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Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across populations, and every disaster has social dimensions at its very core. This ……続きを見る

**• New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in t……続きを見る

It is a curious situation that technologies we now take for granted have, when first introduced, so often stoked public controversy and concern for public welfare. At the root of this tension is the……続きを見る

Few concepts have witnessed a more dramatic resurgence of interest in recent years than corruption. This book provides a compelling historical and conceptual analysis of corruption which demonstrate……続きを見る

Caspar David Friedrich (1774 – 1840) hat mit Gemälden wie dem «Tetschener Altar» und dem «Mönch am Meer» seine Zeitgenossen gleichermaßen irritiert und fasziniert. Heute sind sie Ikonen der deutsche……続きを見る

How does the government decide what’s a problem and what isn’t? And what are the consequences of that process? Like individuals, Congress is subject to the “paradox of search.” If policy makers don’……続きを見る

We are well aware of the rise of the 1% as the rapid growth of economic inequality has put the majority of the world’s wealth in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-discussed solution to this i……続きを見る

As Americans try to better manage and protect the natural resources of our watersheds, is politics getting in the way? Why does watershed management end up being so political? In Embracing Watershed……続きを見る

A groundbreaking history of fengshui’s roles in public life and law during China’s last imperial dynasty Today the term fengshui, which literally means “wind and water,” is recognized around the wor……続きを見る

A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the ……続きを見る

Was der Westen nicht wissen wollte: die brisante Analyse des »Außenministers der russischen Opposition« Unter Putin hat sich Russland zu einer imperialistischen Diktatur verwandelt, die die Werte un……続きを見る

Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Zーwe like to define people by when they were born, but an acclaimed social researcher explains why we shouldn't. Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen……続きを見る

「把地球管起來，讓全世界都能聽到我們的聲音。」──毛澤東 全球媒體大一統的中國夢 正快速滲透世界的每一個角落 「紅色宣傳」正在剝奪你的閱聽自由？ 本書研究結果，被2018《胡佛報告》所引用，促成美國對中國大反……続きを見る

This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and ……続きを見る

This book provides practice-oriented insights into the agency of two previously underestimated actors in Southeast Asian regionalism: the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN’s dialogue partners. In doing so……続きを見る

The Fifth Edition of A Stata® Companion to Political Analysis by Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards teaches your students to conduct political research with Stata, one of the most popular st……続きを見る

'A hymn of love to the world ... A journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love As a ……続きを見る

An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our c……続きを見る

Small is Beautiful is E. F. Schumacher's stimulating and controversial study of economics and its purpose. This remarkable book examines our modern economic system - its use of resources and impact ……続きを見る

An accessible multidisciplinary overview for anyone seeking to understand the commercial determinants of health Our health is largely shaped by the world around us?by the conditions in which we grow……続きを見る

The book explores and discusses some of the changes, challenges and opportunities confronting local governance in the context of the new urban paradigm associated with the HABITAT III New Urban Agen……続きを見る

A stirring case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how ……続きを見る

This book provides a critical academic evaluation of the ‘music city’ as a form of urban cultural policy that has been keenly adopted in policy circles across the globe, but which as yet has only be……続きを見る

The Earth has reached a tipping point. Runaway climate change, the sixth great extinction of planetary life, the acidification of the oceansーall point toward an era of unprecedented turbulence in h……続きを見る

'A breath of fresh air' Observer 'Passionate and authentic' GQ 'Refreshing and galvanising' Vogue 'Rousing and thoughtful' Independent 'Quite the page-turner' Evening Standard To win the climate war……続きを見る

**"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author… Numbers Don't Lie takes everything that makes his writing great and boils it down into an easy-to-read format. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who l……続きを見る

This powerful report on what went wrongーand rightーwith America’s Covid response, from a team of 34 experts, shows how Americans faced the worst peacetime catastrophe of modern times Our national l……続きを見る

Home to more than 1.2 billion people, living in 54 recognized states, speaking around 3,000 languages, Africa is a diverse and complex continent made up of states which differ in regard to their col……続きを見る

From Oaxacan wood carvings to dessert kitchens in provincial France, Critical Craft presents thirteen ethnographies which examine what defines and makes ‘craft’ in a wide variety of practices from a……続きを見る

The Art of Policymaking: Tools, Techniques and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch, Second Edition is a practical introduction to the specific tools, techniques, and processes used to create po……続きを見る