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Shiʻite Lebanon
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Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr |
By recasting the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East, Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr proposes a new framework for understanding Shi'ite politics in Lebanon. Her study draws … |
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The Bridge
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David Remnick |
No story has been more central to America's history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book thatfully investigates the circumstances a… |
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The war within
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Bob Woodward |
Bob Woodward's fourth book about the Bush presidency at war declassifies the secrets of America's political and military involvement in Iraq. Woodward once again pulls back the curtain on Washington … |
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The man without a face
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Masha Gessen |
This is the chilling account of how a low-level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress and made his country on… |
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Pathways to power
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Scott Morgenstern,Peter M. Siavelis |
"A cross-national analysis of political recruitment and candidate selection in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Provides typology and theoretical … |
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Heinrich Himmler
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Peter Longerich |
Heinrich Himmler, an unremarkable looking man, was Hitler's top enforcer, in charge of the Gestapo, the SS, and the so-called Final Solution. We can only wonder, as biographer Peter Longerich asks, h… |
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Barack Obama in his own words
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Barack Obama |
'Barack Obama In His Own Words' is a book of quotes from the President of the United States, that allows those who aren't as familiar with his politics to learn quickly where he stands on abortion, r… |
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Reconciliation
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Benazir Bhutto |
Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that … |
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The age of fallibility
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George Soros |
George Soros delivers his most forceful and penetrating description of how the country that should provide a beacon for good governance around the world has lost direction, believing its own rhetoric… |
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Denmark 2011
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
This report presents the results of an assessment of the organisation of the central government of Denmark. The study looks at reforms that are aimed at improving the quality of services (more value)… |
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They knew they were right
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Jacob Heilbrunn |
Political journalist Jacob Heilbrunn uses his intimate knowledge of the movement and its members to write the definitive history of the neoconservatives. |
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Democracy, human rights and law in Islamic thought
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Muḥammad ʻĀbid Jābirī |
"Mohammad Abed al-Jabri is one of the most influential political philosophers in the contemporary Middle East. A critical rationalist in the tradition of Avincenna and Averroes, he emphasises the dis… |
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Change we can believe in
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Barack Obama |
At this defining moment in our history, Americans are hungry for change. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack O… |
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The Audacity of Hope
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Claudia Casanova,Barack Obama,Esther Roig Giménez,Erwin Dorado |
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a… |
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The Kit-Cat Club
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Ophelia Field |
The fascinating history of the male-only members of the Kit-Cat Club, the unofficial centre of Whig power in 17th century Britain, and home to the greatest political and artistic thinkers of a genera… |
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Sisters to the King
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Maria Perry |
336 pages : 21 cm |
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