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This book vividly describes the rise of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and its American counterpart, the Fenian Brotherhood, two revolutionary organisations dedicated to overthrowing British rule in Ireland and establishing an Irish republic.
Led by James Stephens, nineteenth-century Ireland's most important revolutionary, the IRB rapidly became an increasingly serious threat which Dublin Castle struggled unsuccessfully for years to suppress. In...
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This book offers a complete translation of the original work titled "Golem: metla Čechů...: rozklad českého nacionalismu," published in the Czech language in 1942. The author's original essay, "Golem...Geissel der Tschechen, die Zersetzung des Tschechischen Nationalismus," was originally written in German. While different translations of the title exist, such as "The Plague of the Czechs" or "The Scourge of the Czechs," the most common and chosen...
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In "The Power of the Masses: Understanding the Social Psychology of Crowd Behavior," we embark on a captivating journey into the heart of human collective behavior and its profound implications for our society. This thought-provoking book delves deep into the intricate dynamics that unfold when individuals come together as part of a crowd, revealing the hidden forces that shape our collective actions, emotions, and decisions.With compelling insights...
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For six months, Army Captain Matt C. Pinsker was deployed to the Mexican-American border as a member of a unique mission. He and a handful of others were assigned to the Department of Justice as Special Prosecutors to handle the increasing number of immigration cases resulting from President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.
Once arrived, whether he was out in the field leading investigations or trying cases in the courtroom, Captain Pinsker found...
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After the staggering slaughter of back-to-back world wars, the West embraced the ideal of the "open society." The promise: By liberating ourselves from the old attachments to nation, clan, and religion that had fueled centuries of violence, we could build a prosperous world without borders, freed from dogmas and managed by experts.
But the populism and nationalism that are upending politics in America and Europe are a sign that after three generations,...
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What is the Alt-Right, and how will it affect America?
Donald Trump's election as president in 2016 suddenly brought to prominence a political movement that few in political circles or the mainstream media had paid much attention to: the so-called Alt-Right. Steven Bannon, Trump's campaign manager, was a leading figure in the movement, and the election results seemed to give it a real opportunity to gain some political power.
But what is the Alt-Right?...
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Le monde change rapidement. L'Occident, dirigé par les États-Unis et protégé par l'OTAN, voit sa suprématie remise en question par un nouveau bloc oriental soutenu par le pacte de Shanghai. En même temps, l'Afrique, en proie à des conflits internes, peine à répondre aux besoins de sa population croissante tandis que ses richesses continuent d'être exploitées par des acteurs économiques mondiaux. Parallèlement, en Europe, l'Union européenne...
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Analyse pertinente des débuts du sionisme
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Léon Pinsker, né en Pologne le 13 décembre 1821 et mort le 9 décembre 1891, est un médecin et un militant sioniste qui milita toute sa vie pour l'intégration des Juifs russes en créant notamment la Société pour la promotion de l'instruction qui encourage l'apprentissage de la langue russe.
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This book presents a sociocultural linguistic analysis of discourses of conflict, as well as an examination of how linguistic identity is embodied, negotiated and realized during a time of war. It provides new insights regarding multilingualism among Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the diaspora of New Zealand, the US and Canada, and sheds light on the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on language attitudes among Ukrainians around the world. Crucially,...
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La France d'aujourd'hui a perdu de sa splendeur. Elle est prise dans un tourbillon permanent d'idéologies, de contre-vérités ou de contradictions qui l'éloignent de l'essentiel qu'étaient ses valeurs collectives et ses objectifs de nation. Un grand nombre de citoyens français se sentent alors perdus et désespérés quant à leur avenir. Ils ne trouvent plus l'énergie nécessaire pour dépasser leurs doutes et prendre des risques. Comment en...
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'Those who want to understand the nature of today's political regime in India need to read this book' Christophe Jaffrelot, Professor, King's College London
'A telling account of repression and resistance in the new India' Jean Drèze, Indian economist
'A brave and necessary record of how behind tall prison walls, some of India's finest hearts and minds are locked away by a state fearful of their dreams. A book of aching, terrible beauty' Harsh...
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Dans la nuit du 24 février 2022, l'Ukraine est subitement plongée dans l'horreur de la guerre. Les tribus barbares, avides de violence, se ruent vers Kiev. Pendant les six premiers mois de ce conflit très réel, le lecteur est embarqué au cœur des souffrances d'une population meurtrie. Galyna nous témoigne de cette expérience en direct. Un Français désorienté interroge nos sociétés et cherche des réponses au milieu de la foule. Vadym,...
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Inequality and unfairness still stalk Scotland after more than twenty years of devolution. Having done little to shield against austerity, Brexit and an increasingly right-wing Westminster agenda, calls for further constitutional reform to solve pressing political, economic and social problems grow ever louder. The debate over further devolution or independence continues to split the population.
In A New Scotland, leading activists and academics...
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*Shortlisted for the JQ Wingate Literary Prize, 2017*
'Belonging' is both a fundamental human emotion and a political project that affects millions. Since its foundation in 1957, the European Union has encouraged people across its member states to feel a sense of belonging to one united community, with mixed results. Today, faced with the fracturing impacts of the migration crisis, the threat of terrorism and rising tensions within countries,...
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2022, année électorale en France.
La France est lessivée.
Les projets politiques sont déprimants de platitude.
La rupture entre le Peuple et ses édiles est consommée.
Après avoir servi la France sans moufter pendant près de 40 ans en bon Hussard de la République, Gille en a marre.
Ce pamphlet est son cri de désespoir.
De révolte également.
D'espérance aussi.
Il exprime son ressenti de citoyen, sans artefact sociologisant....
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As Edin Hajdarpasic shows, formative contestations over Bosnia and the surrounding region began well the assassination that triggered World War I, emerging with the rise of new nineteenth-century forces-Serbian and Croatian nationalisms, and Ottoman, Habsburg, Muslim, and Yugoslav political movements-that claimed this province as their own. Whose Bosnia? reveals the political pressures and moral arguments that made Bosnia a prime target of escalating...
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This is the untold story of the truly groundbreaking linguistic and educational developments that took place among Republican prisoners in Long Kesh prison from 1972-2000.
During a period of bitter struggle between Republican prisoners and the British state, the Irish language was taught and spoken as a form of resistance during incarceration. Based on unprecedented interviews, Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh explores the undertakings of veteran prisoners...
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In Resource Nationalism in Indonesia, Eve Warburton traces nationalist policy trajectories in Indonesia back to the preferences of big local business interests. Commodity booms often prompt more nationalist policy styles in resource-rich countries. Usually, this nationalist push weakens once a boom is over. But in Indonesia, a major global exporter of coal, palm oil, nickel, and other minerals, the intensity of nationalist policy interventions increased...
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L'Occident a été coupable de tromperie à plusieurs niveaux, utilisant ses médias influents pour dominer le monde par la désinformation, la manipulation de masse et le mensonge. Cela a abouti à l'oubli de l'histoire royale des Africains et de la beauté incomparable de leurs origines. Depuis le début de l'opération spéciale en Ukraine, le président russe, Vladimir Poutine, transmet un puissant message de justice qui réfute les mensonges...
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Europe has long imagined itself as the centre of the universe, although its precise geographical, cultural and social terrains have always been amorphous. Exploring the fear and fascination associated with the continent as an allegory, Hamid Dabashi considers Europe to be a historically formed barricade against the world.
Frantz Fanon's assessment that 'Europe is literally the creation of the Third World' is still true today; but in more than...
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