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How Karl Marx Can Save American Capitalism
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The Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago
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A Season of Singing: Creating Feminist Jewish Music in the United States
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The Battle of Versailles
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Few figures in film and theater history tower like Elia Kazan. Born in 1909 to Greek parents in...
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What if the western / European world was wiped out completely in the 14th century instead of only 1/3rd of the population? Kim Stanley Robinson vividly imagines the stages of life and consequences to the world. The rise and spread of Islam instead of Christianity. The different minds who would awaken to the natural sciences. The empire building of China into the New World. The continuation of Native American cultures through their cooperation and shared values.
Dystopian historical science fiction with serious questions of religion, philosophy, and sociopolitical theories expertly woven together.