Imperialism

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The Political Partician of Korea

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter eight, The Political Partition of Korea focuses on Washington and Moscow’s agreement regarding Korea, which decided that the post-war zonal division of the peninsula would be … 6 $0.60 Add
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A Struggle for Power: The Congo Crisis

1961–1965

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter explores the Congo Crisis between 1961 and 1965. 10 $1.00 Add
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Power to Those Who Have It!

Phillip Gourevitch

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Campaign of 1950-1953

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter nine, The Campaign of 1950-1953 provides a Korean perspective on the Korean War. From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, the movement of its military forces north of the 38th … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Petroleum Game: New Realities

From: Oil and World Politics

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Discusses the patterns of Western military and economic interventions during the twenty-first century, and petroleum’s largely hidden role in world politics. US pressures have influenced … 26 $2.60 Add
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Wall Street’s Empire

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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The United States has an empire, even if it’s not often called one. More often, the U.S. Empire is widely referred to by various euphemisms, anodyne terms which make the unacceptable appear … 20 $2.00 Add
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Conclusion

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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The Conclusion reflects on how the values which secular Arab nationalists promoted were antithetical to U.S. capitalist class interests, which were embodied in U.S. imperialist ideology. That … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Anti-Communist Police State

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter ten, Anti-Communist Police State After 1953 focuses on Washington’s commitment to rolling back communism in Korea. From the very first moments that Koreans had fought for freedom … 18 $1.80 Add
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The First Decade of Mobutu’s Zaire

1965–1975

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter explores the first decade of Mobutu’s rule over Zaire (formerly Congo) from 1965 to 1975. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Importance of Being Canadian

Carol Off

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 10, Philpot examines Carol Off’s essay “The Lion, The Fox and the Eagle.” Off’s essay the is about author’s heroes, Roméo Dallaire (“the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Economic Decline and Infrastructural Decay in Zaire

1975–1993

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter follows the economic decline and infrastructure decay in Mobutu’s Zaire from 1975 until 1993. 10 $1.00 Add
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Sunday at the Cesspool

Gil Courtemanche

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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The United States, Champion of Democracy?

From: Myths of Modern History

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This chapter explores how in theory US foreign policy and ceaseless military ventures promote democracy, but in reality they seek to achieve corporate desiderata such as worldwide open doors for … 25 $2.50 Add
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Washington’s Power Projection Platform in the Pacific

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter eleven, Washington’s Power Projection Platform in the Pacific focuses on the shift in shift in politics in South Korea by 1993. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the German Democratic … 10 $1.00 Add
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An Avatar of Colonial Europe

Collette Braeckman

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 12, Philpot reviews Colette Braeckman’s book “Rwanda, Histoire d’un genocide”, published immediately after the Rwandan war in October 1994. Philpot addresses … 8 $0.80 Add
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Trouble Brewing in the East: First Congo War

1994–1997

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter follows the First Congo War from 1994 to 1997. 10 $1.00 Add