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Understanding the Modern Russian Police represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA). The book provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the historical development, functions, and contemporary challenges faced by the modern Russian police.Spanning more than two centuries of history, the book covers: The tsarist police evolution that witnessed the creation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD) in 1802 and concluding with the 1917 October Revolution The Soviet era from the 1917 October Revolution until Stalin’s death in 1953The Khrushchev and Brezhnev periods, and the Soviet police’s maturation into a professionally educated and well-equipped law enforcement systemThe transformational period of police development beginning with Gorbachev’s perestroika and concluding with the first term of Putin in 2008The structure, authority, and workforce of the modern Russian policePublic-police relationships existing today in RussiaReports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on corruption and abuse of power, along with a legal analysis of practices by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)The 2011 Police Reform by MedvedevThe book concludes with some predictions on the future of the Russian police and its potential reforms. Encompassing the efforts of many great researchers from Russia, this exhaustive review of the history of policing in Russia enables readers to comprehend the societal and political forces that have shaped policing in this country.
Learn how to bring your data to life with this hands-on guide to visual analytics with TableauKey FeaturesMaster the fundamentals of Tableau Desktop and Tableau PrepLearn how to explore, analyze, and present data to provide business insightsBuild your experience and confidence with hands-on exercises and activitiesBook DescriptionLearning Tableau has never been easier, thanks to this practical introduction to storytelling with data. The Tableau Workshop breaks down the analytical process into five steps: data preparation, data exploration, data analysis, interactivity, and distribution of dashboards. Each stage is addressed with a clear walkthrough of the key tools and techniques you'll need, as well as engaging real-world examples, meaningful data, and practical exercises to give you valuable hands-on experience.As you work through the book, you'll learn Tableau step by step, studying how to clean, shape, and combine data, as well as how to choose the most suitable charts for any given scenario. You'll load data from various sources and formats, perform data engineering to create new data that delivers deeper insights, and create interactive dashboards that engage end-users.All concepts are introduced with clear, simple explanations and demonstrated through realistic example scenarios. You'll simulate real-world data science projects with use cases such as traffic violations, urban populations, coffee store sales, and air travel delays.By the end of this Tableau book, you'll have the skills and knowledge to confidently present analytical results and make data-driven decisions.What you will learnBecome an effective user of Tableau Prep and Tableau DesktopLoad, combine, and process data for analysis and visualizationUnderstand different types of charts and when to use themPerform calculations to engineer new data and unlock hidden insightsAdd interactivity to your visualizations to make them more engagingCreate holistic dashboards that are detailed and user-friendlyWho this book is forThis book is for anyone who wants to get started on visual analytics with Tableau. If you're new to Tableau, this Workshop will get you up and running. If you already have some experience in Tableau, this book will help fill in any gaps, consolidate your understanding, and give you extra practice of key tools.
The story of nineteenth-century Paraguay is the story of the dawn of modern nationhood in the world-and a devastating war is the culmination of this tale. The War of the Triple Alliance (1864–70), considered the bloodiest interstate conflict in the history of the Americas, pitted Paraguay against the combined forces of imperial Brazil and the republics of Argentina and Uruguay. By the end of the war, Paraguay was defeated and occupied, losing more than half its total population. Why, then, did everyday people in nineteenth-century Paraguay join and endure the violence and trauma associated with postcolonial sovereignty? In Parishioners of Sovereignty Michael Kenneth Huner answers this question. He explores how modern nationhood became a living, breathing reality among everyday people in Paraguay even as such bonds of sovereignty remained fluid and contingent in the years leading up to and during the war. Although conventional history still portrays Paraguay’s experience in the conflict as the result of a precocious cultural and ethnolinguistic-based nationalism, Huner argues in contrast that religion and republicanism rendered modern nationhood a moral imperative for which everyday Paraguayans worked, died, killed, and subverted. By tracing the complex interplay of religion, republicanism, and local social history that created the Paraguayan nation and state, and utilizing sources in the GuaranÍ language, Parishioners of Sovereignty casts crucial new light on the social history of early nation-building throughout the Americas.
The nation is divided, and a bloody Civil War looms on the horizon in this award-winning historical fiction debut. Two young men, whose life paths will cross again and again, enlist to fight for their country-each with very different reasons for service. While their respective journeys put them on opposing sides of the battlefield-Zach fighting for the Northern cause and Luke for the Southern-each young soldier learns invaluable lessons about honor, human nature, and the horrors of war.Home Again is a rare piece of historical fiction that recounts Civil War experiences in strict compliance to recorded historic detail. Yet as historically accurate as it is, it is also incredibly insightful and compelling, and is sure to entertain both your heart and your mind.
Scarred "packs in more history and raw emotion than a 600-page epic" notes Kirkus. For Union soldier and expert rifleman Zach Harkin, taking another man's life is as simple as aiming and pulling the trigger. He's a war hero, known for his acts of skill and bravery at the Battle of Shiloh, and now he has a Confederate sharpshooter in his sights-a soldier who killed Zach's best friend. All Zach has to do is squeeze the trigger to exact his revenge, which he does.A quick search of the man's belongings reveals a photo of the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, and suddenly, war hero Zach Harkin doesn't feel so heroic anymore. He feels guilt. This killing isn't an act of war but an execution.No longer able to pull the trigger, Zach finds himself discharged from duty and unable to sleep, as visions of the dead man haunt him. This drives him on a redemptive journey to find the man's family and pay his penance.Packed with adventure, imprisonment, and romance, Zach's story reveals that no matter what the time period or circumstance, the human need for love and forgiveness perseveres.
A world in which the lives of people are threatened and controlled either by an unpredictable megalomaniac or by a cold, unyielding legal system. A world of political skulduggery. A world in which people experience a personal identity crisis and the rejection of their values and beliefs. A world in which they face intimidation and bullying and an intense pressure to conform. A world of ominous dreams and life-threatening situations. Sound familiar? This book will help you to negotiate your way through such a world because it is the very world which confronted Daniel and his friends.
A world in which the lives of people are threatened and controlled either by an unpredictable megalomaniac or by a cold, unyielding legal system. A world of political skulduggery. A world in which people experience a personal identity crisis and the rejection of their values and beliefs. A world in which they face intimidation and bullying and an intense pressure to conform. A world of ominous dreams and life-threatening situations. Sound familiar? This book will help you to negotiate your way through such a world because it is the very world which confronted Daniel and his friends.
This fact filled fictional pictured story begins in 2010 as a Sudanese archaeologist named Anand is on a mission begun by his grandfather to find the whereabouts of King Piankhi's mummy. The King and his son's of Nubia were the first Africans to rule over Egypt from 730 BC to 656 BC. Almost 75 years. Some Egyptians may discredit this fictional book.
Based on the story of WWII Resistance fighter Andr e De Jongh, The Postwoman recounts the gripping story of one woman's courageous actions and sacrifices in the face of great peril.In 1940, Andr e "Dedee" de Jongh, a twenty-four-year-old Belgian nurse, is horrified by her country's quick surrender to Nazi Germany. Every week she observes Germans inspecting the infirmary for injured Allied soldiers to ship off to work camps. Every day she witnesses new atrocities in the streets, such as Jewish countrymen being brutally beaten.Outraged at the injustice, Dedee devises a strategy with her father to aid in the resistance effort against the Germans. They hatch a plan to help downed Royal Air Force fliers escape Belgium and France and return to England, where they can rejoin the fight. It's a dangerous endeavor and guaranteed death sentence if they're caught, but Dedee is determined to do her part to defeat the enemy.Over time, the secret organization becomes one of the most successful wartime escape lines, saving more than eight hundred Allied fliers. Dedee manages to outwit the Nazis for a time, but with German soldiers hunting for the group and its leaders at every turn, will she be able to escape with her life?Based on true events, The Postwoman recounts the gripping story of one woman's courageous actions and sacrifices in the face of great peril.
These books are racially explicit and written for the not-so sensitive and serious minded people. Tyrone Jenkins is a college graduate who lives at home and falls in love with a women who has a specific agenda all of her own.
Kyle Jameson, a Special Ops Veteran who works on Wall Street, stumbles on a 65 year old mystery that involves his presumed missing grandmother who died in the actual crash of a B-25 Bomber that flew into the Empire State Building in 1945. "Time is the enemy in obtaining all truths."
Kyle's Army is a Part 2 of The Search for Reasons, which explains a lot of questions that needed to be answered. Kyle recalls his old Army Special Ops Reserve Unit to help him in the rescue of an missing fellow soldier. In the process, he is dragged into solving a conspiracy that is engulfing our nation's capital. "Time is the enemy in obtaining all truths."
Dominance is the third novel based on the adventures of Kyle Jameson; a veteran who manages to always find trouble. He searches for clues to prevent an international incident that leads him and his old unit into being recalled back into active duty "Time is the enemy in obtaining all truths."
This fact filled pictured story begins in 2010 as a Sudanese archaeologist named Anand is on a mission begun by his grandfather to find the whereabouts of King Piankhi's mummy. King Piankhi and his son's of Nubia were the first Africans to rule over Egypt from 730 BC to 656 BC. Almost 75 years. Egyptians may discredit this book.)
The Excursion is a novel based on a young teenager named Roderick Anthony who stumbles on a conspiracy that involves the ship's captain. His father begins to believe him after the Galileo Probe, which was reported as being crashed into Jupiter, is recovered in space by two time travelers from the past. Time is the enemy in obtaining all truths.
