The science of cooperation tells us not only how we got here, but also where we might end up. Cooperation explains how strands of DNA gave rise to modern-day nation states. It defines our extraordinary ecological success as well as many... Zobraziť viac
One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control... Zobraziť viac
In the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture and even death to liberate friends, lovers, ... Zobraziť viac
The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development... Zobraziť viac
A riveting history of Europe told through twenty-nine key borders that define the past, present and future of our continent... Zobraziť viac
It presented itself as a form of futurism. But the future envisioned by the architects of the Artificial State looked, chillingly, like the very worst of the past…We live in the age of data. Over the past century, rapidly evolving technologies have... Zobraziť viac
In an engaging style, not lacking in irony and detachment, Milan Šimečka describes the process of restoring order and its result-so-called real socialism-in a brilliant analysis of the "normalization” regime in Czechoslovakia that came to power after... Zobraziť viac
One of the most celebrated works of modern literature, Animal Farm is George Orwell's satire on the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's subsequent rule. It tells the story of the animals of Manor Farm, as they rise up against the drunken farmer... Zobraziť viac
When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and... Zobraziť viac
An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE'Supremely enjoyable . . . With a historian's eye for rigour, a journalist's for detail and a... Zobraziť viac
We live in an age of extremes: populist leaders are setting the agenda, autocracies are on the march, and the liberal establishment is a bewildered blob, devoid of new ideas or fresh solutions. Having once powered progress in the form of democracy,... Zobraziť viac
The Earthshots are unifying, ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve life for all of us, for the rest of life on Earth, and for generations to come... Zobraziť viac
A special student edition of Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, with an introduction and study notes... Zobraziť viac
An accessible, powerful overview of Noam Chomsky's political thought... Zobraziť viac
WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the... Zobraziť viac
In TAXTOPIA a rogue accountant breaks ranks to share his journey from clueless naïf to skilled tax consultant -and in doing so blows the lid on the murky world of making the tax burdens of the ultra-wealthy disappear... Zobraziť viac
Revised and updated fourth editionThe world today rests on increasingly unstable fault lines... Zobraziť viac
Can Donald Trump really build that wall? What does Brexit mean for Ireland's border... Zobraziť viac
The top 1 percent have the best houses, the best educations, the best doctors, and the best lifestyles, but there is one thing that money doesn't seem to have bought: an understanding that their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live... Zobraziť viac
The Secret History of The Five Eyes: The untold story of the international spy network, is a riveting... Zobraziť viac
