Interdisciplinary studies

From the author of The Shifts and the Shocks, and one of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism.

The co-founder of Baidu explains how AI will transform human livelihood, from our economy and financial systems down to our daily lives.

An in-depth look at the decades-long effort to escalate hostilities with Russia and what it portends for the future.

Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculationfrom the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge.

Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace.

Diese Ausgabe des Wiener Jahrbuchs für Theologie der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Wien widmet sich dem Thema "Krieg und Frieden".

'They were not just reporters; they were also pioneers, and Judith Mackrell has done them proud.

Master the art of persuasion with Five Stars, from the bestselling author of Talk Like Ted, Carmine Gallo.

Meticulously researched and vividly written, Eight Days at Yalta is a remarkable work of intense historical drama.

'I was on a train, and a German soldier began shouting at me and poking me in the ribs with his machine gun.

'The world's leading expert on habits' - Matthew Syed, bestselling author of Black Box Thinking and Rebel IdeasWhat if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind to achieve your goals?

A special edition of The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary.

Transporting the reader to the heart-wrenching times of World War II, Some Sunny Day is an evocative memoir of love and courage in war-torn Asia by Madge Lambert.

'Taylor has done us a great service in making the personal stories of what it was actually like to live through the most crucial year of the twentieth century vivid, compelling and salutary.

From 1942 Speer was the second most powerful man in the Reich and Hitler's right-hand man.

Autumn 1944.

'The book is a house of wonders' The New York Times'Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology' Walter Issacson, author of Steve JobsWhat connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software?

Oil prices go up, the stock market goes down.

A genuinely new Second World War story, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram by David M.

This comprehensive, informative and witty guide offers expert advice on everything you need to know about the industry.

Shortlisted for the Stanford Travel Book of the Year'This powerful study looks behind the statistics and political slogans to reveal the human face of the refugee crisis.

The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic.

'The book to recommend to patients when they face coming to terms with unavoidable childlessness.

Once the rarified stuff of scientists and statisticians, data are now at the heart of our global digital economy, transforming everything from how we perceive the value of a professional athlete to the intelligence gathering activities of governments.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we knew it.

The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to unprecedented surveillance and control.

Love and Communication is an intriguing philosophical and religious inquiry into the meaning of talk and ultimately the meaning of being human.

Once the rarified stuff of scientists and statisticians, data are now at the heart of our global digital economy, transforming everything from how we perceive the value of a professional athlete to the intelligence gathering activities of governments.

Right from the origins of cinema, countless films and television dramas have offered sensational and seductive representations of young people's lives.

While the working lives of tech entrepreneurs and delivery platform workers seem far removed, both are engaged in digital labor.

The contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freedom and the extent to which, and the way in which, the media should be regulated in a modern democratic society.

How do the dead live among us today?

As disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested.

Bots automated software applications programmed to perform tasks online have become a feature of our everyday lives, from helping us navigate online systems to assisting us with online shopping.

Drawing on the collaborative expertise of three senior scholars, The Journalism Manifesto makes a powerful case for why journalism has become outdated and why it is in need of a long-overdue transformation.

Launched in 2007, tumblr became a safe haven for LGBT youth, social justice movements, and a counseling station for mental health issues.

Conventional wisdom suggests that the pervasiveness of digital media into our everyday lives is undermining cherished notions of politics and ethics.

The widespread uptake of digital platforms from YouTube and Instagram to Twitch and TikTok is reconfiguring cultural production in profound, complex, and highly uneven ways.

We are facing an unprecedented environmental crisis.

This is a short book about the most prominent sign of our times.

Since the rise of the smartphone, apps have become entrenched in billions of users' daily lives.

Since 2006, Henry Jenkins's Confessions of an Aca-Fan blog has hosted interviews in which academics, activists, and artists have shared their views on the changing media landscape.

Our media systems are in crisis.

We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world.

There has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on public debate.

News media strongly influence how we picture public affairs across the world, playing a significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action.

Does exposure to media violence make us more violent?

In the wake of the MeToo movement, revelations of sexual assault and harassment continue to disrupt sexual politics across the globe.

Facebook has fundamentally changed how the world connects.

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the digital divide the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without has persisted for close to twenty-five years.