No book like this could have been written without the generous assistance of the staffs of Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and the George Bush Presidential Library. Going far beyond providing normal access to internal documents, the staffs of these libraries...
The ubiquitous nature of the Internet is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which
organizations and individuals share information. Developed out of necessity during the cold
war, the Internet was created as a means to help governmental institutions and collegiate
institutions send documents and research materials electronically...
This book examines literary representations of mainlander identity articulated by Taiwan’s second-generation mainlander writers, who share the common feature of emotional ambivalence between Taiwan and China.
Closely analyzing literary narratives of Chinese civil war migrants and their descendants in Taiwan, a...
"Counterterrorism is an important research area for national security and defense, and an area where statisticians can provide insights and tools to improve the standard practice. As funding and governmental interest in these areas continues to grow, this book will provide a stepping stone for those interested in this emerging area of...
In Border and Rule, one of North America’s foremost thinkers and immigrant rights organizers delivers an unflinching examination of migration as a pillar of global governance and gendered racial class formation.
Harsha Walia disrupts easy explanations for the migrant and refugee...
"If you’re even thinking of doing any security engineering, you need to read this book. It’s the first, and only, end-to-end modern security design and engineering book ever written."–Bruce Schneier
"Many people are anxious about Internet security for PCs and servers," says leading expert Ross Anderson,...
The history of airborne radar is almost as old as that of radar itself. The improvement in detection range provided by an airborne platform was realised early during the Second World War, and the development of the cavity magnetron at almost the same time allowed higher radar frequencies and, hence, directive antennas to be used. Nowadays,...
Brian Holdsworth's Digital Logic Design is a well established undergraduate text on digital systems - offering full coverage of the field for first and second year modules and HND units. It has also proved popular in industry as a reference text.
Clive Woods has fully revised the text to cover all the latest developments in the field...
This expanded and updated second edition of a classic bestseller continues to take the "mystery" out of designing and analyzing algorithms and their efficacy and efficiency. Expanding on the highly successful formula of the first edition, the book now serves as the primary textbook of choice for any algorithm design course while...
In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use--a first not only in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in twenty states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of...
It is hard to believe that nearly 15 years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Franchising & Licensing in 1991. The impact of technology and globalization has had a permanent effect on the dynamics of the franchise relationship. When the manuscript was being written for the first edition in the late...
This book looks at criticisms of the journalism profession and evaluates many of the changes in journalism--both positive and negative. In addition, it suggests what the many changes mean for this nation and indeed for the world at large, as American journalism--its methods and standards--has markedly influenced the way many millions overseas...
