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Terrorism (3rd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrado por: Liam Gerrard
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
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When historians want to find out about the ideas that motivated American foreign policy in the early years of the twenty-first century, they would do well to read this book. Robert Kagan has formally set out a case for unilateralism on the part of the United States, as opposed to the multilateralism now characteristic of Europe. Kagan believes that the United States can disregard a weak Europe, and have a free hand in pursuing its global interests.
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Quick and pithy listen
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De: Robert Kagan
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ISIS: The State of Terror
- De: Jessica Stern, J. M. Berger
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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The Islamic State, known as ISIS, exploded into the public eye in 2014 with startling speed and shocking brutality. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruits in unprecedented numbers and wreaking bloody destruction with a sadistic glee that has alienated even the hardcore terrorists of its parent organization, al Qaeda. Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger, two of America’s leading experts on terrorism, dissect the new model for violent extremism that ISIS has leveraged into an empire of death in Iraq and Syria, and an international network that is rapidly expanding in the Middle East, North Africa and around the world.
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Hope the current administration is reading this
- De Jonathan Love en 04-01-15
De: Jessica Stern, y otros
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Hitler and the Holocaust [Modern Library Chronicles]
- De: Robert S. Wistrich
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
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For over 50 years scholars and philosophers alike have attempted to make some sense of the Third Reich and its "Final Solution" campaign. Historian Robert Wistrich takes listeners on a guided tour through the death camps and meticulously details the events that led to this horrific tragedy and the lasting repercussions it had on the world community.
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Subperb and profound
- De John en 08-08-05
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ISIS
- A History
- De: Fawaz A. Gerges
- Narrado por: Bradley Hayes
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The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS, and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Moving beyond journalistic accounts, Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling account of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS.
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Great information and understanding
- De Anon en 12-02-16
De: Fawaz A. Gerges
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Washington Rules
- America's Path to Permanent War
- De: Andrew Bacevich
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For the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, to prepare our forces for military operations in far-flung regions, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time. In the Obama era, just as in the Bush years, these beliefs remain unquestioned gospel.
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Permanent war and insolvency...thanks Washington
- De Jonnie en 10-13-10
De: Andrew Bacevich
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Radicalized
- New Jihadists and the Threat to the West
- De: Peter R. Neumann, Alexander Starritt - translator
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The 2015 Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism - one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq that shows the possibility of foreign attackers working with citizens of the country. As ISIS seeks to expand its reach in the Middle East, its territory serves as a training and operations base for a new generation of jihadis.
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Drink every time he says “milieu”
- De Anonymous User en 12-31-21
De: Peter R. Neumann, y otros
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The Mighty and the Almighty
- Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
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Does America have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists? Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State and best-selling author of Madam Secretary, offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion in shaping America's approach to the world.
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The point??
- De Thomas en 11-04-06
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The Anatomy of Fascism
- De: Robert O. Paxton
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete, what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question for the first time. From the first violent uniformed bands beating up "enemies of the state", through Mussolini's rise to power, to Germany's fascist radicalization in World War II, Paxton shows clearly why fascists came to power in some countries and not others.
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Great book for getting a clearer idea of fascism
- De Amazon Customer en 11-02-17
De: Robert O. Paxton
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The Enemy at Home
- The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11
- De: Dinesh D'Souza
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
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Dinesh D'Souza, the most original and controversial writer on politics and society in the U.S. today, uncovers the links between the spread of American pop culture, leftist ideas, and secular values and the rise of anti-Americanism throughout the world. In The Enemy at Home, D'Souza makes the startling claim that 9/11 and other terrorist acts can be directly traced to the ideas and attitudes perpetrated by America's cultural left.
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FINALLY, Someone gets it!!
- De Ron Egolf en 03-21-07
De: Dinesh D'Souza
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Armed Struggle
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- De: Richard English
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
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The IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanced examination now - at the end of its long war in the north of Ireland - than it was even a few years ago. Richard English's brilliant audiobook offers a detailed history of the IRA, providing invaluable historical depth to our understanding of the modern-day Provisionals, the more militant wing formed in 1969 dedicated to the removal of the British Government from Northern Ireland and the reunification of Ireland.
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A comprehensive history of the IRA
- De Stefan Filipovits en 02-04-20
De: Richard English
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