Based on face-to-face jam sessions held in Yangon, Amman, Harare, Dhaka, Kampala and Oaxaca, Beautiful Rising includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into parliament to protest corruption; ... Zobraziť viac
Did you know that while we think of money as notes issued by the government, the truth is that the overwhelming majority of money today is credit created by private banks? Did you know that the reason housing keeps getting less accessible is because ... Zobraziť viac
President Joe Biden, the author of Promise Me, Dad, tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president... Zobraziť viac
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality... Zobraziť viac
'Moving and rich...overflowing with warmth and humanity' The Times In this pioneering work of life-writing and reportage, Anthony DePalma reconstructs the interwoven stories of five ordinary citizens and their families to bring the true story of th... Zobraziť viac
'Lively. . . This is one of those rare books about a pressing subject that reads less like a forced march than an inviting stroll . . . A book that encourages thinking, observation and discernment' New York TimesOne of our most essential political... Zobraziť viac
What comes first: the character of the times, or the characters who give it theirs? The Strangest End charts the trajectories of the characters who fell from power in the bloody breakdown of Europe's old order between 1917 and 1924, and those who for... Zobraziť viac
The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling's view, are climate change, technology and justice... Zobraziť viac
The Putin era saw a striking 'securitization' of politics, something that he has bequeathed to his chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev. The omens from the early days of the Medvedev presidency have been mixed, marked both ... Zobraziť viac
Making the Future is the latest collection of essays from Noam Chomsky, one of our most vital and provocative voices of political dissent.... Zobraziť viac
The United States asserts the right to use military force against failed states around the globe. But as Noam Chomsky argues in this devastating analysis, America shares features with many of the regimes it insists ... Zobraziť viac
We are in a new era. Authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000, self-styled strongmen have risen to power in capitals as diverse as Moscow, Beijing, ... Zobraziť viac
A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB's renaissance, Putin's rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world.In Putin's People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine ... Zobraziť viac
On Palestine is Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe's indispensable update on a suffering region... Zobraziť viac
Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the word has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise ... Zobraziť viac
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Tells the story with a mordant eye, weaving together the disintegration of Mikhail Gorbachev's reformist ambitions, the implosion of the Soviet economy and the plight of ordinary people'DOMINIC SANDBROOK'Savage, comic and... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time. Football is the world's most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression... Zobraziť viac
To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now... Zobraziť viac
In the last two decades, civil society has re-emerged as a popular notion amongst academics and politicians alike. John A. Hall and Frank Trentmann provide the first critical selection of texts on the evolution of civil society as a seminal and hotly... Zobraziť viac
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize and The Quest reveals how climate battles and energy revolutions are mapping our future... Zobraziť viac
