Sean Lawson: 4 books

The Rhetorical Invention of America’s National Security State examines the rhetoric and discourse produced by and constitutive of America’s national security state. Hasian, Lawson, and McFarlane illustrate the importance of rhetoric to the expansion of the American national security state in the...

Halloween horror, dark fiction and suspense short stories. Carve your pumpkins and turn on the porch light, Halloween frights begin with the sound of…Doorbells at Dusk. Doorbells at Dusk is a treasury of brand-new Halloween tales from both modern masters and rising stars of dark fiction,...

Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality...

This book examines the United States military’s use of concepts from non-linear science, such as chaos and complexity theory, in its efforts to theorise information-age warfare. Over the past three decades, the US defence community has shown an increasing interest in learning lessons from...