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Pacific Mexico Handbook Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Mazatlan

Pacific Mexico Handbook Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Mazatlan
Pacific Mexico Handbook: Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Mazatlan By Bruce Whipperman
1997 | 504 Pages | ISBN: 1566910978 | PDF | 77 MB
An encyclopedic guide to the Mexican coast from Mazatlan to Oaxaca, this guide includes Guadalajara, Acapulco, Colima, Patzcuaro, Urapan, and Taxco. "Packed with information and full of significant cultural asides . . . "--Boston Globe. Photos, maps, charts and illustrations.

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Order and Rebellion in Tribal Africa

Order and Rebellion in Tribal Africa
Max Gluckman, "Order and Rebellion in Tribal Africa"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0415329833, 1138861782 | PDF | pages: 440 | 2.1 mb
These essays are mainly concerned with the development of some of Max Gluckman's ideas about African politics. He regarded frequent rebellions to replace incumbents of political offices (as against revolutions to alter the structure of offices) as inherent in these politics. Later he connected this situation with modes of husbandry, problems of the devolution of power, types of weapons and the law of treason. He advanced to a general theory of ritual, as well as to general propositions about the position of officials representing conflicting interests within a hierarchy, typified by the African chief under colonial rule.

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On the Historical Development of the Liturgy

On the Historical Development of the Liturgy
Anton Baumstark, Fritz West, "On the Historical Development of the Liturgy"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0814660967 | PDF | pages: 335 | 1.4 mb
Anton Baumstark's On the Historical Development of the Liturgy (1923) complements his classic work, Comparative Liturgy. Together they lay out his liturgical methodology. Comparative Liturgy presents his method; On the Historical Development of the Liturgy offers his model.

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Obama's Unending Wars Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State

Obama's Unending Wars Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State
Obama's Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State By Jeremy Kuzmarov
2019 | 343 Pages | ISBN: 1949762009 | EPUB | 1 MB
Many academics consider Obama to have been a master foreign policy strategist and shrewd practitioner of the art of realpolitik. This book demonstrates, however, that Obama in reality helped to institutionalize a permanent warfare state that resulted in gross human rights violations and contributed to America's strategic decline. His perpetuation of the War on Terror created more enemies and prompted the United States to lose influence in the Middle East. His Pivot to Asia policy intensified prospects for regional war while his unnecessary and willful military intervention destroyed Libya and drew the Russians in to protect Bashir al-Assad who won Syria's civil war. The Obama administration's heavy-handed interference in Ukraine led to effective Russian counter-moves, promoting a strategic alliance with China and regional integration that is moving the world towards multi-polarity. Obama's Unending Wars provides the first critical, comprehensive and highly documented history of the foreign policy of America's forty-fourth president - the drone king who ordered the bombing of seven Muslim countries, backtracked on a pledge to reduce America's nuclear arsenal, and helped fuel a new Cold War with Russia. During his years in office Obama provided billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia as it assisted in the crushing of pro-democracy demonstrators in Bahrain and invaded Yemen. He sanctioned a coup in Honduras which plunged that country into chaos, perpetuated a failed drug war policy and contributed to the recolonization of Africa. While any Democratic Party president would have faced peril in confronting the Pentagon which had carried out a slow coup d'etat over the decades, Obama was rather, in many ways, the most perfect spokesman for the military-industrial complex. Who else but this articulate constitutional law professor could pull off a pro-war speech after winning the Nobel Peace Prize while ramping up drone assassinations and America's network of military bases in Africa and still retain the support of liberal-progressives? As many in the time of Trump now glance nostalgically back to the Obama presidency, this book will help them to see the continuity -- and continuous failure -- of American foreign policy irrespective of the party or figurehead representing it.

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Oaxaca Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts

Oaxaca Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts
Oaxaca: Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts By Bruce Whipperman
2001 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 1566913314 | PDF | 66 MB
Award-winning travel writer Bruce Whipperman guides you through this intriguing area with the ease and expertise of a local. He tells you where to browse for handmade crafts, what you need to visit pre-Columbian ruins, where to go for the best traditional Mexican food, and how to enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, like fishing and rafting. Add to that the cultural and historical sections that make the Moon series famous and you'll agree that this is one guide you can't go without.

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North Carolina

North Carolina
North Carolina By Mike Sigalas
2003 | 350 Pages | ISBN: 1566913837 | PDF | 50 MB
Since its creation in 1973, the award-winning Moon Handbooks series has become a top choice among travelers who want a unique experience, a new perspectiveand a few new stories to tell. Want to know about your destination's history, culture, and social issues? Looking for the lowdown on recreational opportunities, dining and accommodations options, and the most interesting regional sights and entertainment? No problem. Big or small, mainstream or obscure, every worthwhile detail is included in these books. Covering the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, Moon Handbooks give you the tools to create a travel strategy that's yours alone. The result? A more personal, entirely uncommon, and ultimately more satisfying travel experience. Mike Sigalas, a veteran Moon author, brings his humor and strong sense of history and local color to this second edition. North Carolina is home to the Eastern United States' highest mountains, tallest waterfall, oldest river, largest wine industry, greatest gold strike, richest tobacco farms, busiest National Park, as well as a legendary shoreline and the early homes of four of the nation's most important presidents through WWI, and Sigalas covers it all.