BookFilter: Can you recommend books that connect what happened in the 60's to the current American political culture?
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posted by dry white toast
on Nov 3, 2012 -
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Looking for book/author recommendations: Looking for the political angles of Vince Flynn and Tom Clancy with less spy stuff.
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posted by jeffderek
on Apr 6, 2012 -
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Book suggestion filter! I need to catch up on all the 20th century history I missed because of childhood.....
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posted by motsque
on Jun 28, 2011 -
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Can anyone point me towards examples of authors (or other artists) who have produced work with a theme that runs contrary to their own established political or social views?
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posted by MShades
on May 27, 2011 -
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In preparation for Boardwalk Empire, what are the best books out there on political bosses, political machines, and their heyday on the American scene?
posted by LeonBernstein
on Sep 16, 2010 -
9 answers
What books make up the liberal corpus? I'm looking for something like Kirk's Conservative Mind, but for liberalism.
posted by khaibit
on Jun 18, 2010 -
18 answers
Book filter: can you recommend a good political/journalistic novel set in Washington, D.C. that meet the following criteria?
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posted by Tin Man
on Jan 10, 2010 -
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What resources (films, books, websites) can I share with my 13 y/o daughter who has expressed a recent keen admiration and care for the American soldier from the Vietnam War era to the present?
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posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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Can anyone recommend a solidly researched and well-written book that critiques Ronald Reagan's administration?
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posted by orange swan
on Apr 18, 2009 -
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I've sponsored the daughter of friends in a charity event. As part of the sponsorship, I can name a book for her to read. Here's where it gets interesting -- My friends' politics are left of center, while mine lean to the right, and I'd like to introduce their daughter to something she might not encounter otherwise. It should be age-appropriate and not over the top (like Atlas Shrugged). All suggestions appreciated.
posted by quidividi
on Jul 2, 2008 -
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I'm looking for recommendations on books on purported (modern) religious miracles in Latin America, and their impact on society and politics.
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posted by Joakim Ziegler
on Jun 11, 2008 -
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Can anyone reccomend good books, or documentaries, about Australia (history, culture, politics) written by people from outside Australia?
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posted by Jimbob
on Feb 7, 2008 -
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Deforestation. Extinction. Soil depletion. Toxicity. Mental illness. Mass imprisonment. Neocolonialism. Etceter
ugh. What should one read for a better comprehension of just what the hell we're doing to the planet, ourselves, and eachother?
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posted by poweredbybeard
on Sep 21, 2007 -
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A friend and I want to read a current and topical book about U.S. politics together for online discussion, and we're looking for suggestions...
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posted by peacecorn
on Mar 26, 2007 -
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Help me remember the name of a series of political/scifi novels. The novels centers on the life of a character referred to as "The Tyrant".
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posted by DWRoelands
on Mar 12, 2007 -
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Can anyone recommend any good documentaries? Bonus points if its history or culture related.
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posted by Vindaloo
on Aug 23, 2006 -
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AskMefi provided some great answers a few weeks ago to my
solicitation for book recommendations. Now for a similar but unrelated question. I have a friend at law school who is an exchange student from Europe. He has had none of the mandated high school U.S. history curriculum that had been drilled into the heads of the rest of us years ago. As such, he would like some background on American political history to supplement our constitutional law lectures and McCloskey and Levinson's
The American Supreme Court, which has been assigned for the class. Any suggestions?
posted by PrinceValium
on Feb 5, 2004 -
5 answers
