Why ';hopeful pessimism' is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitmentThe climate debate is rife with calls for optimism.
An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkersand what they can teach us about today's most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina's most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia ago, but they have profoundly shaped Chinese political thinking and practice ever since and, remarkably, their influence on the country's leaders is only growing today.
An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkersand what they can teach us about today's most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina's most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia ago, but they have profoundly shaped Chinese political thinking and practice ever since and, remarkably, their influence on the country's leaders is only growing today.
How we can challenge social injusticewith data and humanityThe American legal system does not offer equal justice to all; we can see obvious racial disparities in sentencing, policing, and incarceration.
An empirically powerful account of why interpersonal violence across the globe exacts a far greater cumulative cost on society than war and terrorism combinedCivil wars, interstate wars, and terrorism receive a great deal of media and policy attention, for good reasons.
How we can challenge social injusticewith data and humanityThe American legal system does not offer equal justice to all; we can see obvious racial disparities in sentencing, policing, and incarceration.
An integrated quantitative framework for understanding the dynamics of collective action Collective action has been a fundamental aspect of human societies throughout history, from building irrigation systems and defenses in Neolithic times to coordinated disaster relief and scientific collaborations today.
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our presentBeginning in the 1970s, women of the decolonizing world offered new visions of liberation that centered the ideas and lives of women.
How concentrated economic and political power in America protects elites and fosters violence of all kinds The United States is an exceptionally violent country, increasingly unable or unwilling to stem violence in its many forms.
The intellectual biography of a Victorian Liberal polymathJames Bryce (18381922) was a leading figure in Britain's Liberal Party and a distinguished historian, a versatile scholar-politician who moved seamlessly between academia and politics.
How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problemsPolitical thinkers from Plato to John Adams saw revolutions as a grave threat to society and advocated for a constitution that prevented them by balancing social interests and forms of government.
The rise of Hollywood's data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisionsIn Hollywood today, thousands of data specialists work for streaming video platforms, playing a role not just in distribution and marketing but also in decisions about content and production.
How an event once considered the greatest of all political dangers came to be seen as a solution to all social problemsPolitical thinkers from Plato to John Adams saw revolutions as a grave threat to society and advocated for a constitution that prevented them by balancing social interests and forms of government.
How concentrated economic and political power in America protects elites and fosters violence of all kinds The United States is an exceptionally violent country, increasingly unable or unwilling to stem violence in its many forms.
Why ';hopeful pessimism' is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitmentThe climate debate is rife with calls for optimism.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
The 100 Days That Shook the WorldWhy Military Superiority Failed to Produce Decisive VictoryFor 100 days, the Middle East stood at the center of a confrontation that threatened to reshape the global balance of power.
It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.
It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.
A groundbreaking and provocative look at how violent women have been represented in literature, plays, film, and performanceFatal Women builds a complex and original theory of how the shadow of the lesbian animates representations of violent women, from the Victorian novel to films depicting women who kill.
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish originprominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of lettersbetween the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal.
A groundbreaking and provocative look at how violent women have been represented in literature, plays, film, and performanceFatal Women builds a complex and original theory of how the shadow of the lesbian animates representations of violent women, from the Victorian novel to films depicting women who kill.
El reconocimiento internacional y su condición de escritor icónico parecen dejar a Borges a salvo de las disputas, aunque todavía pesan sobre él estigmas o prejuicios que para algunos lectores funcionan como barreras infranqueables.
De la mano de las derechas radicales, el pensamiento libertario se hizo un lugar en el sentido común global, y nombres como Murray Rothbard, Ayn Rand o Milton Friedman –antes reservados a especialistas y militantes– se han convertido en referencias corrientes.
Ein feinfühliges Buch über den achtsamen Umgang mit digitalen MedienDer kleine Krümel ist der glücklichste Hund der Welt, denn bei seiner Familie fühlt er sich pudelwohl.
'A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries' - Tom Holland'The perfect introduction to [Japan's] intriguing society is Christopher Harding s lively new A Short History of Japan.
*Longlisted for the 2026 Women s Prize for Non-Fiction* A magical literary feat and one of the most touching books I ve read this year Stuart Jeffries, Spectator Full of politics and reportage Full of ideas.
Why elites always rule democraciesand why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy todayA central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by elites.
Skunk Ape: Florida's Hidden GiantIn the steamy swamps and palmetto thickets of central Florida, something ancient and massive has never stopped walking.
Published with the Association for Coaching, this revised edition of the highly-respected Leadership Coaching will enhance and extend your coaching practice.
Nearly two years before his powerful Communist Manifesto, Marx (1818-1883) co-wrote The German Ideology in 1845 with friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels expounding a new political worldview, including positions on materialism, labor, production, alienation, the expansion of capitalism, class conflict, revolution, and eventually communism.
