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From South Texas to the Nation: The Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby John Weber (Author)In the early years of the twentieth century, newcomer farmers and migrant Mexicans forged a new world in South Texas. In just a decade, this vast region, previously considered too isolated and desolate for large-scale agriculture, became one of the United States' most lucrative farming regions and one of its worst places to work. By encouraging mass migration from Mexico, paying low wages, selectively enforcing immigration restrictions, toppl...

Shadow Cold War: The Sino-Soviet Competition for the Third World - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jeremy Friedman (Author)The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War has long been understood in a global context, but Jeremy Friedman's Shadow Cold War delves deeper into the era to examine the competition between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China for the leadership of the world revolution. When a world of newly independent states emerged from decolonization desperately poor and politically disorganized, Mos...

Making Machu Picchu: The Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Rice (Author)Speaking at a 1913 National Geographic Society gala, Hiram Bingham III, the American explorer celebrated for finding the "lost city" of the Andes two years earlier, suggested that Machu Picchu "is an awful name, but it is well worth remembering." Millions of travelers have since followed Bingham's advice. When Bingham first encountered Machu Picchu, the site was an obscure ruin. Now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Machu Picchu is the ...

James J. Kilpatrick: Salesman for Segregation - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby William P. Hustwit (Author)James J. Kilpatrick was a nationally known television personality, journalist, and columnist whose conservative voice rang out loudly and widely through the twentieth century. As editor of the Richmond News Leader, writer for the National Review, debater in the "Point/Counterpoint" portion of CBS's 60 Minutes, and supporter of conservative political candidates like Barry Goldwater, Kilpatrick had many platforms for his race-based bran...

Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York City, 1880-1945 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Guglielmo (Author)Italians were the largest group of immigrants to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, and hundreds of thousands led and participated in some of the period's most volatile labor strikes. Jennifer Guglielmo brings to life the Italian working-class women of New York and New Jersey who helped shape the vibrant radical political culture that expanded into the emerging industrial union movement. Tracing two generations of...

Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Louis A. Pérez Jr. (Author)For more than two hundred years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images--Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. Louis A. Perez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island as they have persisted and...

Fault Lines: Exploring the complicated place of Progressive American Jewish Zionism - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Amanda Berman (Editor), Marc Dollinger (Foreword by), Leah Solomon (Contribution by)It can be very lonely to stand in the world as an advocate for multiple commitments many consider incompatible. One such hybrid stance is Progressive Zionism, deemed racist by many American Progressives and considered suspect (or naïve) by many American Zionists. Those zero-sum approaches of extremist politics and "cancel culture" make even less imaginable a better day for Israe...

The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951-1954 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby David S. Painter (Author), Gregory Brew (Author)Beginning with the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry in spring 1951 and ending with its reversal following the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in August 1953, the Iranian oil crisis was a crucial turning point in the global Cold War. The nationalization challenged Great Britain's preeminence in the Middle East and threatened Western oil concessions everywhere. Fearing the loss of Iran and p...

Where Caciques and Mapmakers Met: Border Making in Eighteenth-Century South America - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey Alan Erbig (Author)During the late eighteenth century, Portugal and Spain sent joint mapping expeditions to draw a nearly 10,000-mile border between Brazil and Spanish South America. These boundary commissions were the largest ever sent to the Americas and coincided with broader imperial reforms enacted throughout the hemisphere. Where Caciques and Mapmakers Met considers what these efforts meant to Indigenous peoples whose lands the border crossed. Mov...

Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Yochai Benkler (Author), Robert Faris (Author), Hal Roberts (Author)This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has...

No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age - Paperback

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by Jane F. McAlevey (Author)The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required. Today's progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC (and capitols throughout the West), where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests. Labor unions now focus on the narrowest possible understanding of the interests of their members, and membership co...

The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War - Paperback

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by Mitchell A. Orenstein (Author)In 2007, Russia launched a hybrid war on the West to preserve its influence in the "lands in between" Russia and the European Union (EU), countries that had left the Soviet Union and gravitated towards an enlarged EU and NATO. Since Russia's meddling in the US presidential election in 2016 and its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, this conflict has altered the politics of all countries involved. Just as the lands in between face a civilizational choice b...

Correction Officer Study Guide and Practice Test Questions for Correctional Exams [4th Edition Book] - Paperback

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by Joshua Rueda (Author)Test Prep Books' Correction Officer Study Guide and Practice Test Questions for Correctional Exams [4th Edition Book] Taking the Correctional Officer test? Want to get a good score? Written by Test Prep Books, this comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview Test-Taking Strategies Introduction Reading Comprehension Mathematics Verbal Reasoning Vocabulary Reasoning Memory Understanding and Applying Correctional Directives, Procedures, and Regulations L...

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by Patrick J. Deneen (Author)Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? "Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that liberal democracies ignore at their own peril."--President Barack Obama "Deneen's book is valuable because it focuses on today's central issue. The important debates now are not about policy. They are about the basic values and structures of our social order."--David Brooks, New York Times Of ...

Journey Toward A More Perfect Union: Travel to America's Founding to Alter the Constitution! - Paperback

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by Ron Schlegel (Author)When scientists invent the world's first time machine, and selects a young American journalist, history buff, and descendent of Ben Franklin, to travel back to colonial Philadelphia to fulfill his noble mission of creating a more perfect Constitution and union, his lifelong dream is about to begin. Once transported, he meets America's Founders, experiences colonial Philadelphia life, and the Revolutionary War. He also learns about James Madison's Virginia Plan, the gre...

It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move on - Hardcover

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by Malaika Jabali (Author)One of The Boston Globe's Best Books of 2023 * "I'm sitting here, in awe, trying to wrap my head around how Malaika conjured something so vibrant and timely and fun (and even flirty) while also being rigorous, evergreen, and fucking terrifying." --Damon Young This biting, brilliant, often hilarious guide to socialism by journalist Malaika Jabali debunks myths, centers forgotten socialists of color who have shaped our world, and shows socialism is not all Marx and Ber...

An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back - Paperback

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by Elisabeth Rosenthal (Author)A New York Times bestseller/Washington Post Notable Book of 2017/NPR Best Books of 2017/Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2017 "This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America."--Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene At a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking investigation into our dysfunctional healthcare system - and offers...

Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby G. F. Abbott (Author)From the preface: "The late convulsions in Greece and Turkey, and the consequent revival of all the mis-statements which, during the War, flowed from ignorance or malice, render the publication of this book particularly opportune. Mr. Abbott deals with his subject in all its aspects, and presents for the first time to the British public a complete and coherent view of the complicated circumstances that made Greece, during the War, the battl...

Sensemaking: A Structure for an Intelligence Revolution - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby National Defense Intelligence College (Author)Sensemaking is the inaugural book in our new series, titled The A. Denis Clift Series on the Intelligence Profession. The Clift Series will present original research on intelligence analysis and the teaching of intelligence. In 2009, A. Denis Clift concluded a 50-year career with the federal government. Clift was president of the National Defense Intelligence College from 1994 to 2009 and was instrumental in creatin...

Smallpox as a Bioweapon: Should We Be Concerned? - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Naval Postgraduate School (Author)There is debate in the weapons of mass destruction and bioterrorism literature over whether the threat from smallpox is exaggerated or realistic; however, there has been insufficient evaluation of the factors that indicate whether the threat is valid or overblown. Insufficient weight has been given to whether there are groups or individuals who are capable or have demonstrated the intent to use smallpox as a weapon, which shoul...

Understanding China's Political System: Congressional Research Service, May 10, 2012 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Michael F. Martin (Author), Susan V. Lawrence (Author)This report is designed to provide Congress with a perspective on the contemporary political system of China, the only Communist Party-led authoritarian state in the G-20 grouping of major economies. China's Communist Party dominates state and society in China, is committed to maintaining a permanent monopoly on power, and is intolerant of those who question its right to rule. Nonetheless, analysts consider ...

Trappings of Power: Political Leadership in Africa - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Z. Allan Ntata (Author)Why is it that by his death, having solved the country's hunger problems and set an example for Africa on how to deal with foreign donors and international aid organisations such as the IMF and the World Bank, Mutharika was regarded as a pariah both in Malawi and internationally? Mutharika had overseen the expansion of the transport infrastructure, presided as Chairman of the African Union and helped Malawi achieve rapid GDP growth. How i...

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Report copyright infringementby Emma Goldman (Author)Lithuanian born anarchist Emma Goldman emmigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen. She first became attracted to anarchism following the Haymarket affair of 1886, a massacre in which seven police officers and an unknown number of civilians were killed during a march of striking Chicago workers. Eight anarchists were subsequently tried for murder. "Anarchism and Other Essays" is a collection of essays first published in 1911. The ...

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot - Paperback

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by Mikki Kendall (Author)A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women." --Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic "One of the most important books of the current moment."--Time "A rousing call to action... It should be required readi...

Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Rhodes (Author)The final volume in Richard Rhodes's prizewinning history of nuclear weapons offers the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in the post-Cold War age. The past twenty years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons drastically. With extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding, Richard Rhodes makes clear how the five original nuclear powers--Russia, Great Britain, France, China, and especially the Unite...

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Breyer (Author)A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution. "You will not read a more important legal work this election year." --Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of fifteen #1 New York Times bestselling books "A dissent for the ages." -...

An Emancipation of the Mind: Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Stewart (Author)This is a story about a dangerous idea--one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and returned to inflame a new generation of intellectuals to lead the abolition movement--the idea that all men are created equal.In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essenti...

Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Whitlock (Author)#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock's masterful account of one of the biggest public corruption scandals in American history--exposing how a charismatic Malaysian defense contractor bribed scores of high-ranking military officers, defrauded the US Navy of tens of millions of dollars, and jeopardized our nation's security. All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis--either personally or by his legendary repu...

The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Brody Mullins (Author), Luke Mullins (Author)Two veteran investigative journalists trace the rise of the modern lobbying industry through the three dynasties--one Republican, two Democratic--that have enabled corporate interests to infiltrate American politics and undermine our democracy. On K Street, a few blocks from the White House, you'll find the offices of the most powerful men in Washington. In the 1970s, the city's center of gravity began to shift away ...

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Report copyright infringementby Pepe Escobar (Author)In Eurasia vs. NATOstan, Pepe Escobar takes us on a whirlwind journey through the swirling sands of the 21st century's defining clash. From the ancient Silk Roads to the modern-day War of Economic Corridors, Escobar paints a vivid picture of a world in transition, where the old order is crumbling and a new, multipolar reality is struggling to be born.With his nonpareil blend of historical insight, deep cultural appreciation, and sharp geopo...

Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby James Fanell (Author), Bradley Thayer (Author), Stephen K. Bannon (Foreword by)For decades, the United States has underestimated the threat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In doing so, it has left our country vulnerable to their devious plans--a profound, strategic miscalculation. As a result of this carelessness, the United States is at risk of losing its dominant position in global politics. But how did this happen? How was it possible that the US...

The Small States Club: How Small Smart States Can Save the World - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Armen Sarkissian (Author)In this book, Armen Sarkissian, former president of Armenia, argues that small states can navigate the complex challenges of the twenty-first century in smarter ways than 'greater' powers. For smallness-often regarded as a weakness-can be a strength. It may induce insecurity in states, but also endows them with an instinct for survival. Large states are ponderous; small states can be agile and adaptive. Drawing on his deep experience as...