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From  Resurrection of the BanderitesFrom: Family Ties |
This chapter discusses the Maidan uprising in 2013, Ukrainian Nationalist Volodmyr Parasiuk, and rising right-wing political tensions in Ukraine. | Peter McFarlane | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
 Rwanda and the New Scramble for AfricaFrom Tragedy to Useful Imperial Fiction |
“… essential reading.” Edward S. Herman An accepted narrative holds that horrible Rwandan Hutu génocidaires planned and executed a satanic scheme to eliminate nearly a million Tutsis after a … | Robin Philpot | 276 | 2013 | View |
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From  Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order |
Chapter thirteen, Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order focuses on a north Korean reunification. The DPRK defines itself as “a revolutionary State” originating … | Stephen Gowans | 29 | 2018 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Saddam |
Chapter Nine focuses on Saddam Hussian. During the 1970s, Saddam used Iraq’s oil wealth to pursue ambitious programs of social reform and economic uplift, earning him the plaudits of the … | Stephen Gowans | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Scar Tissue |
In this chapter, the author discusses how he "grew up on a steady diet of AIDS fear," and the impact that has had on adult life. | Adrian Ryan | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Scouts at her Majesty’s Service |
In Chapter 4, Philpot critiques and highlights the fact that a commission comprising of mainly American, Canadian, and French nationals– six of ten members of whom admitted that they knew … | Robin Philpot | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From Settlers |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the ideology of the Israeli Settlers. Settler colonialism is a system through which natives are displaced by immigrants. Under this system, the natives are defined as … | Stephen Gowans | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Shun Thy NeighbourThe U.S.-Mexico Border From: Walls |
The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. | Marcello Di Cintio | 47 | 2013 | $4.70 Add |
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From  SirteKeystone of Independence From: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter One Sirte: Keystone of Independence, Forte contrasts the city of Sirte– found to be in near total ruin by the end of the 2011 Libyan Civil War– to the Sirte which was once … | Maximilian C. Forte | 39 | 2012 | $3.90 Add |
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From SirteTouchstone of Imperialism From: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter Two Sirte: Touchstone of Imperialism, Forte examines how Sirte represented a post-colonial Libya, as the seat of the Al-Fateh Revolution and later the focus of international attention … | Maximilian C. Forte | 68 | 2012 | $6.80 Add |
Slouching Towards SirteNATO's War on Libya and Africa |
NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. … | Maximilian C. Forte | 344 | 2012 | View |
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From Status Symbol |
This chapter explores St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, where the author has regular blood work. He writes that it inspires a sense of community, and it is where he feels safest from stigma. | Tony Correia | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Struggle Over the State 1945-1948 |
In this chapter, Jerome explores Albert Einstein’s opposition to a Jewish state during the years of 1945 to 1948. | Fred Jerome | 35 | 2024 | $3.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Summer CampFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream |
This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From Sunday at the CesspoolGil Courtemanche |
In Chapter 11, Philpot critiques Gil Courtemanche’s novel Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, in which Courtemanche describes himself as “an eye-witness report,” even though he was … | Robin Philpot | 9 | 2013 | $0.90 Add |
