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Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959

by Jon Cowans ...

The first transnational history of cinema’s role in decolonization.Using popular cinema from the United States, Britain, and France, Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959, examines postwar Western attitudes toward colonialism and race relations. Historians have written much about the high politics of decolonization but little about what ordinary citizens thought about losing their ... Read more

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The first transnational history of cinema’s role in decolonization.Using popular cinema from the United States, Britain, and France, Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959, examines postwar Western attitudes toward colonialism and race relations. Historians have written much about the high politics of decolonization but little about what ordinary citizens thought about losing their
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Film and Colonialism in the Sixties

The Anti-Colonialist Turn in the US, Britain, and France

by Jon Cowans ...

Series series The Routledge Global 1960s and 1970s Series
Relations between Western nations and their colonial subjects changed dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century. As nearly all of the West’s colonies gained their independence by 1975, attitudes toward colonialism in the West also changed, and terms such as empire and colonialism, once used with pride, became strongly negative. While colonialism has become discredited, precisely ... Read more

$61.99 USD

Relations between Western nations and their colonial subjects changed dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century. As nearly all of the West’s colonies gained their independence by 1975, attitudes toward colonialism in the West also changed, and terms such as empire and colonialism, once used with pride, became strongly negative. While colonialism has become discredited, precisely
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To Speak for the People

Public Opinion and the Problem of Legitimacy in the French Revolution

by Jon Cowans ...

Although there is now a great deal of literature on the concept of public opinion in the 18th century France, it is almost entirely devoted to the pre-revolutionary years. No book has tackled the concept of public opinion in the French Revolution itself. To Speak for the People is a lucid and innovative study that finally fills this gap. Historian Jon Cowans adds a strong and genuinely original ... Read more

$57.99 USD

Although there is now a great deal of literature on the concept of public opinion in the 18th century France, it is almost entirely devoted to the pre-revolutionary years. No book has tackled the concept of public opinion in the French Revolution itself. To Speak for the People is a lucid and innovative study that finally fills this gap. Historian Jon Cowans adds a strong and genuinely original
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Proof

A Thriller

by Jon Cowan ...

“Cowan has combined the best parts of classic legal thrillers, with an unexpected new lead character that brings the genre into a new generation.” —James PattersonFrom a writer and executive producer of Suits comes a “terrific legal thriller” (The New York Times) about murder, cover-ups, redemption, and Los Angeles—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.As a ... Read more

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“Cowan has combined the best parts of classic legal thrillers, with an unexpected new lead character that brings the genre into a new generation.” —James PattersonFrom a writer and executive producer of Suits comes a “terrific legal thriller” (The New York Times) about murder, cover-ups, redemption, and Los Angeles—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.As a
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Proof

A Thriller

by Jon Cowan ...

Narrated by Andrew Eiden ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

“Cowan has combined the best parts of classic legal thrillers, with an unexpected new lead character that brings the genre into a new generation.” —James PattersonFrom a writer and executive producer of Suits comes a “terrific legal thriller” (The New York Times) about murder, cover-ups, redemption, and Los Angeles—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.As a ... Read more

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“Cowan has combined the best parts of classic legal thrillers, with an unexpected new lead character that brings the genre into a new generation.” —James PattersonFrom a writer and executive producer of Suits comes a “terrific legal thriller” (The New York Times) about murder, cover-ups, redemption, and Los Angeles—perfect for fans of #1 bestselling authors John Grisham and Scott Turow.As a
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Early Modern Spain

A Documentary History

Edited by Jon Cowans ...

Spain as a political entity can be traced to the joining of the two largest Iberian kingdoms through the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Over the course of the next centuries, Spain rose to European dominance, presided over the world's largest empire, and saw its power and wealth decline until it was finally conquered and occupied by Napoleon in the early ... Read more

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Spain as a political entity can be traced to the joining of the two largest Iberian kingdoms through the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Over the course of the next centuries, Spain rose to European dominance, presided over the world's largest empire, and saw its power and wealth decline until it was finally conquered and occupied by Napoleon in the early
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Wolf Trap

A Thriller

by Connor Sullivan ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

15 hours 50 min

This “must-read” (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author) is a CIA espionage thriller that follows a shadow operative investigating a conspiracy with worldwide implications from the author of the “fierce, relentless beast of a novel” (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author) Sleeping Bear.Set a trap… See who comes.Under the direction of the Special Activities Center in the ... Read more

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This “must-read” (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author) is a CIA espionage thriller that follows a shadow operative investigating a conspiracy with worldwide implications from the author of the “fierce, relentless beast of a novel” (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author) Sleeping Bear.Set a trap… See who comes.Under the direction of the Special Activities Center in the
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Desperate Measures

by David Morrell ...

Narrated by Christopher Lane ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

Fallen star journalist Matt Pittman holds a gun in his hand, ready to commit suicide…until he’s abruptly interrupted by a phone call and a bizarre assignment: to write the obituary of a man who is not yet dead. Suddenly, clinging desperately to a life he’d so recently been eager to discard, Matt is thrust into the heart of a global conspiracy whose sinister machinations promise a terrifying ... Read more

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Fallen star journalist Matt Pittman holds a gun in his hand, ready to commit suicide…until he’s abruptly interrupted by a phone call and a bizarre assignment: to write the obituary of a man who is not yet dead. Suddenly, clinging desperately to a life he’d so recently been eager to discard, Matt is thrust into the heart of a global conspiracy whose sinister machinations promise a terrifying
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The Quiet Boy

by Ben H. Winters ...

Narrated by William DeMeritt ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

From the bestselling author of Underground Airlines and Golden State, this sweeping legal thriller follows a sixteen-year-old who suffers from a neurological condition that has frozen him in time—and the team of lawyers, doctors, and detectives who are desperate to wake him up.In 2008, a cheerful ambulance-chasing lawyer named Jay Shenk persuades the grieving Keener family to sue a private LA ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From the bestselling author of Underground Airlines and Golden State, this sweeping legal thriller follows a sixteen-year-old who suffers from a neurological condition that has frozen him in time—and the team of lawyers, doctors, and detectives who are desperate to wake him up.In 2008, a cheerful ambulance-chasing lawyer named Jay Shenk persuades the grieving Keener family to sue a private LA
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The Killing Code

by Steve Frech ...

Narrated by Sarah Borges ...

Series series Detective Meredith Somerset
Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

‘A fast read and the kind of page-turner that could be dangerous to your own health’ B.R. Spangler'If you love thrillers that feel timely and intense, this is an absolute win' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book drew me in right away, with a shocking crime ripped from the headlines' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐THE POWERFUL ARE DYING ONE BY ONEIn the heart of Atlanta, a shadowy figure emerges, targeting the city's most powerful tech a... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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‘A fast read and the kind of page-turner that could be dangerous to your own health’ B.R. Spangler'If you love thrillers that feel timely and intense, this is an absolute win' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book drew me in right away, with a shocking crime ripped from the headlines' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐THE POWERFUL ARE DYING ONE BY ONEIn the heart of Atlanta, a shadowy figure emerges, targeting the city's most powerful tech a...
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Cut and Run

by Ridley Pearson ...

Narrated by Dick Hill ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Six years ago, witness protection marshal Roland Larson did the unthinkable: he fell in love with a protected witness, Hope Stevens, whose testimony was to put away prominent members of the Romero crime family. When Hope's plan to “cut and run” is interrupted by both the government and the mob, she disappears into a new identity, taking with her not only her testimony but a secret never shared ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Six years ago, witness protection marshal Roland Larson did the unthinkable: he fell in love with a protected witness, Hope Stevens, whose testimony was to put away prominent members of the Romero crime family. When Hope's plan to “cut and run” is interrupted by both the government and the mob, she disappears into a new identity, taking with her not only her testimony but a secret never shared
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Neptune's Fortune

The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

by Julian Sancton ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street
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