Insurgent Black Social Life and the Politics of Place
A history of Black urban placemaking and politics in Philadelphia from the Great Migration to the era of Black Power In this book, author J.T. Roane shows how working-class Black communities cultivated two interdependent modes of insurgent assembly-dark agoras-in twentieth century Philadelphia. He investigates the ways they transposed rural ......
Organized Crime, Big Business, and the Corruption of American Democracy
Dark Quadrant traces the systematic corruption of businesspeople and politicians from 1945 to 1974 and draws links to our current political crisis. Documenting the collaboration of Presidents Truman, Johnson, and Nixon with powerful mobsters. President Trump represents, in many ways, a twisted culmination of the forces described in this book.
An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic
Presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. This title is suitable for undergraduates and the general public seeking to understand a country and regime that has mystified many outsiders for decades.
This insightful book from two combat experts provides an important critical commentary of the U.S. military's strategy including nation-building efforts and counterinsurgency operations. Authors Bolgiano and Patterson cover the background of the law of war and analyse how these laws have and should be applied.
How a Century of War Created Today's Information Society
The tools of our information age-from search engines to data mining to smart appliances-grew directly out of conflicts from World War I to the present day. Explore how todays Information Society reflects a worldview shaped by a century of war
In the 1980s and 90s, renowned Polish economist Tadeusz Kowalik played a leading role in the Solidarity movement, struggling alongside workers for an alternative to "really-existing socialism" that was cooperative and controlled by the workers themselves. In the ensuing two decades, "really-existing" socialism has collapsed, capitalism has been ......
In the 1980s and 90s, renowned Polish economist Tadeusz Kowalik played a leading role in the Solidarity movement, struggling alongside workers for an alternative to "really-existing socialism" that was cooperative and controlled by the workers themselves. In the ensuing two decades, "really-existing" socialism has collapsed, capitalism has been ......
Islam and Muslims in Post-9/11 American Narratives and Arab American Cou
Ground Zero Narratives: Islam and Muslims in Post-9/11 American Narratives and Arab American Counter-Narratives analyzes the relations between post-9/11 America and the Islamic world. This book presents narrative discourse to detect literary incitement to typological and cultural representations.
Since the first heady months of the war in Iraq, US forces have been bogged down in a frustrating war of attrition against a largely unseen insurgency that attacks with ambushes and roadside bombs. This work offers an assessment of our intelligence failures and suggests ways of improving our ability to fight an often elusive enemy.
