The empire strikes back? : the impact of imperialism on Britain from the mid-nineteenth century / by Thompson, Andrew S. (Andrew Stuart), 1968-

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Joyce and reality : the empirical strikes back / by Gordon, John, 1945-

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France's wars in Chad : military intervention and decolonization in Africa by Powell, Nathaniel Kinsey

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We want freedom : a life in the Black Panther Party by Abu-Jamal, Mumia

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Feminist fabulation : space/postmodern fiction by Barr, Marleen S.

Table of Contents: “…The Feminist Anglo-American Critical Empire Strikes Back.…”


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Betraying our troops : the destructive results of privatizing war by Rasor, Dina, 1956-

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Body guards : the cultural politics of gender ambiguity

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Fantastic voyages : learning science through science fiction films by Dubeck, Leroy W., 1939-

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Hollywood's Cold War by Shaw, Tony, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Love and defection -- The enemy within -- Projecting a prophet for profit -- Of gods and moguls -- Negotiable dissent -- Turning a negative into a positive -- A cowboy in combats -- Secrets and lies -- The empire strikes back.…”


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Nails in the wall : Catholic nuns in Reformation Germany by Leonard, Amy, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Life behind the walls : the establishment and growth of the Dominican convents -- From neighbor to neighbor : Reformation theories of the utility of the cloister -- The Reformation confronts the convents -- The ties that bind : nuns, families, and magistrates -- The empire strikes back : the Counter-Reformation in Strasbourg -- Nuns as whores : the closing of St. …”


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Tax havens : how globalization really works by Palan, Ronen, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…-- Tax havens : vital statistics -- The instruments of tax havens -- Origins of the tax havens -- The British Empire strikes back -- Tax havens and the developed world -- Issues in development -- Signs of discontent -- Institutional attacks on tax havens -- Tax havens in the twenty-first century.…”


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The reformation for armchair theologians by Sunshine, Glenn S., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…On the eve of the Reformation -- Martin Luther and the break with Rome -- Reform of Word and Sacrament -- Divisions -- The Sacramentarian controversy and the spread of Zwinglianism -- Catholic reform or counter-reform? -- The empire strikes back -- John Calvin : biography -- "The most perfect school of Christ" -- Spain and the Dutch revolt -- The Reformation in England and Scotland -- The Reformation in France -- The Thirty Years' War and the end of the era.…”


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We the media : grassroots journalism by the people, for the people by Gillmor, Dan

Table of Contents: “…From Tom Paine to blogs and beyond -- The read-write Web -- The gates come down -- Newsmakers turn the tables -- The consent of the governed -- Professional journalists join the conversation -- The former audience joins the party -- Next steps -- Trolls, spin, and the boundaries of trust -- Here come the judges (and lawyers) -- The empires strike back -- Making our own news.…”


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The sword and the dollar : imperialism, revolution, and the arms race by Parenti, Michael, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…A policy neither fainthearted nor foolish -- Imperialism and the myth of underdevelopment -- Maldevelopment and a "sharp philanthropy" -- The mean methods of imperialism (I) -- The mean methods of imperialism (II) -- A condominium empire: neo-imperialism -- The empire strikes back home -- The mythology of interventionism -- The real threat of revolution -- The costs of counterrevolution -- Other variables-or must we ignore imperialism? …”


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Madame President : the extraordinary journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by Cooper, Helene

Table of Contents: “…Borrow My Baby -- All Protocols Observed -- Madame President -- The Dark Lord Returns -- The Empire Strikes Back -- Beautiful Day -- Monkey and Baboon -- Nobel -- Miss Liberia Imposters -- Amazing Grace and Mary the Menace -- The Oracle -- Contagion -- The Last Battle.…”


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Talking with the President : the pragmatics of Presidential language by Wilson, John, 1954 December 12-

Table of Contents: “…Nixon -- Chapter Four: The narrative Presidency: Ronald Regan and stories from the White House -- Chapter Five: It's language Jim, but not as we know it: William J Clinton -- Chapter Six: Bring em on! the empire strikes back: George W Bush -- Chapter Seven: There and back again with Barack H Obama.…”


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Vietnam and the transformation of American life by Buzzanco, Robert

Table of Contents: “…The Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans to 1960 -- Destroying the country to save it: the American War on Vietnam, 1960-1968 -- The empire strikes back: the Vietnam War from 1968-1975 -- "Many deeds of war": hope and anguish in the 1960s -- Love me, I'm a liberal: the politics of the 1960s and Vietnam -- The struggles at home: civil rights and women's liberation -- "One, two, three, what are we fightin' for?" …”


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Settling the score : music and the classical Hollywood film by Kalinak, Kathryn Marie, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…The language of music: a brief analysis of Vertigo -- A theory of film music -- The silent film score: a structural model -- The classical Hollywood film score: Captain Blood: a working model -- "Every character should have a theme": The informer: Max Steiner and the classical film score -- The "hysterical cult of the director": The magnificant Ambersons: music and theme -- "Not exactly classical, but sweet": Laura: new directions -- John Williams and "The empire" strike back: the eighties and beyond: classical meets contemporary.…”


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Netflixed : the epic battle for America's eyeballs by Keating, Gina

Table of Contents: “…A shot in the dark (1997-1998) -- The good, the bad, and the ugly (1998-1999) -- The gold rush (1999-2000) -- War of the worlds (2001-2003) -- The professional (2003-2004) -- Some like it hot (2004-2005) -- Wall Street (2004-2005) -- Kick ass (2004-2005) -- The best years of our lives (2005-2006) -- The empire strikes back (2006-2007) -- The incredibles (2006-2009) -- High noon (2007-2008) -- The great escape (2007-2009) -- True grit (2009-2010) -- Cinema paradiso.…”


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Books as weapons : propaganda, publishing, and the battle for global markets in the era of World War II by Hench, John B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Books on the Normandy beaches -- Modernizing U.S. book publishing -- War changes everything, even books -- Publishers organize for war and plan for peace -- "Books are the most enduring propaganda of all" -- Seeking "an inside track to the world's bookshelves" -- "Everyone but the janitor" selected the books -- Books to pacify and reeducate the enemy -- Making the "nice little books" -- Liberating Europe with books -- The rise and fall of the United States International Book Association -- The empire strikes back -- Books for occupied Germany and Japan -- Epilogue : American books abroad after 1948.…”


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