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The Years of Theory: Lectures on Modern French Thought - Paperback

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by Fredric Jameson (Author)Magisterial lectures on the major figures of French theory from 'America's leading Marxist critic' Fredric Jameson introduces here the major themes of French theory: existentialism, structuralism, poststructuralism, semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and Marxism. In a series of accessible lectures, Jameson places this effervescent period of thought in the context of its most significant political conjunctures, including the Liberation of Paris, the Algerian War, t...

Iran: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Ali Ansari (Author)Iran has rarely been out of the headlines. Yet media interest and extensive coverage has tended to hinder rather than help our understanding of Iran as an idea, an identity, and a people, leading to a superficial understanding of what is a complex and nuanced political culture and civilization. This Very Short Introduction presents a radical reinterpretation of Iranian history and politics, placing the Islamic Revolution in the context of a century of political change an...

The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution - Paperback

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by Michael J. Klarman (Author)Americans revere their Constitution. However, most of us are unaware how tumultuous and improbable the drafting and ratification processes were. As Benjamin Franklin keenly observed, any assembly of men bring with them "all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views." One need not deny that the Framers had good intentions in order to believe that they also had interests. Based on prodigious research a...

The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - Paperback

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by Alexander Hamilton (Author), James Madison (Author), John Jay (Author)A selection of 19 essential essays from The Federalist Papers in their original lengths by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, with notes by Richard Beeman Penguin presents a series of 6 portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the gr...

D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II - Paperback

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by Sarah Rose (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The dramatic, untold history of the heroic women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory in World War II "Gripping. Spies, romance, Gestapo thugs, blown-up trains, courage, and treachery (lots of treachery)--and all of it true."--Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake In 1942, the Allies were losing, Germany seemed unstoppable, and every able man in England was on the front lines. To...

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town - Paperback

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by John Grisham (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - John Grisham's first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. - LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES "Both an American tragedy and [Grisham's] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true."--Entertainment Weekly In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big L...

The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation - Paperback

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by Jonathan Hennessey (Author), Aaron McConnell (Illustrator)Our leaders swear to uphold it, our military to defend it. It is the blueprint for the shape and function of government itself and what defines Americans as Americans. But how many of us truly know our Constitution? The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation uses the art of illustrated storytelling to breathe life into our nation's cornerstone principles. Simply put, it is the most enjoyable and groundbreaking way to read ...

Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present - Paperback

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by Ruth Ben-Ghiat (Author)Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin--enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed over the past 100 years, and empowers us to recognize, resist, and prevent their disastrous rule in the future.For ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nati...

The Capitalist Unconscious: Marx and Lacan - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Samo Tomsic (Author)A major systematic study of the connection between Marx and Lacan's work Finalist for the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize Despite a resurgence of interest in Lacanian psychoanalysis, particularly in terms of the light it casts on capitalist ideology--as witnessed by the work of Slavoj iek--there remain remarkably few systematic accounts of the role of Marx in Lacan's work. A major, comprehensive study of the connec...

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) - Paperback

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by P. W. Singer (Author), Allan Friedman (Author)A generation ago, "cyberspace" was just a term from science fiction, used to describe the nascent network of computers linking a few university labs. Today, our entire modern way of life, from communication to commerce to conflict, fundamentally depends on the Internet. And the cybersecurity issues that result challenge literally everyone: politicians wrestling with everything from cybercrime to online freedom; generals protecting the nation fr...

International Relations: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Christian Reus-Smit (Author)International relations affects everyone's lives: their security, economic well-being, rights and freedoms, and the environment they share. Recently we have seen the transformation from a world of empires to today's world of sovereign states, which are enmeshed in a complex array of international institutions, all exercising degrees of political authority. The new global organization of political authority has far-reaching consequences. This Very Short Introduct...

How Democracies Die (Paperback) - Paperback

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by Steven Levitsky (Author), Daniel Ziblatt (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - Time - Foreign Affairs - WBUR - Paste Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies di...

Diarios de Motocicleta: Notas de Viaje Por América Latina - Paperback

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by Ernesto Che Guevara (Author), Walter Salles (Introduction by), Cintio Vitier (Introduction by)"Ese vagar sin rumbo por nuestra 'Mayúscula América' me ha cambiado más de lo que creí." --Ernesto Che Guevara, de Diarios de Motocicleta Diarios de Motocicleta es el diario de viaje del Che Guevara, viaje en el que descubre el continente de América Latina mientras es estudiante de medicina, comenzando en 1952 manejando una antigua motocicleta Norton junto a su amigo Alberto Granado, un bioquímico...

City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways - Hardcover

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by Megan Kimble (Author)An eye-opening investigation into how our ever-expanding urban highways accelerated inequality and fractured communities--and a call for a more just, sustainable path forward "Megan Kimble manages to turn a book about transportation and infrastructure into a fascinating human drama."--Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History Every major American city has a highway tearing through its center. Seventy years ago, planners sold these highways ...

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the Cia, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Paperback

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by Steve Coll (Author)Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction - A New York Times bestseller "The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying." --The New York Review of Books From the award-winning and bestselling author of Directorate S and The Achilles Trap comes the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. To what extent did America's best intelligence analysts grasp the rising thread of Islamist radicalism? Who...

The Perfect Officer: Lessons in Leadership - Hardcover

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by Henrik Bering (Author)The Perfect Officer focuses on the careers of a group of brilliant officers from the Napoleonic Wars up to our own times: what they did right, what they did wrong, and what lessons they drew from their experiences. The book's recurring theme is the importance of imagination, and it demonstrates how these men were constantly inspired by each other and borrowed each other's ideas. A number of these lessons are equally applicable in the civilian sphere, with one notable ...

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by Keith McHenry (Author), Chaz Bufe (Author), Hedges Chris (Introduction by)From the cofounder of Food Not Bombs, an action-oriented guide to anarchism, social change, and vegan cooking Unlike the original Anarchist Cookbook, which contained instructions for the manufacture of explosives, this version is both a cookbook in the literal sense and also a "cookbook" of recipes for social and political change. The coffee-table-sized book is divided into three sections: a theoretical section expla...

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution - Paperback

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by China Miéville (Author)Multi-award-winning author China Miéville captures the drama of the Russian Revolution in this "engaging retelling of the events that rocked the foundations of the twentieth century" (Village Voice) In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world's first workers' state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this unimaginable tran...

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by Sun Tzu (Author)The Art of War, the world's oldest treatise on warfare, has been studied by leaders for centuries. Dated to about fifth century BCE, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of thirteen chapters, each addressing a particular aspect of warfare, such as planning offenses, military combat, and the employment of spies. Influential in Eastern civilization for millennia and in Western cul...

A Certain Idea of America: Selected Writings - Hardcover

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by Peggy Noonan (Author)From Pulitzer-prize winning Wall Street Journal columnist and New York Times bestselling author Peggy Noonan, a masterclass in how to see and love America. For a quarter century, Peggy Noonan has been thinking aloud about America in her much-loved Wall Street Journal column. In this new collection of her essential recent work, Noonan demonstrates the erudition, wisdom and humor that have made her one of America's most admired writers. She calls balls and strikes on the...

To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment - Hardcover

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by Bret Baier (Author) Instant New York Times Bestseller#1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment"To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States." --Jay WinikA sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-making clashes within Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Bre...

Hollywood in China: Behind the Scenes of the World's Largest Movie Market - Hardcover

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by Ying Zhu (Author)The inside story of the U.S.-Chinese superpower conflict playing out behind the scenes of today's movie industry, from the leading media scholar China surpassed North America to become the world 's largest movie market in 2020. Formerly the focus of exotic fascination in the golden age of Hollywood, today the Chinese are a make-or-break audience for Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. And movies are now an essential part of China's global "soft power" strategy: a Chinese rea...

Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy - Paperback

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by Andy Ngo (Author)With a new afterword from the author. In this #1 national bestseller, a journalist who's been attacked by Antifa writes a deeply researched and reported account of the group's history and tactics. When Andy Ngo was attacked in the streets by Antifa in the summer of 2019, most people assumed it was an isolated incident. But those who'd been following Ngo's reporting in outlets like the New York Post and Quillette knew that the attack was only the latest in a long line of c...

Holding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone - Hardcover

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by John Shattuck (Author), Sushma Raman (Author), Mathias Risse (Author)A bold new assessment of the multipronged attack on rights in the United States, and how to push backAn overwhelming majority of Americans agree that rights are essential to their freedom, and that rights today are severely threatened. The promise of rights has been reimagined at pivotal moments in American history--from the American Revolution to the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Can today become another time o...

I Ain't Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America's Wars - Hardcover

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by Chris Lombardi (Author)A sweeping history of the passionate men and women in uniform who have bravely and courageously exercised the power of dissent Before the U.S. Constitution had even been signed, soldiers and new veterans protested. Dissent, the hallowed expression of disagreement and refusal to comply with the government's wishes, has a long history in the United States. Soldier dissenters, outraged by the country's wars or egregious violations in conduct, speak out and change U.S. p...

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey - Paperback

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by Kamala Harris (Author)The #1 New York Times bestseller From Vice President Kamala Harris, one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country "A life story that genuinely entrances." --Los Angeles Times Vice President Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of imm...

Killing the Story: Journalists Risking Their Lives to Uncover the Truth in Mexico - Hardcover

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by Témoris Grecko (Author), Diane Stockwell (Translator)A harrowing and unforgettable look at reporting in Mexico, one of the world's most dangerous countries to be a journalist In 2017, Mexico edged out Iraq and Syria as the deadliest country in the world in which to be a reporter, with at least fourteen journalists killed over the course of the year. The following year another ten journalists were murdered, joining the almost 150 reporters who have been killed since the mid-2000s in a wave ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps - Hardcover

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by Steven O'Hern (Author)Since the Iranian Revolution more than thirty years ago, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Revolutionary Guard, has conducted covert and overt military operations, built an economic empire, and trained, financed, and guided terrorists to pursue one goal--the preservation and expansion of the Islamic revolution. Inside Iran the IRGC influences the country's politics, economy, and foreign policy, and controls its nuclear program. Outside Ir...

How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything in - Hardcover

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by Bent Flyvbjerg (Author), Dan Gardner (Author)"Why do big projects go wrong so often, and are there any lessons you can use when renovating your kitchen? Bent Flyvbjerg is the 'megaproject' expert and Dan Gardner brings the storytelling skills to How Big Things Get Done, with examples ranging from a Jimi Hendrix studio to the Sydney Opera House."--Financial Times "Entertaining . . . There are lessons here for managers of all stripes."--The Economist A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Economist, Finan...

Essential Works of Lenin: What Is to Be Done? and Other Writings - Paperback

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by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Author)Among the most influential political and social forces of the twentieth century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin. In this volume, comprising the four works generally considered his most important publications, Lenin presents the goals and tactics of Communism with remarkable directness and forcefulness.His first major work was The Development of Cap...

Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by James Loxton (Author)Authoritarianism is one of the buzzwords of our age. But what is it exactly? This Very Short Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the world of authoritarian regimes, including military, single-party, and personalist regimes. It considers how understandings of authoritarianism have evolved over time, as well as the curious fact that many authoritarian regimes today hold elections. Drawing on examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle ...

Intelligence: The Great Lie: The Great Lie - Paperback

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by Roy J. Andersen (Author)In Intelligence: The Great Lie, Roy Andersen examines why we think intelligence is only a measurement of capability, without realising how it is used to perpetuate inequality through the discrimination of people based on their race, ethnicity, and class. Yet, based on 40 year of research, Roy shows the fallacy of IQ and SAT exams, explaining why intelligence cannot be measured to reveal a very great conspiracy played against the common man for nearly two centuries. ...