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Breaking ranks [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz
Breaking ranks [[electronic resource] ] : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz
Autore Gutmann Matthew C. <1953->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (227 p.)
Disciplina 956.7044/31
Altri autori (Persone) LutzCatherine
Soggetto topico Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Protest movements - United States
Veterans - Political activity - United States
Soggetto non controllato activism
afghanistan
al qaeda
anti war veterans
anti war
battles
boot camp
canada
combat missions
combat
corruption
deployment
enlisting
ethics
female soldier
holy war
in country
iraq
isis
islam
middle east
military ethics
military
nonfiction
opposition to the war
politics
protest
rape in the military
rape
religious fundamentalism
sexual harassment
soldier
soldiers experience
terrorism
terrorist
us military
veteran
violence
war crimes
war on terror
war
women in combat
ISBN 1-282-91791-9
9786612917912
0-520-94790-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto A different kind of war story -- Innocence -- Recruiting volunteers -- Training -- First missions -- War's crucible -- Inside Iraq, on the outskirts of hell -- Face to face with Iraqi civilians -- Awakenings -- Aftermath and activism -- Homecoming traumas -- Speaking out -- Six soldiers.
Altri titoli varianti Iraq veterans speak out against the war
Record Nr. UNINA-9910785343403321
Gutmann Matthew C. <1953->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
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Breaking ranks : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz
Breaking ranks : Iraq veterans speak out against the war / / Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz
Autore Gutmann Matthew C. <1953->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (227 p.)
Disciplina 956.7044/31
Altri autori (Persone) LutzCatherine
Soggetto topico Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Protest movements - United States
Veterans - Political activity - United States
Soggetto non controllato activism
afghanistan
al qaeda
anti war veterans
anti war
battles
boot camp
canada
combat missions
combat
corruption
deployment
enlisting
ethics
female soldier
holy war
in country
iraq
isis
islam
middle east
military ethics
military
nonfiction
opposition to the war
politics
protest
rape in the military
rape
religious fundamentalism
sexual harassment
soldier
soldiers experience
terrorism
terrorist
us military
veteran
violence
war crimes
war on terror
war
women in combat
ISBN 1-282-91791-9
9786612917912
0-520-94790-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto A different kind of war story -- Innocence -- Recruiting volunteers -- Training -- First missions -- War's crucible -- Inside Iraq, on the outskirts of hell -- Face to face with Iraqi civilians -- Awakenings -- Aftermath and activism -- Homecoming traumas -- Speaking out -- Six soldiers.
Altri titoli varianti Iraq veterans speak out against the war
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820339503321
Gutmann Matthew C. <1953->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
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Epic encounters [[electronic resource] ] : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 / / Melani McAlister
Epic encounters [[electronic resource] ] : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 / / Melani McAlister
Autore McAlister Melani <1962->
Edizione [Updated ed., with a post-9/11 chapter.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (430 p.)
Disciplina 327.56073/09/045
Collana American crossroads
Soggetto topico Mass media and public opinion - United States
Public opinion - United States
Soggetto non controllato 9/11
abu ghraib
afghani women
afghanistan
al qaeda
counterterrorism
cultural studies
ethnic studies
fireman
first responders
foreign policy
government policy
imperialism
iraq war
isis
islam
media
middle east
military
new york
nonfiction
oil
orientalism
osama bin laden
politics
popular culture
race
religion
religious extremism
religious fundamentalism
saddam hussein
social justice
sociology
terrorism
terrorist
us foreign relations
war on terror
war
world history
world trade center
ISBN 1-280-49194-9
9786613587176
0-520-93201-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface To The 2005 Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Introduction -- 1. "Benevolent Supremacy" -- 2. The Middle East In African American Cultural Politics, 1955-1972 -- 3. King Tut, Commodity Nationalism, And The Politics Of Oil, 1973-1979 -- 4. The Good Fight -- 5. Iran, Islam, And The Terrorist Threat, 1979-1989 -- 6. Military Multiculturalism In The Gulf War And After, 1990-1999 -- Conclusion
Record Nr. UNINA-9910790117403321
McAlister Melani <1962->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
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Epic encounters [[electronic resource] ] : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 / / Melani McAlister
Epic encounters [[electronic resource] ] : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 / / Melani McAlister
Autore McAlister Melani <1962->
Edizione [Updated ed., with a post-9/11 chapter.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (430 p.)
Disciplina 327.56073/09/045
Collana American crossroads
Soggetto topico Mass media and public opinion - United States
Public opinion - United States
Soggetto non controllato 9/11
abu ghraib
afghani women
afghanistan
al qaeda
counterterrorism
cultural studies
ethnic studies
fireman
first responders
foreign policy
government policy
imperialism
iraq war
isis
islam
media
middle east
military
new york
nonfiction
oil
orientalism
osama bin laden
politics
popular culture
race
religion
religious extremism
religious fundamentalism
saddam hussein
social justice
sociology
terrorism
terrorist
us foreign relations
war on terror
war
world history
world trade center
ISBN 1-280-49194-9
9786613587176
0-520-93201-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface To The 2005 Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Introduction -- 1. "Benevolent Supremacy" -- 2. The Middle East In African American Cultural Politics, 1955-1972 -- 3. King Tut, Commodity Nationalism, And The Politics Of Oil, 1973-1979 -- 4. The Good Fight -- 5. Iran, Islam, And The Terrorist Threat, 1979-1989 -- 6. Military Multiculturalism In The Gulf War And After, 1990-1999 -- Conclusion
Record Nr. UNINA-9910807634503321
McAlister Melani <1962->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
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Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer
Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer
Autore Juergensmeyer Mark
Edizione [Rev. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (384 p.)
Disciplina 322/.1
Collana Comparative studies in religion and society
Soggetto topico Religions
Radicalism - Religious aspects
Soggetto non controllato 21st century
activism
activist
activists
al qaeda
belief
christian
christianity
cold war
faith
insurgency
insurgents
iraq
islam
military
militia
nationalism
political rebellion
political
politics
radical religion
religion
religious activism
religious nationalism
religious rebellion
religious studies
secular world
secular
true story
turn of the century
ISBN 0-520-93476-8
Classificazione 89.41
89.30
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Rise of Religious Rebellion -- Chapter 1: The Religious Challenge to the Secular State -- Chapter 2: The Front Line of Religious Rebellion: The Middle East -- Chapter 3: Political Targets of Rebellion: South, Central, and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 4: Post-Cold War Rebels: Europe, East Asia, and the United States -- Chapter 5: Transnational Networks: Global Jihad -- Chapter 6: The Enduring Problems of Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights -- Conclusion: Religious Rebellion and Global War -- Notes -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779541503321
Juergensmeyer Mark  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008
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Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer
Global rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / / Mark Juergensmeyer
Autore Juergensmeyer Mark
Edizione [Rev. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (384 p.)
Disciplina 322/.1
Collana Comparative studies in religion and society
Soggetto topico Religions
Radicalism - Religious aspects
Soggetto non controllato 21st century
activism
activist
activists
al qaeda
belief
christian
christianity
cold war
faith
insurgency
insurgents
iraq
islam
military
militia
nationalism
political rebellion
political
politics
radical religion
religion
religious activism
religious nationalism
religious rebellion
religious studies
secular world
secular
true story
turn of the century
ISBN 0-520-93476-8
Classificazione 89.41
89.30
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Rise of Religious Rebellion -- Chapter 1: The Religious Challenge to the Secular State -- Chapter 2: The Front Line of Religious Rebellion: The Middle East -- Chapter 3: Political Targets of Rebellion: South, Central, and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 4: Post-Cold War Rebels: Europe, East Asia, and the United States -- Chapter 5: Transnational Networks: Global Jihad -- Chapter 6: The Enduring Problems of Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights -- Conclusion: Religious Rebellion and Global War -- Notes -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817879303321
Juergensmeyer Mark  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2008
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Land of the Unconquerable : The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women / / Jennifer Heath, Ashraf Zahedi
Land of the Unconquerable : The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women / / Jennifer Heath, Ashraf Zahedi
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (409 pages)
Disciplina 305.48/891593
Soggetto topico Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century
Women - Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Women - Social conditions - 21st century - Afghanistan
Soggetto non controllato afghan women
afghan
afghanistan
agency
al qaeda
anthropology
burqa
community development
domesticity
education
empowerment
femininity
feminism
food security
gender studies
gender
health
islam
justice
marriage
middle east
muslim women
nonfiction
orientalism
peace
poetry
politics
prisoners
prostitution
religion
religious fundamentalism
religious women
rural
sex work
social policy
social science
sociology
urban
war on terror
war
women
womens studies
ISBN 1-283-27805-7
9786613278050
0-520-94899-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Politics of Zan from Amanullah to Karzai: Lessons for Improving Afghan Women's Status -- CHAPTER 2. Between Covered and Covert: Traditions, Stereo types, and Afghan Women's Agency -- CHAPTER 3. Centuries of Threat, Centuries of Resistance: The Lessons of Afghan Women's Resilience -- CHAPTER 4. Don't Say What, Who, and When, Say How: Community Development and Women -- CHAPTER 5. Afghanistan Blues: Seeing Beyond the Burqa on YouTube -- CHAPTER 6. Women's Political Presence: A Path to Promoting Gender Interests? -- CHAPTER 7. Voices of Parliamentarians: Four Women MPs Share Their Thoughts -- CHAPTER 8. Nothing Left to Lose: Women in Prison -- CHAPTER 9. Selling Sex in Afghanistan: Portraits of Sex Workers in Kabul -- CHAPTER 10. Between Choice and Force: Marriage Practices in Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 11. The Hidden War against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 12. Challenges to Cripple the Spirit: A Midwife's Experiences -- CHAPTER 13. Women with Disabilities: Recollections from Across the Decades -- CHAPTER 14. A Question of Access: Women and Food Security -- CHAPTER 15. Psychological Impacts of War: Human Rights and Mental Health -- CHAPTER 16. Mending Afghanistan Stitch by Stitch: How Traditional Crafts and Social Organization Advance Afghan Women -- CHAPTER 17. Rural Women's Livelihood: Their Position in the Agrarian Economy -- CHAPTER 18. Chadari Politics Translating Perceptions into Policy and Practice -- CHAPTER 19. When the Picture Does Not Fit the Frame: Engaging Afghan Men in Women's Empowerment -- CHAPTER 20. Empowering Women through Education: Recipe for Success -- CHAPTER 21. From Both Sides of the Mic: Women and the Media -- CHAPTER 22. Painting Their Way into the Public World: Women and the Visual Arts -- CHAPTER 23. A Hidden Discourse: Afghanistan's Women Poets -- CHAPTER 24. Hopes and Dreams: Interviews with Young Afghans -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791884703321
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
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Land of the Unconquerable : The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women / / Jennifer Heath, Ashraf Zahedi
Land of the Unconquerable : The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women / / Jennifer Heath, Ashraf Zahedi
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (409 pages)
Disciplina 305.48/891593
Soggetto topico Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century
Women - Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Women - Social conditions - 21st century - Afghanistan
Soggetto non controllato afghan women
afghan
afghanistan
agency
al qaeda
anthropology
burqa
community development
domesticity
education
empowerment
femininity
feminism
food security
gender studies
gender
health
islam
justice
marriage
middle east
muslim women
nonfiction
orientalism
peace
poetry
politics
prisoners
prostitution
religion
religious fundamentalism
religious women
rural
sex work
social policy
social science
sociology
urban
war on terror
war
women
womens studies
ISBN 1-283-27805-7
9786613278050
0-520-94899-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Politics of Zan from Amanullah to Karzai: Lessons for Improving Afghan Women's Status -- CHAPTER 2. Between Covered and Covert: Traditions, Stereo types, and Afghan Women's Agency -- CHAPTER 3. Centuries of Threat, Centuries of Resistance: The Lessons of Afghan Women's Resilience -- CHAPTER 4. Don't Say What, Who, and When, Say How: Community Development and Women -- CHAPTER 5. Afghanistan Blues: Seeing Beyond the Burqa on YouTube -- CHAPTER 6. Women's Political Presence: A Path to Promoting Gender Interests? -- CHAPTER 7. Voices of Parliamentarians: Four Women MPs Share Their Thoughts -- CHAPTER 8. Nothing Left to Lose: Women in Prison -- CHAPTER 9. Selling Sex in Afghanistan: Portraits of Sex Workers in Kabul -- CHAPTER 10. Between Choice and Force: Marriage Practices in Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 11. The Hidden War against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 12. Challenges to Cripple the Spirit: A Midwife's Experiences -- CHAPTER 13. Women with Disabilities: Recollections from Across the Decades -- CHAPTER 14. A Question of Access: Women and Food Security -- CHAPTER 15. Psychological Impacts of War: Human Rights and Mental Health -- CHAPTER 16. Mending Afghanistan Stitch by Stitch: How Traditional Crafts and Social Organization Advance Afghan Women -- CHAPTER 17. Rural Women's Livelihood: Their Position in the Agrarian Economy -- CHAPTER 18. Chadari Politics Translating Perceptions into Policy and Practice -- CHAPTER 19. When the Picture Does Not Fit the Frame: Engaging Afghan Men in Women's Empowerment -- CHAPTER 20. Empowering Women through Education: Recipe for Success -- CHAPTER 21. From Both Sides of the Mic: Women and the Media -- CHAPTER 22. Painting Their Way into the Public World: Women and the Visual Arts -- CHAPTER 23. A Hidden Discourse: Afghanistan's Women Poets -- CHAPTER 24. Hopes and Dreams: Interviews with Young Afghans -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910818777003321
Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
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The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
Autore Scott Peter Dale
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (445 p.)
Disciplina 973.931
Soggetto topico Transparency in government - United States
Privacy, Right of - United States
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Political aspects
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Political aspects
Democracy - United States
Elite (Social sciences) - United States
National security - United States
Political corruption - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato 9/11
al qaeda
american history
assassination
cia
crime
criminal
cultural studies
democracy
democratic state
disaster
domestic
drug war
foreign policy
kennedy
nixon
political
politics
presidents
punishment
social history
social studies
southeast asia
terrorism
terrorist
united states foreign policy
united states history
united states presidents
us history
war on drugs
wartime
world war 2.
wwii
ISBN 1-282-35709-3
9786612357091
0-520-92994-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? -- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State -- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State -- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney -- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan -- 5. Carter's Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran -- 6. Casey, the Republican Counter surprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 -- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda -- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988-98 -- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda -- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment -- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government -- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney -- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report's and Cheney's Deceptions about 9/11 -- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government -- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America -- Glossary of Open Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Altri titoli varianti Road to nine eleven
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778475303321
Scott Peter Dale  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
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The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
The road to 9/11 [[electronic resource] ] : wealth, empire, and the future of America / / Peter Dale Scott
Autore Scott Peter Dale
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (445 p.)
Disciplina 973.931
Soggetto topico Transparency in government - United States
Privacy, Right of - United States
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Political aspects
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Political aspects
Democracy - United States
Elite (Social sciences) - United States
National security - United States
Political corruption - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato 9/11
al qaeda
american history
assassination
cia
crime
criminal
cultural studies
democracy
democratic state
disaster
domestic
drug war
foreign policy
kennedy
nixon
political
politics
presidents
punishment
social history
social studies
southeast asia
terrorism
terrorist
united states foreign policy
united states history
united states presidents
us history
war on drugs
wartime
world war 2.
wwii
ISBN 1-282-35709-3
9786612357091
0-520-92994-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface. The America We Knew and Loved: Can It Be Saved? -- 1. Introduction: Wealth, Empire, Cabals, and the Public State -- 2. Nixon, Kissinger, and the Decline of the Public State -- 3. The Pivotal Presidency: Ford, Rumsfeld, and Cheney -- 4. Brzezinski, Oil, and Afghanistan -- 5. Carter's Surrender to the Rockefellers on Iran -- 6. Casey, the Republican Counter surprise, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, 1980 -- 7. Afghanistan and the Origins of al Qaeda -- 8. The Al-Kifah Center, al Qaeda, and the U.S. Government, 1988-98 -- 9. The Pre-9/11 Cover-up of Ali Mohamed and al Qaeda -- 10. Al Qaeda and the U.S. Establishment -- 11. Parallel Structures and Plans for Continuity of Government -- 12. The 9/11 Commission Report and Vice President Cheney -- 13. The 9/11 Commission Report's and Cheney's Deceptions about 9/11 -- 14. Cheney, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Continuity of Government -- 15. Conclusion: 9/11 and the Future of America -- Glossary of Open Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Altri titoli varianti Road to nine eleven
Record Nr. UNINA-9910815713703321
Scott Peter Dale  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
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