An illuminating work revealing the long history of xenophobia―and what it means for today’s divided world. Over the last few years, it has been impossible to ignore the steady resurgence of xenophobia... Zobraziť viac
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Serhiy Zhadan took to social media to coordinate a network of resistance workers and send messages of courage to his fellow Ukrainians. What began as a local organizing effort exploded onto... Zobraziť viac
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day. In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in... Zobraziť viac
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Korea has a long, riveting history-it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renown Zobraziť viac
The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state... Zobraziť viac
A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it-from Maastricht to today. The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created... Zobraziť viac
A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years. Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict... Zobraziť viac
A gorgeously illustrated volume devoted to the natural history drawings and watercolors of Leonardo da Vinci and other outstanding artists of the Age of Discovery... Zobraziť viac
An incisive account of Erdogan's Turkey - showing how its troubling transformation may be short-lived... Zobraziť viac
A resplendent celebration of the spectacular fashion designs of Guo Pei, China's first and preeminent couturier... Zobraziť viac
In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements of the twentieth century... Zobraziť viac
As a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty... Zobraziť viac
A poem seems a fragile thing. Change a word and it is broken. But poems outlive empires and survive the devastation of conquests... Zobraziť viac
An exposé of Hitler’s relationship with film and his influence on the film industry. A presence in Third Reich cinema, Adolf Hitler also personally financed, ordered, and censored films and newsreels and engaged in complex relationships with their ... Zobraziť viac
To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti–Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people... Zobraziť viac
This insightful book looks at how mainstream economics' quest for scientific certainty has led to a narrowing of vision and a convergence on an orthodoxy that is unhealthy for the field, not to mention the societies which base policy decisions... Zobraziť viac
Only three decades ago, it was inconceivable that virtually entire populations would be carrying around wireless phones wherever they went, or that peoples’ exact locations could be tracked by those devices... Zobraziť viac
Democracy has long been considered an ideal state of governance. What if it’s not? Perhaps it is not the end goal but, rather, a transition stage to something better. Drawing on original interviews conducted with citizens of more than thirty countries... Zobraziť viac
The first account of the role Britain played in Einstein's life-first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the Nazis... Zobraziť viac
