The Middle East has the greatest oil reservoirs in the world But having created immense wealth oil has not brought universal happiness to the region The history of oil is about not only the great discoveries but the transformation of people & societies the empires built on oil & the anarchies it has engendered From the first explorers trudging through the desert wastes to the excesses of the Peacock Throne & the high stakes of OPEC the burnt-out remains of Saddam Hussein's armies & the human tragedy of the Arab Spring Empires & Anarchies describes the history of oil in all its aspects how it enriched & fractured the Middle East eroding traditional ways of life & facilitating the rise of Islamic radicalism Michael Quentin Morton's account presents a fascinating insight into the historical background of the region through the people & politics of oil It is essential reading for anyone intrigued by the promise & the curse of oil as well as for those interested in how oil has played a crucial part in shaping the modern Middle East ...

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Set in the 18th century players are powerful nations like Russia Great Britain Spain France et al competing to expand their empires by gaining the most support Support is won by supplying your people with goods; goods are produced when your people work in your territories You can gain people territories goods & supporters by winning wars To win wars you must pay gold to raise armies Gold can be earned by winning wars & by selling goods All turns are taken simultaneously & there are no restrictions on trading At any point in the game you may trade anything people territories goods supporters gold player powers & more COMPONENTS 275 Support Cards 100 Goods Tiles 150 Territories Tiles 50 Bonds Tiles 150 People Figures 150 Gold Coins 121 Selection Cards 11 Nation Cards 11 National Flags 14 War Tiles 1 Diplomacy Token 1 Market Board 1 Market Board Extension ...

In this compelling history of the men & ideas that radically changed the course of world history Lawrence James investigates how within a hundred years Europeans persuaded & coerced Africa into becoming a subordinate part of the modern world The continent was a magnet for the high-minded the philanthropic the unscrupulous & the insane Visionary pro-consuls rub shoulders with missionaries explorers soldiers adventurers engineers big-game hunters entrepreneurs & physicians Eminent historian Lawrence James narrates how between 1830 & 1945 Britain France Belgium Germany Portugal & Italy exported their languages laws culture religions scientific & technical knowledge & economic systems to Africa The colonial powers imposed administrations designed to bring stability & peace to a continent that seemed to lack both The justification for emancipation from slavery (and occupation) was the common assumption that the late nineteenth-century Europe was the summit of civilization This magnificent history also pauses to ask what did not happen & why? ...

Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic & bloody theatre of war Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading Barbary pirates white slavery & the Ottoman Empire
- & the larger picture of the struggle between Islam & Christianity Coupled with dramatic set piece battles a wealth of riveting first-hand accounts epic momentum & a terrific denouement at Lepanto this is a work of history at its broadest & most compelling
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First published in essay form in 1956 this book presents Sellars' entire philosophical system & his attack on the Myth of the Given which raised doubts about the very idea of epistemology An introduction situates the work within the history of recent philosophy ...

Tracklist A1 I Am Electronic 638 A2 I Am Electronic (Olowex Remix) Remix ? Olowex 423 B1 Red Noise 844 B2 Red Noise (The Dark Prince Remix) Remix ? Kris Kylven The Dark Prince 744 ...

Tracklist A1 Eternal Forward Motion A2 Beneath It All A3 Dull Ache Behind My Ears A4 Harsh Truth A5 Sore Tooth Twin A6 Force Fed B1 We Forgot You B2 Suspended In Emptiness B3 Reality Filter B4 Owed Zero B5 Bare Bones On A Blue Sky ...

Tracklist A1 Eternal Forward Motion 349 A2 Beneath It All 336 A3 Dull Ache Behind My Ears 306 A4 Harsh Truth 417 A5 Sore Tooth Twin 138 A6 Force Fed 332 B1 We Forgot You 404 B2 Suspended In Emptiness 322 B3 Reality Filter 432 B4 Owed Zero 407 B5 Bare Bones On A Blue Sky 539 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play For years Zack Bradley has lived a slacker lifestyle as a trolley-boy at the local warehouse-sized supermarket So when co-worker Vince earns the Employee of the Month title for the 17th time in a row Zack couldn&t care less But when sexy cashier Amy joins the store staff & rumours being circulating that she only dates winners of this award the stakes are instantly raised ...