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How do separatist conflicts arise and spread? When does separatism become a cover for a foreign aggression? How do local communities respond when state institutions collapse, and militants take over? The armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine, which started eight years before Russia's full-scale...

WINNER,STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER, TATA LITERATURE LIVE! FIRST BOOK AWARD 2020 - NON-FICTION 'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' - William Dalrymple 'A brilliant book' - Christina Lamb When Taran N. Khan first arrived in Kabul in the spring of...

With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.'s most respected journalists expose one of America's most tragic ironies: How the nation's capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia.

A boldly rendered—and deeply intimate—account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises. “[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes...

In the first post-9/11 account of the career of the man who established himself as "America's Mayor" in the dark days after America was attacked, Fred Siegel shows how Rudy Giuliani's successes in New York set a promising example for the rejuvenation of our major cities.

Lucid, forward-looking, and guided by a level-headed optimism that clearly distinguishes between genuine progress and exaggerated claims, Emerald Cities points the way toward a sustainable future for the American city.

To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it is a 'nursery for terrorists'; to the Western media, it is a dangerous no-go area; but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort. Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, in the midst of the inhospitable desert of Northern Kenya where only thorn bushes grow, Dadaab is a city like no other.

Americans' current trust in journalists is at a dismayingly low ebb, particularly on the subject of national and international politics. It might be tempting to look back to the mid-twentieth century, when the nation's press corps was a seemingly venerable and monolithic institution that conveyed the official line from Washington with nary a glint of anti-patriotic cynicism. As Kathryn McGarr's City of Newsmen shows, however, the real story of what Cold War-era journalists did and how they did it wasn't exactly the one you'd find in the morning papers.

"Cities for Everyone" is from the April 03, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Soda Taxes Gain Acceptance, City by Revenue-Hungry City" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Anahad O’connor and Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"For a Welsh City, the Tides Offer Renewal" is from the November 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"A Gingerbread City Guards Its Spicy Secrets" is from the December 13, 2016 Food section of The New York Times. It was written by Barbara Whitaker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Vibrant City Celebrates Ganesh’s Blessings" is from the September 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Geeta Anand and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Just minutes after checking into a hotel in Colonia Roma, an eclectic bohemian neighborhood of cafes, galleries and plazas, I head out into this confounding city, to see it on foot, from the ground, to touch it and smell it.

"Customized Songs, with the City as Accompaniment" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Alex Vadukul and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Life in Nigeria's largest city is changing for the better, offering a potential lesson for struggling states looking to stage a turnaround: mayors and city councils are more likely to embrace positive change than legislatures and presidents -- and far more quickly and effectively.

"City Wages War on Zika in the Lab and on the Street" is from the August 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Marc Santora and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"The City Where I Live and Where Alton Sterling Died" is from the July 11, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher J. Tyson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Battered by East Coast Snowstorms, Cities Face Digging Out" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ashley Southall and Sarah Maslin Nir and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Physician-Turned-Artist Offers a Diagnosis for Islam's Holiest City" is from the December 02, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and narrated by Corey M. Snow.