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George Orwell: English Rebel
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George Orwell: English RebelGeorge Orwell: English Rebel

An intellectual who did not like intellectuals, a socialist who did not trust the state, a liberal who was against free markets, a Protestant who believed in religion but not in God, a fierce opponent of nationalism who defined Englishness for a generation.
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Tags: Englishness, defined, nationalism, opponent, generation, George, English, Rebel, Orwell
The Killing of Crazy Horse
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The Killing of Crazy HorseThe Killing of Crazy Horse

Powers (The Man Who Kept the Secrets) details the rise and untimely fall of the Lakota's most famous warrior in this richly detailed, sensitive, and evenhanded portrayal. Little known before his stunning surprise victory over Custer's 7th Infantry at Little Bighorn, Crazy Horse (ca. 1840–1877) became the strongest opponent of white incursion on Indian land in the Black Hills, revered for his strategic brilliance and bravery.
 
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Post-Modernism and the Social Sciences: Insights, Inroads, and Intrusions
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Post-Modernism and the Social Sciences: Insights, Inroads, and IntrusionsPost-Modernism and the Social Sciences: Insights, Inroads, and Intrusions

Post-modernism offers a revolutionary approach to the study of society: in questioning the validity of modern science and the notion of objective knowledge, this movement discards history, rejects humanism, and resists any truth claims. In this comprehensive assessment of post-modernism, Pauline Rosenau traces its origins in the humanities and describes how its key concepts are today being applied to, and are restructuring, the social sciences.
 
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Tags: modernism, movement, opponent, neither, apologist, Modernism, Inroads, Intrusions, Insights