Author: Alexandra Rowland
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
ISBN: 1534412816
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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A wrongfully imprisoned storyteller spins stories from his jail cell that just might have the power to save him—and take down a corrupt government. Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he quickly finds himself cast as a bargaining chip in a brewing battle between the five rulers of this small, backwards, and petty nation. Or, at least, that's how he would tell the story. In truth, Chant has little idea of what is happening outside the walls of his cell, but he must quickly start to unravel the puzzle of his imprisonment before they execute him for his alleged crimes. But Chant is no witch—he is a member of a rare and obscure order of wandering storytellers. With no country to call his home, and no people to claim as his own, all Chant has is his wits and his apprentice, a lad more interested in wooing handsome shepherds than learning the ways of the world. And yet, he has one great power: his stories in the ears of the rulers determined to prosecute him for betraying a nation he knows next to nothing about. The tales he tells will topple the Queens of Nuryevet and just maybe, save his life.
Author: Jesse Ventura
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1616085711
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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A collection of government documents dating back to 1950's.
Author: Mark Fenster
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816632421
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
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JFK, Karl Marx, the Pope, Aristotle Onassis, Queen Elizabeth II, Howard Hughes, Fox Mulder, Bill Clinton -- all have been linked to vastly complicated global (or even galactic) intrigues. In this enlightening tour of conspiracy theories, Mark Fenster guides readers through this shadowy world and analyzes its complex role in American culture and politics. Fenster argues that conspiracy theories are a form of popular political interpretation and contends that understanding how they circulate through mass culture helps us better understand our society as a whole. To that end, he discusses Richard Hofstadter's The Paranoid Style in American Politics, the militia movement, The X-Files, popular Christian apocalyptic thought, and such artifacts of suspicion as The Turner Diaries, the Illuminatus! trilogy, and the novels of Richard Condon. Fenster analyzes the "conspiracy community" of radio shows, magazine and book publishers, Internet resources, and role-playing games that promote these theories. In this world, the very denial of a conspiracy's existence becomes proof that it exists, and the truth is always "out there." He believes conspiracy theory has become a thrill for a bored subculture, one characterized by its members' reinterpretation of "accepted" history, their deep cynicism about contemporary politics, and their longing for a utopian future. Fenster's progressive critique of conspiracy theories both recognizes the secrecy and inequities of power in contemporary politics and economics and works toward effective political engagement. Probing conspiracy theory's tendencies toward scapegoating, racism, and fascism, as well as Hofstadter's centrist acceptance of a postwar American"consensus, " he advocates what conspiracy theory wants but cannot articulate: a more inclusive, engaging political culture.
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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"The present work is a revision of the digest prepared in 1905 by Mr. Joseph Stewart ... as an appendix to the Postal laws and regulations, edition of 1902. There has been incorporated therewith the information contained in the supplementary digest prepared in 1921 by Inspectors Clarahan, Marles, and Williamson ... and such supplementary material as apeared to be of interest and value under existing statutes."--Pref., v. 1, p. iii.
Author: Karen J. Greenberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521853248
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
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Documents US Government attempts to justify torture techniques and coercive interrogation practices in ongoing hostilities.
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Languages : en
Pages : 1960
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Author: William Oldnall Russell
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Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Languages : en
Pages : 1390
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Author: American Bar Association. Section of Antitrust Law
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9780897070546
Category : Antitrust law
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Author: Sir William Oldnall Russell
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Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
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