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In Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire by Mike Davis

ignimbrite's review against another edition

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2.0

Mike Davis can be very hit and miss. This book consists of lots of 5-page rants for Socialist magazines. I should have known this wouldn't be one of his better books, but I was excited to read his take-down of "What's the Matter with Kansas?" It was alright.

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challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

yourfriendtorie's review against another edition

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4.0

Another Counterpoise review. Unlike the Frances Moore Lappe title, however, I am looking forward to this one.

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4.0

Collection of essays from the Bush era from the author of City of Quartz. A good reminder that I'm not crazy when I'm remembering those years. Depressing in that none of the issues covered by the essays (militarism, environmental destruction, inequality, corporatization, legal political corruption, etc) have been addressed in the course of the 11-18 years since they were written.
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