Multiculturalism C.W. Watson. ISBN: 0335205208. Paperback, 144pages.
Synopsis: Multicultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity which exists everywhere in the world. However, there is some confusion about what precisely they signify. Do they simply describe diversity or are they advocating a particular response to that diversity? This book looks at some [...]
Evolutionary Psychology (2nd Edition) Steven Gaulin, Donald McBurney
ISBN 0131115294 (Hardback) Aug 2003, 416 pages
The second edition of Evolutionary Psychology is the only text on the market that shows the relevance of evolutionary thinking to the entire range of psychological phenomena, and it does so at a level appropriate for students new to the field. The [...]
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, Revised edition. Chalmers Johnson.
American Empire Project - Now with a new and up-to-date Introduction by the author, the bestselling account of the effect of American global policies, hailed as “brilliant and iconoclastic” (Los Angeles Times)
The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of [...]
I was lagging behind a bit here. Upon checking in with United Publications, I realized that I had missed two entire albums. Battle Angel Alita - Last Order Graphic Novel 4: Angel of Protest and Graphic Novel 5: Haunted Angel.
Now that has been remedied. Hopefully I’ll have them in my hand early next week. At [...]
American Dream, Global Nightmare Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies.
There is something deeply wrong with America. The American dream has become a global nightmare from which we all need to awake as quickly as possible.
In this hard-hitting sequel to their best-selling Why Do People Hate America?, Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies explore the myths [...]
The Sorrows of Empire. Chalmers Johnson.
Since September 2001, the United States has “undergone a transformation from republic to empire that may well prove irreversible,” writes Chalmers Johnson. Unlike past global powers, however, America has built an empire of bases rather than colonies, creating in the process a government that is obsessed with maintaining absolute military [...]
The Origins of Totalitarianism. Hannah Arendt.
Recognized on publicaton as the definitive account of its subject and ten years later hailed as a classic by the Times Literary Supplement, this remarkable book has been foremost wherever the characteristics and problems of the twentieth century are discussed. Dr. Arendt’s study begins with an account of the [...]
The Dilbert Principle. Scott Adams.
You loved the comic strip; now read the business advice.
Or should that be anti-business advice? Scott Adams provides the hapless victim of re-engineering, rightsizing and Total Quality Management some strategies for fighting back, er, coping. Forced to work long hours, with no hope of a raise? Adams offers tips on maintaining [...]
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