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The Philosophy of (Erotic) Love (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Love, elusive and philosophically intractable as it is, has long fascinated philosophers. In this collection of classic and modern writings on the topic of erotic love, the... Læs mere
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Catlin's Lament: Indians, Manifest Destiny, and the Ethics of Nature (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
George Catlin gained renown for his nineteenth-century paintings of Indians and their lands. The author argues that, despite his... Læs mere
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Creating the Secret State: The Origins of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1943-1947 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This work locates the CIA's origins in government-wide efforts to reorganize national security during the transition from World War II to the Cold War. The author believes that the creation of the CIA was the culmination of years of negotiation among numerous policy makers.
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Endgame at Stalingrad: the Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 3: Book Two: December 1942–January 1943 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The completion of the monumental history of the decisive World War II Stalingrad campaign by the world's leading scholar of the Soviet-Nazi War.
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Decent Interval: An Insider's Account of Saigon's Indecent End Told by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing... Læs mere
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The Virtues of Vengeance (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in... Læs mere
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Friends or Foes?: The United States and Soviet Russia, 1921-1941 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A work on US-Russian relations over the course of 200 years. This fourth volume provides a comprehensive study that captures the major... Læs mere
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Getting Right with Reagan: The Struggle for True Conservatism, 1980-2016 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
To try to get a clearer picture of what the real Ronald Reagan legacy is, in this book Marcus Witcher details conservatives' frequently tense relationship with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s and explores how they created the latter-day Reagan myth.
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Inside Hitler's High Command (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of ""yes-men""... Læs mere
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Nuclear Politics in America: A History and Theory of Government Regulation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examining the politics of nuclear power over the last 50 years, this study relates broad trends in American politics to changes in the regulation of the nuclear industry to show how federal policies in this area have been made, implemented and altered.
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Structuring Poverty in the Windy City: Autonomy, Virtue, and Isolation in Post-Fire Chicago (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 left tens of thousands without housing, food, fuel, or clothing. In the aftermath... Læs mere
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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Expanding and updating H.A. Stephens's 1969 classic, this handbook offers full descriptions of woody plant species found in the wild in Kansas, 138 of them native.... Læs mere
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