Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-gr...Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living.So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The...more
This new Handbook gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and...This new Handbook gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research by a group of leading international scholars in the subdiscipline of Critical Security Studies. In today s globalised setting the challenge of maintaining...more
This Handbook will serve as a standard reference guide to the subject of human...This Handbook will serve as a standard reference guide to the subject of human security which has grown greatly in importance over the past twenty years. Human security has been part of academic and policy discourses since it was first promoted by the...more
Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for huma...Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for human rights--a 2007 survey found that 80 percent of U.S. adults believed that the U.S. does a better job than most countries when it comes to protecting human rights. As well...more
Geopolitical conditions influence all strategic behaviour - even when cooperat...Geopolitical conditions influence all strategic behaviour - even when cooperation among different kinds of military power is expected as the norm action has to be planned and executed in specific physical environments. The geographical world cannot be...more
A comprehensive presentation of the way lobbying and interest-based political ...A comprehensive presentation of the way lobbying and interest-based political activism works in the United States. Lobbying in America: A Reference Handbook offers readers an insightful survey of interest group politics in the United States--the...more
How Reagan s immersion in an electronic media culture of performance shaped hi...How Reagan s immersion in an electronic media culture of performance shaped his political career In this illuminating multi-pronged cultural and performance history of such phenomena as Chautauqua and radio movies and electrical technology Timothy...more
This book offers a comprehensive multidimensional look into the major activiti...This book offers a comprehensive multidimensional look into the major activities groups causes and policing strategies related to global organized crime. Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its...more
This book is about the EU s role in conflict resolution and reconciliation in ...This book is about the EU s role in conflict resolution and reconciliation in Europe. Ever since it was implemented as a political project of the post-World War II reality in Western Europe European integration has been credited with performing...more
The story of unfolding of the esoteric tradition in the Western Hemisphere is ...The story of unfolding of the esoteric tradition in the Western Hemisphere is told beginning with the rites and mysteries of the Mayas and Aztecs. Parallels are drawn between the miracles of the North American Indian medicine priests and those of the...more
Part of the Praeger Series in Political Communication Playing the Game offers ...Part of the Praeger Series in Political Communication Playing the Game offers an exploration of the rhetoric of the Reagan Revolution. The book fully explores how the rhetoric supported impeded and affected Reagan s policy goals and political success....more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is p...This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United...more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is p...This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United...more
Established scholars on both sides of the Atlantic offer a broad perspective o...Established scholars on both sides of the Atlantic offer a broad perspective of the central themes in German-American relations in the twentieth century and show how the most current developments have evolved. This interpretive survey helps fill a...more