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In this new installation of his work, William E. Connolly examines entanglements between volatile earth processes and emerging cultural practices, highlighting relays among extractive capitalism, se……続きを見る

Coming to terms with a new period of uncertainty when it is still replete with possibilities This quick and engaging study clearly lays out the United States’ current democratic crisis. Examining th……続きを見る

How do legal systems actually operate outside of Western European or North American liberal democracies? To understand law and legal institutions globally, we must go beyond asking if countries comp……続きを見る

A hard-hitting investigation into how the Pentagon’s runaway spending embroils America in foreign wars, squanders its wealth, and enriches a privileged elite “A damning indictment of the conflicts o……続きを見る

“The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has suddenly become the most celebrated public critic of the nation’s foreign politics. . . . His new book, The Arrogance of Power, is remarka……続きを見る

For eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors such as Burke, Constant, and Mill, a powerful representative assembly that freely deliberated and controlled the executive was the defining institution ……続きを見る

Judge Richard Posner is one of the great legal minds of our age, on par with such generation-defining judges as Holmes, Hand, and Friendly. A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circu……続きを見る

The history of disease is the history of humankind: an interpretation of the world as seen through the extraordinary impactーpolitical, demographic, ecological, and psychologicalーof disease on cult……続きを見る

Following up on his earlier best-seller, The Global Police State, this exciting new study by critically-acclaimed scholar and activist William I. Robinson offers a big-picture contribution to unders……続きを見る

In Political Theology on Edge, the discourse of political theology is seen as situated on an edgeーthat is, on the edge of a world that is grappling with global warming, a brutal form of neoliberal ……続きを見る

**A Sunday Times Bestseller 'Incredibly interesting and very funny.' - The Times** 'This book sparkles like the cut glass of a crystal decanter.' Tom Allen, comedian ________________________________……続きを見る

"The Tempest," written in 1611, was the final play that William Shakespeare wrote on his own. It is also one of only two Shakespeare plays that are entirely original. Because of those two facts, man……続きを見る

**From one of the world’s best-known development economistsーan excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the West’s efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world. "Brilliant at diag……続きを見る

There is a perceived North-South divide in British politics. In this study, William Field points out that this divide marks the resurgence of a core-periphery cleavage which was also dominant in Bri……続きを見る

THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR……続きを見る

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller “This book will change your sense of how grand the sweep of human history could be, where you fit into it, and how much you could do to change it for the bette……続きを見る

Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies' emerges as a profound anthology encapsulating an array of perspectives on the rich tapestry of Native American life. S……続きを見る

How the Government Hacks You is a review of the technological and social engineering hacks that governments around the world use on their own citizens and on foreign populations. What the reader wil……続きを見る

1930s Britain was a hotbed of utopian ideals in which William Welby, an advertising manager, was drawn to the burgeoning nudist movement. Welby's quest for understanding culminated in the landmark p……続きを見る

Esta edición digital en formato ePub se ha realizado a partir de una edición impresa digitalizada que forma parte de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El proyecto de creación de ePubs ……続きを見る

William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody (1846-1917) was a famous American 'Indian fighter,' buffalo hunter and entertainer, known best for his 'Wild West' circus-like shows. As a young man Cody served in in ……続きを見る

**NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Due to recent Illegal counterfeiting of this book, we cannot guarantee book quality when purchased through a third-party seller. Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, t……続きを見る

In "The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World," William W. Sanger presents a comprehensive exploration of one of society's most enduring institutions. Employi……続きを見る

In "Outlines of the Women's Franchise Movement in New Zealand," William Sidney Smith provides an incisive and comprehensive exploration of the pivotal events and figures that shaped the campaign for……続きを見る

1930s Britain was a hotbed of utopian ideals in which William Welby, an advertising manager, was drawn to the burgeoning nudist movement. Welby's quest for understanding culminated in the landmark p……続きを見る

In William Morris' 'News from Nowhere', the reader is transported to a utopian society set in the future where capitalism has been replaced by a communal way of life. Written in a poetic and imagina……続きを見る

Predatory Value Extraction explains how an ideology of corporate resource allocation known as 'maximizing shareholder value' (MSV) that emerged in the 1980s came to dominate strategic thinking in bu……続きを見る

William W. Sanger's "The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World" offers a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted phenomenon of prostitution, tracing its……続きを見る

How women changed the American landscape from planting war victory gardens to saving the redwoods, beautifying the highway to creating horticultural standards. In 1904, Elizabeth Price Martin founde……続きを見る

William Wynn Westcott's 'On Suicide' is a profound and thought-provoking exploration of the theme of suicide through a historical and philosophical lens. Written in a concise and academic style, the……続きを見る