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Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence
This book critically conceptualises positive security and explores
multiple areas in global politics where positive security can be
studied as an alternative to the existing understandings and
practices of security. Structured through a framework on the
practice and ethics of everyday security, the book defines positive
security as a focal point of contextual and spatiotemporal moments
that emerge through encounters with 'the other' in everyday
politics. In these moments, an actor can show attentiveness and
humility towards 'the other'. In this book, the authors present
their own understandings of positive security, offering an in-depth
discussion and analysis of the Global North and South divides,
delving into many aspects such as human security, migration,
gender, Indigenous issues and perceptions of security in the
Arctic, and challenges and tensions for and within NATO. The book
concludes by reflecting on the significance of positive security,
looking at its application for other current issues, including how
to understand and manage new (in)security challenges including
hybrid threats and warfare. This book will be of interest to
students and scholars of international relations, critical
security, and peace studies.
Few escapades of the Second World War have captured the public's
imagination more than the successful abduction of German General
Kreipe from enemy-occupied Crete in 1944. It was an operation
instigated and daringly executed by two British SOE officers -
Patrick Leigh Fermor and William (Billy) Stanley Moss. The war
didn't stop for Billy Moss after this operation though, and it is
his continuing story that is told here. He reflects movingly on
what it means to fight and deal in death, how the success of
operations behind enemy lines in a foreign country is dependent on
the goodwill of local inhabitants, and, surprisingly, on moments of
high humour that punctuate the turmoil of war. War of Shadows is a
book in three parts - each displaying differing aspects of World
War II and its eventual conclusion, and all told with that
tell-tale blend of poignancy and humour so characteristic of the
time.
A fascinating, forgotten story of the six brilliant women who
launched modern computing. As the Cold War began, America's race
for tech supremacy was taking off. Experts rushed to complete the
top-secret computing research started during World War II, among
them six gifted mathematicians: a patriotic Quaker, a Jewish
bookworm, a Yugoslav genius, a native Gaelic speaker, a sophomore
from the Bronx, and a farmer's daughter from Missouri. Their
mission? Programming the world's first and only
supercomputer-before any code or programming languages existed.
These pioneers triumphed against sexist attitudes and huge
technical challenges to invent computer programming, yet their
monumental contribution has never been recognised-until now. Over a
decade, Kathy Kleiman met with four of the original six ENIAC
Programmers and recorded their stories. Here, with a light touch
and a serious mind, she exposes the deliberate erasure of their
achievements and restores the women to their rightful place as
revolutionaries, bringing to life their camaraderie, their
determination, and their rapidly changing world. As big tech
struggles with gender inequality and momentum builds in restoring
women to history, the time has come for this engrossing story to be
uncovered and celebrated.
During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held
throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp
Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs
as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human.
And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many
former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives
after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person
accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well
as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected
history of Nebraska's POW camps.
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