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The Unbearable Whiteness of Oklahoma!

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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The author explores the ways in which Okahoma! is about whiteness. 10 $1.00 Add
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Assorted Information (and Idiocies)

Everything you always wanted to know about the Duce…that actually turns out to be false

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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The author refutes various stories that have been invented around the figure of Mussolini and been spread around Italy over the years. 8 $0.80 Add
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Everyone Tells My West Side Story but Me

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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The author explores the history, storyline, and issues of West Side Story, looking at issues of typecasting and racism. The author argues that Puerto Ricans are not the ones telling their West … 9 $0.90 Add
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Saddam

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Hub/Entrepot City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 9 examines entrepot cities, which are cities that serve as warehouses to export product from a nearby supply region as it is waiting to be transported to other markets. It discusses … 6 $0.60 Add
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South Pacific, Miss Saigon, Soft Power and Me

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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This author recounts her experiences and perceptions of Anti-Asian bigotry in theatre/Broadway. 10 $1.00 Add
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Syria

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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Chapter Ten focuses on Syria. Before the British and French divided Turkey’s West Asian possessions in 1920, Syria comprised territory covering today’s Palestine, Israel, Jordan, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Supply Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 10 explores supply regions also know as resource economies, which are areas that are endowed with highly demanded natural resources and exploited as such. This chapter discusses the … 5 $0.50 Add
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Settlers

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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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 … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Transplant Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 11 describes how transplant regions are brought to life by the transfer of work from a congested city to a lower-cost production area. The chapter explores their relationship with supply … 5 $0.50 Add
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When You Mess with Creation Myths, the Knives Come Out

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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Tha author recounts his experiences and thoughts after having written and produced his play The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda and critiques the popular play Hamilton. 8 $0.80 Add
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Iran

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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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
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Responding to Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson & Claiming the Power of Native Voice

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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The author recounts her shock and offense at the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which, as she explores in this essay, is ahistorical and includes racist and problematic represenations of … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Backward City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 12 focuses on cities dubbed “backward,” calling them a category of Backward Cities and exploring how they can evolve into a more forward economy. This chapter discusses topics … 6 $0.60 Add
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Dance and Song Before Story

Was Flower Drum Song a Phantasy?

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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Ishmael Reed interviews Shawn Wong regarding anti-Asian racism in Flower Drum Song, other theatre productions, and the industry at large. 18 $1.80 Add
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Diversion

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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The conclusion Diversion reflects on how at the end of World War II, US officials celebrated the Middle East as a ‘stupendous source of strategic power’ and an immense ‘material … 10 $1.00 Add