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Review of “Global Catastrophes and Trends” (V. Smil)

Posted on September 28, 2009 by AK

Smil, Vaclav – Global Catastrophes and Trends (2008) Category: futurism, climate change, geopolitics, catastrophes; Rating: 5/5 Summary: Google Books Vaclav Smil, an energy theorist and language connoisseur, brings his talents to bear on this idiosyncratic, incisive and balanced book on … Continue reading →

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Fear and Fervor under Stalinist Industrialization

Posted on September 3, 2009 by AK

Review of “Behind the Urals” (J. Scott) Scott, John – Behind the Urals: An American Worker in Russia’s City of Steel (1941) Category: history, Soviet Union, Stalin; Rating: 5/5 The Great Depression of the 1930’s, with its iconic images of well-dressed … Continue reading →

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Review of “America Alone” (M. Steyn)

Posted on July 17, 2009 by AK

Steyn, Mark – America Alone: The End of the World as we Know It (2006) Category: Islam; Eurabia; humor; Rating: 3/5 Summary: The future belongs to Islam (M. Steyn) It crept up on the West silently. Even as (apparently) post-historical … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Prodigal Superpower” (S. Rosefielde)

Posted on July 6, 2009 by AK

Rosefielde, Steven – Russia in the 21st Century: The Prodigal Superpower (2004) Category: political economy, Russia, transition, military; Rating: 4/5 Summary: Google books; Introduction This is a book about Russia’s past, and its alleged return to the future. Rosefielde outlines … Continue reading →

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