Security Studies

Exploring more than 100 of the most important ideas, organizations, and events to have defined the feminist movement, this is an essential introduction to feminism. Joining DK's best-selling Big Ideas series, The Feminism Book, narrated by Antonia Beamish, is a complete study of feminism. Trace the subject from its origins, through the suffrage campaigns of the late 19th century, to recent developments such as the Everyday Sexism Project and the #MeToo movement.

Whether the issues are protest, labor, patriotism, or class division, it is clear that professional sports are no longer simply fun and games. Rather, the industry is a hotbed of fractures and inequities that reflect and even drive some of the most divisive issues in our country. The nine provocative and deeply personal essays in Full Dissidence confront the dangerous narratives that are shaping the current dialogue in sports and mainstream culture.

Super Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Truman's 1950 decision to develop a "super" or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account built on newly released archives and previously hidden contemporaneous interviews with more than 60 political, military, and scientific figures who were involved in the decision.

In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and the persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.

Unlock the secrets to mastering the NIST 800 risk management process in record time with this powerful 2-in-1 bundle! Introducing Information Systems Security NIST 800 2-in-1, featuring both RMF ISSO Foundation Guide and RMF ISSO: NIST 800-53. This comprehensive series is your ultimate roadmap to success, designed to simplify the complexities of NIST 800-53 security controls and show you the actionable steps required throughout the RMF process.

At Canaan's Edge concludes America in the King Years, a three-volume history that will endure as a masterpiece of storytelling on American race, violence, and democracy. Pulitzer Prize-winner and best-selling author Taylor Branch makes clear in this magisterial account of the civil rights movement that Martin Luther King, Jr., earned a place next to James Madison and Abraham Lincoln in the pantheon of American history.

In this brilliantly analytical yet personal book, nondemocratic societies are put under a microscope to reveal the mechanics of tyranny that sustain them. In exposing the inner workings of a "fear society", the authors explain why democracy is not beyond any nation's reach, why it is essential for our security, and why there is much that can be done to promote it around the world.

Throughout his presidency, Ronald Reagan sought "peace through strength" during an era of historic change. In the decades since, pundits and scholars have argued over the president's legacy: some consider Reagan a charismatic and consummate leader, who renewed American strength and defeated communism. To others he was an ambitious and dangerous warmonger, whose presidency was plagued with mismanagement, misconduct, and foreign policy failures.

Revelations about U.S. policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world's leading democracy. Within this context, Angela Davis, one of America's most remarkable political figures, gave a series of interviews to discuss resistance and law, institutional sexual coercion, politics, and prison. Throughout, Davis returns to her critique of a democracy compromised by its racist origins and institutions.

For more than 50 years, SPSS has led data science and the statistical market, remaining at the forefront of the changing technological world. Simple and complex statistics can be done easily with IBM SPSS Statistics. "IBM SPSS: Tips and Tricks to Learn and Study about Statistics using IBM SPSS from A-Z" is designed to gain more in-depth and more meaningful knowledge from your data and predict what is likely to happen next. It will allow you to find new opportunities, improve efficiency, and minimize risk in your analysis on IBM SPSS. What Can You Do With IBM SPSS? SPSS Statistics covers the...

Prepare to conquer the Series 7 Exam with this all-encompassing guide, designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed. This book covers every essential topic, from regulatory requirements and investment securities to customer accounts and risk management. Each chapter breaks down complex concepts, offering clear explanations, practical examples, and in-depth insights into equity securities, debt instruments, options, mutual funds, and annuities. Additionally, the guide emphasizes ethical practices and regulatory compliance, ensuring you're ready for real-world scenarios....

From Derek Hunter - one of the most entertaining political writers today - comes an insightful, alarming look at how progressives have took over academia, pop culture, and journalism in order to declare everything liberal great, and everything great, liberal. Progressives love to attack conservatives as anti-science, wallowing in fake news, and culturally backwards. But who are the real denialists here? There are three institutions in American life run by gatekeepers that have stopped letting in anyone who questions their liberal script: academia, journalism, and pop culture.

Bayard Rustin (1912 to1987), the famed openly gay African American organizer, taught Martin Luther King Jr. strategies of nonviolence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thereby launching the birth of the civil rights movement in 1955. Widely acclaimed as a founding father of modern black protest, in 1963 Rustin reached his pinnacle of notoriety as organizer of the March on Washington.

In We Refuse to Forget, award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts of Creek leaders like Cow Tom, a Black Creek citizen who rose to become chief, the U.S. government recognized Creek citizenship in 1866 for its Black members. Yet this equality was shredded in the 1970s when tribal leaders revoked the citizenship of Black Creeks, even those who could trace their history back generations—even to Cow Tom himself.

This is a VIP executive study guide of the Intelligent Investor book. The Intelligent Investor was written Benjamin Graham and published in 1949. The book is widely used by many gurus and business schools, but is outdated. It was and is a widely acclaimed book on value investing. Graham died in 1976. George Mentz, the IBA award-winning author, has created a five-page summary and analysis of the key securities analysis and wealth management issues for those who are students, MBA candidates, managers, and leaders.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, a bright new age for children appeared on the horizon, with progress on ending child labor, providing public education, combating indigence, promoting wellness, and creating a juvenile justice system. But a hundred years on, the promised light has not arrived. Today, more than eleven million American children live in poverty and more than four million lack health insurance.

Home is, in effect, the ideological autobiography of LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka. The two dozen essays that constitute this book were written during a five-year span - a turbulent and critical period for African Americans and Whites. The Cuban Revolution, the Birmingham bombings, Robert Williams’s Monroe Defense movement, the Harlem riots, the assassination of Malcolm X...each changed the way Jones/Baraka looked at America. This progressive change is recorded with honesty, anger, and passion in his writings.

Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation. Tracing the intertwined histories of the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements, Davis examines the racism and class prejudice inherent in so much of white feminism, and in doing so brings to light new pioneering heroines, from field slaves to mill workers, who fought back and refused to accept the lives into which they were born.

Unlock the world of digital investigation and fortify your expertise in Computer Hacking Forensic Investigation (CHFI) with this comprehensive guide. Tailored specifically for aspirants aiming to ace the CHFI certification, this book is a roadmap to success, blending theory with hands-on practice test questions and detailed answers. Explore the intricate landscape of digital forensics as you navigate through chapters meticulously designed to encompass the core elements of CHFI.

Cybercriminals have small businesses squarely in their crosshairs. Over 40% of cyberattacks now target small and medium-sized companies, a number that is growing exponentially annually. Yet most SMBs lack large enterprises' security expertise and budgets, even though they contain valuable data prized by hackers. Without adequate protection, that data is frighteningly exposed. In "Small Businesses Beware: Hackers Are Coming For You Next," Amaete Umanah delivers an urgent wake-up call tailored specifically for SMBs operating with limited resources. Amaete provides a blueprint to protect your ...