Book Notes

Recently Received Books: Humanitarianism, Intervention, & Terrorism

 

Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies

Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies
By Gus Martin

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2008. 343pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History

Academic Freedom at the Dawn of a New Century: How Terrorism, Governments, and Culture Wars Impact Free Speech

Academic Freedom at the Dawn of a New Century: How
Terrorism, Governments, and Culture Wars Impact Free Speech
Edited by Evan Gerstmann & Matthew J. Streb

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 2006. 241pp.

*Cross-listed in Global Governance & Civil Society

Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness

Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness
Edited by Philip Keefer & Norman Loayza

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 308pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights

Humanitarian Crises and Intervention

Humanitarian Crises and Intervention
By Walter C. Soderland, E. Donald Briggs,
Kai Hildebrandt & Abdel Salam Sidahmed

Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press. 2008. 335pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
Beyond Prison: The Fight to Reform Prison Systems around the World

Beyond Prison: The Fight to
Reform Prison Systems around the World
By Ahmed Othmani

New York, NY: Berghahn Books. 2008. 113pp.

*Cross-listed in Development, Democracy & Health
Waginr War, Making Peace: Reparations and Human Rights

Waging War, Making Peace:
Reparations and Human Rights
Edited by Barbara Rose Johnston & Susan Slyomovics

Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. 2009. 272pp.

*Cross-listed in War, War Crimes & Genocide
Moral Limit and Possibility in World Politics

Moral Limit and Possibility in World Politics
Edited by Richard M. Price

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 309pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
& International Law & Ethics

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