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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  NEW! That’s the Navy for YouFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Four focuses on the author’s mother Joan O’Connell’s time working during the Second World War, working in the boeing aircraft plant, disposable income, dancing, her special … | Kathryn Willcock | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Myth of the Modernate Rebel |
When the Daraa riot broke out in mid-March, 2011, two armed Islamist groups, which would play a lead role in the war against the Syrian government, Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham, had already … | Stephen Gowans | 26 | 2017 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! The October Revolution and its LegacyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter deconstructs major myths surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution and especially its second phase, "Red October" and considers the positive impacts of this event on world … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  The Spirit of Human RightsFrom: In Search of a Better World Collection: Online Conflict & Debate: Bridging the Divide |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses the bonds that unite humans and the ways in which we can use those bonds to protect human rights. Please Note: A collection can … | Payam Akhavan | 70 | 2017 | $8.40 Add |
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From  The US Occupation |
Chapter four, The US Occupation focuses on the reasoning behind American interests in the Korean Peninsula after the Second World War. He focuses on the perspective of the American, Soviets, and … | Stephen Gowans | 14 | 2018 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! "We Hired Hitler!"From: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter explores the rise of fascism in Europe, highlighting the fact that Europe’s upper class used its wealth and influence to create fascist movements everywhere and to bring … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 45 | 2022 | $4.50 Add |
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From A Coup by Any Other Name… |
In Chapter 5, Philpot discusses the article and later book The Genocide Fax by staff writer for The New Yorker Philip Gourevitch, who exposed a private fax that General Roméo Dallaire sent … | Robin Philpot | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
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From Bao Tong’s Fall |
This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s … | Michael Cormier | 26 | 2013 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Belly UpFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Five focuses on the creation of the Willcock & Wankel Logging company, the timber industry and licences, “timber cruising,” uncle Harold and Ron, their life in Church House, their … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapters 26-30From: My Road from Damascus |
Includes the chapters "The Road to Al-Qala’a Civil Prison", "In the Citadel (Al-Qala’a Civil Prison, April 1981)", "William’s Treasure", … | Jamal Saeed | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 Add |
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From  Division |
Chapter Five focuses on the division between the ideologies of Arabism and Islamism which arose in the Arab States during the mid-twentieth century. Arabism spawned Arab socialism, which promoted … | Stephen Gowans | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Early Years of Belgian Congo1908–1930 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows the creation of the official colonial regime of the Belgian Congo from 1908 to 1930. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Guilt by AssociationsFrom: The Einstein File |
This chapter further explores the FBI’s interest in Einstein and his political beliefs and activism, and particularly his little-known support for civil rights and outspoken opposition to … | Fred Jerome | 29 | 2018 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Hips Don’t LieChapter 4 From: Decolonize Hipsters |
In Hips Don’t Lie, Pierrot reflects on the present state of hipsterdom after the Black Lives Matter movement. Pierrot provides a call to action which must reflect on and move away from … | Grégory Pierrot | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
