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"This book is a genealogical inquiry into the present problem of violence, in the US and internationally, through the lens of curriculum theory. It explores a constellation of problems including war, authoritarianism, post-truth, social disparities, and increasingly onerous surveillance technologies. Arguing that the current problem of violence is neither new, nor aberrant, the author historicises the conditions of possibility that have produced the violence that presently confronts our world. Seemingly disparate issues such as ethnonationalism, authoritarian populism, Christian nationalism, neoliberalism, the proliferation of sophisticated surveillance technologies, and military Keynesianism are traced to historical features such as 'Ur-Fascism,' white supremacy, corporate capitalism, religious extremism, propaganda and public relations, institutional power, and the biopolitical 'death function' endemic in modern societies. Through a sweeping, powerful, and in-depth analysis of violence in its genealogical trajectories in global setting, it promises to re-examine curriculum in a different light and open up new possibilities. As such, the book is an important curriculum study which supports curricular ethics as articulated by Bill Pinar, such as the situation of the self socially and historically, the reconstruction of one's understanding of the self and the world, and the potential reconstruction of the social world as more peaceful and just. Significantly, the book contributes to a retheorisation of Foucault's biopolitics as affirmative biopower imbued with ethics of truth-seeking as a technology of the self. It will appeal to scholars and students of curriculum studies with interests in curriculum theory, authoritarianism, non-violence studies, justice studies, ethnonationalism and technologies of the self"--

"This work is a close examination of the conditions surrounding and precipitating the last gasp of British naval hegemony and events which led to its demise. Great Britain undertook a massive naval building program in the late-1930s in order to deter aggression and secure dominance at sea against her nascent enemies, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. But the failure of the policy of Appeasement to deter war or delay it into the early 1940s left the building program only partially complete, and the exigencies of war led to the cancellation of the critical but costly and time consuming "Lion" class battleships, and the slow delivery of the "1940 battlecruiser" (HMS Vanguard) and two vital fleet carriers. Adding to these issues the fall of France spurred the USA to initiate her own, even larger, naval building program, and the entry of the powerful and capable Imperial Japanese Navy completely overwhelmed Britain's position as the world's premier naval power. This book will be of value to those interested in the history of the Second World War, and the British navy"--

The Curse of the Somers retells the greatest controversy in the history of the U.S. Navy of the early American Republic, a plotted mutiny by the son of the Secretary of War. Acknowledged as the only mutiny in the Navy's history, the events on the Somers inspired countless headlines and, most famously, Hermann Melville's Billy Budd. This book vividly reconstructs the circumstances of this fascinating story, drawing from a rich historical record and from the investigation of the ship's sunken remains

"A history of industry and technology, this book analyzes five workplace disasters in the southwestern United States during the half century after World War II. These disasters occurred in growing industries such as petrochemical production, commercial aviation, health care, and tourism. The author considers how these tragedies transformed individual lives and specific work environments, and he explains how employees, employers, and public leaders reacted to them"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Making Education Policy Here, There, and Everywhere -- 2. Doing Standards: Content and Context -- 3. Interactive Policymaking -- 4. Making Policy, Making Sense -- 5. Resources for Sense-Making -- 6. The Schoolteacher and Interactive Policymaking -- 7. Policy in Practice -- 8. Implementation Reconsidered -- Appendix: Research Methods -- References -- Index

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Desperately Seeking a Successor to the Welfare State -- 2 Who Works, Who Gets Paid, and Who Cares? -- 3 Economic Security in an Insecure World -- 4 The Multiple Axes of Social Equality and Welfare -- 5 New Dimensions of Citizenship: The Democratization and Greening of Social Welfare -- 6 Towards a New Vision of Social Welfare for the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Appendix I: Key Informant Interviews -- Appendix II: Glossary of Acronyms -- References -- Index

History is watching. Be paranoid / Kara Swisher -- How tech is hurting kids. Why Section 230 hurts kids and what to do about it / Bruce Reed and James P. Steyer -- A threat to democracy? The era of fake video begins / Franklin Foer -- Where Big Tech went wrong. We're all connected but no one's in charge / Thomas Friedman -- Doing good, not evil. Are Facebook, Google, and Amazon the new tobacco industry? / Jeff Goodby.

AIDS : a tsunami of death -- Part I: Plight -- Twice aborted lives -- Refugees become activists -- A tale of two cities -- The politics of AIDS -- Trailblazers in identity demagoguery -- Paths to nowhere and byways of denial -- A city riddled with denial -- Part II: Struggles & conflicts -- The DDC-DDI petition : a fast lane for AIDS drugs -- The real AIDS drug underground and its FDA enablers -- Vigilante activism -- Regulation without representation -- Activists, media, and scientists -- Racing against the clock -- The moral challenges of partisan politics -- FDA reform gathers steam -- Log Cabin Republicans and other Republicans -- Part III: Climax -- Celebrity deaths and non-gay AIDS activists -- The great Commissioner -- The axis of obstruction -- The grand patient alliance of 1995 -- Part IV: Outcomes -- 1996 persons of the year -- Congress passes an FDA reform bill, finally -- New era, different challenges -- Conclusion: What can we learn? -- Part V: Loose ends -- Appendix I. A counter to FDA's Thalidomide mythos : FDA delays of HIV rapid testing cost lives -- Appendix II. Larry Kramer's cyclopean distraction : corporate greed -- Appendix III. Politicians' sins of omission -- Appendix IV. High ranking purveyors of stigma -- Epilogue: FDA and COVID-19.

Information Warfare recognizes that a communication strategy is an intrinsic component of a national strategy. Farwell builds on the foundation laid by historical and contemporary thinkers who recognized the need to forge a communication strategy to conduct effective information warfare. The author defines a communication/information warfare strategy that is persuasive and credible. He distills key factors to frame the strategic thinking for information warfare. The book is innovatively organized in two parts: First, Farwell delivers a concise treatise about the key steps for a communication strategy. It includes historical and current examples that offer deep insights. Deference is made to the military concept of operational art. The examples illustrate the environment, the problem to be addressed, and the approach to be used. This instructional section is amply footnoted to provide tremendous depth. Second, an easy-to-use workbook employs a step-by-step methodology with questions for the reader to address in creating and evaluating their own communication strategies"--