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 ......
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
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.
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.
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.
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 ......
The True Story of a British Sniper's Greatest Battle
Dean Bailey flitted between jobs until he decided to join the army. He excelled in his new surroundings and gaining promotion he was put in charge of a sniper section. Posted to Afghanistan, he was thrilled to take on the Taliban, but suffered horrific injuries during an ambush and was flown back to England with his body and dreams in tatters.
For a country smaller than Vermont, with roughly the same population as Honduras, modern Israel receives a remarkable amount of attention. For supporters, it is a unique bastion of democracy in the Middle East, while detractors view it as a racist outpost of Western colonialism. The romanticization of Israel became particularly prominent in 1967, ......
