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    de Lee Wengraf ...
    Extracting profit explains why Africa, in the first decade and a half of the twenty-first century, has undergone an economic boom. This period of Africa rising” did not lead to the creation of jobs but has instead fueled the growth of the extraction of natural resources and an increasingly-wealthy African ruling class. ... Leer más

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  • Empire of Cotton

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    The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
 
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  • Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire

    The British Empire, ”the biggest empire in history”once ruled a quarter of the globe. It was built by an incredible array of swashbuckling soldiers and sailors, pirates and adventurers who finally get their due in H. W. Crocker III's panoramic and provocative view of four hundred years of history that will delight and amuse, educate and entertain. Strap on your pith helmet for a rollicking ride ... Leer más

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  • The Changing Face of Empire

    Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare

    de Nick Turse ...
    Series series Dispatch Books
    Following the failures of the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as military lite” methods and counterinsurgency, the Pentagon is pioneering a new brand of global warfare predicated on special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, and cyberwarfare. It may sound like a safer, saner war-fighting. In reality, it will prove anything but, as Turse's pathbreaking reportage makes clear. ... Leer más

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  • The Fortunes of Africa

    A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

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  • States and Power in Africa

    Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control - Second Edition

    Series series Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
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  • Tomorrow's Battlefield

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    de Nick Turse ...
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    You won’t see segments about it on the nightly news or read about it on the front page of America’s newspapers, but the Pentagon is fighting a new shadow war in Africa, helping to destabilize whole countries and preparing the ground for future blowback. Behind closed doors, U.S. officers now claim that Africa is the battlefield of tomorrow, today." In Tomorrow’s Battlefield, award-winning ... Leer más

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  • The Eagle in Splendour

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  • Imperialism, Power, and Identity

    Experiencing the Roman Empire

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