Georgetown University Press: 313 books
After We Die
The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
What will become of our earthly remains? What happens to our bodies during and after the various forms of cadaver disposal available? Who controls the fate of human remains? What legal and moral constraints apply? Legal scholar Norman Cantor provides a graphic, informative, and entertaining exploration...
Hippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics
The Points of Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Where should physicians get their ethics? Professional codes such as the Hippocratic Oath claim moral authority for those in a particular field, yet according to medical ethicist Robert Veatch, these codes have little or nothing to do with how members of a guild should understand morality or make ethical...
Science and Religion
Christian and Muslim Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Science and Religion is a record of the 2009 Building Bridges seminar, a dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars convened annually by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The essays in this volume explore how both faith traditions have approached the interface between science and religion and...
Understanding Cyber Conflict
Fourteen Analogies
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities...
Reconsidering the American Way of War
US Military Practice from the Revolution to Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Challenging several longstanding notions about the American way of war, this book examines US strategic and operational practice from 1775 to 2014. It surveys all major US wars from the War of Independence to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as most smaller US conflicts to determine what...
Modern Arabic
Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2004
The revised and updated edition of Modern Arabic takes this authoritative, concise linguistic description of the structure and use of modern Arabic to an invaluable new level. Clive Holes traces the development of the Arabic language from Classical Arabic, the written language used in the 7th century...
by Devin R. Springer
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Jihadist ideology inspires a diverse and decentralized collection of radical groups to fight alleged enemies of Islam and to attempt to “restore” a holy caliphate to unite Muslim peoples across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Islamic Radicalism and Global Jihad provides unique insights into the...
The Limits of Alignment
Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
The Limits of Alignment is an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John D. Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory—that states...
Hacking the Bomb
Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Are nuclear arsenals safe from cyber-attack? Could terrorists launch a nuclear weapon through hacking? Are we standing at the edge of a major technological challenge to global nuclear order? These are among the many pressing security questions addressed in Andrew Futter’s ground-breaking study of...
The Global Village Myth
Distance, War, and the Limits of Power
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
According to security elites, revolutions in information, transport, and weapons technologies have shrunk the world, leaving the United States and its allies more vulnerable than ever to violent threats like terrorism or cyberwar. As a result, they practice responses driven by fear: theories of falling...
The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy
Ensuring Access and Promoting Security
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
The Indian Ocean, with its critical routes for global commerce, is a potentially volatile location for geopolitical strife. Even as the region’s role in the international economy and as a highway to conflict zones increases, the US has failed to advance a coherent strategy for protecting its interests...
Afghan Endgames
Strategy and Policy Choices for America's Longest War
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
The United States and its allies have been fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan for a decade in a war that either side could still win. While a gradual drawdown has begun, significant numbers of US combat troops will remain in Afghanistan until at least 2014, perhaps longer, depending on...
Optimizing Cyberdeterrence
A Comprehensive Strategy for Preventing Foreign Cyberattacks
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Cyberattacks are one of the greatest fears for governments and the private sector. The attacks come without warning and can be extremely costly and embarrassing. Robert Mandel offers a unique and comprehensive strategic vision for how governments, in partnership with the private sector, can deter cyberattacks...
by Darlene Fozard Weaver
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
What may we say about the significance of particular moral actions for one’s relationship with God? In this provocative analysis of contemporary Catholic moral theology Darlene Fozard Weaver shows the person as a moral agent acting in relation to God. Using an overarching theological context of sinful...