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Books about the origins of current social and economic phenomena, with a focus on the U.S. Mostly recent origins, but a few longer-term views.
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Race, Place, and Memory: Deep Currents in Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
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Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
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The Rule of the Clan: What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals About the Future of Individual Freedom
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Social Darwinism in American Thought
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Archaeology of Aboriginal Culture Change in the Interior Southeast: Depopulation during the Early Historic Period (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
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Nixon's War at Home: The FBI, Leftist Guerrillas, and the Origins of Counterterrorism
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The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
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A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power
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The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas
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Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump’s America
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Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
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The Origins of the Civil Rights Movements: Black Communities Organizing for Change
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The War State: The Cold War Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex
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Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
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The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics
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