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Bitskrieg

the new challenge of cyberwarfare

New technologies are changing how we protect our citizens and wage our wars. Among militaries, everything taken for granted about the ability to maneuver and fight is now undermined by vulnerability to "weapons of mass disruption": cutting-edge computer worms, viruses, and invasive robot networks. At ...

How the world became rich

tthe historical origins of economic growth

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern ...

The rise of ecofascism

climate change and the far right

The world faces a climate crisis and an ascendant far right. Are these trends related? How does the far right think about the environment, and what openings does the coming crisis present for them? This incisive new book traces the long history of far-right environmentalism ...

Information at war

journalism, disinformation, and modern warfare

A war's outcome is determined by more than bullets and bombs. In our digital age, the proliferation of new media venues has magnified the importance of information - whether its content is true or purposely false - in battling an enemy and defending the public. In ...

Politics of disinformation

the influence of fake news on the public sphere

Discover a comprehensive exploration of the underlying theories of disinformation, and their impact, from leading voices in the field Politics of Disinformation delivers a thorough discussion of the overwhelming problem of modern fake news in the political arena. The book reviews fundamental theoretical concepts of ...

Transforming financial institutions

value creation through technology innovation and operational change

Transform your financial organisation's formula for value creation with this insightful and strategic approach In Transforming Financial Institutions through Technology Innovation and Operational Change, visionary turnaround leader Joerg Ruetschi delivers a practical and globally relevant methodology and framework for value creation at financial institutions ...

Financial modeling in Excel for Dummies

Turn your financial data into insightful decisions with this straightforward guide to financial modeling with Excel Interested in learning how to build practical financial models and forecasts but concerned that you don't have the math skills or technical know-how? We've got you covered ...

Statistical analysis with Excel for Dummies

Become a stats superstar by using Excel to reveal the powerful secrets of statistics Microsoft Excel offers numerous possibilities for statistical analysis-and you don't have to be a math wizard to unlock them. In Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies, fully updated for the ...

Currency trading for Dummies

Trade currencies like a seasoned pro with this friendly, fact-filled guide to the forex market Over $6 trillion changes hands in the foreign exchange market every day. You can jump straight into the action with expert guidance from the hands-on Currency Trading For Dummies. You ...

Contesting crime science

our misplaced faith in crime prevention technology

In this eye-opening critique, Ronald Kramer and James C. Oleson interrogate the promises of crime science and target our misplaced faith in technology as the solution to criminality. This book deconstructs crime science's most prominent manifestations-biological, actuarial, security, and environmental sciences. Rather than holding ...

Hate in the homeland

the new global far rightt

A startling look at the unexpected places where violent hate groups recruit young people Hate crimes. Misinformation and conspiracy theories. Foiled white-supremacist plots. The signs of growing far-right extremism are all around us, and communities across America and around the globe are struggling to understand ...

You say you want a revolution?

radical idealism and its tragic consequences

Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure-and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures ...

Refuge

how the state shapes human potential

How states deny the full potential of refugees as people and perpetuate social inequality As the world confronts the largest refugee crisis since World War II, wealthy countries are being called upon to open their doors to the displaced, with the assumption that this will ...

Open democracy

reinventing popular rule for the twenty-first century

To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic Vikings, democracy meant meeting every summer in a field to discuss issues until consensus was reached. Our contemporary representative democracies ...

Pliny's roman economy

natural history, innovation, and growth

The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder's economic thought-and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire's constrained innovation and economic growth The elder Pliny's Natural History (77 CE), an astonishing compilation of 20,000 "things worth knowing," was avowedly intended to ...

Seeking the bomb

strategies of nuclear proliferation

The first systematic look at the different strategies that states employ in their pursuit of nuclear weapons Much of the work on nuclear proliferation has focused on why states pursue nuclear weapons. The question of how states pursue nuclear weapons has received little attention. Seeking ...

The divided states of America

Why federalism doesn't work

Why federalism is pulling America apart-and how the system can be reformed Federalism was James Madison's great invention. An innovative system of power sharing that balanced national and state interests, federalism was the pragmatic compromise that brought the colonies together to form the United ...

The President Who Would Not Be King

executive power under the Constitution

Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and limits-of presidential power One of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making ...

Restarting the future

how to fix the intangible economy

From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today's intangible economy The past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of other ills that have left people wondering what has happened ...

Los menores e Internet: riesgos y derechos

Especial consideración de la nueva Ley Orgánica 8/2021, de 4 de junio de Protección Integral de la Infancia y la Adolescencia frente a la Violencia

Hoy día es muy habitual que los progenitores de los menores compartan imágenes de sus hijos en las redes sociales. Sin embargo, estas conductas conllevan grandes riesgos generalmente desconocidos por aquellos que precisamente los generan. Estos peligros son a veces de especial gravedad, como en ...