Mark Curtis's latest book introduces a new concept, that of Unpeople - those whose lives have been deemed expendable, worthless, in the pursuit of British foreign policies. The book is based overwhelmingly on new revelations from declassified government documents.

In this work, Mark Curtis uses original research into declassified government files to produce a scathing critique of Anglo-American foreign policy in the 1990s. Focusing on three major areas - the UN, development and the Middle East - he details the extent to which Britain and the US, to different degrees, share considerable responsibility for human rights abuse, poverty and insecurity in the Third World. Curtis frames an understanding of British and US foreign policies in the 1990s by tracing the development of those policies since the end of World War II, demonstrating that the priorities...

A fascinating account of the 2008 presidential campaign by distinguished political analyst Mark Curtis. This was one of the most historic elections in U.S. history, with the first viable African-American and female candidates. Having covered every Presidential campaign since Ronald Reagan's victory in 1980, Curtis has an encyclopedic knowledge of the process.

This book is a great chronicle of the 2008 campaign. Curtis traveled from coast-to-coast with all the candidates. Along the way, he spoke with average Americans in small towns and big cities alike. This book is about their hopes and...

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The fifth edition features one completely new chapter coveringThe Measurement of Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances, while providing comprehensive state-of-the-art treatment of all known dimensional measurement devices and techniques. The Handbook of Dimensional Measurement is a unique resource organized into chapters by gage (gauge) type and function. Individual chapters move from simple to complex, from timeless measurement techniques to the most modern and innovative. As the single best (and most recognized and respected) reference on engineering measurement, the Fifth Edition...