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Released: Oct. 2, 2011
"A valuable contribution to the growing body of literature regarding the War on Terror's impact on our constitutional rights."
A focused, thorough account of the federal government's panicked response to 9/11 and the consequent rollback of our civil liberties.
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Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"Scholarly, committed and tendentious—but hardly insurrectional or satanic."
A selection of scholarly and polemical writing by the co-author of Poor People's Movements (1977), occasioned by her elevation to Queen of Darkness by Glenn Beck and other hard-line conservatives.
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Released: Sept. 15, 2011
"Optimistic, useful history of diplomacy as counterweight to brutality."
A surprising study that suggests warfare is decreasing and growing less intense, coupled with a strident defense of peacekeeping and the United Nations.
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Released: Aug. 15, 2011
A stern, carefully worded warning about why the United States should be more wary of China's meteoric rise.
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Released: July 19, 2011
"Certain to provoke strong reactions from supporters and detractors, this is a must-read for anyone with a stake--or even an interest--in this difficult issue."
A powerful argument for the importance of a new approach to solving the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
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Released: July 12, 2011
"A thorough study of a subject who is hard to pin down--a welcome, evenhanded addition to the lively literature surrounding President Obama's genealogy."
A pioneering, full-scale biography of President Obama's father, a promising but troubled man.
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