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On Killing
16 May 2010 by Bonex

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

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The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. Now, Grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st-century military conflicts, recent trends in crime, suicide bombings, school shootings, and more. ON KILLING is the study of what author Lt. Col. Dave Grossman has termed “killology”. This odd term describes, not killing between nations, but the exact circumstances involved when one individual ends the life of another individual, with the primary focus being on combat situations. Grossman’s argument is carefully researched and methodically laid out. more…
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The New Jim Crow
16 May 2010 by Bonex

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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Jarvious Cotton’s great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave.
–FROM THE NEW JIM CROW

Alexander shows that, by targeting black men and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, even as it formally adheres to the principle of color blindness. The New Jim Crow challenges the civil rights community–and all of us–to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America. more…

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Cyber War
16 May 2010 by Bonex

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

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Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security — and he was right. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. Cyber War goes behind the “geek talk” of hackers and computer scientists to explain clearly and convincingly what cyber war is, how cyber weapons work, and how vulnerable we are as a nation and as individuals to the vast and looming web of cyber criminals. Powerful and convincing, Cyber War begins the critical debate about the next great threat to national security. more…
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