A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and Intervention in the Middle East
A chronicle of the failures of Western intelligence operations in the Middle East.
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The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle Over American History
Lepore (American History/Harvard Univ.;
New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan, 2005, etc.) explores the nexus of the American Revolution, the understanding and telling of history and today's Tea Party.
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Chicago and the Making of a Black President
Journalist McClelland (
The Third Coast: Sailors, Strippers, Fishermen, Folksingers, Long-Haired Ojibway Painters, and God-Save-the-Queen Monarchists of the Great Lakes, 2008, etc.) looks at the effect of President Obama's years in Chicago.
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Why We Always Fight the Last Battle: A History of American Intervention from World War I to Afghanistan
Foreign Affairs editor Rose (co-editor:
Understanding the War on Terror, 2005, etc.) finds that American military conflicts of the past century have often ended badly.
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The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics
As
The Nation political correspondent Berman ably shows, many factors led to the success of President Obama's election campaign, but a crucial aspect is often overlooked--the role played by Howard Dean as chairman of the Democratic Party
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Why Americans Choose War
A provocative essay on our war-loving, bullying nation.
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