Jonathan Katz Bücher

This groundbreaking journey explores America's forgotten path to global power through the extraordinary life of Smedley Butler, a celebrated Marine and warfighter. Known as 'The Fighting Quaker,' Butler served in nearly every major overseas conflict from the Spanish-American War to the eve of World War II. His military career began at 16 in Guantánamo Bay, where he played a pivotal role in U.S. expansion, helping to annex the Philippines, leading troops in China, and participating in the invasions of Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Mexico. However, in retirement, Butler became a vocal critic of war, imperialism, and corporate interests, famously declaring, "I was a racketeer for capitalism." Award-winning author Jonathan Myerson Katz traveled extensively, from China to Guantánamo and the Panama Canal, examining Butler's personal letters and those of his fellow Marines and family. Katz illustrates how the legacy of these military actions continues to resonate today, engaging with figures like a Sandinista commander in Nicaragua and a martial arts practitioner from the Boxer Rebellion in China. This narrative traces U.S. overseas expansionism, the rise of fascism in the 1930s, and the ongoing crises of democracy, revealing an urgent story about a formative era that remains largely unrecognized in American history.

"On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle it. In this visceral, authoritative first-hand account, Jonathan M. Katz chronicles the terror of that day, the devastation visited on ordinary Haitians, and how the world reacted to a nation in need. Tracing the broken promises, political intrigue, and the deadly cholera epidemic sparked by UN peacekeepers in the earthquake's aftermath, The Big Truck That Went By presents a sharp critique of international aid, uncovers startling truths about how good intentions go wrong, and shows what can be done to make aid 'smarter.'"--Back cover

“On these pages, Eve Adams rises up, loves, rebels—her times, eerily resembling our own.” —Joan Nestle, cofounder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives and author of A Restricted Country• 2022 Lambda Literary Awards FinalistHistorian Jonathan Ned Katz uncovers the forgotten story of radical lesbian Eve Adams and her long-lost book Lesbian Love  Born Chawa Zloczewer into a Jewish family in Poland, Eve Adams emigrated to the United States in 1912,took a new name, befriended anarchists, sold radical publications, and ran lesbian-and-gay-friendly speakeasies in Chicago and New York. Then, in 1925, Adams risked all to write and publish a book titled  Lesbian Love .Adams’s bold activism caught the attention of the young J. Edgar Hoover and the US Bureau of Investigation, leading to her surveillance and arrest. Adams was convicted of publishing an obscene book and of attempted sex with a policewoman sent to entrap her.Adams was jailed and then deported back to Europe, and ultimately murdered by Nazis in Auschwitz. In The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams , acclaimed historian Jonathan Ned Katz has recovered the extraordinary story of an early, daring activist. Carefully distinguishing fact from fiction, Katz presents the first biography of Adams, and the publisher reprints the long-lost text of Adams’s rare, unique book Lesbian Love

The Third Edition of this widely used textbook for introductory cryptography courses enhances its predecessors by incorporating new sections, topics, and exercises. It focuses on the fundamental principles of modern cryptography, emphasizing formal definitions and rigorous proofs of security, making it a comprehensive resource for students in both mathematics and computer science.