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Review of Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love by Simon Blackburn

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Middle Ground Journal

Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love. Simon Blackburn. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press. 2014. ISBN: 9780691161426 This essay is a part of our series, Philosophy and the World SusztakMirrorReviewsSpring2016themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Ashley Dressel (c) 2016 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 12, Spring, 2016. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of The Medical War: British Military Medicine in the First World War by Mark Harrison

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

The Medical War: British Military Medicine in the First World War. Mark Harrison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780199575824 EzekwemMedicalReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of Genocide in the Age of the Nation State, Vol. II: The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide by Mark Levene

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Genocide in the Age of the Nation State, Vol. II: The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide. Mark Levene. London: I.B. Tauris, 2005. ISBN: 9781845110574 KalbGenocideReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Jill Gaeta (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of Islam and Travel in the Middle Ages by Houari Touati Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Islam and Travel in the Middle Ages. Houari Touati. Trans. Lydia G. Cochrane. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780226808772 LoganIslamReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Karen Rosenflanz (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of Action and Reaction in the World System: The Dynamics of Economic and Political Power by Thierry de Montbrial

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Action and Reaction in the World System: The Dynamics of Economic and Political Power. Thierry de Montbrial. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780774824736 OlmsteadWorldSReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal Edited by Martin Pflug (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of Trans-colonial Modernities in South Asia edited by Michael S. Dodson and Brian A. Hatcher

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Trans-colonial Modernities in South Asia. Michael S. Dodson and Brian A. Hatcher, eds. London/New York: Routledge, 2012. ISBN: 9780415780629 BoneaSouthAsiaReviewsFall2015themiddlegroundjournal.org Edited by Karen Rosenflanz (c) 2015 The Middle Ground Journal, Number 11, Fall, 2015. http://TheMiddleGroundJournal.org See Submission Guidelines page for the journal’s not-for-profit educational open-access policy.

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Review of Routledge Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society Edited by Victoria Lyon Bestor, Theodore C. Bestor, and Akiko Yamagata

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Routledge Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society Edited by Victoria Lyon Bestor, Theodore C. Bestor, and Akiko Yamagata BennettRoutledgeHandbookReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Review of Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva PanRacismReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Review of The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History by Touraj Daryaee

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History by Touraj Daryaee KamolaIranReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Review of The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire Edited by James R. Akerman

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire Edited by James R. Akerman JorgensenImperialMapReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Review of The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History by Emma Rothschild

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History by Emma Rothschild KnorrEmpiresReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Review of Diplomacy and Nation-Building in Africa: Franco-British Relations and Cameroon at the End of Empire by Melanie Torrent

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Diplomacy and Nation-Building in Africa: Franco-British Relations and Cameroon at the End of Empire by Melanie Torrent TagueTorrentReviewsSpring2015themiddlegroundjournal.org

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Call for Reviewers: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies, Spring 2015

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

Call for Reviewers: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies The Middle Ground Journal, (http://themiddlegroundjournal.org) an open-access scholarly journal of world history and global studies, is seeking qualified reviewers. For the list of the 35 books, reviews due on May 15, 2015, please see: https://middlegroundjournal.com/book-review-department-the-middle-ground-journal/ To apply, please email the title/author(s) of the book, your contact information (e-mail,

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Review of Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History by Trevor Getz and Liz Clarke

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Middle Ground Journal

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Review of Slavery and the Enlightenment in the British Atlantic, 1750-1807 by Justin Roberts

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Slavery and the Enlightenment in the British Atlantic, 1750-1807 by Justin Roberts

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Review of The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War Updated Edition by Greg Grandin

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War Updated Edition by Greg Grandin

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Review of The Roots of Evil by John Kekes

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Roots of Evil by John Kekes

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Review of The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France by Todd Shepard

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France by Todd Shepard

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Review of A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of his Arm a Tiny Bomb by Amitava Kumar

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of his Arm a Tiny Bomb by Amitava Kumar

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The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

We celebrate the end of the work week with a photo of The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, USA. The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies is a scholarly journal housed at St. Scholastica and published by the MWWHA. For more information, see: https://www.facebook.com/middlegroundjournal and http://www2.css.edu/app/depts/HIS/historyjournal/index.cfm For information on our student interns, published in the American Historical Association’s

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Review of Mau Maus Children: The Making of a Postcolonial Elite by David Sandgren

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Mau Maus Children: The Making of a Postcolonial Elite by David Sandgren

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Review of Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 by Alfred W. Crosby

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 by Alfred W. Crosby

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Review of Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth-Century History by Michael B. Miller

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth-Century History by Michael B. Miller

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Review of Vikings Across The Atlantic: Emigration and the Building of Greater Norway, 1860-1945 by Daron W. Olson

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Vikings Across The Atlantic: Emigration and the Building of Greater Norway, 1860-1945 by Daron W. Olson

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Review of Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model Edited by J. Megan Greene and Robert Ash

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model Edited by J. Megan Greene and Robert Ash

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The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Book Review Department, Home Office, The Middle Ground Journal. We celebrate the end of the work week with a photo of our host, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, USA. The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies is a scholarly journal housed at The College of St. Scholastica and published by the MWWHA. For more information, see:https://www.facebook.com/middlegroundjournal andhttp://www2.css.edu/app/depts/HIS/historyjournal/index.cfm For information

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The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

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Review of Inventing Vietnam: The United States and State Building, 1954-1968 by James Carter

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Inventing Vietnam: The United States and State Building, 1954-1968 by James Carter

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Review of The Politics of Iranian Cinema: Film and society in the Islamic Republic by Saeed Zeydabadi Nejad

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Politics of Iranian Cinema: Film and society in the Islamic Republic by Saeed Zeydabadi Nejad

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Review of The Diplomatic History of Postwar Japan Edited by Iokibe Makoto Translated by Robert D. Eldridge

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Diplomatic History of Postwar Japan Edited by Iokibe Makoto Translated by Robert D. Eldridge

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The College of St. Scholastica and The Middle Ground Journal

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

The Middle Ground Journal Book Review Department, Home Office. We celebrate the end of the work week with a photo of our host institution, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota, USA. The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies is a scholarly, teaching journal housed at The College of St. Scholastica and published by the Midwest World History

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Review of Sorrowful Shores: Violence, Ethnicity, and the End of the Ottoman Empire, 1912-1923 by Ryan Gingeras

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Sorrowful Shores: Violence, Ethnicity, and the End of the Ottoman Empire, 1912-1923 by Ryan Gingeras

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Review of The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us by Francis Tapon

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us by Francis Tapon

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Review Essay: Examining Race, Gender and Identity in American Popular Culture

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review Essay: Examining Race, Gender and Identity in American Popular Culture

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Review of Only Muslim: Embodying Islam in Twentieth-Century France by Naomi Davidson

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Only Muslim: Embodying Islam in Twentieth-Century France by Naomi Davidson

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Review of Archaeology of Minnesota: The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region by Guy E. Gibbon

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Archaeology of Minnesota: The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region by Guy E. Gibbon

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Call for Reviewers: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Call for Reviewers: The Middle Ground Journal: World History and Global Studies From: Hong-Ming Liang, The College of St. Scholastica HLIANG@CSS.EDU The Middle Ground Journal, (http://themiddlegroundjournal.org) an open-access, refereed, and nonprofit scholarly journal of world history and global studies, is seeking qualified reviewers. For a list of the available books, documentaries and other artifacts, please visit: https://middlegroundjournal.com/book-review-department-the-middle-ground-journal/ These reviews are

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Review of The Family: A World History by Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Family: A World History by Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner

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Review of The Rise of the Atlantic Economies by Ralph Davis

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of The Rise of the Atlantic Economies by Ralph Davis

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Review of Dying for the Truth: Undercover Inside the Mexican Drug War by The Fugitive Reporters of Blog del Narco

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Dying for the Truth: Undercover Inside the Mexican Drug War by The Fugitive Reporters of Blog del Narco

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Review of Documentary: Breaking the Taboo, a film produced by Sam Branson

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Middle Ground Journal

Review of Documentary: Breaking the Taboo, a film produced by Sam Branson, Sundog Pictures, 2011, and Narcotráfico para Inocentes: el Narco en México y Quien lo U.S.A. Rafael Barajas. Mexico City: Nostra Ediciones, 2011. ISBN: 9786077972037