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This book critically examines the often-tense relationship between keramat and authority, both secular and religious, from colonial to modern times.A vital resource for scholars, this work contributes to a people's history of Singapore, one that both deepens and problematizes official historical accounts

Beginnings -- Mexico -- Engineering -- Business and Politics -- General -- Ozarkia -- Pea Ridge -- March to the Mississippi -- Missouri -- Inquisition and Interlude -- Fort Leavenworth -- Westport -- Race to the Arkansas -- Peacemaking -- Union Pacific -- Memory.

How did Mexico and Central America become a lawless corridor for conveying narcotics into the United States? How did the drug cartels rise to power, succeeding in institutionalizing the narco-industry? Why have the police and military failed to rein the cartels in? What have been the consequences of the US-led "war on drugs?" William Marcy's Narcostates provides answers to these questions and more. Tracing the evolution of narcotrafficking across the region, and drawing on newly declassified documents, Marcy unravels the tangled web of violence, corruption, and political instability that has empowered drug trafficking organizations since the 1970s.

The nature of political campaigns -- The functional theory of political campaign discourse -- The role of medium in campaign discourse -- The role of source in campaign discourse -- The role of context in campaign discourse -- Non-presidential, non-U.S. campaign discourse -- News coverage of campaign messages -- Voters: campaign messages and election outcome -- Conclusion.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: Fraud in the Real World -- Chapter 1: What Are You Up Against? A Bigger Problem than Most People Realize! -- Section I: Invisible Criminals -- The Invisible Criminal -- The Fraud Function -- Section II: Crimes -- Section III: The Impact of Crime on Your Organization -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter Summary/Key Takeaways -- Notes -- Chapter 2: An Ounce of Prevention -- Section I: How to Identify, Codify, and Prioritize Risks -- Pulling It All Together -- Section II: How to Gather and Evaluate Critical Data to Create an Early Warning Fraud Detection System -- Benchmark from External -- Dashboard -- Exercises -- Chapter Summary/Key Takeaways -- Notes -- PART II: Forensic Accounting Investigations -- Chapter 3: The Ounce of Prevention Didn't Work -- Now What? -- Section I: The Things You Should and Should Not Do When You Learn of Possible Irregularity or Crime -- Section II: How to Make Sure You Do Not Become One of the Victims of the Crime (i.e. Internal Auditors Are Often Punished for Not Reacting Correctly to a Suspected Crime) -- Section III: Creating an Effective Investigation and Resolution Strategy (The Key Is to Begin with the End in Mind) -- Exercises -- Chapter Summary/Key Takeaways -- Chapter 4: Conducting an Effective Preliminary Investigation -- Section I: Is It More Likely than Not That Something Happened? -- Section II: What Is the Actual Problem and How Will We Resolve It? -- Section III: Determining Whether Other Related Problems Exist -- Exercises -- Chapter Summary/Key Takeaways -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Beginning the Investigation -- Section I: Putting the Investigation Team Together -- Section II: Dividing Responsibilities -- Section III: Getting the Team Appropriate Access -- Exercises -- Chapter Summary/Key Takeaways.

What explains the United States' persistent use of torture over the past hundred-plus years? Not only is torture incompatible with liberal values, it is also risky and frequently ineffective as an interrogation method. Drawing on archival testimony from the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), the Vietnam War, and the post-2001 war on terror, William L. d'Ambruoso argues that the norm against torture includes features that help explain why liberal democracies like the United States continue to violate it.--Provided by publisher

"This concise, contemporary option for instructors of cultural anthropology breaks away from the traditional structure of introductory textbooks. Emphasizing the interaction between humans and their environment, the tension between human universals and cultural variation, and the impacts of colonialism on traditional cultures, Inside Cultures shows students how cultural anthropology can help us understand the complex, globalized world around us. This third edition: contains brand new material on many subjects, including anthropological approaches to anti-racism social movements in the Global North during 2020; includes findings in anthropological research regarding the covid-19 pandemic, and its relation to other recent global events and conditions; updates the organization and presentation of cultural universals and cultural variations; presents updated and enhanced discussions of anthropological studies of humankind and the environment, with expanded analysis of industrial agriculture in the age of globalization, includes more illustrations and updates to existing illustrations, sidebars, and guideposts throughout the volume; is written is clear, supple prose that delights readers while informing on content of one of the important courses in a liberal arts education, one that effectively bridges humanities and the sciences"--

This book covers every aspect of forensic accounting, anti-fraud control systems, and fraud investigations. The author uses his own case experience to guide the reader through each phase of a forensic accounting assignment and fraud investigation. The book opens with an explanation of what happened to a company that was ensnared in a huge commodity purchasing scheme. Using his knowledge and experience gained over 40 years, the author illustrates that unexpected fraud occurrences can happen to any company, in any industry. Additionally, the author explains the current white-collar crime threats that organizations face every day, as well as legal issues that are often implicated in forensic accounting and fraud investigation projects. Electronic and non-electronic evidence gathering is also covered in detail with illustrative examples. One chapter is devoted entirely to the often misunderstood, but extremely important, subject of witness interviews. It provides the correct approach to the analysis and correlation of evidence in determining findings and conclusions of an investigation. Another chapter is devoted to proper report writing. The author provides detailed guidance on presenting findings to a variety of audiences, including management, a board, law enforcement, and at trials and hearings. It also covers proper techniques for measuring economic damages and concludes with a useful index. William L. Jennings is a Senior Director at Delta Consulting Group. He is responsible for providing forensic accounting, investigation, and asset recovery services to corporations, government agencies, attorneys, and their clients, as well as business controls consulting services to organizations. With more than 40 years of experience in public accounting and auditing, forensic accounting, business valuation, investigation, asset recovery, and business controls development, Mr. Jennings has worked on hundreds of forensic accounting and investigation assignments and he provides expert testimony.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prelude -- 1 Joachim's Children -- 2 Believers and Rogues -- 3 Briefly Rich -- 4 George Hudson, Capitalist Hero -- 5 Miller's Run -- 6 Winston Churchill's Excellent Adventure in Monetary Policy -- 7 Sunshine Charlie Misses the Point -- 8 Apocalypse Cow -- 9 God's Sword -- 10 Entrepreneurs of the Apocalypse -- 11 Dispensationalist Catastrophes: Potential and Real -- 12 Rapture Fiction -- 13 Capitalism's Philanthropists -- 14 Hucksters of the Digital Age -- 15 Mahdis and Caliphs -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- A NOTE ON SOURCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. THE FORMATION OF AN ARABOTTOMAN GENTLEMAN -- CHAPTER TWO. WAR AND EXILE -- CHAPTER THREE. ADOPTION OF THE ARAB CAUSE -- CHAPTER FOUR. ADVOCATE OF ISLAMIC NATIONALISM: THE ARAB EAST -- CHAPTER FIVE. MENTOR TO A GENERATION: NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER SIX. THE INTEGRITY OF TRADITION -- CHAPTER SEVEN. TOWARD THE AXIS -- CHAPTER EIGHT. CONCLUSION -- A CHRONOLOGY OF SHAKIB ARSLAN -- NOTES -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX