To Lose A War

To Lose A WarJon Lee Anderson first reported from Afghanistan in the late 1980s, covering the US backed mujahideens insurrection against the Soviet backed regime in Kabul. Within days of the 9 11 attacks, he was again on the ground as an early eyewitness to the new war launched by the US against the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. At the time, the American military had prevailed on the battlefield, and the newfound peace seemed to offer a precious space for

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and inclusivity—essential reading for anyone committed to reclaiming the university’s role in society

the author expounds on the various ways in which West African madih poetry both describes and facilitates the ultimate fulfilment of the human potential

and Eldar Shafir

stunning poetic vignettes―now brought beautifully into English for the first time by the acclaimed novelist Hisham Matar―appear here with dreamlike photographs by the famous American photographer Diana Matar

historian Michael R

Renowned visionary bell hooks explored the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All About Love: New Visions

as well as the public’s unease about the similarities and differences between socialism and communism

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but shows us how we can not only stop the losses

These poems shatter through the suffocating grip of silence and constraint

to the era of independence