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A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom (Pivotal Moments in World History)
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This book tells the story of the Crusade launched against the Cathars in the 13th century by the Pope who delcared his intention to whipe out slavery. Accused of being Arians or alternatively influences by the Zaroastrians, the Cathars were a people that lived in southern France and were Christians but not adhering to the Pope. The Crusade led to the... »
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"Society Must Be Defended": Lectures at the College de France, 1975-1976 (Lectures at the College de France)
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Foucault never wrote a monograph on power per se, the arguably most influential notion put forth by him. Yet this posthumous publication of his College de France lectures 1975-76 approximates one. Here one can find the most elaborate discussion of the distinction between power-as-law and power as a bunch of local techniques and force relations, and mor... »
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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944
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I have been an Ambrose fan for many years and this book, while not as well known as "Band of Brothers" is equally compelling. This is an impeccably detailed account of one of the most daring feats of the Normandy invasion, written in the author's typical easy to read style. We are rivited in place on a glider drifting in through the flack as the pilot ... »
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A Moveable Feast
In the preface to A Moveable Feast, Hemingway remarks casually that "if the reader prefers, this book may be regarded as fiction"--and, indeed, fac... »
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Modern European History
The student above who felt this review book was too LONG completely misses the point. One does not read through a book like this as a substitute for the... »
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