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1	Democracy for the Few more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist Studies the American political system and government from the viewpoint that our government represents the privileged few as a result of the distribution of sources of power within American society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis more books like this by Christian Parenti add to wishlist Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? "Lockdown America" not only documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war on crime, it also explains the political and economic history behind the massive crackdown. This fully updated and expanded edition ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $13.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Make-Believe Media: The Politics of Entertainment more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist A classic aParenti text,a this short volume explains film and television from a political perspective. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $51.98! \| first editions
4	Against Empire more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist "Against Empire" exposes the hidden costs of U.S. foreign intervention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist A journalist challenges both the rationale of Western governments for the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the media's reporting of those events. He reports on the high toll of civilian causalities and other devastation wrought by this campaign. see all copies from $7.89! new only from $16.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist Parenti presents a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence in the murder of Caesar, he sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about Roman society. see all copies from $13.55! new only from $13.55!
7	History as Mystery more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which ... see all copies from $2.58! new only from $11.27! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Assassination of Julius Caesar more books like this by Michael Parenti, Michel Parenti add to wishlist Parenti examines certainties of the past from CE 300 to just yesterday. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. see all copies from $8.77! new only from $26.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Superpatriotism more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist One of the nation's leading progressive political analysts demonstrates how hype, fear, and mindless flag-waving are supplanting informed debate, commitment to democracy, and real patriotism. see all copies from $2.66! new only from $4.50! \| first editions
10	The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America from Slavery to the War on Terror more books like this by Christian Parenti add to wishlist A compelling, vitally important history lesson for everyone concerned about the expansion of surveillance into our public and private lives On a typical day, you might make a call on a cell phone, withdraw money at a cash machine, visit the shopping centre, and make a purchase with a credit card. Each of these routine transactions leaves a digital ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist A penetrating analysis of the hidden political, economic, and religious agendas behind the September 11 attacks and the war, with an emphasis on Afghanistan?s history and the U.S.-led globalization process that has impoverished and angered much of the world. THE TERRORISM TRAP is a richly informed, powerfully argued, well written analysis of the ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $6.09! \| SVS
12 view cover	Dirty Truths more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist A collection of hard-hittting essays that range over a broad range of questions concerning media and culture, conspiracies and state power, and ideology and political consciousness. No friend of the current capitalist order, Parenti is one of our most astute and accessible critic of the abuse of power and privilege. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist "Radical in the true sense of the word, [Parenti] digs at the roots which . . . sustain our public consciousness."--Los Angeles Times Book Review A powerful selection of Michael Parenti's most lucid and penetrating writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, sex, and ... see all copies from $11.43! new only from $12.34! \| SVS
14 view cover	Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist This study looks at the role of the print and electronic media in defining "respectable" political discourse in the United States. From a critical perpective, Parenti looks at the economics and politics of "presenting" the news and argues that the media systematically distort the news. This manufactured reality deprives the public of necessary ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $50.92! \| first editions
15	Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq more books like this by Christian Parenti, Teru Kuwayama (Photographer) add to wishlist "The Freedom" provides a fearless and unsanitized look at how the war in Iraq is unfolding. Readers enter Baghdad as most journalists do--in a convoy of GMC Suburbans racing 95 miles an hour in tight, side-by-side formation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Land of Idols: Political Mythology in America more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist Arguing against the presumption that the U.S. has no dominant ideology, the author confronts the myths in American society that limit the perception of political reality and constrain progressive reform. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions
18	Skinny Beef: Over 100 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Entree more books like this by Marlys Bielunski, Irene Yeh, Susan L Parenti add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Interrelationships of fishes more books like this by Stiassny Melanie L J (Editor), Lynne R Parenti (Editor), G David Johnson (Editor) add to wishlist Fish are the most diverse group of living vertebrates. They occupy a range of habitats from high mountain lakes to the deepest ocean abyss. Such incredible ecological diversity and the resulting variety in lifestyle, anatomy, physiology, and behavior make unraveling the evolutionary history of fishes a challenging task. The successor of a classic ... see all copies from $47.50! new only from $47.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist An iconoclastic exploration of the epic struggles of Communism, both before and after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Configuring Ipv6 with Cisco IOS more books like this by Marc Blanchet, Edgar Parenti, Jr. (Editor), Eric Knipp (Editor) add to wishlist 'By building IPv6 into Cisco IOS software, we are enabling continued growth of the Internet and its expansion into new applications and capabilities in a way that maintains compatibility with existing Internet services' - Stephen Deering, Cisco Fellow and lead designer of the protocol. Internetworking Protocol (IP) addresses are the unique numeric ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.98!
22 view cover	America Besieged more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist A collection of essays by an entertaining political analyst. Parenti deals with the underlying, enduring forces in U. S. society and the political economy, providing a critical framework for understanding what passes for "the news." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.92! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Culture Struggle more books like this by Michael Parenti add to wishlist One of America's most astute and engaging political analysts turns his attention to how culture is perceived. Richly informed and well written with style and dashes of ironic humor, this is a buffet of ideas that explain the world. see all copies from $6.98! new only from $9.79! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Antibiotics-A Multidisciplinary Approach more books like this by Giancarlo Lancini, G G Gallo, F Parenti add to wishlist In this translation of the Italian second edition, the authors provide a comprehensive account of the current knowledge on antibiotics. They concisely describe how various scientific disciplines are involved in antibiotics research, development, and use. Their work also discusses the industrial and clinical development of new antibiotics, as well ... see all copies from $108.50! new only from $108.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Praying with the Orthodox Tradition more books like this by Stefano Parenti (Compiled by), Dr. Paula Clifford (Translator), Kallistos Ware, Bishop (Preface by) add to wishlist see all copies from $9.96! new only from $17.42! \| signed copies

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