Disorder

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

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficul... 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

Keynes: A Very Short Introduction

Robert (Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick) Skidelsky

ISBN: 9780199591640 | Paperback

John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. His ideas have had a central influence on many of areas of ec... Meer informatie

Austerity

Mark (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Brown University, Providence, Ri) Blyth

ISBN: 9780199389445 | Paperback

In Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth, a renowned scholar of political economy, provides a powerful and trenchant account of the s... 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

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192802552 | Paperback

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's phi... Meer informatie

The New Roman Empire

Anthony (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Chicago) Kaldellis

ISBN: 9780197549322 | Hardcover

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as ... 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

African Politics: A Very Short Introduction

Ian (Professor in International Relations and African Political Economy at the University of St Andrews) Taylor

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198806578 | Paperback

Ian Taylor explores contemporary African politics in all its diversity, revealing how state and society actually functions beyond the formal instituti... Meer informatie

Fifth Sun

Camilla (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rutgers University) Townsend

ISBN: 9780197577660 | Paperback

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahu... Meer informatie

Goering

Professor Richard (Professor of History, University of Exeter, Uk) Overy

Reeks: Bloomsbury Revelations

ISBN: 9781350149106 | Paperback

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy ... Meer informatie

Falling Behind

FRANCIS (PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, Professor of International Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University) Fukuyama

ISBN: 9780199754199 | Paperback

In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually ... Meer informatie

Managen voor Dummies

Bob Nelson ; Peter Economy

Reeks: Voor Dummies

ISBN: 9789045358796 | Paperback

Managen voor Dummies geeft je praktische adviezen over de belangrijkste aspecten van managen, zoals delegeren in plaats van orders geven, het function... 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

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex) Sorell

ISBN: 9780192854094 | Paperback

René Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured... Meer informatie

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan (Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva) Barnes

ISBN: 9780192854087 | Paperback

The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examin... Meer informatie

Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction

Yvonne (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Kent) Sherwood

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198797579 | Paperback

This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famou... Meer informatie

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction

Kevin (Professor of History, Professor of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Ma) Kenny

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199858583 | Paperback

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its ut... Meer informatie

The Globalization Paradox

Dani (Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Usa) Rodrik

ISBN: 9780199652525 | Paperback

Globalization, Rodrik argues, rests on shaky foundations. Despite the benefits it has brought to much of the world, there are profound conflicts of in... Meer informatie

Marx: A Very Short Introduction

Peter (Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University & Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne) Singer

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198821076 | Paperback

Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories about society, economics, and politics have shaped and directed political... Meer informatie