Enforcing International Law Norms Against Terrorism
ISBN: 9781841135663 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policy-makers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enforce norms against terrorism. The magnitude of the attacks, the modalities of the operations, the profiles of the terrorists and the transnational structure of some terrorist organizations all cast doubt on the adequacy of the existing political and legal framework to fight terrorism. This book comprehensively analyzes the suitability of existing international legal tools to enforce rules...
The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policy-makers and international lawyers to re...
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353,26 zł |
The Media and Peace: From Vietnam to the 'War on Terror'
ISBN: 9780230202290 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Much is known about the media's role in conflict, but far less is known about the media's role in peace. Graham Spencer's study addresses this deficiency by providing a comparative analysis of reporting conflicts from around the world and examining media receptiveness to the development of peace. This book establishes an argument for the need to rethink journalistic responsibility in relation to peace and interrogates the consequences of news coverage that emphasizes conflict over peace.
Much is known about the media's role in conflict, but far less is known about the media's role in peace. Graham Spencer's study addresses this deficie...
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194,08 zł |
Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left
ISBN: 9780814716861 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christopher Hitchens--political journalist, cultural critic, public intellectual and self-described contrarian--is one of the most controversial and prolific writers of his generation. His most recent book, God Is Not Great, was on the New York Times bestseller list in 2007 for months. Like his hero, George Orwell, Hitchens is a tireless opponent of all forms of cruelty, ideological dogma, religious superstition and intellectual obfuscation. Once a socialist, he now refers to himself as an unaffiliated radical. As a thinker, Hitchens is perhaps best viewed as... Christopher Hitchens--political journalist, cultural critic, public intellectual and self-described contrarian--is one of the most controversial an... |
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538,78 zł |
Brotherhood of Warriors LP
ISBN: 9780061649400 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the age of eighteen, Aaron Cohen left Beverly Hills to prove himself in the crucible of the armed forces. He was determined to be a part of Israel's most elite security cadre, akin to the American Green Berets and Navy SEALs. After fifteen months of grueling training designed to break down each individual man and to rebuild him as a warrior, Cohen was offered the only post a non-Israeli can hold in the special forces. In 1996 he joined a top-secret, highly controversial unit that dispatches operatives disguised as Arabs into the Palestinian-controlled West Bank to abduct terrorist... At the age of eighteen, Aaron Cohen left Beverly Hills to prove himself in the crucible of the armed forces. He was determined to be a part of Isra... |
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110,90 zł |
Terrorism, Government, and Law: National Authority and Local Autonomy in the War on Terror
ISBN: 9780313347337 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If the FBI asks local law enforcement agencies to interrogate Arab and Muslim men within their jurisdictions, may the Detroit Chief of Police decline to do so? Would allowing the federal government to insist on local assistance be an example of undesirable federal overreaching or desirable national uniformity? If the FBI engages in a Joint Terrorism Task Force with local law enforcement officials in Portland, Oregon, may Portland police officers ignore surveillance-limiting Oregon state laws that apply to them, but not to the FBI? May those officers be bound to secrecy and prohibited from... If the FBI asks local law enforcement agencies to interrogate Arab and Muslim men within their jurisdictions, may the Detroit Chief of Police decli... |
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514,85 zł |
One Family's Response To Terrorism : A Daughter's Memoir
ISBN: 9780815608738 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On January 18, 1984, Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut and a respected scholar of Middle East politics, was shot in the back of the head as he stepped out of an elevator on his way to work. At the time, the chaos of Lebanon's civil war made it impossible to investigate who had carried out the killing and why.Seventeen years later, armed with new information concerning the assassination and supported by the Anti-Terrorism Act passed by Congress in 1996, his family came to a painful consensus that nonviolent justice through the rule of law was a duty they could not...
On January 18, 1984, Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut and a respected scholar of Middle East politics, was shot in the bac...
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106,00 zł |
After Bush: The Case for Continuity in American Foreign Policy
ISBN: 9780521880046 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Towards the end of his second term, it appears George W. Bush s foreign policy has won few admirers, with pundits and politicians eagerly and opportunistically bashing the tenets of the Bush Doctrine. This provocative account dares to counter the dogma of Bush s Beltway detractors and his ideological enemies, boldly arguing that Bush s policy deservedly belongs within the mainstream of the American foreign policy tradition. Though the shifting tide of public opinion has led many to anticipate that his successor will repudiate the actions of the past eight years, authors Timothy Lynch and...
Towards the end of his second term, it appears George W. Bush s foreign policy has won few admirers, with pundits and politicians eagerly and opportun...
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197,57 zł |
In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror
ISBN: 9780061142574 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony D. Romero and award-winning journalist Dina Temple-Raston present stories of real Americans at the front lines of the fight for civil liberties at a time when our most basic rights are being challenged. From the story of "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh to the battle against the National Security Agency's warrantless spying program, and from a movement in Pennsylvania to force religion into the public school science curriculum to the case of Matthew Limon, a gay teenager sentenced to seventeen years in prison for having consensual oral sex with... Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony D. Romero and award-winning journalist Dina Temple-Raston present stories of real Americans at the front lin... |
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68,33 zł |
Death on a Country Road
ISBN: 9781856355032 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of how two Derry GAA supporters returning from Croke Park were killed by loyalist paramilitaries operating an illegal check-point on a country road in South Armagh.
The story of how two Derry GAA supporters returning from Croke Park were killed by loyalist paramilitaries operating an illegal check-point on a count...
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85,39 zł |
Western State Terrorism
ISBN: 9780745609317 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Western State Terrorism examines the political uses to shich the U.S. and its allies have put the terrorism perpetrated by their official enemies-often small scale terrorism compared to that sponsored by the West. The contributors to this study place such retail terrorism in the context of U.S. supported wholesale violence and offer an analysis fo the ideological goals that have been served by mainstream discussions of terrorism. This timely and controversial study radically questions current ideas and definitions of terrorism.
Western State Terrorism examines the political uses to shich the U.S. and its allies have put the terrorism perpetrated by their official enemi...
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116,83 zł |
Constitutional Limits on Coercive Interrogation
ISBN: 9780195340310 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On September 11, 2001 terrorism instantly became the defining issue of our age. The resulting debates surrounding the inherent tension between national security interests and individual civil rights has focused national and international attention on how post-9/11 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and around the world have been interrogated. All concerned agree that, while interrogation practices represent a crucial meeting ground between human rights and counter-terrorism measures, the limits placed on interrogators are perhaps the most difficult to define for they determine how "far"...
On September 11, 2001 terrorism instantly became the defining issue of our age. The resulting debates surrounding the inherent tension between nationa...
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350,58 zł |
Confronting Global Terrorism and American Neo-Conservativism: The Framework of a Liberal Grand Strategy
ISBN: 9780199534739 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Confronting Global Terrorism and American Neo-Conservatism brings together and subjects to critical scrutiny the core controversies connected to the so-called "War on Terror" such as: When is it legitimate and prudent to use force? Is torture ever justified? Do we need to suspend human rights in order to fight terrorism? Is multi-culturalism the answer to communal conflict? Are terrorists responding to concrete U.S. policies or do they simply wish to destroy Western societies?
In it, the author argues that liberal intellectuals and political leaders have been slow to articulate a grand... Confronting Global Terrorism and American Neo-Conservatism brings together and subjects to critical scrutiny the core controversies connected to the s...
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202,30 zł |
The Final Call. Our Last Chance to Save America!
ISBN: 9780595482795 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you, like the author, are disgusted with politicians and tired of business as usual in Washington DC, read this book. If you would like to get actively involved in making a difference that might actually benefit America, read this book. If you are a Christian or a conservative or both, you will likely enjoy this read. It discusses the War on Terror, abortion, education, solving the political mess in Washington, solving the immigration fiasco and more. This is an equal opportunity book, it skewers politicians in both parties. Try it, you'll like it!
If you, like the author, are disgusted with politicians and tired of business as usual in Washington DC, read this book. If you would like to get acti...
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46,80 zł |
Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?
ISBN: 9780415442473 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After 9/11, madrasas have been linked to international terrorism. They are suspected to foster anti-western, traditionalist or even fundamentalist views and to train al-Qaeda fighters. This has led to misconceptions on madrasa-education in general and its role in South Asia in particular. Government policies to modernize and 'pacify' madrasas have been precipitous and mostly inadequate. This book discusses the educational system of madrasas in South Asia. It gives a contextual account of different facets of madrasa education from historical, anthropological, theological,... After 9/11, madrasas have been linked to international terrorism. They are suspected to foster anti-western, traditionalist or even fundamentalist ... |
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706,63 zł |
Counterterrorism Strategies for Corporations: The Ackerman Principles
ISBN: 9781591026549 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When America s corporate leaders need reliable information and expertise about dealing with threats to personnel both here and abroad, they turn to Mike Ackerman, who for more than thirty years has helped the business community deal with everything from random street crime to global jihad. Widely acknowledged as one of America's leading authorities on terrorism, Ackerman's forte is recovering kidnap victims. He has been involved directly in more than 150 cases.
In this comprehensive overview, a distillation of his 46 years of experience in intelligence, military security, and, most of... When America s corporate leaders need reliable information and expertise about dealing with threats to personnel both here and abroad, they turn to Mi...
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81,15 zł |
The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine
ISBN: 9780307277732 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world. On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. That same morning, gunmen stunned the world by seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca, creating a siege that trapped 100,000 people and lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the United States and causing hundreds of deaths. But in... In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of mode... |
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85,47 zł |
One of Ours: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing
ISBN: 9780393334654 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abandoned by his mother as a child, betrayed by the army, enraged at the government's tactics at Waco, Timothy McVeigh undertook to avenge what the far right sees as the undoing of America. While the militias and fanatics ranted, McVeigh alone decided to act. He believed he was starting a revolution, but what he did was galvanize a nation against the very hatred he espoused.
Abandoned by his mother as a child, betrayed by the army, enraged at the government's tactics at Waco, Timothy McVeigh undertook to avenge what the fa...
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106,63 zł |
West European Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: The Evolving Dynamic
ISBN: 9780333654613 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book examines the dynamic of West European terrorism and counter-terrorism as it has evolved since the late 1960s. It assesses past, present and future terrorist trends and analyzes the internal security policies that have been initiated by the member states of the European Union (EU), both singularly and collectively, to combat terrorism in Western Europe. Throughout the book the theme of liberal democratic legitimacy and accountability is stressed, something that is brought particularly to bear on the latest EU internal security provision - the Maastricht Third Pillar.
The book examines the dynamic of West European terrorism and counter-terrorism as it has evolved since the late 1960s. It assesses past, present and f...
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388,20 zł |
Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution
ISBN: 9780333618882 / Angielski / Twarda / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book consists of a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why Iran, among all countries, has seen so many revolutionary movements in the past century; the degree to which its religion, Shi'ism, is revolutionary; and the history of revolutionary and resistance movements in the modern Muslim world. The author stresses historical change, such as the change of Twelver Shi'ism from political quietism to revolutionary opposition, and also previously unnoticed factors in revolution, such as the multi-urban character of all Iran's modern revolutions.
This book consists of a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why Iran, among all countries, has seen so many revolutionary movements in the past ...
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The Future of Political Violence: Destabilization, Disorder and Terrorism
ISBN: 9780333379899 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Includes papers from two conferences held in 1983 and sponsored by the Royal United Services Institute and Control Risks Information Services.
Includes papers from two conferences held in 1983 and sponsored by the Royal United Services Institute and Control Risks Information Services.
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582,32 zł |