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Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography" Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees...
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Klan-Pa" First published in 1978, The Klan is considered the best book on the grandfather of all extremist hate groups. Now, in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing and other domestic terrorist activities that are the legacy of Klan violence, it is more...
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Geopolitics of Superpower-PaWhat is Soviet-American competition all about? Is the Soviet Union a security problem that the United States must solve? Or is it an insecurity condition with which the U.S. must learn to live -- and if so, on what terms? What kind of a...
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The Crisis of Democratic Theory: Scientific Naturalism and the Problem of Value"Widely acclaimed for its originality and penetration, this award-winning study of American thought in the twentieth century examines the ways in which the spread of pragmatism and scientific naturalism affected developments in philosophy, social science, and law, and traces the effects of these developments...
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Dirty Harry's America: Clint Eastwood, Harry Callahan, and the Conservative Backlash"Street provides a crucial critical and cultural service by not only studying Eastwood's individual films in sharp detail but also by providing a close and serious analysis of the cultural and historic times of the films."--Sam B. Girgus, author of Clint Eastwood's America "By...
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The Archaeology of Gender in Historic America"Essential reading in gender studies, The Archaeology of Gender in Historic America shows how historical archaeology has nuanced historiography-based understandings of American gender relations."--Stacey Lynn Camp, author of The Archaeology of Citizenship "A powerful synthesis of gender-focused archaeological research. Rotman deftly shows that the...
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In Defiance of Boundaries: Anarchism in Latin American HistoryChoice Outstanding Academic Title "A pioneering collection of essays on the world of anarchists, anarcho-syndicalists and libertarian thinkers in Latin America."--Barry Carr, coeditor of The New Latin American Left: Cracks in the Empire "An important contribution to a recent trend which sees anarchism not...
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Jacksonville: The Consolidation Story, from Civil Rights to the JaguarsIn the 1950s and '60s Jacksonville faced daunting problems. Critics described city government as boss-ridden, expensive, and corrupt. African Americans challenged racial segregation, and public high schools were disaccredited. The St. Johns River and its tributaries were heavily polluted. Downtown development had succumbed to...
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The Politics of Language in Puerto RicoThis is the first book in English to analyze the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s. It is also the first to explore the connections between language and cultural identity and politics on the Caribbean island.Author: Amilcar Antonio...
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Veterans' Policies, Veterans' Politics: New Perspectives on Veterans in the Modern United States"Provides a much-needed interdisciplinary approach to the study of the important intersection of veteran policies and political arguments that have helped to define the modern American state."--Robert Saxe, author of "Settling Down" World War II Veterans' Challenge to the Postwar Consensus "An outstanding collection...
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The Archaeology of Removal in North AmericaExploring a wide range of settings and circumstances in which individuals or groups of people have been forced to move from one geographical location to another, the case studies in this volume demonstrate what archaeology can reveal about the agents, causes, processes, and effects...
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War and State Building in the Middle EastWar and State Building in the Middle East addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the authoritarian-regime governments commonly found in the Middle East, particularly among oil-rich countries. In this region, war has interacted with processes of state making in ways that fundamentally differ from...
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Great Britain and Reza Shah: The Plunder of Iran, 1921-1941"A completely fresh interpretation of the 1921-1941 Pahlavi period. . . . Majd has come upon a gold mine of information on this controversial period of Persian history. . . . The details and freshness of the figures are explosive. . . . Even...
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Freedom for Women: Forging the Women's Liberation Movement, 1953-1970"Giardina presents a history of the women's liberation movement that captures the early excitement of collective feminist activity. Grounded in rich details, Giardina's study uncovers how a small group of people generated the ideas and strategies that helped a movement catch fire."--Anne M. Valk,...
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The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic StateWhat does ISIS really want? This is the definitive account of the strategy, psychology, and fundamentalism driving the Islamic State. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS - "Worthy of Joseph Conrad . . . gripping, sobering and revelatory."--Tom...
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To Move the World: Jfk's Quest for PeaceAn inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty The...
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Rosewater (Movie Tie-In Edition): A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and SurvivalNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY JON STEWART Previously published as Then They Came for MeWhen Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran's presidential election, he assured his pregnant fianc e, Paola, that he'd be back in just a few...
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How to Write about Africa: EssaysFrom one of Africa's most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality. "Africa is the only continent you can love--take advantage of this... Africa is to be...
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Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization"A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism" (The Washington Post) from the bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on...
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The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our CountryHoward Fineman, one of our most trusted political journalists, shows that every debate, from our nation's founding to the present day, is rooted in one of thirteen arguments that-thankfully-defy resolution. It is the very process of never-ending argument, Fineman explains, that defines us, inspires...
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