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"For President Lyndon Johnson, 1968 was a year of calamity, including the hijacking of the USS Pueblo in international waters off North Korea. Drawing on extensive research, including summaries of White House meetings and conversations, the author answers these questions and reviews the events and flawed decisions that led to Pueblo's capture"--

Intro -- Dedication -- Introduction: The Before Times -- Chapter 1: Political Awakening -- Chapter 2: Practical Citizenship -- Chapter 3: The Political-Industrial Complex -- Chapter 4: Political Alienation -- Chapter 5: Youth Potential -- Chapter 6: Getting Past the Gatekeepers -- Chapter 7: How to have a Conversation -- Chapter 8: Democracy for Real -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyright.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Political Awareness -- Planning Your Campaign -- Political Perspectives -- Gathering Your Arguments -- Winning Ways -- An American in Brussels -- Other Enemies at the Gates -- Leveraging Your Influence -- Dealing with Political Problems and Crises -- Persuasive Under Pressure -- Pulling Political Levers -- The EU Players -- The Last Word -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Copyright.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: The Gadflies -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Making Noise -- 1. Finding the Movement -- 2. Insurgent Community: Justice for Salcido -- 3. Marching Toward a People's World -- 4. The Mexican Question -- 5. Revolt on Princeton Street -- Conclusion: Unbroken Threads -- Epilogue: Organic Intellectual -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

Dr L.M. Singhvi had a multifaceted personality - author, jurist, statesman, philosopher and social reformer. A product of many reputed universities like the University of Allahabad, University of Rajasthan, Harvard University and Cornell University, he was the most celebrated Indian public figure of contemporary times. This volume reflects L.M. Singhvi's prodigious scholarship.

Central to this book is the assertion that fascist regimes similar in ideology and style to Mussolini's in Italy have arisen and will continue to arise in the underdeveloped world. The author views fascism as a definite response--authoritarian corporatist nationalism--to certain problems common to late-developing nations, not as an aberration that ca

Exploring the future of strategic analysis, this book identifies problems at the heart of the historical U.S. failure to perform effective strategic analysis, then explains and dramatizes how new applications of information technology can make significant progress possible. Certain specific limitations of human memory, says the author, are major ca

Who was the biggest, baddest outlaw in the Old West? Billy the Kid or Jesse James? Which outlaw did the most to wreak havoc across the frontier? And which outlaw left behind the biggest legacy? Author Bill Markley takes on those questions and more in this thoughtful and entertaining examination of these legendary lives.

This book uses historical and contemporary cases to underscore the promise and perils of medical activism or silence during humanitarian crises. The author argues that both totalitarian and democratic nations have threatened the lives of Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières workers when they contributed to the weaponization of medical facilities.

"From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archaeology of sunken warships. It provides a unique perspective on the evolution of naval conflicts, strategies, and technologies, while vividly conjuring up the dangerous life of war at sea"--

Foreword by Brian H. Spitzberg – The Changing Face of Problematic Internet Use – Online Habits, Compulsion, and Addiction – Online Relational Transgressions – Cyberbullying and Online Interpersonal Aggression – Cyberstalking, Unwanted Pursuit, and Relational Intrusion – Copresent Device Use: Using Mobile Devices During In-Person Interaction – Moving Forward: An Agenda for Future Research – Author Index – Subject Index.

In tracing theological approaches to music in the era between Luther and Bach, the author reveals the variety and tension in German Lutheran theology. Both dogmatism and devotionalism helped shape Lutheran spirituality. The introduction of Italian Baroque style into church music, however, evoked controversies which pitted Pietism against Orthodoxy and preachers against musicians

Frontmatter --Contents --Prologue --Chapter 1. Projects of Peace --Chapter 2. There Is No "Good War" --Chapter 3. Being Honorable --Chapter 4. Paying Off My Karmic Debt --chapter 5. You Clock In, You Go Kill People --Chapter 6. Laying the Tracks --Chapter 7. This Is Our Service --Acknowledgments --Notes --Bibliography --Index --About the Author

"Virginia saw significant action during the War of 1812, from the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair to the defense of Norfolk against British invaders. A largely forgotten conflict, the war played an important role in the history of the United States. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, the author provides an in-depth portrait of the "Old Dominion" at war"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Original Production -- Introduction -- Thanks -- Dedication -- Characters -- Note on Text -- Prologue -- Flesh and Bone -- Scene One -- Scene Two -- Scene Three -- Scene Four -- Scene Five -- Scene Six -- Scene Seven -- Scene Eight -- Scene Nine -- Scene Ten -- Scene Eleven -- Scene Twelve -- Scene Thirteen -- About the Author -- Copyright and Performing Rights Information