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      • Silkworm International Co., Ltd.

        Silkworm Books is a general publisher based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We specialize in select markets and quality English-language books, primarily on topics related to mainland Southeast Asia. Founded in 1989, we are the foremost publisher of serious books on Thailand in English. To date, we have published more than 300 English titles. We have licensed English-language rights, purchased translation rights, and less frequently commissioned writers. Our books are distributed in North America, and U.K., through the University of Washington Press, and in Asia by local distributors.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2026

        Artificial Intelligence and international security

        Redefining arms races and contemporary warfare

        by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Alena Vieira, Mohammad Eslami

        As artificial intelligence continues to transform modern warfare, the rapid development of AI-driven weaponry presents profound ethical, legal, and security challenges. Artificial Intelligence and International Security: Redefining Arms Races and Contemporary Warfare offers a critical examination of this emerging arms race, exploring issues of arms control, international law, diplomacy, and long-term security. Bringing together expert perspectives, this volume assesses the risks and implications of autonomous weapon systems while proposing solutions to ensure ethical AI deployment. Through a comprehensive analysis of this urgent issue, it seeks to contribute to global debates and inform policies that foster peace, stability, and the responsible use of AI in warfare.

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        November 2020

        Was das Valley denken nennt

        Über die Ideologie der Techbranche

        by Adrian Daub, Stephan Gebauer

        »Aus Erfahrung gut« – das war ab 1958 der Reklamespruch des Elektrogeräteherstellers AEG. Unternehmen wie Google oder Uber würden mit einem solchen Slogan nie werben, geht es ihnen doch gerade darum, mit der Erfahrung zu brechen und bestehende Geschäftsmodelle aufzumischen: »Disruption«. Wie »Content« oder »Kommunikation« gehört das Konzept zu jenen Motiven, die in Aktionärsprospekten, aber auch in Porträts über Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg & Co. häufig bemüht werden. Adrian Daub lehrt in Stanford, kennt die Tech-Branche also aus nächster Nähe. In seinem Essay verfolgt er die Lieblingsideen des Silicon Valley zu Autorinnen wie Ayn Rand, Marshall McLuhan und Joseph Schumpeter zurück und zeigt, dass dabei stets auch die Gegenkultur der sechziger Jahre mitschwingt.

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        April 2018

        Die Tyrannei des Schmetterlings

        Roman

        by Schätzing, Frank

        Cornucopia of wishes? Or Pandora’s box? Luther Opoku is the sheriff of Sierra County, a sleepy gold mining region in the California Mountains, where he has to deal with petty crimes, the manufacture of illicit drugs and a constant lack of staff. Three hundred miles further west in the Silicon Valley, IT visionaries are competing for the creation of the first ultra-intelligent computer that is supposed to solve the major problems of humanity. When a biologist gets killed in mysterious circumstances in the Sierra County forests, Luther comes to realize that his natural idyll has long since become a testing ground for idiosyncratic experiments. The investigation is taking on surreal features and he soon begins to doubt his own sanity. Dead people come to life, time is dissolving – and that is only the beginning of an odyssey beyond the limits of the imaginable... In his new thriller Die Tyrannei des Schmetterlings (“The Tyranny of the Butterfly”), Frank Schätzing outlines the scenario of a technology that will radically change our lives, with the potential to dramatically improve it – or destroy us all: artificial intelligence.

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        Computing & IT
        May 2025

        The myth of good AI

        by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

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        Business, Economics & Law
        October 2020

        Design Thinking Navigator

        Kartenset zur kreativen Projektarbeit

        by Mayer, Lena; Osann, Isabell; Szymanski, Caroline; Taheri, Mana

        Design Thinking: Solve problems together, user-centered and iterative, develop innovations and have fun doing so! - Practical cards for innovation project work with change of perspective- Consistently customer-oriented and iterative- Targeted use of the maps in project planning and implementation with Design Thinking- Pragmatic, compact and wonderfully descriptive- Suitable for the most diverse questions or problems- With folding poster for targeted use of maps in project planning and decorative at the workplace- From the authors "Design Thinking Quick Start

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        The Arts
        July 2025

        Sally Wainwright

        by Kristyn Gorton, Beth Johnson

        The first and only book length study of British screenwriter, director and producer Sally Wainwright. Authors Gorton and Johnson brings together Wainwright's key television series and television films with theoretical work on the concept of emotion and feminist television criticism, exploring Wainwright's contributions to British television through the heroic female characters she creates. The book covers a wide range of theoretical work on melodrama, genre and emotion to explore Wainwright's televisual texts, offering analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2025

        Private property and the fear of social chaos

        by Aidan Beatty

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2016

        A matter of intelligence

        by Charmian Brinson, Richard Dove

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        The Arts
        July 2023

        You’re nicked

        Investigating British television police series

        by Ben Lamb

        You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It reveals how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. Offering insightful readings of police series from Dixon of Dock Green to Happy Valley via The Sweeney, The Bill and Cracker, the book is a must-read for crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide. This new paperback edition features an extensive epilogue on Line of Duty and other Jed Mercurio creations.

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        The Arts
        September 2020

        Science in performance

        Theatre and the politics of engagement

        by Simon Parry

        This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book is about science in theatre and performance. It explores how theatre and performance engage with emerging scientific themes from artificial intelligence to genetics and climate change. The book covers a wide range of performance forms from Broadway musicals to educational theatre, from Somali drama to grime videos. It features work by pioneering companies including Gob Squad, Headlong Theatre and Theatre of Debate as well as offering fresh analysis of global blockbusters such as Wicked and Urinetown. The book offers detailed description and analysis of theatre and performance practices as well as broader commentary on the politics of theatre as public engagement with science. Science in performance is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners working between science and the arts within fields such as theatre and performance studies, science communication, interdisciplinary arts and health humanities.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2014

        East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90

        Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy

        by Jerome de Wiel

        This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2017

        East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90

        Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy

        by Jérôme de Wiel

        This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies.

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        August 2020

        Fernblick: Wie wir uns die Zukunft erzählen

        by Dirk Peitz

        Die Zukunft können wir nicht vorhersehen. Wer glaubt, bereits darin zu leben, wie so mancher im Silicon Valley, muss sich umstellen, denn die Zukunftsmacht China schickt sich an, die Deutungshoheit zu übernehmen. Was also können wir heute über das Bevorstehende sagen? Haben wir Anlass, uns zu freuen? Müssen wir uns fürchten? Der Zeit-Autor und Technologie-Experte Dirk Peitz reiste durch die USA, der alten Zukunft entgegen, bis nach Shenzhen, in die neue Silicon City des Ostens. Auf dem Weg sprach er mit denen, die jetzt schon an der Welt von morgen arbeiten: mit Stanford-Professoren, Think-Tank-Wissenschaftlern, Tech-Arbeitern, Managern, Städteplanern und Träumern. Das Ergebnis ist ein Reisebericht aus der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit des Vorstellbaren. Ein faszinierender Ausblick auf das Morgen. Sowie eine kluge, fundierte Auseinandersetzung mit den drängenden Fragen von heute.

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        Children's & YA

        Snöfrid from Meadow Valley (3). The Hectic Hunt for the River Pearl

        by Andreas H. Schmachtl

        What a disaster! Snöfrid’s stream has disappeared during the night! Without water there can be no porridge, and Snöfrid doesn’t have to think twice. This problem must be solved immediately! The hunt for water begins with a wet meeting at the pond of the little nymph Flumina, but when it turns into a hunt for the mysterious river pearl, involving a submersible boat, the story quickly becomes an underwater adventure, and who knows how it will end? Magical adventure, great fun for boys and girls, by Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.

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