Between the lines readings on Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. "war on terror" /

Table of Contents: “…The outbreak of the Al Aqsa Intifada and its early development : September 2000-January 2001 -- A Likud-Labor gangster government after Sharon's victory in the 2001 elections : provocative escalations, defiant but handicapped resistance : January-October 2001 -- Back to the essence of the conflict : total war--Zionist left and right close national and class ranks -- The case of MK Azmi Bishara : revealing the true nature of Israel's democracy -- From "defensive shield" to "reforming the PA" : Jenin's noble tragedy : March 2002-February 2003 -- Israeli elections 2003 and the sweeping victory of Sharon : what once was will continue to be, only worse : March 2003 -- The occupation of Iraq : widening U.S. hegemony and its fallout for Palestine : July 2002-April 2003 -- Carte blanche : the era of force, force, and more force : May-September 2003 -- From Arafat's death to the disengagement spectacle : January 2004-September 2005 -- Expanding regionally, resisting locally : "he who wants peace prepares for war" : October 2005-November 2006.…”
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Between the lines readings on Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. "war on terror" /

Table of Contents: “…The outbreak of the Al Aqsa Intifada and its early development : September 2000-January 2001 -- A Likud-Labor gangster government after Sharon's victory in the 2001 elections : provocative escalations, defiant but handicapped resistance : January-October 2001 -- Back to the essence of the conflict : total war--Zionist left and right close national and class ranks -- The case of MK Azmi Bishara : revealing the true nature of Israel's democracy -- From "defensive shield" to "reforming the PA" : Jenin's noble tragedy : March 2002-February 2003 -- Israeli elections 2003 and the sweeping victory of Sharon : what once was will continue to be, only worse : March 2003 -- The occupation of Iraq : widening U.S. hegemony and its fallout for Palestine : July 2002-April 2003 -- Carte blanche : the era of force, force, and more force : May-September 2003 -- From Arafat's death to the disengagement spectacle : January 2004-September 2005 -- Expanding regionally, resisting locally : "he who wants peace prepares for war" : October 2005-November 2006.…”
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William Almon Wheeler : political star of the north country / by Hallas, Herbert C., 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Tragedy in Malone -- The making of a "cultivated" man -- Love and the new district attorney -- "Here lies an honest man" -- "Old hunkerism" is dead -- A "mere act of justice" -- "Grinding" it out in Albany -- A pen "dipped in gall" -- An early morning knock on the door -- Suddenly, a "junior partner" -- A sporting gentleman gets the itch -- "True to our trust, true to ourselves, and true to the truth" -- "Ho! …”
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William Almon Wheeler : political star of the north country / by Hallas, Herbert C., 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Tragedy in Malone -- The making of a "cultivated" man -- Love and the new district attorney -- "Here lies an honest man" -- "Old hunkerism" is dead -- A "mere act of justice" -- "Grinding" it out in Albany -- A pen "dipped in gall" -- An early morning knock on the door -- Suddenly, a "junior partner" -- A sporting gentleman gets the itch -- "True to our trust, true to ourselves, and true to the truth" -- "Ho! …”
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Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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