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In the Name of Peace and Democracy

In the Name of Peace and Democracy

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 2, Philpot discusses the larger political atmosphere of the Great Lakes region in East Africa before the war, and how with the aid of the Western powers, Paul Kagame, and the Rwandan … 14 $1.40 Add
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Independence and Chaos
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Independence and Chaos

1960–1961

From: Postcards from Congo

The chapter follows the creation of the independent Republic of Congo and the ensuing political fall out between 1960 and 1961. 10 $1.00 Add
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International Criminal Justice as "Battering Ram"

International Criminal Justice as "Battering Ram"

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 13, Philpot examines the ad hoc criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He does this to discuss the injustice and inept of the tribunal, which the founding resolution … 22 $2.20 Add
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Liberalism and the New Scramble for Africa

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

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Introduction

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In the introduction, Robert Philpot reflects on the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the shooting down of the Rwandan president’s plane which triggered war, destruction, and massacres in … 16 $1.60 Add
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Introduction

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

From 1963 onward, Syrian governments in which Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party members Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar played principal roles, were committed to the Arab nationalist values of … 28 $2.80 Add
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Introduction

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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Introduction

From: The Einstein File

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Editor’s Preface

Editor’s Preface

From: Decolonize Hipsters

In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure explains the series Decolonize That!: Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas and why hipsters would be the first … 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

The Wall Disease

From: Walls

The author introduces the book and the history and concept of wall-building, and how this practice has served humanity and served to cement discord and divisions. 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction

From: Postcards from Congo

The Introduction provides an overview of the 150 year history of the modern state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, maps, and etymology. 3 $0.30 Add
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Introduction - Democracy Between Revolution and War
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Introduction – Democracy Between Revolution and War

From: Myths of Modern History

The author introduces the book, discussing myths and mythologized history and the importance of teaching of teaching history and acknowledging bias. He also explores the history of democracy and … 31 $3.10 Add
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Invasion? What Invasion?

Invasion? What Invasion?

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 1, Philpot challenges the notion that the Rwandan Patriotic Front under its leadership of the current Rwandan President Paul Kagame– who, along with many fellow officers was … 22 $2.20 Add
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Iran

Iran

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Twelve focuses on Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. It removed Iran as a sphere of exploitation for US investors and created a new pole of resistance to the US imperialist … 26 $2.60 Add
Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

From European Colony to US Power Projection Platform

One US military leader has called Israel “the intelligence equivalent of five CIAs.” An Israeli cabinet minister likens his country to “the equivalent of a dozen US aircraft … 252 View
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It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 6, Philpot discusses the April 6th 1994 assassinations of two African presidents, Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi, looking at how these assassinations … 11 $1.10 Add