Revolutionary Warfare investigates how efforts to counter a revolution could also be revolutionary. The Algerian War fractured the French Empire, destroyed the legitimacy of colonial rule, and helped launch the Third Worldist movement for the liberation of the Global South. By tracing how French generals, officers, and civil officials sought to counter Algerian independence with their own project of radical social transformation, Terrence G. Peterson reveals that the conflict also helped to transform the nature of modern warfare. The French war effort was never defined solely by repression. As Peterson details, it also sought to fashion new forms of surveillance and social control that could capture the loyalty of Algerians and transform Algerian society. Hygiene and medical aid efforts, youth sports and education programs, and psychological warfare campaigns all attempted to remake Algerian social structures and bind them more closely to the French state. In tracing the emergence of such programs, Peterson reframes the French war effort as a project of armed social reform that sought not to preserve colonial rule unchanged, but to revolutionize it in order to preserve it against the global challenges of decolonization. Revolutionary Warfare demonstrates how French officers' efforts to transform warfare into an exercise in social engineering not only shaped how the Algerian War unfolded from its earliest months, but also helped to forge a paradigm of warfare that dominated strategic thinking during the Cold War and after: counterinsurgency.
This collection of hymns is based on songs sung in praise by those that have come before us, by those that stand amongst us and dedicated to those that will sing of Him long after we are called Home.Each hymn is printed on its own page, with nothing on the reverse side, allowing for removal of individual hymns for easy photocopying access.
Communication for Professionals: A Guide to Writing and Speaking Well focuses on the practice and performance of effective communication in business and professional contexts. The book addresses both written and verbal skill sets through a combination of forward thinking methodology and foundational techniques.Developed to answer the question “What do I do and how do I do it?” the text emphasizes performance over theory. After first establishing fundamental principles and perspectives regarding professional communication, the book moves on to consider the organizational, interpersonal, and nonverbal contexts in which communication occurs. Specific chapters are devoted to group communication, presentations, traditional and digital business writing, and public writing.Communication for Professionals helps readers develop a clear understanding of communication common to the workplace and how to engage in it effectively and successfully. It can be used in courses in business communication, professional writing, and management.
Communication for Professionals: A Guide to Writing and Speaking Well focuses on the practice and performance of effective communication in business and professional contexts. The book addresses both written and verbal skill sets through a combination of forward thinking methodology and foundational techniques. Developed to answer the question "What do I do and how do I do it?" the text emphasizes performance over theory. After first establishing fundamental principles and perspectives regarding professional communication, the book moves on to consider the organizational, interpersonal, and nonverbal contexts in which communication occurs. Specific chapters are devoted to group communication, presentations, traditional and digital business writing, and public writing. Communication for Professionals helps readers develop a clear understanding of communication common to the workplace and how to engage in it effectively and successfully. It can be used in courses in business communication, professional writing, and management.Terrence L. Warburton earned his Ph.D. in communication at the University of Denver. Dr. Warburton is a professor of communication and media at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and has served as a consultant for public opinion and marketing research, and developed and presented professional training workshops in team-building and interpersonal relations.Jaime S. Warburton earned her MFA in Writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is an assistant professor of Writing at Ithaca College, where she currently serves as director of both the Ithaca Writers Institute and the Ithaca College Writing Center. She has published scholarship in fan studies in addition to poems and stories.
WILL YOU LET YOUR FUTURE SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS?Most of us now realise that the world is going through a financial crisis. We have seen the end of the Industrial Age, yet the thinking of many people, including politicians, has yet to change. The Information Age has arrived, and there is a brand new way of doing things and the old ways of thinking no longer work. And this is just the start.Are you ready for it?This book, written for individuals, shows you how you can take control of your money, your life and your future. In a constantly changing world, you can no longer rely on other people or the government. You will have to stand up, be accountable and be willing to make tough decisions. You have to take action Then you will be able transform your life and start living your dreams.This book will show you: Why the economy will crashThe chaos that will engulf the worldThe new technologies and ideas that will help shape the New EconomyHow to embrace the New Economy and set yourself up your perfect life The road ahead will not be pretty, but if you learn and put yourself out in front, you will be more than just a survivor, you will be a success TIME IS EXTREMELY LIMITED AND YOU NEED TO ACT NOW
COLONEL DANIEL DRAKE successfully led the greatest scientific effort since the Manhattan Project. Now they enter the final phase and Drake takes command -- Earth's first interstellar expedition. Politics, funding, rivalries and terrorism plague the project and threaten its completion. The colonel heartlessly drives his people to a successful launch only to have disaster strike before they exit the solar system. Their ship crashes into the Red Spot of Jupiter, those who survive find themselves in a universe abnormally quiet and subtly different. Limping back to port they discover an unrecognizable but beautiful and violent world occupied by strange animals Drake's scientists insist are dinosaurs. Drake must lead them through starvation, sabotage, murder, and mutiny while repairing their ship and enduring a vicious world on a mission where more than their lives depend on their survival for the mysterious aliens, those who gave them starship technology, delivered it with a deadline and an ominous threat, "Do not be late". ____________________ 'Crucible' is Military Sci-Fi but it is also Hard Sci-Fi with rock-solid science that is simply and briefly presented in rendition and concept. The reader will find that it greatly adds to the excitement of the tale. "...the author sees the human-dinosaur interaction through a new perspective - one that keeps the reader turning pages." --Steve Alten, NY Times best-selling author of MEG & VOSTOK.
An encyclopedic guide to meeting facilitation for any product manager, project manager, or scrum master who needs to find the perfect tools to design perfect meetings. This valuable resource lays out a structured method for designing and leading better meetings. Its facilitative approach marks a transition from the leader as "the expert with the answers" to a new world where the leader's job is to ask the right questions and manage context. To ask the right questions, facilitators need access to a wide range of tools, and the expertise to match the tool with the situation. With facilitative tools properly applied, leaders can build consensus around important questions, creating buy-in among team members and stakeholders which will make their work so much more effective. At the end of every meeting, the participants, not the presenter, will own the content, which is key. Used correctly, these tools can help build a culture of engagement and motivation. This book is an easy-to-navigate catalog of tools collected and tested by the MG Rush Facilitation consultancy to provide evidence-based results.
