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Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History
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Silencing the Past

By Michel-Rolph Trouillot ,

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
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Destiny of the Republic

By Candice Millard ,

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Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference
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Empires in World History

By Jane Burbank , Frederick Cooper ,

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The Wicked King
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The Wicked King

By Holly Black ,

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Putin Mystique Inside Russia's Power Cult
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Putin Mystique Inside Russia's Power Cult

By Anna Arutunyan ,

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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
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The Dictator's Handbook

By Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (lead author) , Alastair Smith ,

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Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Rome: Ad 270-535
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Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Rome

By Carlos Machado ,

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Power, Pleasure, and Profit: Insatiable Appetites from Machiavelli to Madison
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Power, Pleasure, and Profit

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States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control
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States and Power in Africa

By Jeffrey Herbst ,

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Clothing the Clergy: Virtue and Power in Medieval Europe, C. 800 1200
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Clothing the Clergy

By Maureen C. Miller ,

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The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
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The New Tsar

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No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think about Power
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No Excuses

By Gloria Feldt ,

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The American Deep State: Wall Street, Big Oil, and the Attack on U.S. Democracy
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The American Deep State

By Peter Dale Scott ,

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The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
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The Sources of Social Power

By Michael Mann ,

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Power: Why Some People Have It-and Others Don't
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Power

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The Gates Foundation's Rise to Power: Private Authority in Global Politics
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The Gates Foundation's Rise to Power

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