Disorder

Helen (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University) Thompson

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st ce... Meer informatie

The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

Richard Curt (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Oregon, Portland, Or) Kraus

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199740550 | Paperback

China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution shook the politics of China and the world. Even as we approach its fiftieth anniversary, the... Meer informatie

Quantum Drama

DR JIM (FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER) BAGGOTT ; PROF JOHN L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

ISBN: 9780192846105 | Hardcover

Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. It is also completely baffling. From the moment of its inception, its founders s... Meer informatie

Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction

Bhikhu (Professor of Political Theory, Professor of Political Theory, University of Hull) Parekh

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192854575 | Paperback

Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. Du... Meer informatie

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Restall ; Amara (Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Solari

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190645021 | Paperback

Restall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya his... Meer informatie

African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

Copernicus: A Very Short Introduction

Owen (Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Harvard University) Gingerich

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199330966 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, leading historian of science Owen Gingerich offers a fascinating portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who dev... Meer informatie

Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of Japanese, Professor of Japanese, University of California, Berkeley) Tansman

Reeks: Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780199765256 | Paperback

With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, written works originating from Japan encompass a vast range of forms and genres. Since the eighth c... Meer informatie

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

ISBN: 9780192802552 | Paperback

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inev... Meer informatie

The Populist Temptation

Barry (Professor of Economics and Political Science, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California-Berkeley) Eichengreen

ISBN: 9780190058821 | Paperback

Populism, on both the right and the left, has spread like wildfire throughout Europe and the United States and is making inroads in other parts of the... Meer informatie

The Populist Temptation

Barry (Professor of Economics and Political Science, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California-Berkeley) Eichengreen

ISBN: 9780190866280 | Hardcover

In the last few years, populism -- of the right, left, and center varieties -- has spread like wildfire throughout the world. The impulse reached its ... Meer informatie

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Cambridge University, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge) Cartledge

ISBN: 9780199601349 | Paperback

The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy... Meer informatie

Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War

Tanisha M. (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota) Fazal

Reeks: Bridging the Gap

ISBN: 9780190057473 | Hardcover

A highly original comprehensive history of US military medicine. Decisions to go to war are often framed in cost-benefit terms, and typically such ... Meer informatie

Hall of Mirrors

Barry (Professor of Economics and Political Science, Professor of Economics and Political Science, Uc-Berkeley) Eichengreen

ISBN: 9780199392001 | Hardcover

The Great Depression and the Great Recession are the two great economic crises of the past hundred years. While there are accounts of both episodes, n... Meer informatie

Hall of Mirrors

Barry (Professor of Economics and Political Science, Professor of Economics and Political Science, Uc-Berkeley) Eichengreen

ISBN: 9780190621070 | Paperback

The Great Depression and the Great Recession are the two great economic crises of the past hundred years. In Hall of Mirrors, Barry Eichengreen draws ... Meer informatie

Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa

Catherine (London School of Economics and Political Science) Boone

Reeks: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

ISBN: 9781009441636 | Hardcover

Offers a powerful reinterpretation of the drivers of African politics. Focusing on political effects of spatial inequality, Boone shows that uneven de... Meer informatie

Exorbitant Privilege

Barry (Professor of Political Science and Economics, University of California, Berkeley) Eichengreen

ISBN: 9780199596713 | Hardcover

For more than half a century, the dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors,... Meer informatie

Banking: A Very Short Introduction

John (Professor of Financial Economics, Bangor University) Goddard ; John O. S. (Professor John O.S. Wilson, Professor of Banking & Finance, School of Management, University of St Andrews) Wilson

ISBN: 9780199688920 | Paperback

Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological a... Meer informatie

Samurai

Michael (Associate Professor of East Asian History, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Marquette University) Wert

ISBN: 9780190932947 | Hardcover

Samurai: A Concise History provides a dynamic look at the life and times of the samurai. Although this warrior class comprised only a small portion of... Meer informatie

Galileo: A Very Short Introduction

Stillman (formerly Professor of the History of Science, formerly Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto) Drake

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192854568 | Paperback

In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was c... Meer informatie