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An Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire

Arundhati Roy

Human Conflict Dynamics

Historical Perspectives Warfare

Psychological Roots Violence

Cultural Beliefs Conflict

Peace And Stability

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An Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire Pulls Back The Curtain On Warfare, Tracing How Conflict Has Shaped Civilizations Across Eras. Written For History Lovers, Sociology Students, And Curious Readers Alike, This Thoughtful, Thought-Provoking, And Hopeful Exploration Asks Why War Persists Even As People Long For Peace.

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Arundhati Roy

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Penguin Random House

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328

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Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy Is The Author Of The Novels The God Of Small Things, Which Won The Booker Prize In 1997, And The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness, Which Was Longlisted For The Booker Prize In 2017. She Is The Author Of Various Works Of Nonfiction Including My Seditious Heart, Azadi And, Most Recently, The Architecture Of Modern Empire. Arundhati Roy Is The Author Of A Number Of Books, Including The God Of Small Things, Which Won The Booker Prize In 1997 And Has Been Translated Into More Than Forty Languages. She Was Born In 1959 In Shillong, India, And Studied Architecture In Delhi, Where She Now Lives. She Has Also Written Several Non-Fiction Books, Including Field Notes On Democracy, Walking With The Comrades, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, The End Of Imagination, And Most Recently Things That Can And Cannot Be Said, Co-Authored With John Cusack. Roy Is The Recipient Of The 2002 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Prize, The 2011 Norman Mailer Prize For Distinguished Writing, And The 2015 Ambedkar Sudar Award.

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