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Connecting Class and Class Consciousness: The Acid Test

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

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The primary focus in this chapter is on connections of employment class with these oppositional and hegemonic/revolutionary forms of class consciousness. If class existence in the production … 49 $4.90 Add
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Foreign-Investor Protections in the TPP

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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analyzes one of the most contentious features of the TPP and similar agreements going back to NAFTA. The investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign investors the right … 16 $1.60 Add
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Greece: The New Silk Road: Part 2

Part II: Middle Powers

From: China Unbound

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Chapter 6 provides a comprehensive case study of China’s relationship with Greece and China-EU relations more broadly. Key topics discussed include the New Silk Road project, tourism, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Mussolini the Condottiere and Statesman

Was the Duce a great leader?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations … 19 $1.90 Add
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Redefining Fashion

From: Fixing Fashion

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The final chapter presents a wide array of view points on how to change the fashion industry for the better, drawing on quotes and interviews with people involved, such as educators, financial … 50 $5.00 Add
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The Future of Power

Learning to Live Happily Within Limits

From: Power

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In the concluding chapter, Heinberg explores the territory between human self-annihilation and sufficient self-restraint. 63 $6.30 Add
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The Social Aspects of Choice

Participation in Decision Making

From: The Power Manual

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The Social Aspects of Choice, focuses on how choice is informed by one’s environment and how one participates in collective choice. I highlight what I found most important about Carole … 10 $1.00 Add
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Ukraine and Pipeline Rivalry: Two Narratives

From: Oil and World Politics

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Analyzes the two narratives (US/NATO and Russian) relating to the change of government in 2014, the civil war and sanctions. Considers energy security issues: Ukraine’s reliability as the … 40 $4.00 Add
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Venezuela’s Threat of a Good Example

From: Blood of Extraction

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An Exercise in Cynicism

“Democracy” and “Security” in the Andes

From: Blood of Extraction

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Capitalism, Globalism, and the Nation-State

From: State Theories Third Edition

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Economic Skirmishes and Pressures: Whose Oil Is It?

From: Oil and World Politics

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Discusses economic pressures on oil-producing countries to conform to the Washington Consensus. Examines the use of the IMF, World Bank and regional development banks to promote neoliberalism, … 38 $3.80 Add
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Fear and Tensions in the Belle Époque

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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Early 1900s. The elite is convinced that the revolutionary danger is increasing rapidly, and also feels threatened by the revolutionary plans of ethnic minorities, by the designs of feminists, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Mussolini the Humanitarian

Was the Duce a "benign" dictator?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … 35 $3.50 Add
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Oil and the deep state

From: Oil’s Deep State

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Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft analyzes how an economy heavily dependent on oil production sets the stage for a deep state with examples from around the world. 10 $1.00 Add
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Supreme Choice

Mastery Over Inner Experience

From: The Power Manual

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Supreme Choice, furthers the thinking on Supreme Power introduced in chapter 5. It concludes the section on choice by asserting that one ultimately has choice over everything one experiences. It … 6 $0.60 Add