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Ryan R. Thoreson
Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for Sexual Rights Worldwide
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) was founded in 1990 as the first NGO devoted to advancing LGBT human rights worldwide. How, this book asks, is that mission translated into practice? What do transnational LGBT human rights advocates do on a day-to-day basis and for ...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism
A pathbreaking book about world history, global justice, and the climate crisis―featuring a new preface by the author. “Coursing with moral urgency and propelled by brilliant prose, this is more than argument. It's how we build the power needed to win.” ―Naomi Klein A clear, new ca...
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Michael Adas
Dominance by Design: Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing Mission
Long before the United States became a major force in global affairs, Americans believed in their superiority over others due to their inventiveness, productivity, and economic and social well-being. U.S. expansionists assumed a mandate to “civilize” non-Western peoples by demanding submission t...
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Roxanne Doty
Imperial Encounters: The Politics of Representation in North-South Relations (Volume 5) (Barrows Lectures)
Offers a fresh perspective on power relationships in global politics. “Developed/underdeveloped,” “first world/third world,” “modern/traditional”-although there is nothing inevitable, natural, or arguably even useful about such divisions, they are widely accepted as legitimate ways to c...
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Wilber W. Caldwell
American Narcissism: The Myth of National Superiority
In American Narcissism: The Myth of National Superiority, Wilber W. Caldwell provides an incisive exploration into the origins and evolution of American nationalism. With a blend of historical analysis, sociological insight, and political commentary, this book investigates how Americans have come to...
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Yi-Ling Liu
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary China In the late 1990s, as the world was waking up to the power and emancipatory promise of the internet, Chinese authorities began constructing a system of online surve...
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Karem Roitman
Seeking the Perfect World
Consider this book your invitation to the most exciting party of the century. We have invited you and some of the greatest minds of our species to dance, share cake, and ponder the age-old question: how can we make our world better? Seeking the Perfect World guides readers through thoughtful discu...
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Edward Glaeser
Urban Empires (The Metropolis and Modern Life)
We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical changes in our contemporary systems from a global per...
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Helle Strandgaard Jensen
Sesame Street: A Transnational History
In Sesame Street: A Transnational History , author Helle Strandgaard Jensen tells the story of how the American television show became a global brand. Jensen argues that because the show's domestic production was not financially viable from the beginning, Sesame Street became a commodity that its...
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Elvis Mugari
RED SEA SOVEREIGNTY: A Geopolitical Defense Against Ethiopian Expansionism
Red Sea Sovereignty – Eritrea's Line in the Sand A Geopolitical Defense Against Ethiopian Expansionism In the geopolitically charged environment of the Horn of Africa, few narratives are as complex, contested, and consequential as that of Eritrea and Ethiopia. This book explores a critical and ...
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Sangjoon Lee
The South Korean Film Industry (Perspectives On Contemporary Korea)
As shown by the success of Squid Game and Parasite , South Korea’s film industry is producing films and original series for streaming services, film studios, and television stations worldwide. South Korea is now arguably considered one of the few countries outside the United States to have capt...
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Robert Lanza
One World: The Health and Survival of the Human Species in the 21st Century
ONE WORLD: The Health and Survival of the Human Species in the 21st Century  is a compelling collection of original essays written by some of the premier scholars and scientists of our time. The editor, Robert Lanza MD, persuaded distinguished contributors such as former President Jimmy Carter, the...
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Harry S. Dent Jr
Zero Hour: Turn the Greatest Political and Financial Upheaval in Modern History to Your Advantage
Harry S. Dent Jr., bestselling author of The Demographic Cliff and The Sale of a Lifetime , predicted the populist wave that has driven the Brexit vote, the election of Donald Trump, and other recent shocks around the world. Now he returns with the definitive guide to protect your investments and...
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Brahima Coulibaly
Harnessing Technology for Inclusive Prosperity: Growth, Work, and Inequality in the Digital Era
Transformative new technologies are reshaping economies and societies. But as they create new opportunities, they also pose new challenges, not least of which is rising inequality. Increased disparities and related anxieties are stoking societal discontent and political ferment. Harnessing technolog...
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Jeronim Perovic
Fuel and Power
This is a very timely study of Russia's development into a global energy power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Russia emerged not only as a key producer but also as one of the world's leading exporters of oil. Russia's transformation into a m...
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OXFORD HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY OHBK PAPER
This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies. It provides a tour of the most innovative and exciting news areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. It presents a comprehensive ...
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Alister Chapman
Godly Ambition: John Stott and the Evangelical Movement
British Christian leader John Stott was one of the most influential figures of the evangelical movement during the second half of the twentieth century. Called the pope of evangelicalism by many, he helped to shape a global religious movement that grew rapidly during his career. He preached to thous...
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Jeremy Bates
The Sleep Experiment: An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller (World's Scariest Legends)
Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're craving something fresh and pulse-pounding, join the millions who have plunged into the World's Scariest Legends series. "SHOCKING...TERRIFYING" — Entertainment Weekly In 1954, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet military promised ...
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Ronald C. Blakey
Ancient Landscapes of Western North America: A Geologic History with Paleogeographic Maps
Allow yourself to be taken back into deep geologic time when strange creatures roamed the Earth and Western North America looked completely unlike the modern landscape. Volcanic islands stretched from Mexico to Alaska, most of the Pacific Rim didn’t exist yet, at least not as widespread dry land; ...
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Isabel Chao, Claire; Sun Chao
Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites@@ Scholars and Scoundrels
Winner of over 20 awards including Rubery Award BOOK OF THE YEAR  and Writer's Digest GRAND PRIZE An Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel, growing up in glamorous 1930s and '40s Shanghai, i...
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