Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning [UK Edition] 9780241355190

'A superb, unique, and unforgettable story of war and death, fear and cruelty, above all the horrors and allure of

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Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning [UK Edition]
9780241355190

From a decorated Marine war veteran and National Book Award Finalist, an astonishing reckoning with the nature of combat

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An account of the concept of revolution in the work of Deleuze and Guattari We are witnessing the return of political

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In Jane Austen’s works, a name is never just a name. In fact, the names Austen gives her characters and places are as ri

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Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In R

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Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In R

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“Words are prostitutes. Any terminology useful to the powerful or ambitious will be garbled and reinterpreted, often to

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Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behi

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The explosive, untold story of how Russia mastered the art and science of targeted assassination – and why even the most

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One of the most painful and tragic legacies of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the trauma suffered by those wh

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The deadliest war in history brought to life through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Follow the key developments of World War

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