Social Sciences - Page 311

War in International Thought

As scholars and citizens, we are predisposed to think of war as a profoundly destructive activity th...

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Carbon Capture

A concise overview of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), a promising but overlooked climate c...

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Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie

The lives of wealthy people have long held an allure to many, but the lives of wealthy Russians pose...

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Reading Machiavelli: Scandalous Books, Suspevt Engagements and the Virtue of Polulist Politics

To what extent was Machiavelli a “Machiavellian”? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart...

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The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of Hume Smith Montesquieu and Voltaire

This is a study of the political theory of the Enlightenment, focusing on four leading eighteenth-ce...

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The Glorious Art of Peace: Paths to Peace in a New Age of War

Human progress and prosperity depend on a peaceful environment, and most people have always sought t...

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Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self

What altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about...

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What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing

The gap between theoretical ideas and messy reality, as seen in Neal Stephenson, Adam Smith, and Sta...

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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

*Shortlisted for the 2018 Ballie Gifford Prize*'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN LE CA...

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The Politics of Fair Trade: Moving Beyond Free Trade and Protection

The Politics of Fair Trade argues that fair trade is more than just labels on specialty coffee produ...

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War or Peace: The Struggle for World Power

The Pax Americana—-the global order established after the collapse of the Soviet Empire—-is increasi...

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A Natural History of Human Thinking

Tool-making or culture, language or religious belief: ever since Darwin, thinkers have struggled to...

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The Genius Checklist: Nine Paradoxical Tips on How You can Become a Creative Genius

What it takes to be a genius: nine essential and contradictory ingredients.What does it take to be a...

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The Rise of the Right to Know: Politics and the Culture of Transparency, 1945-1975

The American founders did not endorse a citizen’s right to know. More openness in government, more f...

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Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People

What every leader needs to know about dignity and how to create a culture in which everyone thrivesT...

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