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From a prizewinning civil rights lawyer comes a powerful warning about how the media manipulates public perception, fueling fear and inequality, while distracting us from what truly matters “Alec Ka……続きを見る

This “courageous and thought-provoking book” examines how the Holocaust came to hold its unique place in American memory (Foreign Affairs). Prize–winning historian Peter Novick explores in absorbing……続きを見る

An eye-opening account of life inside North Koreaーa closed world of increasing global importanceーhailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Review of Books), with a new afte……続きを見る

Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid some seven miles across slammed into the Earth, leaving a geologic wound over 50 miles in diameter. In the terrible mass extinction that followed, more than ha……続きを見る

Drs. Barbara Kerr and Robyn McKay tackle what it means to live with, work with, and be a modern smart girl. Through their keen insights and academic research of real girls and women, they offer valu……続きを見る

This concise introduction to qualitative research design will help you to think through the questions you need to ask when embarking on your research. Uwe Flick discusses each stage of the process o……続きを見る

This open access book focuses on the distinctive experiences of freelance and self-employed live performers in the UK’s live entertainment industries It provides an in-depth account of their working……続きを見る

This edition is for Issue 6 of the Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography specification, for examination from Summer 2026 onwards. Develop the geographical skills and knowledge that students need with th……続きを見る

Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling……続きを見る

Stolen Voices can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 1 of 3. He beat them, he abused them, and he tortured them. He broke their dreams. But they ……続きを見る

Examining new genres from the UK and across the Atlantic, including mumble rap, Brooklyn drill, UK drill, trap dancehall and Afrobeats, Neon Screams explores the dystopias and dissociative transcend……続きを見る

Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we attend to and focus on. The ……続きを見る

This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curv……続きを見る

In "In Defense of Women," H. L. Mencken offers a provocative exploration of women's roles in society, dissecting prevailing attitudes toward femininity and gender dynamics in the early 20th century.……続きを見る

Across the world, AI is used as a tool for political manipulation and totalitarian repression. Stories about AI are often stories of polarization, discrimination, surveillance, and oppression. Is de……続きを見る

The biological and neurological capacity to symbolize, and the products of behavioral, cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and technological uses of symbols (symbolism), are fundamental to every a……続きを見る

The West is facing challenges on many fronts. There has been crisis after crisis in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods. Terrorist movements are gaining traction in the Middle East. Authori……続きを見る

First published in 1903, "The People of the Abyss" tells Jack London’s descent into London’s east end in the 1900s. Sent to cover Edward VII’s coronation, he went in search of the real story – the s……続きを見る

James Frederick Ferrier's "Observations on Church and State" offers a rigorous examination of the intricate relationship between religion and governance during a time of sociopolitical upheaval in t……続きを見る

In "A Letter Concerning Toleration," John Locke argues for the vital importance of religious tolerance in a pluralistic society, articulating the necessity of separating civil governance from indivi……続きを見る

The existing finance/tax code rule set is wrecking our long-term real wealth in favor of evanescent paper profits, and worse yet, stripping the poor to profit the rich. In parallel, a calamitous pol……続きを見る

From sensor-fuzed munitions and autonomous weapons, to ground moving target indication radar, laser vibrometers and artificial intelligence, the weapons of warfare are undergoing a rapid transformat……続きを見る

**THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY GIRL IN THE PICTURE Sharon Marshall was a brilliant and beautiful student whose future was filled with promiseーuntil her murderous, fugitive father dre……続きを見る

This is the first book to examine Britain’s geopolitical identity and how it is expressed in foreign policy discourse. It demonstrates how British imperial thought, related to its island status, has……続きを見る

This volume takes a comparative approach to Japanese politics, covering topics such as political parties and elections, civil society, bureaucracy, and foreign relations. Grounded in a discussion of……続きを見る

Recent debates about British political and military strategies, derived in particular from dissension about Britain’s relationship with Europe and from disagreement over the Iraq war, has led to a g……続きを見る

Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, strategies and arguments that will help all of us understand our world, and its future, better. Includes cont……続きを見る

This fifth volume in John Pocock's acclaimed sequence on Barbarism and Religion turns to the controversy caused by Edward Gibbon's treatment of the early Christian church. Examining this controversy……続きを見る

Famous, influential study of organizations in action at all levels in the creation and expansion of the Tennessee Valley Authority with all its land use, agricultural, political and human effects. L……続きを見る

Born to a powerful family and educated at the prominent Mindröling Monastery, the Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher Mingyur Peldrön (1699–1769) leveraged her privileged status and overcame significan……続きを見る