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1	Culture & Imperialism more books like this by Professor Edward W Said add to wishlist From Jane Austen to Salman Rushdie, from Yeats to the media coverage of the Gulf War, this is an account of the roots of imperialism in European culture. While many historians and commentators have analyzed the phenomenon of the imperial power wielded by Britain (and France) in the 19th century, this book analyzes its impact on the culture of the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Culture War? the Myth of a Polarized America more books like this by Morris P Fiorina add to wishlist The first book in the "Great Questions in Politics" series, Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, combines polling data with a compelling narrative to debunk commonly-believed myths about American politics-particularly the claim that Americans are deeply divided in their fundamental political views. Authored by one of the most respected ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History more books like this by Professor Lynn Hunt add to wishlist This is a collection of 38 primary documents covering the issue of rights and citizenship in Revolutionary France. There is an extensive introductory essay which provides the context for the documents and discusses the controversies over citizenship and rights in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France. Many of the documents have never been ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
4	A Novel Approach to Politics: Introducing Political Science Through Books, Movies, and Popular Culture more books like this by Douglas A Van Belle, Kenneth M Mash add to wishlist see all copies from $27.94! new only from $55.30! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Politics, Culture & Class in the French Revolution more books like this by Lynn Hunt add to wishlist Reframes the debate on the French Revolution, shifting the discussion from the Revolution's role in wider, extrinsic processes to its central political significance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.65! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution more books like this by Roger Chartier, Steven L Kaplan (Editor), Keith M Baker (Editor) add to wishlist Historian Roger Chartier, part of a school now at work refashioning the Annales tradition, analyzes the causes of the French Revolution not simply by investigating its "cultural origins", but by pinpointing the conditions that "made it possible because conceivable". Chartier has set himself two important tasks. First, while acknowledging the ... see all copies from $5.20! new only from $23.95! \| SVS
7	Not with a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline more books like this by Theodore Dalrymple add to wishlist Theodore Dalrymple's new book of essays follows on the extraordinary success of his earlier collections, Life at the Bottom and Our Culture, What's Left of It. No social critic today is more adept and incisive in exploring the state of our culture and the ideas that are changing our ways of life. In Not with a Bang But a Whimper, he takes the ... see all copies from $16.28! new only from $16.28! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save It from Itself more books like this by Lawrence E Harrison add to wishlist Which cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes best promote democracy, social justice, and prosperity? How can we use the forces that shape cultural change, such as religion, child-rearing practices, education, and political leadership, to promote these values in the Third World--and for underachieving minorities in the First World? In this book, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cultural Resistance Reader more books like this by Stephen Duncombe (Editor) add to wishlist From the Diggers seizing St. George Hill in 1649 to Hacktivists staging virtual sit-ins in the 21st century, from the retributive fantasies of Robin Hoods to those of gangsta rappers, culture has long been used as a political weapon. This expansive and carefully crafted reader brings together many of the classic texts that help to define culture ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $13.76! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Television culture more books like this by John Fiske add to wishlist This textbook on television by best-selling author John Fiske provides a comprehensive introduction to television studies. He examines both the economic and cultural aspects of television, and investigates it in terms of both theory and text-based criticism. Fiske introduces the main arguments from current British, American, Australian and French ... see all copies from $2.14! new only from $31.47! \| first editions
11 view cover	The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought more books like this by John Gibson add to wishlist The push to secularize Christmas into a neutered "holiday season" so non Christians won't be offended is stronger than one thinks. Gibson shows readers how they can help save Christmas from being twisted beyond recognition, with even the slightest reference to Jesus completely disappearing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays more books like this by Christopher Hitchens add to wishlist I did not, I wish to state, become a journalist because there was no other profession' that would have me. I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information. Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays showcases America's leading polemicist's rejection of consensus and clich, whether he's reporting from abroad in ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $4.45! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Claims of Culture: Equality and Diversity in the Global Era more books like this by Seyla Benhabib add to wishlist How can liberal democracy best be realized in a world fraught with conflicting new forms of identity politics and intensifying conflicts over culture? This book brings unparalleled clarity to the contemporary debate over this question. Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, Seyla Benhabib challenges ... see all copies from $17.65! new only from $25.53! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel more books like this by Scott Adams add to wishlist In the Weasel Zone, where most people reside, everything is misleading but not exactly a lie. Building on his popular comic strip, the author looks into his work, home, and everyday life and exposes the way of the weasel for everyone to see. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.57! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Power, Politics, and Culture more books like this by Professor Edward W Said, Professor Gauri Viswanathan (Editor) add to wishlist In this indispensable collection of wide-ranging interviews, a provocative and optimistic thinker carries on an unflinching dialogue with the world. Said addresses everything from Palestine to Pavarotti in "a brilliant questioning chronicle of contemporary culture and values" (Nadine Gordimer). see all copies from $9.59! new only from $9.59! \| first editions
16 view cover	Stealing Innocence: Corporate Culture's War on Children more books like this by Henry A Giroux add to wishlist Henry Giroux looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; and that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at ... see all copies from $3.83! new only from $12.94! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Beyond Red State, Blue State: Electoral Gaps in the Twenty-First Century American Electorate more books like this by Professor Laura R Olson (Editor), John C Green (Editor) add to wishlist Beyond Red State and Blue State: Electoral Gaps in the 21st Century American Electorate explores the many demographic gaps that exist within the American electorate. This book is designed to explore the most important voting gaps in American politics today. It shows that twenty-first-century Americans are divided on a wide range of political ... see all copies from $9.96! new only from $17.36!
18 view cover	Censoring Culture: Contemporary Threats to Free Expression more books like this by Robert Atkins, M.S (Editor), Svetlana Mintcheva (Editor) add to wishlist A bestselling art historian and a free speech advocate explore subtle new forms of censorship in the art world and beyond. ""In private, museum people have told me that self-censorship is indeed the order of the day. But it is quite rare for an official to speak about it in public. Self-censorship occurs behind closed doors. There are practically ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
19 view cover	Bad Moon Rising: A Chronicle of the Middle East Today more books like this by Prof. Gilles Kepel, Pascale Ghazaleh (Translator) add to wishlist "The ultimate manifestation of jihad began with the attack against New York. From Egypt to the Emirates, I made observations and extracted confessions". One of the world's foremost experts on Islam and Islamism, Kepel returned to the Middle East even as New York was still struggling with shock and dust. This book is a dispatch from history's most ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $4.98!
20 view cover	The History of History: Politics and Scholarship in Modern India more books like this by Vinay Lal, PhD add to wishlist A radical contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in modern India. It narrates the engagement of a civilisation with the historical sensibility and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the ... see all copies from $14.98! new only from $25.76!
21 view cover	Beautiful Cosmos: Performance and Belonging in the Caribbean Diaspora more books like this by Tina K Ramnarine add to wishlist What are the musical sounds that people remember in the diaspora? What do they create? Recognising the importance that people attach to musical performances, this book examines the significance of widespread Caribbean genres (including calypso, steel band, reggae, chutney, salsa and carnival) in diaspora politics. Ramnarine uses detailed analysis ... see all copies from $38.61! new only from $38.61! \| SVS
22 view cover	Friendship more books like this by Professor Maurice Blanchot, Elizabeth Rottenberg (Translator) add to wishlist For the past half century, Maurice Blanchot has been an extraordinarily influential figure on the French literary and cultural scene. He is arguably the key figure after Sartre in exploring the relation between literature and philosophy. This collection of 29 critical essays and reviews on art, politics, literature, and philosophy documents the ... see all copies from $26.34! new only from $26.34! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Toward the Renewal of Civilization: Political Order and Culture more books like this by T William Boxx (Editor), Gary M Quinlivan (Editor) add to wishlist These twelve essays examine the origins and consequences of new ideologies that have challenged traditional understandings of human nature and society and which have contributed to disorder and social decline in today's world.e see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Working Wounded: Advice That Adds Insight to Injury more books like this by Bob Rosner (Read by) add to wishlist Re-engineering, crazy bosses, sexual harassment, bad cafeteria food--in the gloriously anarchic spirit of Dave Barry, Al Franken, and "Dilbert" comes a hilarious, quirky guide to dealing with the timeless grievances of the workplace--adapted from Bob Rosner's popular newspaper column, "Working Wounded". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Insubordination of Signs: Political Change, Cultural Transformation, and Poetics of the Crisis more books like this by Nelly Richard, Nelly Richard, Stanley Fish (Editor) add to wishlist Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America today. As a participant in Chile's neo-avantgarde, Richard worked to expand the possibilities for cultural debate within the constraints imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990), and she has continued to offer incisive commentary about the country's ... see all copies from $6.75! new only from $18.00!

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