The Battle Of Venezuela Large Print 16pt
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The Battle Of Venezuela Large Print 16pt
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Author : Michael McCaughan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-09-17
The Battle Of Venezuela Large Print 16pt written by Michael McCaughan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-17 with categories.
In August 2004, the Venezuelan public came out in record numbers to deliver an overwhelming vote of confidence. After many attempts to unseat him, Hugo Chavez, the former military man who took the country first by coup and then by ballot, again emerged as the people's choice. It was, in his words, ''a victory for the people of Venezuela.'' Yet despite Chavez's successes, having defended his post in six referenda, two elections and against one failed coup, Venezuela - one of the world's largest oil exporting countries - is a nation deeply divided.The power struggle between the country's first indigenous head of state and his detractors expresses a larger conflict gripping the region. In The Battle of Venezuela, Guardian reporter Michael McCaughan captures the drama of challenges to Chavez's presidency in the courts and on the streets of Caracas. In this detailed analysis of the political forces at work, McCaughan documents the role of the country's powerful and shrinking middle class, the effects of Chavez's social programs for his mainly poor constituents, and the rise of the social movement whose members proclaim themselves ''Chavistas.''
500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance Large Print 16pt
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Author : Gord Hill
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-07
500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance Large Print 16pt written by Gord Hill and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with History categories.
An alternative and unorthodox view of the colonization of the Americas by Europeans is offered in this concise history. Eurocentric studies of the conquest of the Americas present colonization as a civilizing force for good, and the native populations as primitive or worse. Colonization is seen as a mutually beneficial process, in which ''civilization'' was brought to the natives who in return shared their land and cultures. The opposing historical camp views colonization as a form of genocide in which the native populations were passive victims overwhelmed by European military power. In this fresh examination, an activist and historian of native descent argues that the colonial powers met resistance from the indigenous inhabitants and that these confrontations shaped the forms and extent of colonialism. This account encompasses North and South America, the development of nation-states, and the resurgence of indigenous resistance in the post-World War II era.
The Future Of Power Large Print 16pt
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Author : Jr Joseph S Nye
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011-03
The Future Of Power Large Print 16pt written by Jr Joseph S Nye and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03 with Political Science categories.
In the era of Kennedy and Khrushchev, power was expressed in terms of nuclear missiles, industrial capacity, numbers of men under arms, and tanks lined up ready to cross the plains of Eastern Europe. By 2010, none of these factors confer power in the same way: industrial capacity seems an almost Victorian virtue, and cyber threats are wielded by non-state actors. Politics changed, and the nature of power-defined as the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes you want-had changed dramatically. Power is not static; its story is of shifts and innovations, technologies and relationships.Joseph Nye is a long-time analyst of power and a hands-on practitioner in government. Many of his ideas have been at the heart of recent debates over the role America should play in the world: his concept of "soft power" has been adopted by leaders from Britain to China; "smart power" has been adopted as the bumper-sticker for the Obama Administration's foreign policy. This book is the summation of his work, as relevant to general readers as to foreign policy specialists. It is a vivid narrative that delves behind the elusive faces of power to discover its enduring nature in the cyber age.
The Battle Of Venezuela
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Author : Michael McCaughan
language : en
Publisher: Latin America Bureau Short Boo
Release Date : 2004
The Battle Of Venezuela written by Michael McCaughan and has been published by Latin America Bureau Short Boo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Hugo Chavez is a compelling emblem of modern Venezuela. Michael McCaughan investigates the rise of the charismatic former army officer, and examines the conundrum of Chavez' Venezuela and its place within the hemispheric interests of George Bush's Imperium.
Nicaragua Large Print 16pt
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Author : Christine J. Wade
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011-04
Nicaragua Large Print 16pt written by Christine J. Wade and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04 with History categories.
This newly revised volume details Nicaragua's unique history, culture, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers the country's early and recent history, from pre-Columbian and colonial times through the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. marine occupation, the Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista regime, the conservative restoration, and the Sandinista comeback. The fifth edition includes a new chapter detailing the reelection of Daniel Ortega and the irony of his current role in undercutting the rule of law and democracy that he helped institute in his earlier administration. This edition also documents what may be the more enduring reality of this Central American country: the historical and ongoing interventions by which the United States - the ''eagle'' to the north - continues to shape Nicaraguan political, economic, and cultural life.
The 500 Years Of Resistance Comic Book Large Print 16pt
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Author : Gord Hill
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-10
The 500 Years Of Resistance Comic Book Large Print 16pt written by Gord Hill and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book is a powerful and historically accurate graphic portrayal of Indigenous resistance to the European colonization of the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under Christopher Columbus and ending with the Six Nations land reclamation in Ontario in 2006. Gord Hill spent two years unearthing images and researching historical information to create The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, which presents the story of Aboriginal resistance in a far-reaching format. Other events depicted include the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico; the Inca insurgency in Peru from the 1500s to the 1780s; Pontiac and the 1763 Rebellion and Royal Proclamation; Geronimo and the 1860s Seminole Wars; Crazy Horse and the 1877 War on the Plains; the rise of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s; 1973's Wounded Knee; the Mohawk Oka Crisis in Quebec in 1990; and the 1995 Aazhoodena/Stoney Point resistance. With strong, plain language and evocative illustrations, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book documents the fighting spirit and ongoing resistance of Indigenous peoples through 500 years of genocide, massacres, torture, rape, displacement, and assimilation; a necessary antidote to the conventional history of the Americas.
Three Kings
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Author : Lloyd C. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011-04
Three Kings written by Lloyd C. Gardner and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04 with History categories.
Three Kings reveals a story of America's scramble for political influence, oil concessions, and a new military presence based on airpower and generous American aid to shaky regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Iraq. Marshaling new and revelatory evidence from the archives, Lloyd Gardner deftly weaves together three decades of U.S. moves in the region to offer the first history of America's efforts to supplant the British empire in the Middle East. From the early efforts to support and influence the Saudi regime (including the creation of Dhahranairbase, the target of Osama bin Laden's first terrorist attack in 1996) and the CIA-engineered coup in Iran to Nasser's Egypt and, finally, the rise of Iraq as a major petroleum power, Three Kings is ''a valuable contribution to our understanding of our still-deepening involvement in this region'' (Booklist).As American policy makers and military planners grapple with the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, Gardner uncovers the largely hidden story of how the United States got into the Middle East in the first place.
Oil
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Author : Matthew Yeomans
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-10
Oil written by Matthew Yeomans and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil - only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When Oil was published in cloth last year, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Nation to Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired and others. Author Michael Klare (Blood and Oil) called it ''a clear, comprehensive overview of the U.S. oil industry . . . in one compact and highly readable volume,'' and Boldtype praised Yeomans's ''crisp journalistic voice. . . Understanding the business of oil is essential in any modern dialog of power, politics, or the almighty buck, and Yeomans delivers a well-researched and gripping read.'' Illustrated with maps and graphics - and now with an all-new afterword - Oil contains a brief history of gasoline, an analysis of the American consumer's love affair with the automobile, and a political anatomy of the global oil industry, including its troubled relationship with oil-rich but democracy-poor countries.
The Anatomy Of Peace
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2008
The Anatomy Of Peace written by and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Conflict management categories.
Warfare In A Fragile World
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Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Warfare In A Fragile World written by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Human ecology categories.
"Among the crucial problems that confront mankind today are those associated with a degraded environment. This book examines the extent to which warfare and other military activities contribute to such degradation. The military capability to damage the environment and to cause ecological disruption has escalated, and there is no sign that the level of conflict in the world is decreasing. The military use and abuse of each of the several major global habitats -- temperate, tropical, desert, arctic, insular, and oceanic -- are evalusated separately in the light of the civil use and abuse of that habitat"--Dust jacket.