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#2 - Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem, pt. 2

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Notable books mentioned: The Godfather, Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder, Kalima Tales by Varlam Shalamov, Righteous Victims by Benny Morris

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The Godfather

There's a scene in the book, it's in the movie too, but I'll quote from the book. There's a scene where Michael Corleone is explaining to his wife…

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Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder

The book discusses the suffering of Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus during the period between Hitler and Stalin, particularly focusing on the famine i…

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Kalima Tales
Varlam Shalamov

This book recounts the author's experiences in one of the Soviet Union's most infamous gulags and reflects on the nature of suffering and human rel…

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#2 - Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem, pt. 2 mentions The Godfather, Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder, Kalima Tales by Varlam Shalamov, and Righteous Victims by Benny Morris with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.

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The Arabs and the Zionists in Palestine struggle to get their bearings in a ruined world. The smell of gunsmoke still lays thick over the landscape, and the ink is still wet on the Balfour Declaration and the several new international agreements. The First World War is over, and people around the world are demanding their independence in the new world order. But building a national identity takes more than just drawing lines on a map or running a rag up a flagpole.
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The Godfather cover

There's a scene in the book, it's in the movie too, but I'll quote from the book. There's a scene where Michael Corleone is explaining to his wife why he has to follow his father.

ASIN: B007JSDY7W
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Bloodlands cover
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder

The book discusses the suffering of Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus during the period between Hitler and Stalin, particularly focusing on the famine imposed by Stalin on Ukraine.

ASIN: 1541600061
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Kalima Tales cover
Kalima Tales
Varlam Shalamov

This book recounts the author's experiences in one of the Soviet Union's most infamous gulags and reflects on the nature of suffering and human relationships under extreme conditions.

Righteous Victims cover
Righteous Victims
Benny Morris

Israeli historian Benny Morris reports in his book Righteous Victims that 6 Jews and, quote, dozens of Arabs died and more were wounded.

Albion Seed cover

It's about the stages of migration out of Britain into the New World. It talks about how the local cultures of various regions of the United States were determined by which region of the British Isles the settlers came from.

ASIN: 0195069056
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Genesis
John B. Judas

John B. Judas in his book Genesis about Harry Truman and the development of Zionism describes the dynamic of this period.

ASIN: 0393061027
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