2007, ISBN: 9780691130644

Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 2004 Large Trade Softcover, Tight, Clean and Bright Copy, no stamps, no names, no labels, light reading wear, clean and unmarked text. Though U.S. leade… Mehr…

Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 2004 Large Trade Softcover, Tight, Clean and Bright Copy, no stamps, no names, no labels, light reading wear, clean and unmarked text. Though U.S. leaders try to convince the world of their success in fighting al Qaeda, one anonymous member of the U.S. intelligence community would like to inform the public that we are, in fact, losing the war on terror. Further, until U.S. leaders recognize the errant path they have irresponsibly chosen, he says, our enemies will only grow stronger. According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the Islamist threat is to believe the urging of U.S. leaders that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Blustering political rhetoric informs the public that the Islamists are offended by the Western worlds democratic freedoms, civil liberties, inter-mingling of genders, and separation of church and state. However, although aspects of the modern world may offend conservative Muslims, no Islamist leader has fomented jihad to destroy participatory democracy, for example, the national association of credit unions, or coed universities. Instead, a growing segment of the Islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific U.S. policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications. Capitalizing on growing anti-U.S. animosity, Osama bin Ladens genius lies not simply in calling for jihad, but in articulating a consistent and convincing case that Islam is under attack by America. Al Qaedas public statements condemn Americas protection of corrupt Muslim regimes, unqualified support for Israel, the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, and further litany of real-world grievances. Bin Ladens supporters thus identify their problem and believe their solution lies in war. Anonymous contends they will go to any length, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, their communities and the, 3, Princeton University Press. Very Good. 5.4 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches. Paperback. 2007. 200 pages. <br>The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and one of the most important books ever written about prison. Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Cold War, motivated by the world's experience of fascism and communism to study the closest thing to a totalita rian system in American life: a maximum security prison. His anal ysis calls into question the extent to which prisons can succeed in their attempts to control every facet of life--or whether the strong bonds between prisoners make it impossible to run a prison without finding ways of accommodating the prisoners. Re-release d now with a new introduction by Bruce Western and a new epilogue by the author, The Society of Captives will continue to serve as an indispensable text for coming to terms with the nature of mod ern power. Editorial Reviews Review Praise for Princeton's orig inal edition: [A] remarkable study by a scrupulously honest, non- captive observer of the real meaning of captivity.---C. H. Rolph, New Statesman Sykes's perspective simultaneously on all parties in the prison's social system is unique, and his interpretation is profound.---Daniel Galaser, American Journal of Sociology The book should be read by all who are interested in, or dealing wit h, those convicted of crimes. No ready solution is offered, but t he problems are brought forth forcefully. ? Psychiatric Quarterly About the Author Gresham M. Sykes is Professor of Sociology Eme ritus at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many boo ks, including Social Problems in America and Crime and Society, a nd the coauthor of Criminology. ., Princeton University Press, 2007, 3<