https://novapublishers.com Publisher of Books and Journals in Medicine and Health, Science and Technology and Social Sciences Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:09:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://novapublishers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-nova-favicon-32x32.jpg https://novapublishers.com 32 32 https://novapublishers.com/shop/theories-of-geopolitics/ Sat, 05 Nov 2022 15:00:11 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=128008 James Biser Whisker - Emeritus/Retired, West Virginia University, PA, USA Kevin R. Spiker, PhD - Associate Professor of Political Science, Ohio University, St. Clairsville, OH, USA Series: Political Science and History BISAC: POL062000; POL011000; POL040020 DOI: 10.52305/QZGT1698 Using insights from critical geopolitics and cultural history, this book focuses on how the academic discipline of geopolitics was created, negotiated, and contested by a wide variety of intellectuals, practitioners, and academics. Many geopoliticians wish to begin by requiring that geopolitics take responsibility for its misuse in the past. Many also agree that this science must reconceptualize geopolitics to account for the many changes which have occurred in the late 20th, and early 21st, centuries. This book considers how geopolitical writings have been influenced by religion, iconography, and doctrine. It also considers how geopolitics has been reformulated in the post-World War II period. **Order the printed version and SAVE 50% on the e-book with Print+eBook**]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/southeast-asia-redefined-strategic-order-challenges-and-impacts-to-regional-and-global-security/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:36 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=127775 Antonio Marquina, PhD - Chair in International Security, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain María Isabel Nieto Fernández, PhD - Lecturer, International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Xira Ruiz Campillo, PhD - Lecturer, International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Soledad Segoviano Monterrubio, PhD - Professor, International Relations, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Raquel Barras Tejudo, PhD - Advisor & Lecturer, International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Series: South Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues BISAC: POL012000 DOI: 10.52305/UWPJ5359 This book encompasses a wide range of security aspects and their transformation that will shape ASEAN in a period of great power competition: the blurring of ASEAN centrality, the growing importance of climate change, energy security, terrorism/ organized crime transformation as well as digital economy and cybersecurity, considered as major regional risks and threats. The book shows how ASEAN is trying to be on the forefront on the in-depth global and regional discussions and policies on these issues. **Order the printed version and SAVE 50% on the e-book with Print+eBook**]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/modern-china-in-transition-and-development-a-panoramic-view/ Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:58:25 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=127477 Yanqing Jiang, PhD - Professor, School of Economics and Finance, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China Yun Sun - Postgraduate Student, School of Economics and Finance, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China Series: Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues BISAC: BUS068000; HIS008000; POL023000 DOI: 10.52305/GHFN6111 This is a book discussing China’s economic transition and development since the beginning of modern times. The book is chronologically divided into eight connected chapters that collectively provide a comprehensive and coherent discussion of the book’s focus – China’s economic transition and development in modern and contemporary times. However, each one of the eight chapters is sufficiently self-contained and can be read on its own, which potentially enhances the usefulness of the book. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and overview. All the subsequent chapters go into detail with each one of them pertaining to a specific historical time period as the corresponding chapter title properly implies. Chapter 2 focuses on the period of transformational development of the Late Qing Dynasty and the socio-economic situation after the founding of the Republic of China. Chapter 3 is about the Chinese economy in wars and covers the period of the Anti-Japanese War and China’s War of Liberation. Chapter 4 is concerned with the economy under the early governance of the People’s Republic of China while Chapter 5 focuses on the subsequent twists and turns of the socialist economic construction. The longest chapter, Chapter 6 is devoted to the great turning point in the history of China’s socialist construction – the reform and opening up. The last two chapters, Chapters 7 and 8, stride into the 21st Century. Chapter 7 is about the new stage of China’s economy, new development strategies, completion and prospect, and the achievements of the first 12 years into the new century, while Chapter 8 discusses the economic new normal and the socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. **Order the printed version and SAVE 50% on the e-book with Print+eBook**]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/imperative-philosophy-of-international-criminal-justice-visible-power-invisible-essence/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:03:16 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=141955 Series: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections BISAC: PHI000000; LAW026000; LAW027000 DOI: 10.52305/NZOU9522 This book delivers a central and dynamic interpretation of the imperative philosophy of international criminal justice and how it struggles to defend the body of international human rights law. Understanding the fundamental philosophies of both legal disciplines reassures the promotion of the virtue of their norms. This work examines these basic philosophies by analysing them through the lens of the new terms: visible power and invisible essence. The former term addresses jus major provisions, while the latter reveals the substantive essence of the existence of the ethical virtues of both legal disciplines as subjects of unity. The invisible reasoning contains genuine imperative moral law and attempts to strengthen its visible framework by preventing autocratic law. The invisible platform of the system of international criminal justice should always remain imperative and it should not be compromised through new, domineering interpretations. The ethics of the procedures of the system of international criminal courts should not rest on the interpretation of visible provisions promoted through authoritarian impulsive rules, rather they should be based on whether or not the invisible pure “jus imperative” legal justice has been given sufficient weight in the judgements of courts. The coherent scale of the invisible moral essence should not be shattered by incoherent visible morality. Reading about these novel values with the new terms: criminalvisibilism and criminalinvisibilism, as coined by Malekian, is a must.]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/powertionism-in-international-criminal-justice/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:41:59 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=140923 Series: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections BISAC: PHI000000; LAW026000; LAW111000 DOI: Powertionism is an innovative legal term coined by the author used to emphasize the greed of our governments. This greed is demonstrated through how such governments interpret international legal rules based on their agendas and their desire to pursue and strengthen their political, military, and economic interests. As a result, certain governments have adopted hypocritical, autocratic, egregious, and reductio ad absurdum standards, while other governments continue to suffer under the hegemonic policies of the former. Powertionism sings a song of superiority instead of one of multilateralism. The epidemic of powertionism first arose within the systems of international human rights law and international criminal justice when governments nominated themselves to be permanent members of the United Nations, Security Council, and NATO, and subsequently began imposing hypocritical sanctions upon other states. The existence of a number of brutal wars in different regions implies the expansion of hedonistic powertionism which has spawned from the concealed and cruel political interests at the national and international levels. The deceitful justification of the notion of powertionism prevents populations across the globe from attaining their substantive cultural, ethnic, and universal natural rights. Malekian, the author of the book, illuminates the truth relating to the objectives of governments working to conceal the true nature and impact of their deadly weapons as a result of the punitive or deluded decisions made by NATO or others. We are compelled to promote accurate values of human rights in order to prevent large-scale massacres resulting from powertionist, oppressive, and unilateral judgments. We can no longer ethically consent to the domination of power, the waging of proxy wars, and the ambiguous incitement of the commission of international crimes by permitting the chauvinistic policies of powertionist governments.]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/u-s-capitol-attack-review-response-and-financing/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:24:42 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=126521 Frank E. Sisson (Editor) Series: American Political, Economic and Security Issues BISAC: POL035000 On January 6, 2021, the world witnessed a violent and unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Vice President, Members of Congress, and the democratic process. Rioters, attempting to disrupt the Joint Session of Congress, broke into the Capitol building, vandalized and stole property, and ransacked offices. They attacked members of law enforcement and threatened the safety and lives of our nation’s elected leaders. Tragically, seven individuals, including three law enforcement officers, ultimately lost their lives. Chapter 1 addresses the security, planning, and response failures of the entities directly responsible for Capitol security along with critical breakdowns involving several federal agencies, particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), and Department of Defense (“DOD”). The United States faces a more dangerous period in the wake of January 6th than we did after the Oklahoma City bombing. This threat is real and it is, therefore, incumbent on all of us to look at the ways that these extremist groups fund not only their violent activities but their recruitment and radicalization efforts as well. To effectively disrupt domestic extremist groups, we need to better understand their financing as explained in chapter 2. Chapter 3 is a transcript of remarks by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the anniversary of the attack.]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/abortion-rights-access-and-legislative-response/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:18:42 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=125943 Jorge P. Sandford (Editor) Series: Government Procedures and Operations BISAC: POL020000 This book looks at the threat to abortion rights and access in the United States. It examines attempts by state governments to restrict access to abortion care. The threat to abortion rights has become dire. Millions of Americans are now living in a state where they lack meaningful access to abortion care. The right to abortion is rendered meaningless without access. **Order both the printed version and the e-book together and SAVE!**]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/review-of-capitol-police-procedures-during-the-capitol-attack/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:19:12 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=125724 Rafael B. Phillips (Editor) Series: Government Procedures and Operations BISAC: POL030000 The Capitol Police is responsible for protecting the Congress, its members, staff, visitors, and facilities. The U.S. Capitol Police’s (Capitol Police) planning for January 6, 2021, did not reflect the potential for extreme violence aimed at the Capitol and did not include contingencies for support from other agencies. For example, although the Capitol Police had information protesters could be armed and were planning to target Congress, the Capitol Police’s plans focused on a manageable, largely nonviolent protest at the Capitol. **Order the printed version and SAVE 50% on the e-book with Print+eBook**]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/sanctions-in-response-to-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ Thu, 19 May 2022 20:44:52 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=123815 Eric Freitag (Editor) Series: Government Procedures and Operations BISAC: POL061000 Sanctions are a central element of U.S. policy to counter and deter malign Russian behavior. The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia mainly in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to reverse and deter further Russian aggression in Ukraine, and to deter Russian aggression against other countries. **Order the printed version and SAVE 50% on the e-book with Print+eBook **]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/examining-the-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-and-its-effects/ Thu, 12 May 2022 20:19:22 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=123581 Juliane L. Oviedo (Editor) Series: American Political, Economic and Security Issues BISAC: POL059000 On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered the Afghan capital of Kabul, completing a rapid takeover over the country with a speed that surprised many Afghans and Americans alike. The Taliban’s advance came as the United States was completing the military withdrawal. The U.S. military and diplomatic withdrawal and evacuation operation concluded on August 30, 2021, with the departure of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. The fall of the elected Afghan government, which had been supported by billions of dollars in U.S. assistance over the course of nearly two decades, raises significant questions about past, present, and future U.S. policy.]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/anarchies-in-collision/ Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:24 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=31097 Series: Contemporary Cultural Studies BISAC: POL042010 The debates concerning global terrorism focus on “radical Islam” and the way it can be “moderated” or pacified by appeals to its peaceful side. These debates include the discussion of the clash of civilizations, tolerance and its limits, and military means to defeat the perpetrators. Such cultural clashes appear in various parts of the globe, including India, Pakistan, and even among sects of the same civilizations. This monograph explores the nature of these cultural clashes and the resurgence of global terror to look at a more fundamental set of issues, including the misguided search for truth, resulting in Western post-modernism and “post-truth,” spanning the globe in the guise of multi-culturalism. The analysis of this context leads to questioning the basic composition of civilizations, their compatibility, and radical differences, leading to a dimension of awareness that has not been addressed by scholars studying civilizations. What is at issue is the inevitable “anarchistic terror,” which includes most unpredictable acts by “unsuspected” individuals, not only from Islam, but also by those emboldened by a specific mode of awareness. This level “dissolves” the various claims that the fundamental clash is among civilizations and points to two, modern, Western levels of this dissolution: literature and theory. The former calls for the collapse of anything resembling features of the world that are accessible to human awareness. The second level places the world at an arbitrary service for human “needs.” The result is made manifest by the claims from anarchistic terrorists that the modern West is “Satanic” and destructive of the created order of all things, which is a totally anarchistic point of view, while the answer from the modern West points to the fundamental anarchism of those who terrorize “Western” ways. The analysis of this context shows that both sides are anarchistic and face an inevitable collision without any possible justification. The collision is designed to unfold into a final domain that requires an “ontological” account of how such a collision in human life is possible, without relying on previously inadequate explanations. The text includes contemporary “turmoil” in global relationships, the various trends toward “autocracy” and “strong man” solutions to our predicaments. Such tendencies appear in the phenomenon of the conjunction of state and religion, so well pronounced in Russia, in Confucian China, the Middle East, the United States, and in European nations. It is to be noted that such solutions do not depend only on personality cults, but above all, on “legitimating” their stories. The point is that such stories are equally anarchistic. (Imprint: Nova)]]> https://novapublishers.com/shop/intelligence-analysis-domestic-and-foreign-threats-confronting-the-biden-administration/ Mon, 02 May 2022 13:47:04 +0000 https://novapublishers.com/?post_type=product&p=116329 John Michael Weaver (Editor) - Associate Professor, Intelligence Analysis, York College, PA USA Jennifer Yongmei Pomeroy (Editor) - Associate Professor, Geography, York College, PA USA Series: American Political, Economic and Security Issues BISAC: POL000000; POL040000 DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/BEKD1239 The United States, as the world’s sole superpower, is seeing its position wane as China and Russia look to reassert themselves as global powers, especially when seeing what is going on regarding Taiwan and Ukraine. These are significant challenges confronting President Biden and his national security team. Moreover, there are many other security issues confronting the United States. This book is an amalgam of open-source intelligence analysis of countries and non-state actors from around the globe that could hurt the United States. Chapters in this work dissect issues using qualitative analysis techniques focusing on secondary data sources in order to provide an unclassified assessment of threats as seen by the United States using two models (the York Intelligence Red Team Model and the Federal Secondary Data Case Study Triangulation Model). The key audience for this book includes the 18 members of the U.S. intelligence community, members of the U.S. National Security Council, allies of the United States, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) looking to provide support abroad, universities with international relations and intelligence analysis programs, and private sector companies considering expanding their operations overseas. **Order both the printed version and the e-book together and SAVE!**]]>