Books tagged: imperialism

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The War    by Rolf McEwen
Price: $0.99 USD. 9400 words. Published on February 10, 2010. .

This one-act play presents a dramatic dialogue about US involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five college students, four men and one woman, debate various war issues. Ron challenges each of his friends to join him in a march against the wars scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon, where the participants are college students.
The Politics of Consumption    by Adam Wasserman
Price: $2.99 USD. 28910 words. Published on August 4, 2010. .

Imagine a world where the outcome of political debate is arranged beforehand. Imagine a world where we are too busy working to care. Imagine a world where we get to feel good about ourselves. A farcical depiction of the struggles between the world's power brokers: the Holy Man and the Politician, and later on the Capitalist and Communist as well. They must eventually come to an end...
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism - including full original text by Lenin    by Rupert Matthews
Price: $3.99 USD. 37930 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on January 20, 2012. .

Lenin's Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" was published in the summer of 1917. Although one of Lenin's shorter works, it is widely recognised as being one of his most immediately influential. The introduction by historian Rupert Matthews sets the book in its historic setting and explains why it was such a profoundly influential work when it first came out.
The Butterfly Artist    by Forrest Aguirre
Price: Free! 7520 words. Published on February 2, 2012. .

In a bizarre post-apocalyptic Africa, Chadwick Giles, a recent arrival from the north countries, navigates his way through social strictures, a mutant uprising, and a cultic religious revival, learning to create art from love and life. Giles discovers that there is much to gain through loss, though the rewards are nothing like those he expected or desired.
Once Upon a time, did others too lose their way like this?    by Mayassa AL-Tajir
Price: $9.99 USD. 6300 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Once upon a time, is it possible that others too lost their way like this? a play with a cast of 11 based on Boudicca the great Queen of Icini.
Trash Corps    by Ian Vanderhoff
Price: $2.99 USD. 143080 words. Published on November 10, 2012. .

Kellan Quirke's freedom is ripped away from him when at the age of fifteen he is forcefully conscripted into the Trash Corps, an army of laborers controlled by the Colonial military. With the help of his new friends and some very special mushrooms, he learns to become a true leader.
Mason Queensbury in the Parlour of the Occult    by Patrick Casey
Price: Free! 13060 words. Published on December 26, 2012. .

When England's greatest hero is summoned to the estate of Aleister Crowley, he is expecting a leisurely evening of tale-telling with the assembled guests, among whom number Rudyard Kipling and Harry Houdini. But the evening will turn out to include kidnapping, murder, and blood sacrifice! Based on a true story.
A History of Imperial Bullshit, Volume 4: The Old Testament    by Peter Dudink
Price: $3.99 USD. 112810 words. Published on January 18, 2013. .

This is a devastating read. The most challenging re-evaluation of the Bible I know. A History of Imperial Bullshit, Volume 4, makes a thoroughly compelling argument that the Old Testament is a devious work of propaganda designed to profit wealthy European war mongers and fraudsters. Moreover, the author makes a strong case for the O.T.'s ongoing corrupting influence.
Paved with Good Intentions    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 137730 words. Published on February 7, 2013. .

Watching the Iranian revolution in 1978, it seemed to me vital to explain the history of U.S.-Iran relations and how things had become so much in conflict. This book traces that relationship down through the hostage crisis. Many have recognized it as the critical account on this issue.
Under a Tropical Sun    by Pasky Pascual
Price: $4.99 USD. 61150 words. Published on March 15, 2013. .

On a moonlit evening in 1951, three American Navy men are beheaded on a Philippine beach. The CIA suspects Pulog, a rebel leader. Ben, a young operative based in Washington, is sent to find him. The two have crossed paths before, as students at an elite Jesuit college in Manila.A decade later, their connections to a Catholic priest and a beautiful Eurasian woman complicate the search for justice.