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Nuclear Multilateralism and Iran: Inside EU Negotiations
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Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book presents an insider's chronology and policy...
Transmitting Rights: International Organizations and the Diffusion of Human Rights Practices
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When considering the structures that drive the global diffusion of human rights norms, Brian...
25 Women: Essays on Their Art
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Newsweek calls him "exhilarating and deeply engaging." Time Out New York calls him "smart,...
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A Genealogy of the Torture Taboo
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This book examines the historical genealogy of the torture taboo. The dissonance between the...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The China Syndrome (1979) in Movies
May 27, 2019 (Updated May 27, 2019)
Smart, taut thriller has lost none of its relevance or credibility. Journalists present at an accident in a nuclear plant attempt to uncover exactly what they witnessed; the supervisor at the plant makes his own investigation and uncovers some disturbing facts.
Works very well as a piece of entertainment, first of all, with strong performances, especially from Lemmon. But also very much a product of its time - it's one of many conspiracy-based American thrillers from the half-decade or so after Watergate; also has interesting things to say about gender politics of the period and the artificial nature of the media. A highly engaging, intelligently scripted movie, a class act in every department.
Works very well as a piece of entertainment, first of all, with strong performances, especially from Lemmon. But also very much a product of its time - it's one of many conspiracy-based American thrillers from the half-decade or so after Watergate; also has interesting things to say about gender politics of the period and the artificial nature of the media. A highly engaging, intelligently scripted movie, a class act in every department.
starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated They Tell Me You Are Wicked in Books
Jan 30, 2018
This wasn't a bad book.. not really my thing and some spots seemed a bit odd for me but overall I enjoyed the mystery and murder to it.. I enjoyed seeing how the politics played into the mystery of this story. I am not a bit political person so that might have been part of my not being as into it as I normally would be.. however the murder mystery part of it kept me interested and invested. the writing did have some amazing feelings and emotions.. I felt with duncan on his daughters death... I felt his confusion and fear and pain. I am glad i got to review this one
Leah (: (569 KP) rated Designated Survivor - Season 1 in TV
Jan 1, 2019
I absolutely LOVE this show. I watched both seasons over a few days!!
Tom Kirkman is the Designated Survivor which means he is selected to sit out when the whole of the US government meets, so that in the unlikely event of a disaster someone is able to lead the country.
Unfortunately Tom is the least qualified person for the job of The President of the United States, however he has to step up and the series follows his life as he tries his best.
This show has everything: politics, drama, mystery, suspense, conspiracy and is just very gripping!!
Really recommend this series I feel like it probably has something everyone will enjoy.
Tom Kirkman is the Designated Survivor which means he is selected to sit out when the whole of the US government meets, so that in the unlikely event of a disaster someone is able to lead the country.
Unfortunately Tom is the least qualified person for the job of The President of the United States, however he has to step up and the series follows his life as he tries his best.
This show has everything: politics, drama, mystery, suspense, conspiracy and is just very gripping!!
Really recommend this series I feel like it probably has something everyone will enjoy.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Womaneater (1957) in Movies
Jun 22, 2019 (Updated Jun 22, 2019)
Minor entry in the annals of British botanical horror proves that Orson Welles wasn't the only one whose career took a nosedive after Citizen Kane. George Coulouris does the best he can as a scientist so mad he thinks you should keep trees in a basement, but you can see the melancholy in his eyes throughout.
Essentially an attempt to transplant, or in this case re-pot, the US Z-movie horror formula to a British context, but this just makes the results weirder rather than appreciably better. Fabulous insights into assumptions about gender politics and other cultures, obviously. The killer tree itself will linger in your memory, though not in the way the film-makers would have hoped.
Essentially an attempt to transplant, or in this case re-pot, the US Z-movie horror formula to a British context, but this just makes the results weirder rather than appreciably better. Fabulous insights into assumptions about gender politics and other cultures, obviously. The killer tree itself will linger in your memory, though not in the way the film-makers would have hoped.
ClareR (5911 KP) rated Not Buying It in Books
Dec 19, 2019
Fake news in a post truth era.
Not Buying It describes the ‘post-truth’ era really well, how social media and the media manipulates our opinions, and how politics is becoming a central area where we are seeing the results of this (as well as science). It covers both sides of the Atlantic and Charlotte Henry looks at how ‘fake news’ became a thing, how we were (and are) fed alternative facts, and finally what we can do to better inform ourselves.
It’s NOT a cheery read, but it’s an essential one! Highly recommended, and I enjoyed it very much.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole, Unbound and Charlotte Henry for reading along.
It’s NOT a cheery read, but it’s an essential one! Highly recommended, and I enjoyed it very much.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole, Unbound and Charlotte Henry for reading along.