusion, Force of Words represents a major achievement. It is unquestionably the most sophisticated assessment of terrorist threats to date. The book also stands as a leading work in the area of terrorist signaling—an important but often overlooked aspect of extremist violence. At its core, Force of Words is not simply a book about terrorist tactics and targeting. Rather, it is a discerning examination of extremist groups’ specific goals that demonstrates how radical organizations use violence and threats of violence to try to influence civilians and governments. For these reasons, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in non-state terrorism. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Well researched, clearly argued, and takes the study of communications from the sidelines to a center position in terrorism studies. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Threats: A Theoretical Framework2. The Provisional IRA: A Full Spectrum of Threats3. ETA and the Tamil Tigers: Comparable Threats for Social Control and Negotiation; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Disruption, and Advantage4. The MRTA and the Shining Path: Common Enemy; Virtually No Threat in Common5. The Taliban, ISIL, and Boko Haram: Comparable Threats for Social Control; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Negotiation, Aggrandizement, and Advantage6. Quantitative Analysis: When to Expect Truthful WarningsConclusionAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press Force of Words The Logic of Terrorist Threats
Book SynopsisForce of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the role of threats in terrorist strategies that explains the broader purpose and meaning of terrorist propaganda. Joseph M. Brown explains how terrorist groups tailor their threats so that the desired political message is sent.Trade ReviewBrown offers the first comprehensive scholarly study of how terrorists use words to coerce, warn, inspire fear, legitimate, negotiate, and ultimately change the perceptions and behavior of governments and the general public. His rich case studies combine impressive fieldwork and sophisticated quantitative analysis to skillfully explain the threats of some of the world’s most prominent terrorist organizations. -- Peter Krause, author of Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and WinTerrorism has always been about more than violence. It involves projecting the constant threat of that violence. In this superb book, Brown explores the warnings, pledges, hoaxes, and bluffs that prove terrorists know just how much power and control lie in their use of language. Force of Words is a remarkable, innovative resource for students and practitioners of counterterrorism worldwide. -- John Horgan, author of The Psychology of TerrorismJoseph M. Brown is an excellent terrorism scholar. He has found an area of terrorism that is both fundamental to the subject and yet largely unaddressed in the academic literature. Force of Words offers the first unified theoretical account of terrorist threats in the world. -- Max Abrahms, author of Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant HistoryIn conclusion, Force of Words represents a major achievement. It is unquestionably the most sophisticated assessment of terrorist threats to date. The book also stands as a leading work in the area of terrorist signaling—an important but often overlooked aspect of extremist violence. At its core, Force of Words is not simply a book about terrorist tactics and targeting. Rather, it is a discerning examination of extremist groups’ specific goals that demonstrates how radical organizations use violence and threats of violence to try to influence civilians and governments. For these reasons, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in non-state terrorism. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Well researched, clearly argued, and takes the study of communications from the sidelines to a center position in terrorism studies. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Threats: A Theoretical Framework2. The Provisional IRA: A Full Spectrum of Threats3. ETA and the Tamil Tigers: Comparable Threats for Social Control and Negotiation; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Disruption, and Advantage4. The MRTA and the Shining Path: Common Enemy; Virtually No Threat in Common5. The Taliban, ISIL, and Boko Haram: Comparable Threats for Social Control; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Negotiation, Aggrandizement, and Advantage6. Quantitative Analysis: When to Expect Truthful WarningsConclusionAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press South Koreas Grand Strategy
Book SynopsisRamon Pacheco Pardo provides a groundbreaking analysis of South Korea’s foreign policy from its transition to democracy in the late 1980s through the present day, arguing that the country’s approach to the world constitutes a grand strategy.Trade ReviewRamon Pacheco Pardo’s mastery of South Korea and South Korea’s grand strategy are well presented in this book. A must for all who want to see how South Korea has achieved autonomy and freedom of action in approaching the world. -- Sung-han Kim, former South Korean national security adviserRamon Pacheco Pardo’s new book South Korea’s Grand Strategy is an outstanding assessment of the country’s remarkable journey to become an influential and respected middle power. This book is required reading for those who study South Korean foreign policy as well as scholars of grand strategy. -- Terence Roehrig, author of Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella: Deterrence After the Cold WarIn South Korea’s Grand Strategy, Ramon Pacheco Pardo offers a theoretically compelling and empirically rich account explaining how a small, initially inward-looking country developed a formidable grand strategy. Scholars and practitioners interested in grand strategy, foreign policy, East Asian affairs and South Korean politics will benefit greatly from this book. -- Andrew Yeo, Brookings InstitutionThis is an incredibly useful book that illuminates how South Korea thinks about its place in the world, what it aspires to achieve, and how it pursues its objectives. With its lucid and comprehensive presentation of South Korea as an international actor, the book is an excellent text for students and researchers alike. -- Ji-Young Lee, American UniversitySouth Korea’s Grand Strategy makes some important points, and while more suited to academics and policymakers than general readers, it provides a broad context to the thinking of its leaders as well as a useful historical overview. * Asian Review of Books *In this remarkable book, South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Ramon Pacheco Pardo pushes the boundaries of the study of grand strategy by applying it to middle powers... a terrific contribution to the literature on grand strategy, middle powers, and South Korea in particular that will serve as a reference for years to come. -- Yves Tiberghien * Asia Policy *With South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Ramon Pacheco Pardo has written a pathbreaking, scholarly book that explains comprehensively, systematically, and persuasively why South Korea has swiftly emerged as a middle power shaping its own future -- Lam Peng E * Asia Policy *An excellent contribution to the literature on South Korean strategic thinking. * Foreign Policy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Grand Strategy of Middle Powers2. Historical Background, 1948–19873. South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Factors, Ends, and Means4. Triangular Core: Inter-Korean Relations, the U.S. Alliance, and China’s Rise5. East Asia: Regionalism and Regionalization6. Greater Eurasia and the Indian Ocean7. The Rest of the World and Global GovernanceConclusion: The Past, Present, and Future of South Korea’s Grand StrategyNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press Sex and World Peace
Book SynopsisSex and World Peace is a groundbreaking demonstration that the security of women is a vital factor in the occurrence of conflict and war. This second edition revises and updates the book, enhancing its arguments with fresh data and analysis of additional examples of gender and conflict throughout the world.Table of ContentsMaps, Figures, and TablesPreface and Acknowledgments1. Roots of National and International Relations2. What Is There to See, and Why Aren’t We Seeing It?3. What Is the Global Picture?4. How Did Male-Dominated Social Structures Develop Throughout Human Cultures?5. The Heart of the Matter: The Security of Women and the Security of States6. Wings of National and International Relations, Part 1: Effecting Positive Change Through Top-Down Approaches7. Wings of National and International Relations, Part 2: Effecting Positive Change Through Bottom-Up Approaches8. Taking WingNotesContributorsIndex
£79.20
Columbia University Press Sex and World Peace
Book SynopsisSex and World Peace is a groundbreaking demonstration that the security of women is a vital factor in the occurrence of conflict and war. This second edition revises and updates the book, enhancing its arguments with fresh data and analysis of additional examples of gender and conflict throughout the world.Table of ContentsMaps, Figures, and TablesPreface and Acknowledgments1. Roots of National and International Relations2. What Is There to See, and Why Aren’t We Seeing It?3. What Is the Global Picture?4. How Did Male-Dominated Social Structures Develop Throughout Human Cultures?5. The Heart of the Matter: The Security of Women and the Security of States6. Wings of National and International Relations, Part 1: Effecting Positive Change Through Top-Down Approaches7. Wings of National and International Relations, Part 2: Effecting Positive Change Through Bottom-Up Approaches8. Taking WingNotesContributorsIndex
£20.90
Columbia University Press The Terrorism Trap
Book SynopsisHarrison Akins reveals how the war on terror has led to the unintended consequence of increasing domestic terrorism in U.S. partner states. He examines U.S.-backed counterterrorism operations that targeted al Qaeda in peripheral regions over which central governments held little control.Trade ReviewA brilliant yet painful reminder of the law of unintended consequences. In The Terrorism Trap, Harrison Akins uses fascinating case studies supported by indisputable data to argue compellingly that well-intentioned, sometimes heroic efforts to combat terrorism in the world’s ungoverned spaces actually make the problem worse. The threats won’t disappear, so understanding the challenge and finding a way ahead is more important than ever. -- General Stanley McChrystal, CEO and Chairman of McChrystal GroupThe Terrorism Trap presents a brilliant and original thesis for U.S. foreign policy. To succeed in its mission, America needs to understand its partner states in Asia and Africa. A top-notch field researcher and high-level political scientist, Harrison Akins presents us with a must-read contribution to the literature. -- Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, American UniversityAkins addresses the important and little understood interaction between relatively weak postcolonial states and the U.S. military. He demonstrates how attempts to impose military solutions upon the periphery of these relatively weak postcolonial states with American help led to an evolving pattern of escalating domestic terror and counterterror violence. -- David Martin Jones, coauthor of The Political Impossibility of Modern CounterinsurgencyTable of ContentsNote on Sources1. The Terrorism Trap2. What’s in a Name? Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates3. The United States and Its Counterterrorism Partners4. Our Man in Islamabad: Pakistan and the War on Terror5. The Terrorism Trap in Yemen, Mali, and EgyptConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Statistical AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex
£105.30
Columbia University Press The Terrorism Trap
Book SynopsisHarrison Akins reveals how the war on terror has led to the unintended consequence of increasing domestic terrorism in U.S. partner states. He examines U.S.-backed counterterrorism operations that targeted al Qaeda in peripheral regions over which central governments held little control.Trade ReviewA brilliant yet painful reminder of the law of unintended consequences. In The Terrorism Trap, Harrison Akins uses fascinating case studies supported by indisputable data to argue compellingly that well-intentioned, sometimes heroic efforts to combat terrorism in the world’s ungoverned spaces actually make the problem worse. The threats won’t disappear, so understanding the challenge and finding a way ahead is more important than ever. -- General Stanley McChrystal, CEO and Chairman of McChrystal GroupThe Terrorism Trap presents a brilliant and original thesis for U.S. foreign policy. To succeed in its mission, America needs to understand its partner states in Asia and Africa. A top-notch field researcher and high-level political scientist, Harrison Akins presents us with a must-read contribution to the literature. -- Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, American UniversityAkins addresses the important and little understood interaction between relatively weak postcolonial states and the U.S. military. He demonstrates how attempts to impose military solutions upon the periphery of these relatively weak postcolonial states with American help led to an evolving pattern of escalating domestic terror and counterterror violence. -- David Martin Jones, coauthor of The Political Impossibility of Modern CounterinsurgencyTable of ContentsNote on Sources1. The Terrorism Trap2. What’s in a Name? Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates3. The United States and Its Counterterrorism Partners4. Our Man in Islamabad: Pakistan and the War on Terror5. The Terrorism Trap in Yemen, Mali, and EgyptConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Statistical AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Illinois Press Covering Bin Laden
Book SynopsisStarting in 2001, much of the world media used the image of Osama bin Laden as a shorthand for terrorism. Bin Laden himself considered media manipulation on a par with military, political, and ideological tools, and intentionally used interviews, taped speeches, and distributed statements to further al-Qaida's ends.Trade Review"The volume's contributors have produced a splendid resource that will improve our understanding of the power of diverse forms of media in manipulating bin Laden's public image for audiences worldwide. . . . Their work will greatly benefit scholars researching this ruthless but fascinating figure and his ongoing historical impact." --H-Net Reviews"Illustrates the details of the construction of the bridge between various communication fields [and] underscores the relationship among political players, the news media, and popular cultures. These connections are often talked about, but seldom with the sophistication found in this volume. . . . A thoughtful and valuable book."--Philip Seib, author of Real-Time Diplomacy: Politics and Power in the Social Media Era"An extremely timely and important collection on a theme that has huge contemporary significance, both politically and from a communication/popular culture perspective."--Daya K. Thussu, author of News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment"This is an important book, well suited for graduate studies—media studies or global media. Each chapter is interesting, insightful, and completely written—bringing a diverse wealth of knowledge on a contentious topic that elicits mixed reactions across civilizations."--Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly"This book is concerned with the presentation and interpretation of bin Laden, which is crucial. The assessments of some contributors may surprise younger readers, but those who are older will likely enjoy the details. Recommended."--Choice"This book beautifully unpacks the ways in which the global media displayed and narrated Osama bin Laden. It is an innovative and exciting analysis of the presumptions and investments that were central to the construction of bin Laden on the world stage. An important contribution to media studies and the history of the United States in a global context."--Melani McAlister, author of Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East since 1945
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Indiana University Press The Terrorist Trap Second Edition
Book SynopsisChronicles the US response to terrorism from the days of Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates to the confrontation of George Bush and Saddam Hussein. This title explores the terrorist trap: the psychological, political, and social elements that make terrorism unlike any other conflict.Trade ReviewReviews of the first edition: "A solid, commonsense look at a phenomenon capable of producing the strongest emotions... Simon's predictions for the future, and what our responses should be, seem reasoned and right. Informative." Booklist "In a disturbing, timely, compelling report, [Simon] scrutinizes America's response to terrorism ... he outlines steps that governments, intelligence agencies and the news media can take to reduce terrorists' psychological advantage and to thwart their actions." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The first edition of this book was written in 1994, which means that much more recent information about terrorism is absent and the author provides, in part, a useful snapshot of the attitudes of the time... Lots of information, pro-US analysis, selective omissions, and one warning about "aerial terrorism"--written in 1994--who says the Bush administration had no clues about what might happen to tall buildings in New York? This is a purportedly academic text intended to underwrite US ideology--a typical example of the genre."--Morning Star, 20 August 2002Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:Introduction to the Second EditionPrologue1. Welcome to Reality2. The Endless Nature of Terrorism3. The Threat Emerges4. The Setting of the Terrorist Trap5. Tough Talk on Terrorism6. The Mother of All Hostage Takers7. Media Players8. Roots9. Future Trends10.Lessons LearnedEpilogueInterviewsNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex
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University of Notre Dame Press Future Peace
Book SynopsisFuture Peace urges extreme caution in the adoption of new weapons technology and is an impassioned plea for peace from an individual who spent decades preparing for war.Today's militaries are increasingly reliant on highly networked autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced weapons that were previously the domain of science fiction writers. In a world where these complex technologies clash with escalating international tensions, what can we do to decrease the chances of war? In Future Peace, the eagerly awaited sequel to Future War, Robert H. Latiff questions our overreliance on technology and examines the pressure-cooker scenario created by the growing animosity between the United States and its adversaries, our globally deployed and thinly stretched military, the capacity for advanced technology to catalyze violence, and the American public's lack of familiarity with these topics.Future Peace describes the many provoTrade Review“General Latiff writes with insight about the public belief that new weapons technology will allow us to prevail in any future conflict and how this belief inevitably leads to an increase in the likelihood of war. Future Peace is a book that should be read by US security officials and all members of Congress.” —William J. Perry, United States Secretary of Defense (1994–1997)“Complacency rather than war weariness may well be the principal product of our recent ‘forever wars.’ Robert Latiff’s excellent Future Peace offers an antidote to that complacency, calling attention to the multifaceted dangers inherent in rapid advances in military technology. Americans ignore his timely warning at their peril.” —Andrew Bacevich, author of After the Apocalypse“This is a learned, deep, yet broadly accessible overview of one of the most important national security and public policy topics of the twenty-first century. Major General Robert Latiff, USAF, is one of the world’s leading thinkers about the interrelationship between war, technology, and ethics.” —Michael C. Desch, author of Cult of the Irrelevant"This book draws attention to the increasing reliance on technology and advanced weaponry in warfare, which can circumvent human decision making and expedite war before diplomacy and the human element has time to prevent it." —Veterans Today"Militaries globally are becoming more dangerously automated, with many decisions being turned over to machines. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his 2017 book, Future War, Latiff . . . warns that we aren’t paying enough attention to the growing influence that artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems are having on the strategy and conduct of war." —Notre Dame Magazine"Latiff suggests that national militaries build machines they do not and cannot entirely understand and whose behavior they may not be able to predict within the complex interactions comprising modern warfare. . . . Anyone interested in national and international security should read this book, from citizen scholars to politicians to specialists in military affairs." —Choice"Latiff’s book comes as a warning to practice caution when adopting new weapons technology, and aids in understanding human and technical behaviors to attenuate its harms and decrease the chances of war. Not only does technology make war easier and speedier, hence enabling the rush to war, but hinders human reasoning." —Politics TodayTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. A Giant Armed Nervous System 2. Urges to Violence 3. Stumbling into War 4. Avoiding War Conclusion
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Yale University Press To Save the Country A Lost Treatise on Martial
Book SynopsisA Civil War-era treatise addressing the power of governments in moments of emergency The last work of Abraham Lincoln's law of war expert Francis Lieber was long considered lostuntil Will Smiley and John Fabian Witt discovered it in the National Archives. Lieber's manuscript on emergency powers and martial law addresses important contemporary debates in law and political philosophy and stands as a significant historical discovery. As a key legal advisor to the Lincoln White House, Columbia College professor Francis Lieber was one of the architects and defenders of Lincoln's most famous uses of emergency powers during the Civil War. Lieber's work laid the foundation for rules now accepted worldwide. In the years after the war, Lieber and his son turned their attention to the question of emergency powers. The Liebers' treatise addresses a vital question, as prominent since 9/11 as it was in Lieber's lifetime: how much power should the government have in a crisis? The Liebers present Trade Review"When arguments for a legally unrestrained executive are again in fashion, this retrieval of Lincoln’s lawyer’s theory of appropriate legal restraint during wartime emergency could not be more timely."—David Dyzenhaus, University of Toronto"Smiley and Witt have unearthed a lost treasure. As we debate how our constitutional democracy handles great stress, this work helps us understand how the system has survived so far.”—Matthew C. Waxman, Columbia University"Through their extraordinary discovery of Francis Lieber’s unpublished notes, Smiley and Witt not only provide a crucial new primary source that contextualizes Lieber’s role in the development of laws of war but also, amazingly enough, a fruitful way to reconsider the old, vital question of what constraints law can offer in times of war. A book every historian of the Civil War and every scholar of laws of warfare should rush to read."—Gregory P. Downs, author of After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War "The manuscripts that Smiley and Witt have recovered should be required reading for anyone who cares about the operation of the Constitution in wartime and more generally about what legal limits should—or should not—constrain the government in confronting emergencies."—Amanda L. Tyler, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
£40.38
Yale University Press The Challenges of Multilateralism
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Yale University Press The Art of War in an Age of Peace
Book SynopsisAn informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextensionTrade Review“A masterful examination of past American grand strategy and foreign policies, a compelling, thoughtful, and thought-provoking proposal of a new grand strategy by one of America’s foremost writers and thinkers on U.S. defense, foreign policy, and geopolitics.”—General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA“An exceptional, vividly-written guide to American strategy in the post-pandemic world, from one of America’s best national security thinkers. O’Hanlon makes a compelling case for resolute restraint at a moment when the United States is no longer the only big kid on the geopolitical block, and faces an array of new challenges.”—William Burns, former Deputy Secretary of State“O’Hanlon’s deep passion for scholarship and his desire to see America do the right thing have animated his decades in Washington. His book is a rewarding read on what the U.S. role in the world should be in these fraught times.”—Jung Pak, Brookings Institution“Many scholars write about grand strategy, but O’Hanlon’s technical, strategic, and practical skills are unique. His insights are essential for anyone trying to understand how America should navigate the daunting geopolitical environment it confronts today.”—Hal Brands, author of American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump“For the many of us despondent about the state of international relations today, O’Hanlon offers a bracing corrective, a masterpiece that should banish any nostalgic yearning for the ‘simplicity’ of the Cold War.”—Jeffrey Feltman, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and former U.N. Under Secretary General “O’Hanlon wisely and convincingly argues that restraint is the right answer for America. Not withdrawal, not isolationism, but restraint.”—Bruce Riedel, retired CIA officer, Brookings Institution
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Clinicians Guide to Treating Stress After War
Book SynopsisClinician''s Guide to Treating Stress After War: Education and Coping Interventions for Veterans outlines clear strategies that mental health professionals can use to help war returnees become better able to negotiate common problems that diminish the quality of their day-to-day life. A powerful and practical resource, this guide assists professionals to increase each individual''s sense of control over his or her life.Trade Review"Utilizing a nonpathologizing approach, this cognitive-behavioral program consists of psychoeducation, teaching stress management and exercises aimed at reconnecting the veteran to a social network. The problems of readjustment are explained in a way that is frank about the difficulty and optimistic that the difficulty can be managed." (PsycCRITIQUES, 5/20/09) "The two books in the Stress After War series are companion manuals, the first designed as a reference guide for the clinician that is meant to be used in conjunction with the second, a workbook for the veteran. This pair of manuals can be thought of as resource guides to promote better mental health and adjustment postdeployment." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol 15, No. 4) "This clinician guide and client workbook set is notable for its concreteness, clarity, practicality, and specificity. This manual is a valuable and eminently practical resource for providing a structured but flexible psycho-educational intervention for veterans of war." (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Winter 2009) "Both books are intended to be used with one another and encourage an active relationship between clinician and veteran as treatment unfolds. Both books positively contribute to the burgeoning focus on treatment modalities for the country's wounded heroes. A particular strength is the inclusion of pre - and posttests that the authors recommend using before and after the administration of this intervention. Clinicians will find both books pragmatic and designed to flexibly allow them to use these in conjunction with their own preferred treatment modality." (Research on Social Work Practice, December 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction. For the Clinician. Chapter 1: Understanding Transition Stress Reactions. Chapter 2: Strategies for Healthy Coping. Chapter 3: Improving Sleep. Chapter 4: Managing Stress. Chapter 5: Dealing with Anger. Chapter 6: Reintegrating with Society. Chapter 7: Reintegrating with Family and Friends. Chapter 8: Staying Strong. Appendices. A.Reference/Resource Guide. B.Chapter Outlines. C.Pre/post Tests. D.Participant Chapter Quizzes. E.Stress Management Handouts. F.Sleep Stages Handout. G.Clinician Feedback Questionnaires.
£52.16
LUP - University of Michigan Press Our Ancient Wars Rethinking War through the
Book SynopsisFeatures essays by scholars from across academic disciplines - classicists and historians, philosophers and political theorists, literary scholars - engaging with classical texts to understand how differently they were read in other times and places. Contributors articulate difficult but necessary questions about contemporary conceptions of war and conflict.Trade ReviewThe chapters reflects an unusual degree of thoughtfulness as well as sound scholarship. The collection will appeal to a much broader group than the academic community. All the chapters are readable by an educated general public, and the topics covered are timely and provocative.” —Rosemary Moore, University of Iowa"The topics are interesting, and thought provoking ... The book is neatly structured, split into three sections and brought together by a thorough introduction and insightful epilogue." - Owen Rees, Classics For All
£35.10
LUP - University of Michigan Press Parity and War Evaluations and Extensions of The
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£38.48
The University of Michigan Press The Topography of Violence in the GrecoRoman
Book SynopsisThe contributors to The Topography of Violence in the Greco-Roman World examine how topography shaped the perception and interpretation of violence in Greek and Roman antiquity. No other book either adopts the spatial theoretical framework or pairs the examination of different classes of violence in classical antiquity in this way.Trade ReviewA must for libraries in all colleges that are delivering degrees in classics, classical civilization and ancient history. . . . Readily accessible to a wide-ranging audience from specialists to undergraduates and general nonspecialist readers.” —Kate Gilliver, Cardiff University"This work is undoubtedly of value to anyone interested in the topic or in any of the Greek and Roman topics dealt with, and we may hope will spur further such treatments into the topography of violence in the ancient world." - David Colwill, Cradiff University, Classics For All
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University of California Press The Greek and Macedonian Art of War
Book SynopsisThis informal history traces battle tactics and military strategy from the time of the city-states' phalanxes of spearmen to the far-reaching combined operations of specialized land and sea forces in the Hellenistic Age. The author first describes the attitude of the Greek city-state toward war, and shows the military conventions and strategies associated with it. He then recounts how the art of war gradually evolved into new forms through the contributions of such men as the great commander Epaminondas, Philip of Macedon, his son Alexander the Great, and others. He also discusses the independence of land and sea power, describes the first use of calvary, and tells of the ingenious Greek devices of siegecraft, including the fifth column.
£15.29
University of California Press Understanding Vietnam
Book SynopsisThis text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of looking at the world. The author spent many years living and working in Vietnam. Winner of the 1994 American Library Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award.Table of ContentsPreface 1. How the Vietnamese See the World 2. Confrontation with the West, 1858-1930 3. The Yin of Early Modern Vietnamese Culture Challenges the Yang of Tradition, 1932-1939 4. The End of Colonialism and the Emergence of Two Competing Models for Building a Modern Nation, 1940-1954 5. Yin and Yang in Modern Guise, 1955-1970 6. Continuity and Change in Vietnamese Culture and Society, 1968-1975 7. Another Cycle Unfolds Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Uneasy Warriors Gender Memory and Popular Culture
Book SynopsisFollowing World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. This book draws on interviews, historical research, and analysis to describe the unusual case of a non-war-making military. It offers a look at an army trained for combat that nevertheless serves nontraditional military needs.Trade Review"Well-observed, thoughtfully analyzed portrait of the military... A must read in the canon of recent ethnographies of Japan." -- Amy Borovoy Journal Of Japanese Stds "An important and thoroughly enjoyable contribution to the field of Japanese studies ... An enlightening book." -- Beatrice Trefalt Japanese StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Asterisked Names and Abbreviations Introduction 1. On Base 2. Postwar Postwarrior Heroism 3. Feminist Militarists 4. Military Manipulations of Popular Culture 5. Embattled Memories, Ersatz Histories Epilogue Notes References Index
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University of California Press Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar Stories of Food
Book SynopsisThese sometimes harrowing, frequently funny, and always riveting stories about food and eating under extreme conditions feature the diverse voices of journalists who have reported from dangerous conflict zones around the world. A profile of the former chef to Kim Jong Ilof North Korea describes Kim's exacting standards for gourmet fare, which he gorges himself on while his country starves. A journalist becomes part of the inner circle of an IRA cell thanks to his drinking buddies. And a young, inexperienced female journalist shares mud crab in a foxhole with an equally young Hamid Karzai. Along with tales of deprivation and repression are stories of generosity and pleasure, sometimes overlapping. This memorable collection, introduced and edited by Matt McAllester, is seasoned by tragedy and violence, spiced with humor and good will, and fortified, in McAllester's words, with a little more humanity than we can usually slip into our newspapers and magazine stories.Trade Review“If breaking bread is key to our humanity, it is doubly so in a conflict zone. In this riveting collection, correspondents share war stories through the lens of food and drink. . . . The food rituals become a vehicle for tales of greed and pettiness, but also friendship and human dignity.” * Mother Jones *“If you're the type of person who is curious about lives lived under extreme circumstances and the journalists who cover them, you'll find stories to savor in Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar." * Los Angeles Times *“Though Ernest Hemingway was arguably the best food writer of his day, he was not alone in the trenches and deserts where he got his inspiration, and this splendid volume of reports by journalists who spent time smack in the middle of the action at Kandahar, Haiti, Pakistan, and other war zones will give you a greater appreciation of whatever it is you eat at your dinner table tonight. There's a lot of quirkiness to these stories—how could there not be when one is titled ‘How Harry Lost His Ear’?—and there are gristly tales of the horrors and deprivations of war. But it is in the ingenuity and the hunger pangs of people trying first to survive then not to starve that you find how important a meal, not just sustenance, is to the human spirit.” * Esquire *“It may not be the usual light holiday read, but it's a fascinating one. This compilation of food-centric stories from foreign correspondents around the world will put you at the table with well-fed dignitaries and on mountainsides in Afghanistan with soldiers digging through their MREs (meals ready to eat).” * San Francisco Chronicle *“Offers mindful stories about food and extreme eating from journalists in conflict zones around the world, including a profile of the former chef to deceased dictator Kim Jong-iI of North Korea and a young female journalist’s tale of sharing the mud crabs of the title, with a just-as-young Hamid Karzai (Afghan president) in a foxhole.” * Vancouver Sun *“These are no Bourdain-like reminiscences of exploring foreign cuisine. The authors share the realities of MREs, the eating habits of famous and infamous political figures, and the struggle of surviving for weeks on burned rice and filthy water. . . . A compelling and highly worthwhile read.” * Serious Eats *“An exceptional choice for those who enjoy finding out the hidden culinary lives of the people whom we read about in the daily press. . . . A pleasurable read such as this would be a great addition to a course on the subject of food and memory, or even as lightly intellectual fare for the food enthusiast. Highly recommended.” * Indiana Review *“By sharing memories of meals eaten with refugees, with soldiers, with friends made in unlikely war-torn places--and in one case, with their captors--the 18 journalists whose stories appear here provide an unusual tour of the wars of our time. . . . The reporters' locales, experiences and voices bring a variety of courses to the table.” * Shelf Awareness *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Name of the Third Chicken: Kosovo Matt McAllesterPart One: Survival Rations Night Light: El Salvador and Haiti Lee HockstaderA Diet for Dictators: North Korea Barbara DemickSiege Food: Bosnia Janine di GiovanniMiraculous Harvests: China Isabel HiltonPart Two: Insistent Hosts How Harry Lost His Ear: Northern Ireland Scott AndersonWeighed down by a Good Meal: Gaza and Israel Joshua HammerThe Price of Oranges: Pakistan Jason BurkeJeweled Rice: Iran Farnaz FassihiThe Oversize Helmsman of an Undersize Country: Israel Matt ReesPart Three: Food under Fire Same-Day Cow: Afghanistan Tim HetheringtonEau de Cadavre: Somalia and Rwanda Sam KileyEating Mud Crabs in Kandahar: Afghanistan Christina LambMunther Cannot Cook Your Turkey: Iraq Rajiv ChandrasekaranPart Four: Breaking Bread The Best Man I Ever Knew: Georgia Wendell SteavensonDinner with a Jester: Afghanistan Jon Lee AndersonSugarland: Haiti Amy WilentzMy Life in Pagans: Ossetia James MeekThe House of Bread: Bethlehem Charles M. SennottBiographies Acknowledgments Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd War in the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisCovering the ten centuries following the fall of Rome, War in the Middle Ages engages all aspects of its subject, including the military customs and conditions of the various Western European states; armor and weaponry recruitment; and rules of combat developed to limit bloodshed.Trade Review"This is, quite simply, the best book on medieval European warfare available in any language ... War in the Middle Ages is not only required reading for all medieval or military historians; it is also enjoyable, clear and crisp ... it must rank as the best buy among history books." History Today "The best survey of the period in French or English. This is military history at its finest, relating its subject to society at large. There is much to glean on society and organization for war in a crucial thousand years of European history." International History Review "Philippe Contamine's indispensable survey ... [is] now available in a welcome and clear English translation by Michael Jones... What should be emphasized is how useful it is to have so much information between one pair of covers, and that this information is provided by a careful historian who has here produced both a work of reference and a stimulus to further research." London Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii List of Maps and Figures ix Translator’s Note x Preface to the English Edition xii List of Abbreviations xv Part I The State of Knowledge: General Characteristics of Medieval Military History 1 1 The Barbarians From the Fifth to the Ninth Century 3 2 The Feudal Age From the Beginning of the Tenth to the Middle of the Twelfth Century 30 3 Medieval Society in its Prime From the Mid-Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Century 65 4 Free Companies, Gunpower and Permanent Armies from the Beginning of the Fourteenth to the End of the Fifteenth Century 119 Part II Themes and Perspectives 173 5 Arms and Armour 175 6 Artillery 193 7 The Art of War 208 8 War, Government and Society 238 9 Towards a History of Courage 250 10 Juridical, Ethical and Religious Aspects of War 260 Part III Bibliography 309 1 General 311 2 The Art of War: Conflicts, Campaigns, Sieges and Battles 311 3 Institutions, Societies and Military Attitudes 315 4 Arms, Armour and War Engines 337 5 Cannons and Gunpowder Artillery 343 6 Castles and Fortifications 345 7 War, Economy and Taxation 353 8 War and Peace: Law, Ethics and Christianity 355 Index 361
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Dictionary of Military History and the Art of
Book SynopsisAn international reference book of military history dealing with the people, battles, campaigns, wars, countries, weapons and institutions which have fundamentally affected the nature and development of warfare. Its strength lies in the thematic entries which synthesize interpretations of the history of such topics as naval and air warfare.Trade Review"Recommended for libraries with a strong collection in military history." Library Journal "Admirably comprehensive and offers useful bibliographies after each article." The Times "Corvisier's excellent one-volume reference source for military history is ideally suited for an academic audience. Highly recommended for academic collections." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Contributors to the French Edition vii List of Contributors to the English Edition ix Acknowledgements xi Illustration Acknowledgements xii Abbreviations xiii Notes on Dates xvii Introduction to the French Edition xix Introduction to the English Edition xxiii A Dictionary of Military History A – Z 1 Index 879
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Genghis Khan
Book SynopsisGenghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest continuous land empire ever. On his death in 1227, this extended from the Near East to the Yellow Sea, and was expanded by his successors to include what is now Iran, Iraq and southern Russia. He then launched his assault on Northern China. This book tells his story.Trade Review"This may well be the definitive biography of Genghis Khan" Library Journal "But for Paul Ratchnevsky this corner of history would remain largely unavailable to the West. The debt to the author is enhanced by Thomas Haining's splendid and untiring work in rendering the original book into English." Times Higher Education Supplement "If anyone could bring us close to the mystery of Genghis Khan's achievements, it was the late Paul Ratchnevsky." London Review of Books "The translation is excellent. Mr Haining is to be congratulated on his contribution to what is in many respects an improvement even on Ratchnevsky's splendid work." Royal Asiatic Society "The most significant post-war study of Genghis Khan. Ratchnevsky had exemplary linguistic and historiographical skills enabling him to draw on a very wide range of original sources. Thomas Nivison Haining, the translator and editor of the English version, has done a fine job in trimming the notes while maintaining their principal import, to produce a work of value both for the informed general reader and for specialists." Asian Affairs "This is the most exciting book I have read for a long time ... A book that no serious Mongolist should be without. The general reader will find it absorbing and informative." The Anglo Mongolian Society NewsletterTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Editorial Foreword. Preface. 1. The Origins and Boyhood Years of Genghis Khan (Temuchin). 2. Rise to Supremacy on the Steppe. 3. Genghis Khan: Ruler of the Mongol Empire. 4. Personality and Achievements. 5. The Structure of the World Mongol Empire. Abbreviations. Notes. Glossary. Main Personalities. Dynamic Tables. Chronology. Map of Campaigns. Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University, Asia Center Between Dreams and Reality
Book SynopsisPark argues that the mukwa—Korea’s state military examination—was not only the primary means of recruiting aristocrats as new members of the military bureaucracy, but also a way for the ruling elite to partially satisfy the status aspirations of marginalized regional elites, secondary status groups, commoners, and manumitted slaves.
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Harvard University Press The Cold World They Made
Book SynopsisRon Robin looks at the original power couple of strategic studies who, during the most dangerous military standoff in history, gained access to the deepest corridors of power. The Wohlstetters’ legacy was kept alive by disciples in George W. Bush’s administration, and their signature brilliance and hubris continue to shape U.S. policy today.Trade ReviewAn impressive book about one of the most fascinating and influential couples in recent American history, Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter. The book is full of very interesting material and sheds new light on an extraordinary chapter in the history of American strategic thought. -- Marc Trachtenberg, author of The Cold War and AfterRon Robin is outstanding in reconstructing the mental world and cultural milieu that engaged the Wohlstetters. He also shows that Roberta Wohlstetter was a crucial intellectual partner in the marriage of these two scholarly Cold Warriors. -- Bruce Kuklick, author of Death in the CongoThe Wohlstetters were among the most influential strategic thinkers in Cold War America. In this dual intellectual biography, Ron Robin shows how their grim vision of a dangerous, unpredictable world took shape, and how through their followers their vision continued to shape U.S. global strategy in the post–9/11 era. -- Erez Manela, coeditor of Empires at War, 1911–1923Provocative…The Cold World They Made is a withering indictment of the Wohlstetters and their influence on defense policy. -- Philip Taubman * New York Times Book Review *Robin’s book is about a rabid form of foreign-policy thinking that speaks with placid assurance about ‘reality,’ that presents itself as ‘pre-emptive’ but takes the form of outright aggression, that claims to be ‘strategic,’ but is often more enamored of tactics than actual strategy. -- Thomas Meaney * Chronicle of Higher Education *Although critical of the Wohlstetters’ policy agenda, Robin reveals that they possessed more intellectual depth than their many detractors recognize and traces the ways in which their legacy has been sustained by disciples such as Zalmay Khalilzad, Richard Perle, and Paul Wolfowitz. -- Lawrence D. Freeman * Foreign Affairs *Thanks to Ron Robin, we now know that [the Wohlstetters’] actual contribution was not to strategy and certainly not to the avoidance of war, but to the art of propaganda. Rather than freeing mankind from fear, they promoted it while simultaneously feathering their own comfortable nest. -- Andrew Bacevich * First Things *
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Harvard University Press From Byron to bin Laden
Book SynopsisWhat makes people fight for countries other than their own? Nir Arielli offers a wide-ranging history of foreign-war volunteers, from the French Revolution to Syria. Challenging notions of foreign fighters as a security problem, Arielli explores motivations, ideology, gender, international law, military significance, and the memory of war.Trade ReviewA highly topical book as we contemplate the return of Islamist fighters following Islamic State’s defeat in Syria. It is also meticulously researched. Nir Arielli has drawn on a wealth of source material to look at the phenomenon of ‘foreign fighters’ from every conceivable angle… Superb. -- Tim Willasey-Wilsey * International Affairs *This is a fascinating book, at times a very literary survey of the history of foreigners in military service, and their motivation. -- Allan Mallison * The Spectator *A greatly insightful work that deserves its place on any war studies reading list. And those who worry about radicalized youths would do well to seek an understanding of their motivations from the many colorful examples that Arielli has harvested from the vast literature he has drawn upon for this brilliant study. -- Beatrice Heuser * American Historical Review *Well-crafted, timely, comprehensive, and spiced with individual case studies that lend color to the arguments made, Arielli’s From Byron to bin Laden is a work of strong contemporary resonance. It distills complex debates about ideological commitment, ethnic attachment, and war volunteering as a political act into a text both specialist scholars and general readers will enjoy. -- Martin Thomas, University of ExeterFrom Byron to bin Laden offers an innovative and much needed historian's contribution to contemporary debates, covering the long history of foreign war volunteers with panache and intelligence. Arielli's pen is like an impressionist's brush, evocative and suggestive; yet his research is rigorous and his methodology sound. The book will be a refreshing read for specialists and non-specialists alike. -- Davide Rodogno, The Graduate Institute, GenevaNir Arielli offers a powerfully argued, deeply researched, and elegantly crafted account of the history of foreign war volunteers. Masterfully interweaving military and global history, he provides a fascinating panorama spanning five centuries, from the movement of foreign fighters on the battlefields of the early modern world to today’s international streams of Islamist militants. This book will be invaluable not only to students and scholars of modern history, but for everyone interested in the changing nature of war in the contemporary world. -- David Motadel, London School of Economics and Political ScienceAn immensely ambitious project…Its achievement lies not in providing the last word on foreign war volunteering, but in suggesting a convincing range of frameworks in which comparisons can usefully be made across contexts. This is an indispensable resource for scholars of contemporary and historical foreign war volunteering alike, and will shape new research directions for some time to come. -- Fraser Raeburn * Journal of Contemporary History *
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