Please note: this book was written and published prior to Manning's identification as Chelsea.
Beginning in early 2010, Chelsea Manning leaked an astounding amount of classified information to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks: classified combat videos as well as tens of thousands of documents from the war in Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands from Iraq, and hundreds of thousands more from embassies around the globe. Almost all of WikiLeaks's headline-making releases of information have come from one source, and one source only: Chelsea Manning.
Manning's story is one of global significance, yet she remains an enigma. Now, for the first time, the full truth is told about a woman who, at the age of only twenty-two, changed the world.
Though the overarching narrative in media reports on Manning explain her leaks as motivated by the basest, most self-serving intentions, Private paints a far more nuanced, textured portrait of a woman haunted by demons and driven by hope, forced into an ethically fraught situation by a dysfunctional military bureaucracy. Relying on numerous conversations with those who know Manning best, this book displays how Manning's precocious intellect provided fertile ground for her sense of her own intellectual and moral superiority. It relates how a bright kid from middle America signed on to serve her country and found herself serving a cause far more sinister. And it explains what it takes for a person to betray her orders and fellow troops--and her own future--in order to fulfill what she sees as a higher purpose.
Manning's court-martial may be the military trial of the decade, if not the century. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the woman behind it all.
Автор: Heinrich Bergstresser Название: A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016 ISBN: 900434697X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004346970 Издательство: Brill Цена: 26500.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This chronology for 2004 to 2016 compiles the chapters on Nigeria previously published in the Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara. This decade, however, covers the most crucial events such as stabilising the democratic process, a short-lived economic boom, the rise of Boko Haram and its Islamist insurgency, the amnesty and the renewed violence in the Niger Delta, the rise of unprecedented crime in the Middle Belt and the election defeat of a sitting president. In a sense, all these events were shaping the country’s political and socioeconomic system and are having a long-lasting impact.
Автор: Jon Abbink Название: A Decade of Ethiopia: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016 ISBN: 9004345884 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004345881 Издательство: Brill Цена: 26500.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has gone through a decade of significant economic change and political contestation since 2004. The ruling EPRDF party has redefined the country as a ‘developmental state’ and has tried to increase its presence on the African and world stage. Preceded by a new Introduction casting a broader perspective on some underlying trends, this monograph presents a chronology for 2004 to 2016, compiling the chapters on Ethiopia previously published in the Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara. A list of further reading suggestions has also been added.
Автор: Henning Melber Название: A Decade of Namibia: Politics, Economy and Society - The Era Pohamba, 2004-2015 ISBN: 9004319328 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004319325 Издательство: Brill Цена: 26570.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Hifikepunye Pohamba has been the second Head of State since Namibia’s Independence in 1990. As successor to Sam Nujoma he held office for two terms from March 2005 to March 2015. At the end of his presidency he was awarded the Mo Ibrahim Prize for good governance as the fifth statesman of the continent. This overview covers the twelve years from his election in 2004 until his retirement as documented in the chapters previously published in the Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara, reviewing Namibia’s development during his presidency. An introductory analysis putting the Pohamba era into the context of Namibian society precedes the chronological account.
Автор: Patrick W. Galbraith, Thiam Huat Kam, Bj?rn-Ole Ka Название: Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan: Historical Perspectives and New Horizons ISBN: 1350014168 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350014169 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 40120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
With the spread of manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese cartoons) around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term 'otaku' to identify fans of such media. The connection to manga and anime may seem straightforward, but, when taken for granted, often serves to obscure the debates within and around media fandom in Japan since the term 'otaku' appeared in the niche publication Manga Burikko in 1983.
Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan disrupts the naturalization and trivialization of 'otaku' by examining the historical contingency of the term as a way to identify and contain problematic youth, consumers and fan cultures in Japan. Its chapters, many translated from Japanese and available in English for the first time - and with a foreword by Otsuka Eiji, former editor of Manga Burikko - explore key moments in the evolving discourse of 'otaku' in Japan. Rather than presenting a smooth, triumphant narrative of the transition of a subculture to the mainstream, the edited volume repositions 'otaku' in specific historical, social and economic contexts, providing new insights into the significance of the 'otaku' phenomenon in Japan and the world.
By going back to original Japanese documents, translating key contributions by Japanese scholars and offering sustained analysis of these documents and scholars, Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan provides alternative histories of and approaches to 'otaku'. For all students and scholars of contemporary Japan and the history of Japanese fan and consumer cultures, this volume will be a foundation for understanding how 'otaku', at different places and times and to different people, is meaningful.
Автор: Floud Название: The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain 2 Volume Paperback Set ISBN: 1107646413 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107646414 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 50680.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Combining the expertise of more than 30 leading historians and economists, the volumes examine the foundational importance of economic life in modern Britain and the close interconnections between economic, social, political and cultural change. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and apply quantitative methods. Volume 1 (1700–1870), examines industrialisation's causes and consequences; issues of globalisation, convergence and divergence; and the role of institutions, the state and technology. Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth century global dominance to its early twenty-first century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. Throughout the volumes British experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitors.
Автор: Laura Mars Название: This is Who We Were, 9 Volume Set ISBN: 1682171256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682171257 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 1213210.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This series is sure to be of value as both a serious research tool for students of American history as well as an intriguing climb up America`s family tree.
Автор: Scott Derks Название: Working Americans, 14 volume set ISBN: 161925168X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781619251687 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 1990290.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Working Americans series has become an important reference for public libraries, academic libraries and high school libraries. These volumes will enrich the reader`s understanding of American history, through the eyes of its people, and will be a welcome addition to all types of reference collections.
Автор: Lynch, Timothy J. (university Of Melbourne) Название: In the shadow of the cold war ISBN: 0521136768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521136761 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 24290.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book examines American engagement with the world from the fall of Soviet communism through the opening years of the Trump administration. While Timothy J. Lynch argues that the Cold War cast a shadow on every president that came after it, he finds that the US remained the world`s dominant power.
Автор: Stephen Haseler Название: The Grand Delusion: Britain After Sixty Years of Elizabeth II ISBN: 1780760736 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780760735 Издательство: I B Tauris Рейтинг: Цена: 17600.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 2012, Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The royal family have overcome a number of obstacles in its recent history, yet today it appears to be riding on a wave of popular affection. But has Elizabeth II's reign been a good thing for the UK? Or have the style, rituals and underlying culture of the modern monarchy held Britain back from its potential in the 21st century world? In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking new book, Stephen Haseler argues that the class structure which the monarchy has continued to encourage has retained outdated, yet seemingly entrenched, attitudes which have negatively affected Britain's economy, capacity to innovate and international stature. He provides an alternative political and social history of modern Britain which will be a provocative yet entertaining and informative read in the Queen's anniversary year.
Автор: Perkins Название: A History of Modern Tunisia ISBN: 1107654734 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107654730 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 29570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Kenneth Perkins`s new edition of A History of Modern Tunisia examines the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present with an emphasis on political, social, economic and cultural developments. No other English-language study of Tunisia offers as sweeping a time frame or as comprehensive a history of this nation.
Автор: de Waal Clarissa Название: Albania: Portrait of a Country in Transition ISBN: 1780764847 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780764849 Издательство: I B Tauris Рейтинг: Цена: 21990.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Explains Albania`s `transition` from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism.
Казахстан, 010000 г. Астана, проспект Туран 43/5, НП2 (офис 2) ТОО "Логобук" Тел:+7 707 857-29-98 ,+7(7172) 65-23-70 www.logobook.kz
