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From fantasy novels and cosplay to Renaissance festivals and
roleplaying games, the love for medieval weapons runs deep. But how
were they actually used? In The Use of Medieval Weaponry,
historical fencing instructor and competitive fighter, Eric Lowe
brings together the words of over a dozen medieval masters, as well
as the practical experience of contemporary historical European
martial artists, to answer this deceptively simple question. For
the first time, learn to see weapons from the perspective, not of
ancient generals or modern museum curators, but the people holding
the sword. Compare weapons in combat, consider the pros and cons of
different types and styles, and discover how medieval warriors
adapted their art to their favorite tools. Whether you are an
armchair enthusiast or a fighter ready to step up your game, Lowe
takes you inside the world of medieval martial arts as no one else
can.
This book examines how and why Americans built an informal trading
empire and why the British Empire needed to be removed before a Pax
Americana could be built. The Pax Americana is a phenomenon of
global significance, and this fascinating book, now available in
paperback, offers a systematic explanation for the rise of this
super empire and examines in detail how it is governed. A core
feature of the book is a concern with America's vision of the world
and how the USA has attempted (especially since 1945) to export
this vision across the globe. The book identifies and examines the
underlying discourses and belief systems that gave rise to a Pax
Americana. An eclectic range of methodologies and theories are
deployed to explain the phenomenon of this informal empire, ranging
from materialist (political economy) explanations of 'US
imperialism' through to those explanations grounded in the
non-materialist realm of values, ideas and world views. The result
is an exploration of the curious phenomenon of an
'anti-imperialist' empire with both 'economic' and 'moral' roots.
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How have professional communicators transformed the business of
politics? How do political bodies use the media to sell domestic
and foreign policies to the public? This fully revised new edition
of The Media and Political Process assesses the impact of spin
doctoring and media activity in liberal democracies that are just
as concerned with impression management and public relations as
with policy. Political processes never stand still, and this
revised second edition explores the mediatisation of the political
process in light of recent developments, from Vladimir Putin's
growth into a political celebrity, to the activities of spin
doctors in the 2008 US Presidential Elections. Providing a
comprehensive overview of the evolution, operation and terminology
of political communication, this text is an accessible, lively
resource for students of political communication and media and
politics, and will be important further reading for students of
journalism, public relations and cultural studies.
In this accessible narrative, Louw effectively tells the story of
20th-century South Africa by examining three political periods:
British Hegemony (1900-1948), the Afrikaner Nationalist Period
(1948-1993), and the post-1994 Black Nationalist Period. He argues
that apartheid was premised upon the notion of "political
partition" and not "white supremacy." Apartheid was a political
strategy, constructed by the ethnic minority in order to prevent
them from becoming politically powerless. Unfortunately the
partition plan failed, causing an era of pain for South Africa.
With apartheid now formally over, Louw presents a comprehensive
overview of this important 20th-century phenomenon. Topics covered
include: The roots and causes of apartheid. What was apartheid? The
struggle against apartheid Why did Afrikaner Nationalists negotiate
their own demise in the 1990s? The impact of apartheid in
contemporary South Africa.
Decolonization and White Africans examines how African
decolonization affected white Africans in eight countries -
Algeria, Kenya, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Southern Rhodesia
(Zimbabwe), Angola, Mozambique, South West Africa (Namibia), and
South Africa - and discusses their varied responses to
decolonization, including resistance, acquiescence, negotiations,
and migration. It also examines the range of mechanisms used by the
global community to compel white Africans into submitting to
decolonization through such means as official pressure, diplomatic
negotiations, global activism, sanctions, and warfare. Until now,
books about African decolonization usually approached the topic
either from the perspective of the colonial powers or from an
anti-colonial black African perspective. As a result, white African
perspectives have been marginalized, downplayed, or presented
reductively. Decolonization and White Africans adds white African
perspectives to the story, thereby broadening our understanding of
the decolonization phenomenon.
The emergence of a new type of threat to computer security--the
computer virus--has attracted much attention from the media,
researchers, and software producers. Such viruses create sets of
frequently destructive instructions that propagate automatically
throughout entire computer networks. The effects can range from
temporary disruption to wholesale havoc involving huge losses of
data. The problem has been exacerbated more recently by a deluge of
superficial media comment that has sensationalized the topic while
offering little in the way of concrete facts or knowledgeable
guidance. This book is intended to help managers of today's complex
information systems respond to the genuine threat posed by computer
viruses in an informed and efficient manner. It presents a concise
overview of the problem and a detailed strategy for minimizing the
potential risk. It provides a nontechnical explanation of computer
viruses based on a conceptual framework adaptable to the constant
emergence of new kinds of viruses and their antidotes. The book
suggests practical management approaches that are workable within
large-scale, integrated systems including those with ongoing
security and control devices. There are a number of useful
technical appendices, however the book is written to be read and
used by those who may not have a technical background, including
information systems managers, security consultants, and teachers
and advanced students of management interested in information
systems.
Forgotten Conscripts: Prelude to Palestine's Struggle for Survival
is a book of two parts. The first part is an outline of the events
and circumstances leading to a savage conflict that raged from 1945
to 1948. The author was posted to Palestine in 1947. When the
British withdrew in 1948 they left 784 British troops in two
military cemeteries. He was one of many thousands of
eighteen-year-old post war conscripts sent to replace those who had
served there during the war years. The Palestine conflict was
seemingly forgotten, it was never listed with other post war
conflicts and no memorial existed for the dead, yet for over fifty
years it was seldom out of the news. In 1998 the veterans formed an
association, paid for and erected a memorial. Eric Lowe researched
the history of the Palestine-Israeli dispute and collated
sufficient information to provide readers with an outline of the
events leading up to 1945. The taking of Palestine from the Turks
in 1917 had brought closer the dream of a homeland for European
Jews.
The main part of the book deals with the last three years of the
Mandate and covers the atrocities that created ripples- the
explosion that killed 91 people including 63 civilians and caused a
change in strategy- a double murder that shocked the world, created
a storm in Parliament, caused riots in Britain and saw one
newspaper editor in court for seditious libel. During the
withdrawal a colonel, a war hero, was tempted to sell weapons to
the enemy and two sergeants sold two stolen tanks. Forgotten
Conscripts is rich with personal memories and experiences of
Palestine camp life and the friendly population.
How have professional communicators transformed the business of
politics? How do political bodies use the media to sell domestic
and foreign policies to the public? This fully revised new edition
of The Media and Political Process assesses the impact of spin
doctoring and media activity in liberal democracies that are just
as concerned with impression management and public relations as
with policy. Political processes never stand still, and this
revised second edition explores the mediatisation of the political
process in light of recent developments, from Vladimir Putin's
growth into a political celebrity, to the activities of spin
doctors in the 2008 US Presidential Elections. Providing a
comprehensive overview of the evolution, operation and terminology
of political communication, this text is an accessible, lively
resource for students of political communication and media and
politics, and will be important further reading for students of
journalism, public relations and cultural studies.
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