Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America's position as the number one economy in the world.
In this revealing and beautifully written memoir, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, recounts his complex relationship with his older half-brother, President Barack Obama, including their first meeting in Kenya over twenty years ago.
The interconnected ways that sexism functions in academic Islamic studies and how to shift professional norms toward parityDespite remarkable shifts in the demographics of Islamic studies in recent decades, the field continues to be dominated by men, who often relegate other scholars and their workparticularly research on genderto its periphery, while treating subfields in which men predominate as more rigorous and central.
En No Me Dejes en Visto: quiero aprender online, Daniela Abrigo, Magíster en Docencia Universitaria (UTN, Rosario, Argentina), analiza cómo las herramientas digitales, como WhatsApp y Telegram, se convirtieron en aliadas inesperadas de la educación durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Rosario.
Este libro es resultado de un programa de investigación radicado en la Universidad de SunYat-sen, en la República Popular China, en el marco del Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Escuela de Estudios Internacionales.
A ';powerful' (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America.
'Shimon Peres was a giant of Israel's founding generation, a tireless advocate for peace, and an eternal optimist who lived his life with a sense of hope and possibility.
"Ursula von der Leyen und die EU: Zwischen Macht, Korruption und Krisenbewältigung"In diesem fesselnden Buch des renommierten Autors Heinz Duthel tauchen Leserinnen und Leser in die kontroverse Welt der Europäischen Union ein, angeführt von einer der umstrittensten Figuren ihrer Zeit: Ursula von der Leyen.
From a brilliant historian at the Harvard Business School, here is a masterful, in-depth portrait of five extraordinary figures-Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson-that illuminates how great leaders are made in times of adversity and the diverse skills they summon in order to prevail.
'A dense narrative and a wealth of examples' Literary Review'Reid-Henry narrates this story with elegance and gusto' Washington Post'[Reid-Henry] conveys an important message: Individual political action must become accountable to society's interests' Kirkus'Reid-Henry's scholarship is impressive, gathering a wide range of historical anecdotes and referencing a diverse set of thinkers' Publishers Weekly The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.
A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018 FOREWORD BY NOURIEL ROUBINISuperHubs is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the global financial system and the powerful personal networks through which it is run, at the centre of which sit the Elites - the SuperHubs.
**BRITAIN'S BEST POLITICAL CARTOONS 2021 IS OUT NOW**2020 will forever be remembered as the year of coronavirus: twelve months in which we collectively forgot about Brexit, to turn our attention to the NHS, furloughs and social distancing.
'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Tim ShipmanA blistering narrative expos of infighting, skulduggery and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party, now revised and updated.
'Elegantly written, full of wit and charm, this is travel writing at its very best' Orlando FigesIn the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles through Umbria and Tuscany, then across the Apennines, Italy's mountainous spine, toward the refuge of the Venetian Republic.
'Crisp and witty' Charles Moore, Spectator'A brilliant survey of the occupants of the Oval Office' Daniel Johnson, Article'Witty and succinct with splendid caricatures' Tibor Fischer, CriticA spirited and entertaining aide-memoire offering 44 short, fascinating accounts of each president, from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama and Donald Trump, bringing the United States' political history to life as never before.