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Wages of Rebellion
Av Chris Hedges
Häftad, 2016
150 kr
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Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion , Chris Hedges- who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society …
Madame Dread
A Tale of Love, Vodou, and Civil Strife in Haiti
Häftad, 2005
227 kr
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Kathie Klarreich, a white Jewish girl from the West Coast, arrived in Haiti as a naïve twenty-something in the late 1980s. There she worked for a fair trade organization. Weeks became months, and months became years, as Klarreich, despite the spiraling political violence, became enthralled by the …
Breaking Rank
A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing
Av Norm Stamper
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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Opening with a powerful letter to former Tacoma police chief David Brame, who shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself, Norm Stamper introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. Former chief of the …
Cryptic Crosswords from The Nation
Av Frank Lewis
Häftad, 2006
204 kr
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Though known for its fierce polemics and contrarian political voices, one of the most abiding and popular features of The Nation magazine , and something Republicans would consider subscribing to the magazine for , are Frank Lewis' weekly crossword puzzles which have appeared in the magazine since …
Motherhood Manifesto
What America's Moms Want - and What To Do About It
Av Joan Blades, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Häftad, 2006
192 kr
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Women shouldn't be discriminated against simply because they are mothers...but they are! The Motherhood Manifesto shares the heartfelt stories of mothers in America who dream of jobs with flexibility and benefits, mothers who can't afford their children's health and childcare expenses, and mothers …
Fog Facts
Häftad, 2006
277 kr
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Everyone in the world knows what Bill Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky, or what happened to Brad and Jennifer, Katie and Tom. These factoids mysteriously capture the world's attention. But there's a flip side to this: fog facts. Fog facts are known but not known, the sort of things that journalists …
Nothing But an Unfinished Song: Bobby Sands, the Irish Hunger Striker Who Ignited a Generation
Häftad, 2006
335 kr
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Darfur Diaries
Stories of Survival
Av Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
220 kr
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In February, 2003, the Sudanese Liberation Army in Darfur (the western region of Sudan) after years of oppression took up arms against the Sudanese government. The government and allied militias answered the rebellion with mass murder, rape and the wholesale destruction of villages and livelihood, …
Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back
Häftad, 2006
237 kr
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Hijacking of Jesus
How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate
Häftad, 2007
192 kr
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Christianity in America has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and , courtousy of Mel Gibson , a brutally sadistic version of the religious experience. Millions of devout Christians, like Dan Wakefield, are appalled by this distortion of their faith, which …
Prison Letters of Fidel Castro
Av Ann Bardach, Fidel Castro m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
198 kr
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Early in Ann Louise Bardach's Cuban voyage she came across Cartas de Presidio or The Prison Letters of Fidel Castro. Edited by Luis Conte Aguero, who was the recipient of most of these letters, they are cited in every important work from Hugh Thomas' opus Cuba to Tad Szulc's Fidel biography, and …
There's No Jose Here
Following the Hidden Lives of Mexican Immigrants
Häftad, 2006
220 kr
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Mexican immigration has become one of the most polarizing issues and will remain a central issue in the coming years. Once Mexicans had a sizable presence in a few select states like California, Texas, Arizona and New York today the fastest growing populations are in places like North Carolina, …
What Isn't There
Inside a Season of Change
Av Jocelyn Lieu
Häftad, 2007
198 kr
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What Isn't There is Jocelyn Lieu's own interpretation of what 9/11 meant to her and to New York City. It presents her kaleidoscope of memories of the unforeseen consequences of September 11, when an unprecedented act of violence collided with her day to day life as a mother and a writer. This …
Calling All Radicals
How Grassroots Organizers Can Save Our Democracy
Häftad, 2007
192 kr
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American democracy is seemingly in retreat. Voting rates are at an all time low, citizens are disillusioned, and inequality continues to soar. But there is also a belief that change is possible. Calling All Radicals argues that we can reclaim our democracy in the old fashioned way , through …
Winning at All Costs
A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer
Av John Foot
Häftad, 2007
262 kr
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The 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France was a down-and-dirty game, marred by French superstar Zidane's head-butting of Italian defender Materazzi. But viewers were also exposed to the poetry, force, and excellence of the Italian game as operatic as Verdi and as cunning as Machiavelli, it …
Meltdown
How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover
Av Katrina Heuvel, Katrina Heuvel
Häftad, 2009
214 kr
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America's economy is in meltdown. Banks have failed, foreclosures are sweeping the housing market, and stocks have suffered their worst losses since the Great Depression. Faced with a complex and spiraling crisis, the government has poured billions of taxpayer cash into a bailout with no end in …
And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future
Häftad, 2017
296 kr
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Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Av Juan Cole
Inbunden, 2018
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
377 kr
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