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Killing Civilians in Civil War: The Rationale of Indiscriminate Violence
ISBN: 9781626378636 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 27 dni roboczych. Conventional wisdom tells us that targeting civilians in civil wars makes little sense as a combat strategy. Yet, the indiscriminate violence continues. Why? To tackle this vexing question, Jurgen Brandsch looks closely at the on-the-ground impact of indiscriminate violence - and what he finds shows that there often is, in fact, a method to the madness. Making the provocative argument that slaughtering innocent civilians may be rational behavior on the part of the perpetrators, Brandsch provides an important piece in the puzzle of how to understand, and ultimately prevent, such...
Conventional wisdom tells us that targeting civilians in civil wars makes little sense as a combat strategy. Yet, the indiscriminate violence continue...
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434,24 zł |
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Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means
ISBN: 9780060548193 / Angielski / Miękka / 733 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Twenty-three years in the making, Rising Up and Rising Down (the original, published by McSweeney's in October 2003, spans seven volumes) is a rich amalgam of historical analysis, contemporary case studies, anecdotes, essays, theory, charts, graphs, photographs and drawings. Convinced that there is "a finite number of excuses" for violence and that some excuses "are more valid than others," Vollmann spent two decades consulting hundreds of sources, scrutinizing the thinking of philosophers, theologians, tyrants, warlords, military strategists, activists and... Twenty-three years in the making, Rising Up and Rising Down (the original, published by McSweeney's in October 2003, span... |
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77,05 zł |
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Freedom of the Press: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution
ISBN: 9780313315978 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. This work discusses the major court decisions that answer the important questions affecting freedom of the press, providing illustrations and examples that give insight into this complex body of law. The clear and concise style of the book makes it an essential guide for all those interested in freedom of the press. The book begins with an analysis of the text of the First Amendment and demonstrates how the seemingly simple text has given rise to complicated issues and interpretations. It also discusses the historical evolution of our current understanding of the... This work discusses the major court decisions that answer the important questions affecting freedom of the press, providing illustrations and examp... |
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545,90 zł |
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
ISBN: 9780393035155 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion--an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of...
This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour ...
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206,81 zł |
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Chechnya: To the Heart of a Conflict
ISBN: 9780393327328 / Angielski / Miękka / 131 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. The barbaric, terrorist siege in the summer of 2004 that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent children in Beslan did not begin either there or in the take-over of a Moscow theatre in 2002. As Andrew Meier explains in this utterly compelling account, the most recent Chechen war actually broke out on New Year's Eve in 1994 when Boris Yeltsin sent hundreds of tanks to the center of the city of Grozny in an effort to quell popular demands for independence from Russia. Six years later, Meier, braving great personal danger, traveled to the scene of one of the largest civilian massacres...
The barbaric, terrorist siege in the summer of 2004 that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent children in Beslan did not begin either there ...
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72,40 zł |
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Propaganda, the Press and Conflict: The Gulf War and Kosovo
ISBN: 9780415360432 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as case studies. As the contemporary analysis of propaganda during conflict has tended to focus considerably upon visual and instant media coverage, this book redresses the imbalance and contributes to the growing discourse on the role of the press in modern warfare. Through an innovative comparative analysis of press treatment of the two conflicts it reveals the existence of five consistent propaganda themes: portrayal of the leader... An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as c... |
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605,59 zł |
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Chinese Civil-Military Relations: The Transformation of the People's Liberation Army
ISBN: 9780415379328 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. This new book addresses three key issues: What has changed in Chinese civil-military relations? What can account for changes? And what are the implications for Chinese security policy and strategic behaviour? It tackles these questions by keenly assessing civil-military dynamics in elite politics; such dynamics in national security and arms control policy; relations between commanders and political commissars; relations between the PLA and society; civil-military dynamics regarding defence economics and logistics; and such dynamics regarding dual-use technologies and... This new book addresses three key issues: What has changed in Chinese civil-military relations? What can account for changes? And what are the impl... |
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605,59 zł |
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Managing Defence in a Democracy
ISBN: 9780415395632 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. Although each state is inarguably unique it is possible to identify certain common problems and issues with respect to defense governance and management. This text introduces the reader to the basic principles of governance and management through the identification of these key commonalities.
It also shows that if individuals are keen to reform practices within their defense establishment they also need to be aware of the various constraints and obstacles that may challenge them. Each written by an acknowledged expert in their field, the contributions identify examples of good practice... Although each state is inarguably unique it is possible to identify certain common problems and issues with respect to defense governance and manageme...
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684,44 zł |
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Propaganda, the Press and Conflict: The Gulf War and Kosovo
ISBN: 9780415407915 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as case studies. As the contemporary analysis of propaganda during conflict has tended to focus considerably upon visual and instant media coverage, this book redresses the imbalance and contributes to the growing discourse on the role of the press in modern warfare. Through an innovative comparative analysis of press treatment of the two conflicts it reveals the existence of five consistent propaganda themes: portrayal of the leader... An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as c... |
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200,76 zł |
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The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World
ISBN: 9780465078097 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. What values does America truly stand for? In The Idea That Is America, a preeminent foreign policy scholar elegantly reminds us of the essential principles on which our nation was established: liberty, democracy, equality, tolerance, faith, justice, and humility. Our ongoing struggle to live up to America's great promise matters not only to us, but also to the billions of people everywhere who look to the United States to lead, protect, and inspire the world. In The Idea That Is America, Anne-Marie Slaughter shows us the way forward.
What values does America truly stand for? In The Idea That Is America, a preeminent foreign policy scholar elegantly reminds us of the essentia...
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132,53 zł |
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The Crisis in Kashmir: Portents of War, Hopes of Peace
ISBN: 9780521655668 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. This book traces the origins of the insurgency in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The first theoretically-grounded account, and the most complete, it is based on extensive interviews. Ganguly's central argument is that the insurgency can be explained by political mobilization and institutional decay. In an attempt to woo the Muslims, the government dramatically expanded literacy, mass media, and higher education. Meanwhile, fearing potential secessionist proclivities, it stifled the development of political institutions. Unable to express dissent in an institutional context, the...
This book traces the origins of the insurgency in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The first theoretically-grounded account, and the most complete...
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134,06 zł |
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Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age
ISBN: 9780521858700 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. In 1966 the United States Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to access government documents. This "right to know" has been used over the intervening years to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive government agencies. This example of governmental transparency has served as an inspiring case in point to nations around the world, spawning similar statutes in fifty-nine countries. Yet, despite these global efforts to foster openness in government, secrecy still persists--and in many cases--sometimes thrives. Alasdair Roberts, a...
In 1966 the United States Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to access government documents. T...
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251,17 zł |
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Domestic Threats
ISBN: 9780595239122 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. |
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69,98 zł |
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Arlington's Blood
ISBN: 9780595323326 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. It was Franklin Roosevelt who said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." We can be free of the fears that harass us. We can participate wisely in foreign affairs without unduly placing the health or financial well being of our people or the sovereignty of our nation at risk. We can eliminate violence from our streets. And we can do so while maintaining a free and fair society. We have successfully met every challenge that has ever faced us. We need not fear that we will be unable to meet those before us today.
It was Franklin Roosevelt who said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." We can be free of the fears that harass us. We can participate wisely i...
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58,98 zł |
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Terror in America!: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System
ISBN: 9780595324965 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. "Terror In America: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System" may benefit from the conversational approach that is taken by the authors of the material. They have also designed the text to be accessible to the readers while carrying impact through references to personal struggle, catharsis, and a strong insightful criticism of today's societal forces.
"Terror In America: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System" may benefit from the conversational approach that is taken by the authors of the mat...
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112,56 zł |
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America and the Mythology of Greatness
ISBN: 9780595326914 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. The United States, with its wealth of natural resources, expansive frontiers and diverse populations, has always been endowed with great potential. The possibilities inherent in the American nation are being squandered, however, by the arrogance of power. Those in power regard the free and vital political expression of the vast majority of people as a threat to their authority. Any real movement for a change in the political, social and economic order is seen as a threat to the status quo. The members of Congress have themselves been corrupted by both power and the corporate interests that...
The United States, with its wealth of natural resources, expansive frontiers and diverse populations, has always been endowed with great potential. Th...
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80,63 zł |
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We the People: Our Constitutional Rights
ISBN: 9780595369973 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. What would you think if you could be thrown in jail for speaking against the government or printing material to which officials objected? If you could be kept in prison until you told your jailers everything that they wanted to know? If people could come into your home at any time and ransack it to their heart's content? If at your trial you weren't allowed to have a lawyer or subpoena witnesses in your defense? Not so long ago, that's the way that it was, and it could be that way again.
"We the People" is about our rights, what they are, and how they got that way. Succinct and in... What would you think if you could be thrown in jail for speaking against the government or printing material to which officials objected? If you could...
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69,98 zł |
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America's Great Gun Game: Gun Ownership vs. Americans' Safety
ISBN: 9780595430321 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. |
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91,28 zł |
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Terror in America!: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System
ISBN: 9780595666072 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 24 dni roboczych. "Terror In America: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System" may benefit from the conversational approach that is taken by the authors of the material. They have also designed the text to be accessible to the readers while carrying impact through references to personal struggle, catharsis, and a strong insightful criticism of today's societal forces.
"Terror In America: A Muslim Surviving the Federal Prison System" may benefit from the conversational approach that is taken by the authors of the mat...
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165,80 zł |
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A Companion to American Immigration
ISBN: 9780631228431 / Angielski / Twarda / 570 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-18 dni roboczych. A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlying American immigration history.
A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underl...
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725,67 zł |
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