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Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus

In Let Our Fame Be Great, journalist and Russian expert Oliver Bullough explores the fascinating cultural crossroads of the Caucasus, where Europe, Asia, and the Middle East intersect. Filled with a compelling mix of archival research and oral history, the book recounts the tenacious survival of peoples who have been relentlessly invaded and persecuted and yet woefully overlooked.

Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World

Cocaine Nation is an in-depth, narrative study of the cocaine industry—from the fields of Colombia to the streets of New York—as it has never been told before. Cocaine is big business and getting bigger. Governments spend millions on a losing war against it, yet it's still the drug of choice in the West. How did the cocaine economy become so massive? Who keeps it running behind the scenes?

Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change

Although much has been written about cases of children as soldiers and slaves in recent conflicts, these cases are but one example of the impact of conflict on a subset of the youth population. In Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change, Stephanie Schwartz goes beyond these highly publicized cases and examines the roles of the broader youth population in post-conflict scenarios, taking on the complex task of distinguishing between the legal and societal labels of child, youth, and adult.

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