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Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and PracticesConstance S. Uthoff US national security compromised by Wikileaks. Towns held hostage by ransomware. Corporate websites hacked. Cyber espionage and cybercrimes are increasing in both frequency and sophistication—requiring the collection of actionable intelligence in order to combat them. Constance Uthoff provides a comprehensive overview of cyber intelligence, explaining what it is, why it is needed, who is More > | ![]() |
Damascus Diary: An Inside Account of Hafez al-Assad's Peace Diplomacy, 1990-2000Bouthaina Shaaban, with a foreword by Fred Lawson Bouthaina Shaaban worked closely with Syria's president Hafez al-Assad from 1990 until the time of his death, serving as both official interpreter and adviser. Her new book, part memoir and part historical account, takes the reader behind the closed doors of the Syrian Presidential Palace to provide uniquely Syrian perceptions of the failed Arab-Israel peace talks.
Sharing firsthand stories More > | ![]() |
Dangerous Men: The Sociology of Parole, 2nd EditionRichard McCleary What happens when a prison inmate gets out on parole? What factors determine who stays out of prison—and whose paroles get revoked? In this classic participant-observer study of the parole bureaucracy, Richard McCleary focuses on the interactions between parole officers and parolees; between parole officers and parolees; between parole officers and their colleagues (and superiors); and on More > | |
Daughters of Sarah: Anthology of Jewish Women Writing in FrenchEva Martin Sartori and Madeleine Cottenet-Hage, editors National Jewish Book Awards Finalist!
The editors have gathered a treasure trove of excerpts (some translated into English for the first time) from a variety of genres—novels, short stories, letters, plays, poetry, autobiographies—to showcase the work of both well-known and less familiar French Jewish women writers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The collection More > | ![]() |
Days of Dust [a novel]Halim Barakat, translated by Trevor Le Gassickwith an introduction by Edward Said Focusing on the interaction of finely portrayed characters from all elements of society, Days of Dust depicts the existential drama of the Six Days War as it was experienced on a personal level. The novel provides a remarkable perspective for comprehending Palestinian uprootedness and a people’s unceasing struggle for a homeland. First published in Arabic in 1969. This edition includes More > | ![]() |
Death in Beirut [a novel]Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad, translated by Leslie McLoughlin Set against the background of post-1967 Lebanon, this novel caused a sensation in the Arab world because of its frank and realistic descriptions of Lebanon's—and particularly Lebanese women's—problems.
Tragedy awaits Tamina, who is drawn by the lure of the city to leave her Shia Muslim village for the university in Beirut. Injured in a student demonstration, she is rescued by More > | ![]() |
Debating Global DevelopmentDaniel P. L. Chong and Capri Gutiérrez Although global development and the alleviation of poverty are universal goals, experts frequently disagree heatedly about how to achieve them. The debates go on: Is liberalization the best way to stimulate economic growth, or should the state take a more active role? Is foreign aid effective in strengthening low-income countries? How should we deal with the challenges associated with poverty, More > | ![]() |
Debating Human RightsDaniel P.L. Chong Even as human rights provide the most widely shared moral language of our time, they also spark highly contested debates among scholars and policymakers. When should states protect human rights? Does the global war on terror necessitate the violation of some rights? Are food, housing, and health care valid human rights? Debating Human Rights introduces the theory and practice of international More > | ![]() |
Decentralization in Africa: The Paradox of State StrengthJ. Tyler Dickovick and James S. Wunsch, editors In recent decades, laws passed by African governments to transfer power and resources to local and other subnational governments (SNGs) have been greeted by many in the policy community with enthusiasm. But how far has decentralization really gone in Africa? How well does it work? And what have been its consequences? The authors of Decentralization in Africa work within a common conceptual More > | ![]() |
Decentralization in Uganda: Explaining Successes and Failures in Local GovernanceGina M.S. Lambright Why do some African local governments perform well, while others fail to deliver even the most basic services to their constituents? Gina Lambright finds answers to this question in her investigation of the factors that contribute to good—and those that result in ineffective—institutional performance at the district level in Uganda. Examining the conditions under which local More > | ![]() |