A Share Of The Spoils

Author : Andrew Cockburn
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839763656

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The Spoils of War by Andrew Cockburn Pdf

Why does the United States go to war?—a leading Harper’s commentator on U.S. foreign affairs searches for answers. A withering exposé of runaway military spending and the private economic interests funding the U.S. war machine—for fans of Rachel Maddow and Democracy Now! America has a long tradition of justifying war as the defense of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the West from the dangers of Islamists. The US soldiers stationed in over 800 locations across the world are meant to be the righteous arbiters of justice. Against this background, Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the true intentions behind Washington’s martial appetites. The American war machine can only be understood in terms of the private passions and interests of those who control it—principally a passionate interest in money. Thus, as Cockburn witheringly reports, Washington expanded NATO to satisfy an arms manufacturer’s urgent financial requirements; the US Navy’s Pacific fleet deployments were for years dictated by a corrupt contractor who bribed high-ranking officers with cash and prostitutes; senior Marine commanders agreed to a troop surge in Afghanistan in 2017 for budgetary reasons. Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: as profoundly squalid as it is terrifyingly deadly.

Author : Henrietta Lidchi,Stuart Allan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 1526139200

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Dividing the Spoils by Henrietta Lidchi,Stuart Allan Pdf

As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, this volume combines approaches from material anthropology, imperial and military history to shed light on the acquisition and appropriation of objects during British colonial warfare. The authors offer a nuanced view of how the amassing of objects was governed and understood within military culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047428589

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Property, Piracy and Punishment: Hugo Grotius on War and Booty in De iure praedae by Anonim Pdf

Sixteen essays discuss De iure praedae – Hugo Grotius’s 1604-1605 commentary on booty –, its sources, circumstances and consequences, and explore how Grotius the humanist, the theologian, the jurist and the politician concur in this his first exercise in natural law and rights.

Author : Stephen Haber
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780817996628

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Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America by Stephen Haber Pdf

Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America offers a new contribution to the literature on institutions and growth through the analysis of historical cases of institutional change and economic growth in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Author : Vernon J. Puryear
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520374201

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Napoleon and the Dardanelles by Vernon J. Puryear Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.

Author : Wilhelm Ihne
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382109097

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The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne Pdf

Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Publisher : The Institute of Islamic Knowledge
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780911119800

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Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for Mankind - English Translation of the Meanings of Al-Qur'an with Arabic by Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik Pdf

Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for mankind, is a unique translation of the Holy Qur'an in contemporary American English. It includes the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, his mission as a Prophet, his ranking as in the human history. Text is paragraphed by theme and theme is written in the margins on each page for easy reference. Its features include - (1) Field Testing the Communication of Divine Message: The unique feature of this translation is its field testing for over 3 1/2 years to improve the communication and understanding of the Divine Message. Translation passages were given to the New Muslim and Non-Muslim high school and college students for reading under the supervision of various Ulema (scholars). After reading, the person was asked to explain as to what he/she understood from the passage. If his/her understanding was the same as is in the Arabic Text of the Holy Qur'an then we concluded that we have been successful in conveying the Divine Message properly. If his/her understanding was different than what the Qur'anic verses were stating, we kept on rewording the translation until those verses were understood properly. It was tremendous patience on part of the participants. May Allah reward them all. (2) Simplicity: In this translation Simple Language and Direct Approach is used for appealing to the common sense of scholars and common people. (3) Understandability: There are no foot notes to refer and no commentary or lengthy explanations to read. All necessary explanations have been incorporated right there in the text with italic type setting to differentiate from the translation of the meanings of Qur'anic Arabic Text. (4) Outline of Pertinent Information: Before the start of each Srah, information relating to its Period of Revelation, Major Issues, Divine Laws and Guidance has been presented as an outline. Then a summary of the preceding events has been tabulated for the reader to understand the histo! rical background to grasp the full meaning of the Divine Message. (5) Reviews, Input and Approvals: This project was started in 1991 and initial draft completed in 1994. Then the Translation was sent to different Ulema (Scholars) in Town and throughout United States for their review and input. After their reviews and input it was sent to Jme Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt, Ummal Qur in Saudi Arabia and International Islamic University in Pakistan for their review, input and approval. This translation was published after their reviews and approvals.

Author : Jill Quadagno
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195312034

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One Nation, Uninsured by Jill Quadagno Pdf

One Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens. Covering the entire twentieth century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance was met with fierce attacks by powerful stakeholders, who mobilized their considerable resources to keep the financing of health care out of the government's hands.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Islam
ISBN : UOM:35112200849091

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Studies in Islamic Law and Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jesse Eisenberg
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780802191397

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The Spoils by Jesse Eisenberg Pdf

A powerful play about wealth, narcissism, and entitlement: “Eisenberg writes funny, but he is also a real storyteller—moody and dangerous and even loving.”—Newsday Nobody likes Ben. Ben doesn’t even like Ben. He’s been kicked out of grad school, lives off his parents’ money, and bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate, an earnest Nepalese immigrant. When Ben discovers that his grade school crush is marrying a straitlaced banker, he sets out to destroy their relationship and win her back. The Spoils is a deeply personal and probing comedy written by Jesse Eisenberg—Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and contributor to the New Yorker. “While Ben would surely say The Spoils is all about Ben, Mr. Eisenberg has seen fit to surround his leading narcissist with characters who live and breathe and react independently...His clever, frantic dialogue assumes an irresistible authenticity.”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times (NYT Critics’ Pick)

Author : Benjamin Shwadran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429717871

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Middle East Oil Crises Since 1973 by Benjamin Shwadran Pdf

The production and consumption of oil has emerged as a major factor in international economics in general and in regional and national development in particular. The struggle for access to oil and gas resources has become even more fierce, affecting the long-range strategic planning of the superpowers and causing a shift in the world balance of trade. Middle East Oil Crises Since 1973 is the logical sequel to Dr. Shwadran's classic, The Middle East, Oil and the Great Powers. In this new work, Dr. Shwadran delineates the changes in the power equation, the political atmosphere, and the resources of the participants since 1973. He marshals persuasive evidence to show that economic forces, narrow vision, and the absence of strategic planning were the major contributing factors for the oil crises of the past decade, rather than the Arab-Israeli war.

Author : George Sale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020888558

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The Koran by George Sale Pdf

Author : George Sale
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368826871

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The Alcoran of Mohammed by George Sale Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1829
Category : History
ISBN : 9785878541800

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Paul Hawkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9781471129865

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Bad Santas by Paul Hawkins Pdf

Bad Santas is not a book for children. Here you will find the bloody, the bawdy and the downright bizarre in a celebration of the most imaginative, macabre and curious Christmas figures and customs from across Europe. Drawing on that continent's legacy of disquieting folk tales told at wintertime, Paul Hawkins' gleefully dark exploration of seasonal folklore is the perfect book for reading around the fireside.