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Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service - Paperback

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by Michael Bar-Zohar (Author), Nissim Mishal (Author)"This book tells what should have been known and isn't--that Israel's hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength."-- Israeli President Shimon Peres For decades, Israel's renowned security arm, the Mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. In Mossad, authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accou...

Shimon Peres: An Insider's Account of the Man and the Struggle for a New Middle East - Hardcover

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by Avi Gil (Author)The late Israeli Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres was a towering figure in Israeli and Middle Eastern politics. But what drove the hawkish statesman behind Israel's nuclear deterrence and early settlement policy to stake his political reputation on peace negotiations with the Arab world and the PLO, Israel's sworn enemy?In this insider's account, written by Avi Gil, Peres's closest confidant and adviser, we witness firsthand the tense moments duri...

Demolition Agenda: How Trump Tried to Dismantle American Government, and What Biden Needs to Do to Save It - Hardcover

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by Thomas O. McGarity (Author)The first comprehensive account of the Trump administration's efforts to destroy our government institutions, by the man Ralph Nader says "writes authoritatively and with revealing detail about important topics that few others cover""Tom McGarity writes authoritatively and with revealing detail about important topics that few others cover." --Ralph NaderKoch Industries spent $3.1 million in the first three months of the Trump administration, largely to ensure con...

Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education - Paperback

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by Henry A. Giroux (Author)Addresses what educators, young people, and concerned citizens can do to reclaim higher education from market-driven neoliberal ideologies.Author BiographyHenry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in the English and Cultural Studies Department. His most recent books include: Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories and the Culture of Cruelty and Youth in Revolt: Reclaiming a Democratic Future. Number of Pages: 256 ...

Wedge: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11: How the Secret War Between the FBI and CIA Has Endangered National Security - Paperback

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by Mark Riebling (Author)Prophetic when first published, even more relevant now, Wedge is the classic, definitive story of the secret war America has waged against itself. Based on scores of interviews with former spies and thousands of declassified documents, Wedge reveals and re-creates -- battle by battle, bungle by bungle -- the epic clash that has made America uniquely vulnerable to its enemies. For more than six decades, the opposed and overlapping missions of the FBI and CIA -- and th...

War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine - Paperback

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by Norman Solomon (Author)With a new preface by the author on the Gaza war An unflinching expos? of the hidden costs of American war-making written with "an immense and rare humanity" (Naomi Klein) by one of our premier political analystsEvery election cycle, candidates across the political spectrum repudiate what has become one of the most consequential and enduring components of American foreign policy: the forever war. Yet, once the ballots have been cast and the camera crews go home, the ...

The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters - Hardcover

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by Juliette Kayyem (Author)An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today's foremost thinkers in crisis management. The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why are we always one step behind? In The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette Kayyem lays the groundwork for a new approach to dealin...

Covert Action in the Cold War: Us Policy, Intelligence and CIA Operations - Paperback

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by James Callanan (Author)Born out of the ashes of World War II, the covert action arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created to counter the challenge posed by the Soviet Union and its allies and bolster American interests worldwide. It evolved rapidly into an eclectic, well-resourced organization whose activities provided a substitute for overt military action and afforded essential backup when the Cold War turned hot in Korea and Vietnam. This comprehensive examination of a st...

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by Costas Douzinas (Author)This book explores the powerful promises and disturbing paradoxes of human rights.Author BiographyCostas Douzinas is Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Birkbeck College, University of London. Number of Pages: 408 Dimensions: 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2000

Growing Up in Transit: The Politics of Belonging at an International School - Paperback

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by Danau Tanu (Author) In this compelling study of the children of serial migrants, Danau Tanu argues that the international schools they attend promote an ideology of being "international" that is Eurocentric. Despite the cosmopolitan rhetoric, hierarchies of race, culture and class shape popularity, friendships and romance on campus. By going back to high school for a year, Tanu befriended transnational youth, often called "Third Culture Kids", to present their struggles with identity, belo...

Proteins, Pathologies and Politics: Dietary Innovation and Disease from the Nineteenth Century - Paperback

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by David Gentilcore (Editor), Matthew Smith (Editor)Proteins, Pathologies and Politics presents an international and historical approach to dietary change and health, contrasting current concerns with how issues such as diabetes, cancer, vitamins, sugar and fat, and food allergies were perceived in the 19th and 20th centuries. Though what we eat and what we shouldn't eat has become a topic of increased scrutiny in the current century, the link between dietary innovation and health/disease is ...

Insurgent Truth: Chelsea Manning and the Politics of Outsider Truth-Telling - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Maxwell (Author)Challenging depictions of Chelsea Manning as a failed whistleblower, Insurgent Truth argues that Manning's act should be seen as what the book terms "outsider truth-telling." Lida Maxwell develops this argument through an examination of Manning's prison writings, the lengthy chat logs between Manning and the hacker who eventually turned her in, various journalistic, artistic, and academic responses to Manning. Comparing Manning's example and wr...

Palmerston and the Times: Foreign Policy, the Press and Public Opinion in Mid-Victorian Britain - Paperback

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by Laurence Fenton (Author)England in the Age of Palmerston had two players of colossal influence on the world stage: Lord Palmerston himself - the dominant figure in foreign affairs in the mid-nineteenth century - and The Times - the first global newspaper, read avidly by statesmen around the world. Palmerston was also one of the first real media-manipulating politicians of the modern age, forging close links with a number of publications to create the so-called 'Palmerston press'. His relat...

Tolstoy and His Disciples: The History of a Radical International Movement - Paperback

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by Charlotte Alston (Author)In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced pacifism, vegetarianism, the renunciation of private property, and a refusal to comply with the state. The transformation in his outlook led to his excommunication by the Orthodox Church, and the breakdown of his family life. Internationally, he inspired a legion of followers who formed communities and publishing houses devoted to living and promoting the Tolstoyan life. Th...

Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Tragic Anglo-American Coup - Paperback

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by Christopher De Bellaigue (Author)The Economist's Tehran correspondent Christopher de Bellaigue brings to light the never-before-told full story of one of the great anti-colonial heroes of the twentieth century: Muhammad Mossadegh, the great Iranian leader whose untimely demise resulted in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a man who has been demonized, ridiculed, and misunderstood in the West while remaining an icon and an inspiration across the Middle East. Patriot of Persia, the first b...

Imperial Violence and the Path to Independence: India, Ireland and the Crisis of Empire - Paperback

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by Shereen Ilahi (Author)In the aftermath of World War I, the British Empire was hit by two different crises on opposite sides of the world--the Jallianwala Bagh, or Amritsar, Massacre in the Punjab and the Croke Park Massacre, the first 'Bloody Sunday', in Ireland. This book provides a study at the cutting edge of British imperial historiography, concentrating on British imperial violence and the concept of collective punishment. This was the 'crisis of empire' following the political and id...

Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table - Paperback

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by Carol Anne Hilton (Author)Igniting the $100 billion Indigenous economy It is time. It is time to increase the visibility, role, and responsibility of the emerging modern Indigenous economy and the people involved. This is the foundation for economic reconciliation. This is Indigenomics. Indigenomics lays out the tenets of the emerging Indigenous economy, built around relationships, multigenerational stewardship of resources, and care for all. Highlights include: The ongoing power shift a...

California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora - Paperback

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by Matt Ritter (Author), Edmund G. Brown (Foreword by)An essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts in California.With his vibrant photographs and lively writing, Matt Ritter takes the reader on a journey through the Golden State's iconic landscapes and abundant plant life.This definitive guide includes: Over 300 pages with more than 500 species described and photographed More than 1,000 full-color photographs and 150 species range maps Detailed descriptions and fascinating natural history ...

American Foreign Relations: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Andrew Preston (Author)For better or worse--be it militarily, politically, economically, technologically, or culturally--Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. The United States has been a savior to some, a curse to others, but either way such views are often based on a caricature of American actions and intentions. American Foreign Relations, then, is a subject of immense global importance that provokes strong emotions and much debate, but often based o...

Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern - Paperback

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by J. Sakai (Author)Settlers is a uniquely important book in the canon of the North American revolutionary left and anticolonial movements. First published in the 1980s by activists with decades of experience organizing in grassroots anticapitalist struggles against white supremacy, the book soon established itself as an essential reference point for revolutionary nationalists and dissident currents within the predominantly colonialist Marxist-Leninist and anarchist movements at that time. Al...

16 Maps of Hell: The Unraveling of Hollywood Superculture - Paperback

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by Jasun Horsley (Author)Working on your book would be an act of biting the hand that feeds me at the moment.. . . I think that one would be asking a publisher to bite the hand that feeds them by publishing a book that takes on a system they are invested in. Or if your theory is true - they would give you an advance then bury your book to protect their fellow media mafia. Literary agent, to author, on 16 Maps of HellFor decades, a shadowy cultural elite has been applying the evolving media te...

Lords of the Lebanese Marches: Violence and Narrative in an Arab Society - Paperback

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by Michael Gilsenan (Author)This book is a study of how feudalism works in a contemporary Arab society, examining the operations of the hierarchy of Lebanese warlords. The book shows how the warlords have adapted to changing economic conditions in Lebanon. Whereas power was formerly based on landed estates, it now lies in services and capital. The book examines the nature of the competition between these men, how elections are influenced by patronage and violence.Author Biography Michael Gils...

Defending Our Dreams: Global Feminist Voices for a New Generation - Paperback

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by Shamillah Wilson (Editor), Anasuya Sengupta (Editor), Kristy Evans (Editor)The unique experiences, perspectives and visions of young feminists are extremely valuable in both understanding the current world order and in shaping a better future. Young feminists are engaged as advocates, organisers, protesters, researchers and strategists, and their energies, visions, solidarity, creativity and passion are instrumental in defining social movements globally. This pioneering collection brings t...

Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book - Paperback

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by Abdullahi An-Na'im (Editor)This is a uniquely comprehensive and up-to-date volume spanning nine regions and 38 Islamic countries around the world. More than a billion Muslims have their lives in such matters as marriage, divorce, maintenance, paternity and the custody of children governed by certain aspects of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law. But as the team who have put together this resource book point out, this does not mean that identical principles apply everywhere. ...

Nearly the New World: The British West Indies and the Flight from Nazism, 1933-1945 - Paperback

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by Joanna Newman (Author) "In this rich and resonant study, Joanna Newman recounts the little-known story of this Jewish exodus to the British West Indies..."--Times Higher Education In the years leading up to the Second World War, increasingly desperate European Jews looked to far-flung destinations such as Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica in search of refuge from the horrors of Hitler's Europe. Nearly the New World tells the extraordinary story of Jewish refugees who overcame persecution a...

Nazism, the Holocaust, and the Middle East: Arab and Turkish Responses - Paperback

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by Francis R. Nicosia (Editor), Boğaç A. Ergene (Editor) Given their geographical separation from Europe, ethno-religious and cultural diversity, and subordinate status within the Nazi racial hierarchy, Middle Eastern societies were both hospitable as well as hostile to National Socialist ideology during the 1930s and 1940s. By focusing on Arab and Turkish reactions to German anti-Semitism and the persecution and mass-murder of European Jews during this period, this expansive collection surve...

Let Them Not Return: Sayfo - The Genocide Against the Assyrian, Syriac, and Chaldean Christians in the Ottoman Empire - Paperback

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by David Gaunt (Editor), Naures Atto (Editor), Soner O. Barthoma (Editor) The mass killing of Ottoman Armenians is today widely recognized, both within and outside scholarly circles, as an act of genocide. What is less well known, however, is that it took place within a broader context of Ottoman violence against minority groups during and after the First World War. Among those populations decimated were the indigenous Christian Assyrians (also known as Syriacs or Chaldeans) who lived in the ...

The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion - Hardcover

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by Peter Hitchens (Author)Was World War II really the Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of the Good War'. Whilst not criticising or doubting the need for war against Nazi Germany at some stage, Hitchens does query whether September 1939 was the right moment, or the independence of Polan...

Redrawing the Middle East: Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism and the Sykes-Picot Agreement - Hardcover

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by Michael D. Berdine (Author)The Sykes-Picot Agreement was one of the defining moments in the history of the modern Middle East. Yet its co-creator, Sir Mark Sykes, had far more involvement in British Middle East strategy during World War I than the Agreement for which he is now most remembered. Between 1915 and 1916, Sykes was Lord Kitchener's agent at home and abroad, operating out of the War Office until the war secretary's death at sea in 1916. Following that, from 1916 to 1919 he worked...

Terrorism in Pakistan: The Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (Ttp) and the Challenge to Security - Hardcover

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by N. Elahi (Author)Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Pakistan has faced the threat of terrorism in different forms and shapes. Yet in recent years the threat has taken on a new dimension. After 9/11 the US campaign against Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan led to a surge in unrest and violence in Pakistan. Al-Qaeda gained a foothold in tribal regions of Pakistan via their local supporters, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), currently led by Mullah Fa...

A Modern History of the Balkans: Nationalism and Identity in Southeast Europe - Hardcover

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by Thanos Veremis (Author)Author BiographyThanos Veremis is Professor of Political history at the University of Athens and also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP); Director General of the International Center for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS); President of the National Council of Education; and on the Advisory Board of the European History Quarterly. He gained his PhD at Trinity College, Oxford and has been Visiting Professor at...

The Last Man: A British Genocide in Tasmania - Hardcover

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by Tom Lawson (Author)Little more than seventy years after the British settled Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) in 1803, the indigenous community had been virtually wiped out. Yet this genocide at the hands of the British is virtually forgotten today. The Last Man is the first book specifically to explore the role of the British government and wider British society in this genocide. It positions the destruction as a consequence of British policy, and ideology in the region. Tom Lawson shows...