Brave New War or The Texture of Memory

Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

Author: James Fallows

"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist."
—Slate

War in the twenty-first century will be very different from what we've come to expect. Terrorism and guerrilla warfare are rapidly evolving to allow nonstate networks to challenge the structure and order of nation-states. It is a change on par with the rise of the Internet and China, and will dramatically change how you and your kids will view security.

In Brave New War, the counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that will generate a huge return. He shows how taking steps to combat the shutdown of the world's oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we've come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and the crucial steps we must take now to safeguard our systems and ourselves against this new method of warfare.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by James Fallows.

Preface.

Part I. THE FUTURE OF WAR IS NOW.

1 The Superempowered Competition.

2 Disorder on the Doorstep.

3 A New Strategic Weapon.

Part II. GLOBAL GUERRILLAS.

4 The Long Tail of Warfare Emerges.

5 Systems Disruption.

6 Open-Source Warfare.

Part III. HOW GLOBALIZATION WILL PUT AN END TO GLOBALIZATION.

7 Guerrilla Entrepreneurs.

8 Rethinking Security.

9 A Brittle Security Breakdown.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

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The Texture of Memory: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning in Europe, Israel, and America

Author: James E Young

For the Germans and Austrians, memorializing the Holocaust has required public recognition of their crimes; for the Jews, it has required public expression of their suffering. As James Young brilliantly demonstrates, each monument is charged with the often highly problematic struggle between collective memory and national self-image, self-interest, and the aspiration toward a future. Through the memorials and monuments, Young illuminates the process whereby the meaning of the Holocaust continues to be redefined in each new generation in Europe, Israel, and America. This richly illustrated book is a groundbreaking study of the fusion of Holocaust memory and public art in contemporary life.

Booknews

Young (English and Judaic studies, U. of Mass., Amherst) examines Holocaust monuments and museums in Europe, Israel, and America, exploring how every nation remembers the Holocaust according to its own traditions, ideals, and experiences, and how these memorials reflect their place in contemporary aesthetic and architectural discourse. Thoroughly and well illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

What People Are Saying

Saul Friedlander
A sensitive and intellectually compelling book. Young's comparative approach to the study of Holocaust memorials is groundbreaking.

Mark Pollock
The Texture of Memory is a major contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust....It makes clear that much of who we are is shpaed not only by what we remember but also by how we remember.