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Category Archives: World Affairs
Fool’s Errand
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan © 2017 Scott Horton 318 pages Incredible as it sounds, it is nearly possible for a child conceived in the first week of the US invasion of Afghanistan to have come … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged George W Bush, Middle East, military, Obama, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Scott Horton, terror war
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eaarth
earth: making a life on a tough new planet© 2010 Bill McKibben253 pages Oh, we’re in trouble. For two decades, forward-thinking politicians have made noise about climate change. “We’ve gotta do something to save the world for our grandchildren,” they say. But … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science, World Affairs
Tagged civic activism, civic awareness, climate change, energy, oil, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, science
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Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet352 pages© 2008 Michael T. Klare For much of the 20th century, a handful of industrialized countries enjoyed access to a seemingly infinite supply of oil. But a century of economic progress has seen global demand for … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged America, China, civic awareness, economics, energy, geopolitics, goods/services, India, Japan, oil, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Russia
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The Crisis of Islam
The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror© 2001, 2003 Bernard Lewis184 pages Bernard Lewis’ What Went Wrong? examined the failure of modernity in the middle east, but did not address its role in the rise of terrorism. The Crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged Bernard Lewis, critical history, Islam, Middle East, Near East, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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North Korea: Another Country
North Korea: Another Country© 2004 Bruce Cumings241 pages “It helps in understanding North Korea if you have lived in a fundamentalist Christian community…just like the North Koreans, we believed in the absolute purity of our doctrines. We focused inward and … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged history, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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