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Globe and Mail Looks at Post 9/11 Books

The Globe and Mail’s January 26th Books section featured critiques of the new crop of major books examining the social and political issues surrounding terrorism. Leaderless Jihad, the forthcoming book… READ MORE

Aceh, Indonesia–Now Available

Aceh, Indonesia: Securing the Insecure State Elizabeth F. Drexler 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 9 illus. Cloth 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4057-3 | $59.95 | £39.00A volume in the… READ MORE

Fea’s Presbyterians in Love

In the January issue of Commonplace, John Fea explores a little known side of Philip Vickers Fithian, the early American diarist and Presbyterian minister perhaps best known for his descriptions… READ MORE

Smoke Firing–Now Available

Smoke Firing: Contemporary Artists and Approaches Jane Perryman 176 pages | 8 1/2 x 11 | 190 color illus. Cloth Feb 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4089-4 | $49.95 | £32.50 Not… READ MORE

Sageman Offers “Common Sense”

"[Marc] Sageman takes the common sense view that you can’t defeat an enemy until you know them and understand what drives them," writes David Isenberg in an Asia Times review… READ MORE