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    A Graphic Guide

    by John Nagle ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Sociology is interested in the ways people shape the society they live in, and the ways society shapes them. Simply, it is the study of what modern society is and how it functions.In the series' inimitable style, Introducing Sociology traces the origins of sociology from industrialization, revolution and the Enlightenment through to globalization, neoliberalism and the fear of nationalism – ... Read more

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  • Multiculturalism's Double-Bind

    Creating Inclusivity, Cosmopolitanism and Difference

    by John Nagle ...
    Series series Urban Anthropology
    Using a rich array of ethnographic and archival data closely considering the Irish and the manner in which ’Irishness’ was rendered inclusive, Multiculturalism's Double Bind demonstrates that multiculturalism can encourage cross-community political engagement in the global city. This book challenges the perceived wisdom that multiculturalism counteracts the opportunity for groups to move beyond ... Read more

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  • Social Movements in Violently Divided Societies

    Constructing Conflict and Peacebuilding

    by John Nagle ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    Violently divided societies present major challenges to institutions seeking to establish peace in places characterised by ethnic conflict and high levels of social segregation. Yet such societies also contain groups that refuse to be confined within separate forms of ethnic community and instead develop alternative modes of action that generate shared identities, build trust and foster consensual ... Read more

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  • Resisting Sectarianism

    Queer Activism in Postwar Lebanon

    The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon's postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sectarianism argues that ... Read more

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  • Shared Society or Benign Apartheid?

    Understanding Peace-Building in Divided Societies

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses the role power sharing, social movements, economic regeneration, urban space, memorialisation and symbols play in transforming divided societies into shared peaceful ones. It explains why some projects are counterproductive while others assist peace-building. ... Read more

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  • Counterinsurgency Field Manual

    When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is fair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew more about the U.S. Civil War than they did about counterinsurgency.The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual was ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

    Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam

    Narrated by John Pruden ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 46 min

    Invariably, armies are accused of preparing to fight the previous war. In Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Nagl—a veteran of both Operation Desert Storm and the conflict in Iraq—considers the now crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. Through the use of archival sources and ... Read more

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  • Chaos in the Green Zone

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    by Tom Mowle ...
    An American officer offers an explosive memoir from inside coalition headquarters in Baghdad. With raw honesty and exhilarating detail, Tom Mowle shares how policy and strategy were built at a time when it still felt like the US could win the Iraq War.When Tom Mowle volunteered to go to Iraq in 2004 to help shape American strategy, he left behind a comfortable life as a noncombat junior officer ... Read more

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  • Commodity Markets

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    Commodity markets are integral to the global economy. Understanding what drives developments of these markets is critical to the design of policy frameworks that facilitate the economic objectives of sustainable growth, inflation stability, poverty reduction, food security, and the mitigation of climate change. This study is the first comprehensive analysis examining market and policy developments ... Read more

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  • Commodity Markets

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    Commodity markets are integral to the global economy. Understanding what drives developments of these markets is critical to the design of policy frameworks that facilitate the economic objectives of sustainable growth, inflation stability, poverty reduction, food security, and the mitigation of climate change. This study is the first comprehensive analysis examining market and policy developments ... Read more

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  • Power-Sharing after Civil War

    Thirty Years since Lebanon’s Taif Agreement

    Edited by John Nagle, Mary-Alice Clancy ...
    This book provides a wide-ranging exploration of the legacy of Lebanon’s peace agreement in the 30 years since it was signed.The chapters in this edited volume have been written by leading scholars and provide in-depth analyses of key issues in postwar Lebanon, including the performance of power-sharing, human rights, communal memory and sectarianism, conflict and peace, militias, political ... Read more

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  • Galula

    The Life and Writings of the French Officer Who Defined the Art of Counterinsurgency

    by A A. Cohen ...
    This comprehensive analytical biography is the definitive work on the life and writings of history's most significant counterinsurgency doctrinaire, David Galula, elucidating the context for his reflections and examining the present and future applicability of his treatise for scholars and practitioners alike.The product of years of extensive research made possible by exclusive access to Galula's ... Read more

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