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talkpoliticsI hesitate to ask for fear of an excessive amount of snarky responses but whatever, hit me with your best.
I'm looking for historical/political book recommendations on any of the following:
- American politics
- conflict(s) in the Middle East
- British politics from the 19th century on
- (East) Indian political history
Generalized books would be best, as opposed to topic/conflict specific because I'd rather read over things as a whole then do my own research on the particular conflicts I find interesting.
If anyone knows detailed articles or websites, those would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
I'm looking for historical/political book recommendations on any of the following:
- American politics
- conflict(s) in the Middle East
- British politics from the 19th century on
- (East) Indian political history
Generalized books would be best, as opposed to topic/conflict specific because I'd rather read over things as a whole then do my own research on the particular conflicts I find interesting.
If anyone knows detailed articles or websites, those would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
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Date: 14/9/11 10:47 (UTC)On the plus side, this is not
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Date: 15/9/11 01:27 (UTC)Pices' are where it's at!
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Date: 14/9/11 11:50 (UTC)British politics from 19th century on: The Proud Tower, The Guns of August- both by Barbara Tuchman
Barbara Tuchman is awesome.
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Date: 14/9/11 20:23 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 12:17 (UTC)http://books.google.com/books?id=XLZtldMEXc4C&pg=PT25&dq=World+War+I+palestine&hl=en&ei=fJpwTpmlJ6bMsQLlkJDmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=10&ved=0CF4Q6wEwCQ#v=onepage&q=World%20War%20I%20palestine&f=false
^This is about the Balfour Declaration, Perfidious Albion at its finest levels of dickery.
http://books.google.com/books?id=oBN_XAlKbicC&pg=PT5&dq=Ottoman+empire+wwi&hl=en&ei=oJpwTr74EeH9sQLkzY3HCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=10&ved=0CF8Q6wEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
^A general survey of WWI in the region and the partition of the Ottoman Empire among the British and French Empires.
http://books.google.com/books?id=XvT8CWv2DakC&pg=PA25&dq=World+War+I+palestine&hl=en&ei=iJpwTuLiN4iLsgKWsfjUCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=5&ved=0CEMQ6wEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=World%20War%20I%20palestine&f=false
^The League of Nations (read: British) Mandate of Palestine of the Interwar era.
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Date: 14/9/11 12:28 (UTC)http://books.google.com/books?id=fowchtcWW9AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=modern+american+politics&hl=en&ei=Z5twTqe5JbKHsAKyhsTOCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=modern%20american%20politics&f=false
^About modern US conservatism
http://books.google.com/books?id=rgaZ63CVo9MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=modern+american+politics&hl=en&ei=Z5twTqe5JbKHsAKyhsTOCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6wEwAQ#v=onepage&q=modern%20american%20politics&f=false
^About corporations in US politics
http://books.google.com/books?id=c5763Zgu4_oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=modern+american+politics&hl=en&ei=Z5twTqe5JbKHsAKyhsTOCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=9&ved=0CFUQ6wEwCA#v=onepage&q=modern%20american%20politics&f=false
^About white flight
http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Matter-Kansas-Conservatives-America/dp/0805073396
^About how US politics lost the large left wing we once had.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385495048/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0805073396&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1AY5QAF0R2RK6E8S87RX
^About the Mammon-approving tendencies of contemporary US religious extremism.
http://books.google.com/books?id=YDcvMusBH0oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=modern+american+politics&hl=en&ei=gJtwTsPWIdSDsgLdzezwCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6wEwADge#v=onepage&q=modern%20american%20politics&f=false
^About US partisanship as it works now.
And of course we can't discuss modern politics without this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=pxolK9z1zh0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=modern+american+politics&hl=en&ei=gJtwTsPWIdSDsgLdzezwCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6wEwATge#v=onepage&q=modern%20american%20politics&f=false
^Discusses the 1960 election that established patterns of modern politics, starting with electing people on grounds of personal appearance more than others. And the emergence of media in shaping candidates and elections, a factor soon distorted by both sides in irreconcilable fashions.
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Date: 14/9/11 12:28 (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Decline-Fall-British-Empire/dp/0224062220
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-British-Empire/dp/031216985X
And where this intersects with the first request is here, one of the key roots in the USA's inflexible support of Israel no matter what Israel does:
http://books.google.com/books?id=NPQWZwpcx_4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Suez+Crisis&hl=en&ei=Np1wTse9LsKosAKJv5nSCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6wEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=J_VRb09wyBkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Suez+Crisis&hl=en&ei=Np1wTse9LsKosAKJv5nSCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6wEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=r3PGQy4GNeEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Suez+Crisis&hl=en&ei=Np1wTse9LsKosAKJv5nSCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=3&ved=0CDkQ6wEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=qcPU0u3iC88C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Suez+Crisis&hl=en&ei=Np1wTse9LsKosAKJv5nSCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6wEwAw#v=onepage&q=Suez%20Crisis&f=false
^All of these cover the Suez Crisis of 1956, the last spasm of the British Empire and the moment that geopolitics consolidated on the USA-USSR bipolar axis.
http://books.google.com/books?id=0iC-Vu1zidAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+Indonesia&hl=en&ei=vptwToKcFeqxsALh8o2CCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=uGrIdxXzupYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+Indonesia&hl=en&ei=vptwToKcFeqxsALh8o2CCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=4&ved=0CEAQ6wEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=0GrWCmZoEBMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+Indonesia&hl=en&ei=vptwToKcFeqxsALh8o2CCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=8&ved=0CFIQ6wEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=RWrm7tPzs1AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+Indonesia&hl=en&ei=vptwToKcFeqxsALh8o2CCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=6&ved=0CEkQ6wEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
^All histories of Indonesia under the assumption that East India means Indonesia, not Indochina or South Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
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Date: 15/9/11 02:29 (UTC)I see that...
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Date: 14/9/11 20:31 (UTC)The Almanac of American Politics
Date: 14/9/11 13:36 (UTC)This is published periodically, and is mainly a reference book.
"As in previous editions, the 2012 Almanac includes profiles of every member of Congress and every governor. It offers in-depth and completely up-to-date narrative profiles of all 50 states and 435 House districts, covering everything from economics to history to, of course, politics. The new edition also contains Michael Barone’s sharp-eyed analysis of the 2010 congressional elections, detailing significant trends, redistricting initiatives, and the like."
Funny you should ask.
Date: 14/9/11 15:44 (UTC)The title: Tragedy and Hope (http://books.google.com/books?id=NoI4AAAACAAJ&dq=carroll+quigley+tragedy+and+hope&hl=en&ei=98pwTp75Jc7XiAKAntCCBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ).
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Date: 15/9/11 02:31 (UTC)Re: Funny you should ask.
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Date: 14/9/11 18:50 (UTC)Students work...
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Date: 15/9/11 02:35 (UTC)1) I have this thing, it's called a life. It does actually require me to be out of the house and/or offline for about 12-18 hrs a day.
2)LJ Mobile doesn't play nice with HTC.
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Date: 15/9/11 07:10 (UTC):-)
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Date: 14/9/11 19:57 (UTC)The book focuses on the French-Algerian war but does a good job of explaining a lot of the underlying forces and conflicts of the Arab world in general.
That and it is actually an engaging read.
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Date: 15/9/11 02:36 (UTC)