War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq by Shawn Christian Nessen

When Christians first met Muslims a sourcebook of the earliest Syriac writings on Islam by Penn, Michael Philip

Peace movements and pacifism after September 11 /œc [edited by] Shin Chiba, Thomas J. Schoenbaum

Table of Contents: “…A Peaceful Superpower: The Movement Against War in Iraq /David Cortright…”

Torture and the twilight of empire from Algiers to Baghdad by Lazreg, Marnia

The hurt locker

Force and legitimacy in world politics

Table of Contents: “…/ Andrew Hurrell -- Legality and legitimacy : the quest for principled flexibility and restraint / Richard Falk -- Not yet havoc : geopolitical change and the international rules on military force / Michael Byers -- Liberal hierarchy and the licence to use force / Christian Reus-Smit -- The age of liberal wars / Lawrence Freedman -- Force, legitimacy, success and Iraq / John Mueller -- War and international relations : a military historical perspective on force and legitimacy / Jeremy Black -- The judgement of war : on the idea of legitimate force in world politics / Nicholas Rengger -- Discourses of difference : civilians, combatants and compliance with the laws of war / Helen M. …”

Putting teeth in the tiger improving the effectiveness of arms embargoes

Table of Contents: “…Lopez -- The unprecedented embargo : the UN arms sanctions against Iraq, 1990-2004 / Oldrich Bures, George A. Lopez -- The challenge of measuring success : Yugoslavia's sanctions decade (1991-2001) / Wolf-Christian Paes -- US measures against Pakistan's nuclear policies, 1990-2001 / Sumita Kumar -- Introduction / Michael Brzoska, George A. …”

Media and terrorism global perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Terrorism and news narratives / Justin Lewis -- Asylum seekers as political spectacle / Jake Lynch, Annabel McGoldrick and Alex Russell -- Media myth and ground reality in reporting from Iraq / Dahr Jamail -- Challenging the media war / Danny Schechter.…”

Air power in UN operations wings for peace

Table of Contents: “…Roy Thomas -- Air operations in Somalia : "black hawk down" revisited / William Dean III -- Operation deliberate force in Bosnia 1995 : humanitarian constraints in aerospace warfare / Robert Owen -- Combat air power in the Congo, 2003 / Walter Dorn -- Allied air power over Libya / Christian F. Anrig -- Advances in aviation for UN peacekeeping : a view from un headquarters / Kevin Shelton-Smith -- Peace from above : envisioning the future of UN airpower / Robert D. …”

Annals of gullibility why we get duped and how to avoid it / by Greenspan, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…-- Gullibility as a theme for Herman Melville -- Othello and other Shakespearean dupes -- Gullibility in religion -- Samson and other Bible stories -- Belief in God and supernatural phenomena -- Satan as a manipulator of the gullible -- Believers in end-of-the world predictions -- The gullibility of those who believe in mediums -- Gullibility in anti-semitism -- Christian Science as a magnet for gullibles -- -- Gullibility in war and politics -- The Trojan Horse and military deception -- Groupthink in the planning of the Vietnam war -- Gullibility in the buildup to the Second Iraq War -- Gullibility on the political right -- Gullibility on the political left -- Many people who accept conspiracy theories are gullible -- Suicide bombers are super gullible -- Spin doctoring and believing semi-lies -- Gullibility in criminal justice -- Gullibility among murder accomplices -- A trial as a test of a jury's gullibility -- Gullibility of lawyers -- Gullibility of crime scare stories -- Gullibile application of redemptive and mental health notions -- Gullibility in the interrogation situation -- Gullibility of child witnesses -- Gullibility in science and academia -- The sokal hoax has exposed the gullibility of scholars -- Gullibility in he art world -- Cold fusion as an example of scientific gullibility -- Academic hiring decisions -- Gullibility among psychotherapists and their clients -- Alternative health practices -- Rasputin and facilitated communication -- Gullibility in vulnerable populations -- False confessions in people with brain damage -- Social vulnerability of young people -- Frail elderly and people with Alzheimer's -- People with intellectual disability -- Gullible crime victims -- Sexual exploitation of people with disabilities -- Gullibility in finance and relationships -- Choice of entertainment and vacation purchases -- Inheritance scams -- Tulipmania and other investment bubbles -- Believing rumors -- People interviewed by journalists -- Gullibility in sexual relationships -- Falling for "April Fool" and other practical jokes -- Believing family members -- Questions about gullibility -- Is gullibility a form of stupidity? …”
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