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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2020Defense policies of East-Central European countries after 1989
by James W. Peterson, Jacek Lubecki
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2020Defense of the West
by Stanley R. Sloan, Lawrence Freedman
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Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself against Physical Attack
by Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld) & Chief Instructor Eyal Yanilov
Krav Maga, developed by Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld) since the 1930s, was once a method of hand-to-hand combat strictly confined to security agents and members of the MOSSAD and elite IDF units. The method has been adapted for civilians so that anyone, of any age, sex, or physical ability, can utilize it. Based on natural reactions of the human body, the discipline is easy to learn and perform, and practical to use. Krav Maga has rapidly gained in popularity and earned recognition by experts the world over. In the US, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Far East, this unique self-defense method has already been taught to and used by official law enforcement agencies, as well as many ordinary citizens. Written by Imi Sde-Or and his senior disciple Eyal Yanilov as part of the Founder’s Series, Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Physical Attack is the first of two volumes presenting the key principles and training methods for unarmed combat. Laid out an accessible, step-by-step format, the book covers the basics, from safety in training, warm-up, stretching, and flexibility to principles of attacks, stances, and starting positions. The authors offer strategies for every imaginable scenario: defending punches and kicks, releases from chokes, headlock and nelson, grabs, punches, throws, and more. Also emphasizing the psychological underpinnings of the discipline, the book expands its usefulness with sections on mental training, vulnerable points, multiple attackers, and women’s self-defense. About the Authors Eyal Yanilov began training in Krav Maga with Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or when he was 15. Yanilov was the first person to begin training Krav Maga instructors outside of Israel, and he has taught special units, the military, and civilians in over 18 countries. Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or, Founder of Krav Maga, passed away in 1998 at age 88. An English-language North-American edition has been scheduled for publication in Fall 2024. Each volume contains 240 pages, altogether 800-plus b/w photos & illustrations; 16.5 x 24 cm
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July 2024Cape Coral 1. Break through my Defense
by Mimi Heeger, Moon Notes
Mit schönem Farbschnitt in der Erstauflage – Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit Auf dem Platz gewinnt er jedes Spiel. Aber kann er auch ihr Herz gewinnen? Als die Eltern der 20-jährigen Payton bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben kommen, bricht für sie eine Welt zusammen. Da sie die Schulden für ihr Elternhaus in Tennessee nicht abbezahlen kann, zieht sie in das Poolhaus ihres Onkels nach Cape Coral in Florida. Ein Albtraum für die mehrgewichtige Musikstudentin. Zwischen oberflächlichen Models und durchtrainierten College-Sportlern versucht Payton, mit ihrer Trauer fertig zu werden. Und mit den Gefühlen, die Cameron, der Quarterback der Cape Coral Tigers, in ihr auslöst … Bestseller-Autorin Mimi Heeger nimmt Leser*innen ab 16 Jahren in diesem bewegenden New-Adult-Roman mit auf eine emotionale Reise in Paytons Welt – eine Welt voller Trauer, Bodyshaming, Oberflächlichkeiten und der Suche nach sich selbst. Aber auch eine Welt voller Sommer, Sonnenschein und glitzerndem Meer. Lass dich mitreißen von der zarten Slow-Burn-Romance, die sich entwickelt und die Paytons Leben für immer verändern wird. Break through my Defense: Ein Sommer voller Tragödien, Touchdowns und der großen Liebe Voller Gefühle: Ein bewegender New-Adult-Roman für Leser*innen ab 16 Jahren. Spannung und Liebe: Die mitreißende Sports Romance mit dem Trope Enemies-to-Lovers fesselt von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite. Starke Protagonistin: Eine inspirierende Geschichte über Bodyshaming, Selbstfindung, die Kraft der Liebe und die Überwindung von Trauer. Genial ausgestattet in der Erstauflage: Softcover mit Klappen, trendig illustriertem Buchschnitt und coolem Lesezeichen zum Abtrennen.
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KRAV MAGA
How to Defend Yourself against Armed Assault
by Imi Sde-Or and Eyal Yanilov
A practical self-defense guide based on Krav Maga, the renowned Israeli system of unarmed combat. Though once a secret method strictly confined to security agents and members of elite IDF units, Krav Maga is rapidly gaining in popularity and earning recognition by experts the world over. In the US and several European countries, this unique self-defense method has already been taught to and used by official law enforcement agencies, as well as many ordinary citizens. An English-language edition of How to Defend Yourself against Armed Assault was first published in summer 2001 and has already been reprinted ten times. It was shortly followed by a Japanese edition, as well as Mexican-Spanish and Dutch-language editions (2002). German and European-Spanish editions were published in 2003, and a Czech edition appeared in 2004. French and Hungarian-language editions were published in mid-2006, and a Polish edition was published in fall 2008. A Korean edition was published in summer 2014, And an Italian edition was published in spring 2015. A Chinese edition was published in late 2020 and already reprinted several times.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2022In defence of councillors
by Colin Copus
In defence of councillors is an unashamed defence of local representative democracy and of those elected to serve as councillors from the often ill-informed, ill-judged and inaccurate criticism made by the media, government and public, of councillors' personal, political and professional roles. By using qualitative research from a number of related projects, the book examines the roles, functions and responsibilities of councillors and the expectations placed upon them by citizens, communities and government. It also examines the impact council membership has on other facets of the councillor's life. The book examines how councillors develop strategies to overcome the constraints and restrictions on their office so as to be able to govern their communities, balance their political and public life and democratise and hold to account a vast array of unelected bodies that spend public money and develop public policy without the electoral mandate and legitimacy held by our councillors.
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2015In defence of councillors
by Colin Copus
In defence of councillors is an unashamed defence of local representative democracy and of those elected to serve as councillors from the often ill-informed, ill-judged and inaccurate criticism made by the media, government and public, of councillors' personal, political and professional roles. By using qualitative research from a number of related projects, the book examines the roles, functions and responsibilities of councillors and the expectations placed upon them by citizens, communities and government. It also examines the impact council membership has on other facets of the councillor's life. The book examines how councillors develop strategies to overcome the constraints and restrictions on their office so as to be able to govern their communities, balance their political and public life and democratise and hold to account a vast array of unelected bodies that spend public money and develop public policy without the electoral mandate and legitimacy held by our councillors. ;
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Business, Economics & LawSeptember 2022Diario de un defensor de pibes chorros (Journal of a juvenile delinquent's defender)
by Julian Axat
This book chronicles Julián's journey to his role as a juvenile defender in the province of Buenos Aires, from which they sought to oust him through harassment and political trials. Others would follow the path he paved: those trained by him, officials and defenders who, witnessing his work, learned to commit to the adolescents and their heart-wrenching stories that he brought to light and presents to us again in these tales.
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2002An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy)
Sir Philip Sidney
by R. W. Maslen
An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy), by the celebrated soldier-poet Sir Philip Sidney, is the most important work of literary theory published in the Renaissance. The new introduction and notes include a wealth of new information and new readings drawing on recent developments in Renassance Studies. Unfamiliar words and phrases are glossed, classical and other references explained, and difficult passages analysed in detail. The first separate edition of Sidney's seminal text to be published for more than a decade. Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of the Apology has been the standard, and this revision of Shepherd's edition, with a new introduction and extensive notes, is designed to introduce Sidney's best-known work to a new generation of readers at the beginning. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2008National Missile Defence and the politics of US identity
A poststructural critique
by Natalie Bormann
Why adopt a poststructural lens for the reading of the military strategy of national missile defence (NMD)? No doubt, when contemplating an attack on US territory by intercontinental ballistic missiles, consulting Michel Foucault and critical international relations theory scholars may not seem the obvious route to take. The answer to this lies in another question: why has there been so much interest and continuous investment in NMD deployment when there is such ambiguity surrounding the status of threat to which it responds, controversy over its technological feasibility and concern about its cost? Posed in this manner, the question cannot be answered on its own terms - the terms given in official accounts of NMD that justify the system's significance on the basis of strategic feasibility studies and conventional threat predictions guided by worst-case scenarios. Instead, this book argues that the preferences leading to NMD deployment must be understood as satisfying requirements beyond strategic approaches and issues. In turning towards the interpretative modes of inquiry provided by critical social theory and poststructuralism, this book contests the conventional wisdom about NMD and suggests reading the strategy in terms of US identity. Presented as an analysis of discourses on threats to national security, around which the need for NMD deployment is predominantly framed, this book is an effort to let the two fields of critical international relations theory and US foreign policy speak directly to each other. It seeks to do so by showing how the concept of identity can be harnessed to an analysis of a contemporary military-strategic practice. ;
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August 2017National Cyberspace Security Theory
by Xueshi SHEN
Cyberspace becomes a major threat to national security, while promoting the progress of human science and technology civilization. Guided by the overall national security concept, this book focuses on the hotspot events of world cyberspace security, analyzes the causes of cyberspace security threats, interprets world power’s cyberspace security strategy, explores national cyberspace security rules, and provides systematic and in-depth theoretic decision references.
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November 2016Preemptive Self-Defense.
Die Vereinbarkeit des Konzepts der Preemptive Self-Defense mit dem Völkerrecht.
by Richter, Christian
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2025Arctic state identity
Geography, history, and geopolitical relations
by Ingrid A. Medby
This book sets out to answer what it means to hold a formal title as one of the eight 'Arctic states'; is there such a thing as an Arctic state identity, and if so, what does this mean for state personnel? It charts the thoughtful reflections and stories of state personnel from three Arctic states: Norway, Iceland, and Canada, alongside analysis of documents and discourses. This book shows how state identities are narrated as both geographical and temporal - understood through environments, territories, pasts and futures - and that any identity is always relational and contextual. As such, demonstrating that to understand Arctic geopolitics we need to pay attention to the people whose job it is to represent the state on a daily basis. And more broadly, it offers a 'peopled' view of geopolitics, introducing the concept and framework of 'state identity'.
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Mind, Body, SpiritPSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE
40 protection techniques to free yourself from negative energies and regain better mental and physical health
by Ouassima Touahria
By ignoring the invisible aspect of our reality, we neglect our own energy, our vibratory hygiene, our borders and limits in relation to other. This book offers you a real toolbox of psychic defense and energy protection. It offers you the opportunity to reconnect with yourself and your inner strength, your power to act and raise your vibrations. By protecting your physical and energy bodies, you gain strength and can live a more fulfilling and harmonious life whatever happens around you!
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2021Armed non-state actors and the politics of recognition
by Anna Geis, Maéva Clément, Hanna Pfeifer, Emmanuel Pierre Guittet, Peter Lawler
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2022The British left and the defence economy
by Keith Mc Loughlin
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Hexi Corridor China's Wild West
by 《Hexi Corridor China's Wild West》Camera crew
The documentary "Hexi Corridor China's Wild West", with its rich humanistic materials and unique aesthetic perspective, has become a classic of domestic documentary. Hexi Corridor, a documentary book of the same name published by Gansu Education Press, reproduces the film on paper in the form of pictures and illustrations, bringing readers a new reading experience and aesthetic enjoyment. The book's chapters are arranged in the same chronological order as the documentary, with each chapter focusing on a different theme -- from the equestrians of the empire to the quiet Buddhist faces of the grottoes; From the reading of Confucian scriptures to the ringing of merchants' camel bells. In different dimensions, he wrote an epic of the Hexi Corridor, a meeting place of civilizations.
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2023
The illusion of the Burgundian state
by Élodie Lecuppre-Desjardin, Christopher Fletcher
On 25 January 1474, Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, appeared before his subjects in Dijon. Robed in silk, gold and precious jewels and wearing a headpiece that gave the illusion of a crown, he made a speech in which he cryptically expressed his desire to become a king. Three years later, Charles was killed at the battle of Nancy, an event that plunged the Great Principality of Burgundy into chaos. This book, innovative and essential, not only explores Burgundian history and historiography but offers a complete synthesis about the nature of politics in this region, considered both from the north and the south. Focusing on political ideologies, a number of important issues are raised relating to the medieval state, the signification of the nation under the 'Ancien Regime', the role of warfare in the creation of political power and the impact of political loyalties in the exercise of government. In doing so, the book challenges a number of existing ideas about the Burgundian state.
