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Book Review: “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City”

February 14, 2012 by

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Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City, by Andrew Ross, Oxford University Press, 2011, 312 pages. Review by Paul M. Ingram The cause remains a mystery, but in early October 1947, a fire incinerated the entire Phoenix streetcar fleet. The city, suddenly without a public transport system had two choices: rebuild the […]

Book Review: “El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency”

January 19, 2012 by

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El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency, by Ioan Grillo, Bloomsbury Press, 2011, 291 pages Review by Curt Prendergast Millions of eyes around the world are watching a wave of violence sweep through Mexico, leaving a trail of beheadings and dismembered bodies in its wake. Without an understanding of the historical roots and cultural context of […]

Book Review: “Matapalo: Stepping up to preserve freedoms”

December 22, 2011 by

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Matapalo: Stepping up to preserve freedoms, by Daniel Lechner, 2010, 272 pages Review by Curt Prendergast – In 2008, the financial system in the United States found itself on the brink of collapse. In 2011, it appears that the next wave of financial troubles will be here soon, as cities and states across the country […]

Book Review: Amexica War Along the Borderline

October 6, 2011 by

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Amexica: War Along the Borderline, by Ed Vulliamy, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010, 368 pages Review by Paul Ingram – A sharp-edged account of the author’s journey from the western tip of the U.S-Mexico border to where it terminates at the Gulf of Mexico, Amexica: War Along the Borderline wrestles with the complex, interweaving violence and […]

Book Review: The Latino Threat Narrative

September 22, 2011 by

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The Latino Threat Narrative: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation, by Leo R. Chavez, Stanford University Press, 2008, 186 pages Review by Curt Prendergast – As is the case in many parts of the country, immigration is a perennial issue in Arizona’s overall political debate. Every few months an immigration issue becomes a hot topic […]

Book Review: The Influencing Machine

September 12, 2011 by

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“The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media” by Brooke Gladstone, Illustrations by Josh Neufeld, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2011, 156 pages Review by Curt Prendergast – This book might be the easiest read you can find on media criticism. The author, the host of “On the Media,” a newsmagazine on National Public […]

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