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A People's history of American empire

a graphic adaptation
2008
A graphic adaptation of Howard Zinn's revisionist history of the United States, chronicling events from 1492 to the War on Terror from the perspective of African-Americans, women, Native Americans, and poor laborers of all nationalities, who have been politically and economically exploited.

The origins of totalitarianism

1973
Examines the rise of antisemitism in Central and Western European Jewish history in the 19th century, European colonial imperialism from 1884 to World War I, and the institutions and operations of totalitarian movements and governments.

The imperial cruise

a secret history of empire and war
2009
Discusses the trip undertaken in 1905 by Secretary of War William Howard Taft on a diplomatic mission for U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea, revealing the secret agreements Taft made in Roosevelt's name.

The killing of worlds

2005
Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial frigate Lynx fights what seems to be an unwinnable battle to stop a vastly superior Rix ship from reaching the planet Legis.

Hegemony or survival

America's quest for global dominance
2003
Noam Chomsky presents evidence to support his contention that U.S. leaders have, since the end of World War II, pursued a position of world dominance that has placed Earth and the entire human race at risk.

Imperial grunts

the American military on the ground
2005
Explores how American imperialism and the Global War on Terrorism are being implemented throughout the world, describing missions in remote parts of the world and their impact on world affairs.

Winning modern wars

Iraq, terrorism, and the American empire
2003
Retired general Wesley K. Clark draws from his military experience to examine the 2003 U.S.-led war against Iraq, discussing the basis of the decade-long engagement with Saddam Hussein, and the course of the campaign, and examining questions about whether the war was justified and its effectiveness in reducing the terrorist threat to America.

American empire--the victorious opposition

2003
In an alternate history of the United States, Jake Featherston, leader of the ruling Freedom Party, has whipped the Confederate States into a frenzy of hatred, sending slaves to prison camps, and leading his armies into a bloody conflict with Canada.

Colonialism

an international, social, cultural, and political encyclopedia
2003
Contains over six hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the politics, economics, culture, and society of countries that have been influenced by colonialism, with maps and chronologies of colonial powers, and reproductions of original documents.

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