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- Age of anger : a history of the present / by Mishra, Pankaj,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis. How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world--from American 'shooters' and ISIS to Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on social media? In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century, before leading us to the present. He shows that as the world became modern those who were unable to fulfill its promises--freedom, stability and prosperity--were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. The many who came late to this new world or were left, or pushed, behind, reacted in horrifyingly similar ways: intense hatred of invented enemies, attempts to re-create an imaginary golden age, and self-empowerment through spectacular violence. It was from among the ranks of the disaffected that the militants of the 19th century arose--angry young men who became cultural nationalists in Germany, messianic revolutionaries in Russia, bellicose chauvinists in Italy, and anarchist terrorists internationally. Today, just as then, the wider embrace of mass politics, technology, and the pursuit of wealth and individualism has cast many more billions adrift in a literally demoralized world, uprooted from tradition but still far from modernity--with the same terrible results. Making startling connections and comparisons, Age of Anger is a book of immense urgency and profound argument. It is a history of our present predicament unlike any other"--
- Subjects: Anger; Civilization, Modern.; Civilization, Western.; Nationalism; Religion and politics; Social change; Terrorism; World politics; World politics; Youth;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The bomber mafia : a dream, a temptation, and the longest night of the second world war / by Gladwell, Malcolm,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How a small team of Utopian Air Force strategists attempted to win World War II through precision bombing-only to witness Curtis LeMay defeat Japan from the air, by burning nearly 70 of its cities to the ground. A tale of idealists, grim pragmatists, technologists, and the wages of war"--
- Subjects: Bombing, Aerial; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- From Vimy to victory : Canada's fight to the finish of World War I / by Brewster, Hugh.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The story of Canadian soldiers who became the shock troopers of the British army during the First World War.LSC
- Subjects: Currie, Arthur, Sir, 1875-1933; Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
- © c2014., Scholastic Canaada,
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- Canada in World War I : outstanding victories creating a nation / by Clarke, Gordon,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index."Guided reading: U"--Page [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
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- The secret war : spies, codes and guerrillas, 1939-45 / by Hastings, Max.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
- Subjects: Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Intelligence service; Espionage; World War, 1939-1945;
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- A mutiny in time [sound recording] / by Dashner, James,1972-; Graham, Dion.;
Read by Dion Graham.Time has gone wrong, and best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste, together with the young Hystorian Riq, must use the infinity ring to travel back to one of the Great Breaks--a mutiny on the Santa María--to correct history and defeat the SQ.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Santa María (Ship); Time travel; World history; Best friends; Friendship; Children's audiobooks.;
- © p2012., Scholastic Audiobooks,
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- Masters of the air : America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany / by Miller, Donald L.,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Biographies.; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Bomber pilots;
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- The winter fortress : the epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb / by Bascomb, Neal,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-365) and index.Documents the Allied raid against occupied Norway's Vermork hydroelectric plant, the world's only supplier of the heavy water needed by the Nazis to build an atomic bomb, citing the teamwork of spies and commandos that foiled Hitler's nuclear ambitions.
- Subjects: Atomic bomb; Sabotage; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Miss World 1970 : how I entered a pageant and wound up making history / by Hosten-Craig, Jennifer,author.; Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983-writer of foreword.;
"1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to find herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal Albert Hall determined to make her mark. So, too, did members of the fledgling Women's Liberation movement who chose that globally-televised moment to protest the sexual exploitation of women. They planted bombs, stormed the hall, and chased comedian Bob Hope from the stage. By the end of the night, the world had been introduced to both radical feminism and a new ideal of feminine beauty. Ms. Hosten was the first woman of color crowned Miss World. Miss World 1970 is the story of the craziest and most meaningful pageant ever, an inspiring account of Ms. Hosten's barrier-breaking win and her subsequent globe-trotting career as a development worker and diplomat. With historic photographs, movie stills, and a foreword by acclaimed actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw."--
- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Hosten-Craig, Jennifer.; Miss World Pageant.; Beauty contestants; Beauty contests; Diplomats;
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- Rogue heroes : the history of the SAS, Britain's secret special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of war / by Macintyre, Ben,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Special forces (Military science);
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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