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The world is witnessing the rapid evolution of its own nervous system by an unparalleled growth in communication technology. Like the evolution of the nervous systems in animals, this growth is being driven by a survival-of-the-fittest-mechanism. In telecommunications, the entities that fuel this growth are companies and nations who compete with each other. Companies with superior information systems can outrun and outsmart others because they serve their customers better.

On the threshold of an explosion in the variety, speed and usefulness of telecommunication networks, neural network...

The history of criminal justice in the U.S. is often described as a pendulum, swinging back and forth between strict punishment and lenient rehabilitation. While this view is common wisdom, it is wrong. In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps systematically debunk the pendulum perspective, showing that it distorts how and why criminal justice changes. The pendulum model blinds us to the blending of penal orientations, policies, and practices, as well as the struggle between actors that shapes laws, institutions, and how we think about crime, punishment, and...

The history of criminal justice in the U.S. is often described as a pendulum, swinging back and forth between strict punishment and lenient rehabilitation. While this view is common wisdom, it is wrong. In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps systematically debunk the pendulum perspective, showing that it distorts how and why criminal justice changes. The pendulum model blinds us to the blending of penal orientations, policies, and practices, as well as the struggle between actors that shapes laws, institutions, and how we think about crime, punishment, and...

Terrorism in the West 2008 provides a comprehensive examination of terrorism events, and landmark court cases, that occurred in the West in 2008. Included in the assessment are religious, political, nationalist, and single-issue terrorist groups. The study also highlights discernible trends in violent extremist activity, and what this means for the future of the terrorist threat.

Dan Yoo, born and raised in Korea, has lived in Israel for the last decade. He has witnessed the tension between Arabs and Jews from close quarters. This never ending story inspired him to create a graphic book on the confusing conflict of a country in turmoil. It is also a homage to the brave people Jews, Muslims, and Christians who live their daily lives in this mystical place, The Holy Land. Around the world there are many people who struggle to understand the nuances of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In this unique comic book format, Dan Yoo tells the story as it is,...