Why America misunderstands the world

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Ariel Dorfman

"Other Septembers, Many Americas: Selected Provocations, 1980-2004 is the first major collection of novelist and playwright Ariel Dorfman's best shorter works, including essays, opinion pieces, poems, and previously unpublished speeches. Gathered here are writings about America, North and South, that touch on topics as diverse as Scrooge McDuck, barbarians, bilingualism, Vietnam, Dostoevski, the Iliad, and video games, and as profound as redemption, forgiveness, art, and memory. Taken as a whole, this collection forms a historical and social text essential for anyone who wishes to understand how the roots of our present crisis are embedded deep within the American psyche, documented by a writer who exists uniquely, both inside and out of it."--BOOK JACKET.

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Arnulf Baring

Postwar German culture - East and West - and the political implications of various cultural developments are the focus of this provocative study by some of Germany's leading cultural and intellectual historians. Many of the contributors - Hermann Glaser and Kurt Sontheimer, in particular - have played important roles in the development of cultural activities in the Federal Republic and offer an insider's perspective on the literature, architecture, performing arts, theatre and cinema of this tumultuous period. Another insider, distinguished biomathematical scholar Jens Reich, renowned for his personal struggle for civil rights in the former German Democratic Republic and for his presidential candidacy in the last German elections, analyzes the political culture of the former GDR and the relationship between East and West Germans. This book presents the first historical perspective on Germany's postwar cultural history and offers students and scholars a vivid picture of politics and culture during a unique period in German history.

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Stephen Hopgood

This title presents a powerful argument for the continued relevance of the state to our understanding of international relations. Drawing on detailed primary research, the author examines the key role central state officials have played in formulating American foreign environmental policy, and concludes that claims for the diminishing domestic-international divide, and the erosion of state sovereignty are overstated.

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Rebecca Proctor

Features 50 stylish craft projects for the home, using discarded or repurposed materials. This title offers step-by-step illustrations that guide you through each project, and no special skills are needed. With chapters covering every room, it features everything from making cushions and bedlinen to turning an old crate into a bathroom cabinet.