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How Fascism Works Summary
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Generations Summary
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Islam Summary
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On War Summary
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Big Gods Summary
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Homo Sacer Summary
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4.06
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Evicted Summary
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Free to Choose Summary
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On Killing Summary
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The Devil in the White City Summary
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4.00
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From Poor Law to Welfare State Summary
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3.71
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Atatürk Summary
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The Anthropocene Reviewed Summary
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Humans are not from Earth Summary
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3.73
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