From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Galvanizing and uplifting' The Guardian'Bernie Sanders has changed US politics forever' Owen JonesIt's OK to be angry about capitalism.
WINNER OF THE ROONEY PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE 2024WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Sean is back.
A los veintiocho años, los planes de Stephanie Land de abandonar su ciudad natal para ir a la universidad y ser escritora se vieron truncados cuando una aventura de verano se convirtió en un embarazo inesperado.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023 A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EvictedThe United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy.
Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich für die neue Generation interessieren und verstehen möchten, wie sie tickt und welche Auswirkungen sie auf die Welt hat.
An in-depth look at Qatar's migrant workers and the place of skill in the language of control and powerSkill-specifically the distinction between the "e;skilled"e; and "e;unskilled"e;-is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human?
A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal societyIn recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.
How the attorney-client relationship favors the privileged in criminal court-and denies justice to the poor and to working-class people of colorThe number of Americans arrested, brought to court, and incarcerated has skyrocketed in recent decades.
Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsA renowned economic historian traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family.
How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy-in which "e;good"e; jobs are typically knowledge or technology based-many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers.
An in-depth look at the rising American generation entering the Black professional classDespite their diversity, Black Americans have long been studied as a uniformly disadvantaged group.
An up-close account of how Nigerians' self-reliance in the absence of reliable government services enables official dysfunction to strengthen state powerWhen Nigerians say that every household is its own local government, what they mean is that the politicians and state institutions of Africa's richest, most populous country cannot be trusted to ensure even the most basic infrastructure needs of their people.
How social status shapes our dreams of the future and inhibits the lives we envision for ourselvesMost of us understand that a person's place in society can close doors to opportunity, but we also tend to think that anything is possible when someone dreams about what might be.
Seit mehr als drei Jahren wird die Menschheit weltweit durch politische Maßnahmen, vornehmlich in den Industriestaaten in Angst und Schrecken versetzt.
Conocer a Max Weber equivale a aprender las particularidades de la disciplina sociológica, el proceso de su configuración y los conflictos que la atraviesan.
El libro aborda el aparataje institucional constituido para seleccionar a los postulantes a la universidad, investigando los procesos y redes de trasfondo que le han ido dando forma a través de una historia de 170 años.
douard Louis is one of the most important literary voices of his generation' GuardianOne day, douard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago: a happy young woman, full of hopes and dreams.
How social class determines who lands the best jobsAmericans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs.
How American respectability has been built by maligning those who don't make the gradeHow did Americans come to think of themselves as respectable members of the middle class?
Much of what we know about life in the medieval Islamic Middle East comes from texts written to impart religious ideals or to chronicle the movements of great men.
How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilienceConventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy.
A revealing look at the experiences of first generation students on elite campuses and the hidden curriculum they must master in order to succeedCollege has long been viewed as an opportunity for advancement and mobility for talented students regardless of background.
A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservationBillionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face.
Cuando se piensa en la naturaleza de los territorios no centrales en una metrópoli, es necesario situar a las poblaciones y los espacios que no han recibido el foco principal de atención de las políticas y las inversiones urbanas.
From Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Will Bunch, the epic untold story of collegethe great political and cultural fault line of American lifeLonglisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | "e;This book is simply terrific.
Mientras se van moderando los ecos de la crisis sanitaria provocada por el covid-19, sus consecuencias económicas y sociales más profundas están todavía lejos de haberse revelado por completo.
Para un país que ha presumido desde hace mucho ser "de clase media"; donde ciertas expresiones públicas son caracterizadas como "clase media"; y, aún más, la "clase media" es objeto de invocación frecuente, su estudio sistemático a través de diferentes disciplinas se ha tornado crucial si se espera trascender tanto el sentido común como los discursos más evaluativos y normativos.
El proyecto liberal argentino dotó a la escuela de un papel igualador e integrador, y el siglo XX la hizo garante de un ideal de comunidad y de movilidad social.
Es importante resaltar que las obras escritas hasta ahora son la resultante de rumiar arduamente las problemáticas de las comunidades, racionalizarlas y entregarlas con una alta dosis de socialización, lo que las convierte en un aporte de alta significación para que desde las propuestas planteadas se puedan construir escenarios para unos mejores niveles de vida.
"Este trabajo explora las formas en que la desigualdad social se proyecta en las intimidades del servicio doméstico, y analiza las experiencias y trayectorias de vida de tres mujeres que trabajan como empleadas domésticas en Bogotá, en torno a las tensiones que implican las diferencias sociales entre patrones y empleadas.
Las diversas perspectivas expuestas en este libro tienen un hilo conductor: una visión del mundo contemporáneo como un sistema internacional en transformación, con un poder hegemónico en declinación, nuevos actores y nuevas configuraciones de alianzas y rivalidades, así como nuevas agendas y desafíos.
