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Religion
What is it, How it works, and Why it matters
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 296 páginas
PVP: 22,50 €
ISBN 978-0-691-19164-5
EAN 9780691191645
A groundbreaking new theory of religionReligion remains an important influence in the world today, yet the social sciences are still not adequately equipped to understand and explain it. This book advances an innovative theory of religion that goes beyond the problematic theoretical paradigms of the past. Drawing on the philosophy of critical realism and personalist ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 256 páginas
PVP: 24,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-15883-9
EAN 9780691158839
An exploration of the art of mathematics through 99 different proofs of the same theoremThis lively and compelling book offers a unique, multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem. Each chapter solves an otherwise unremarkable equation in distinct historical, formal, and imaginative styles that range from "Medieval," "Topological," and ...
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Chaucer
An European Life
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 624 páginas
PVP: 37,50 €
ISBN 978-0-691-16009-2
EAN 9780691160092
A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life--yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 224 páginas
PVP: 24,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-19010-5
EAN 9780691190105
Why nationalism is a permanent political force--and how it can be harnessed once again for liberal endsAround the world today, nationalism is back--and it's often deeply troubling. Populist politicians exploit nationalism for authoritarian, chauvinistic, racist, and xenophobic purposes, reinforcing the view that it is fundamentally reactionary and antidemocratic. But Yael (Yuli) Tamir makes a passionate ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 480 páginas
PVP: 31,30 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17279-8
EAN 9780691172798
How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 548 páginas
PVP: 46,90 €
ISBN 978-0-691-15403-9
EAN 9780691154039
An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with India from the third to first centuries BCEWhen the Greeks and Macedonians in Alexander's army reached India in 326 BCE, they entered a new and strange world. They knew a few legends and travelers' tales, but their categories of thought were inadequate to encompass ...
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Chitu, Livia; Eichengreen, Barry; Mehl, Arnaud
How global currencies work
Past, present and future
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 24,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-19186-7
EAN 9780691191867
A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuanAt first glance, the history of the modern global economy seems to support the long-held view that the currency of the world's leading power invariably dominates international trade and finance. But in How Global Currencies Work, three noted economists overturn this ...
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Time and power
Visions of History in German Politics, from the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 312 páginas
PVP: 31,30 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18165-3
EAN 9780691181653
From the author of the national bestseller The Sleepwalkers, a book about how the exercise of power is shaped by different concepts of timeThis groundbreaking book presents new perspectives on how the exercise of power is shaped by different notions of time. Acclaimed historian Christopher Clark draws on four key figures from German history--Friedrich Wilhelm ...
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How to Keep Your Cool
An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 240 páginas
PVP: 19,00 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18195-0
EAN 9780691181950
Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman SenecaIn his essay "On Anger" (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: "No plague has cost the human race more dear." This was proved by his ...
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Saint Patrick Retold
The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 220 páginas
PVP: 27,50 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18464-7
EAN 9780691184647
A gripping biography that brings together the most recent research to shed provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial gain, the man who ...
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Thirst of Empire
How Tea Shaped the Modern World
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 568 páginas
PVP: 24,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-19270-3
EAN 9780691192703
How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerismTea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. For centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about massive changes--in land use, labor systems, market practices, and social hierarchies--the ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 672 páginas
PVP: 44,40 €
ISBN 978-0-691-13754-4
EAN 9780691137544
A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic historyGuilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They were sometimes viewed as efficient institutions that guaranteed quality and skills. But they also excluded competitors, manipulated markets, and blocked innovations.Did ...
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How to Think about War
An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 332 páginas
PVP: 17,50 €
ISBN 978-0-691-19015-0
EAN 9780691190150
An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and warWhy do nations go to war? What are citizens willing to die for? What justifies foreign invasion? And does might always make right? For nearly 2,500 years, students, politicians, political ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 246 páginas
PVP: 28,70 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18279-7
EAN 9780691182797
How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions forged by Darwinian military competition gave Europeans a decisive advantage ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 288 páginas
PVP: 33,70 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17221-7
EAN 9780691172217
A timely and incisive look at austerity measures that succeed--and those that don'tFiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs.In this masterful book, three of today's leading policy experts ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 392 páginas
PVP: 29,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17151-7
EAN 9780691171517
An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequalityParents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition varies enormously. For instance, American and Chinese parents are increasingly authoritative and authoritarian, whereas Scandinavian parents tend to be more permissive.Why? ...
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- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 344 páginas
PVP: 31,30 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17547-8
EAN 9780691175478
On the fortieth anniversary of the 1978-79 Iranian revolution, a definitive political picture of the Islamic RepublicWhen Iranians overthrew their monarchy, rejecting a pro-Western shah in favor of an Islamic regime, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the country for decades to come. Yet forty years after the 1978-79 revolution, Iran has emerged ...
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Iversen, Torben; Soskice, David
Democracy and Prosperity
Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 360 páginas
PVP: 29,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18273-5
EAN 9780691182735
A groundbreaking new historical analysis of how global capitalism and advanced democracies mutually support each otherIt is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising inequality and mounting populism. This book, written by two of the world's leading political ...
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The Story of Silver
How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 328 páginas
PVP: 29,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-17538-6
EAN 9780691175386
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History of modern psychology
Lectures Delivered at ETH Zurich, Volume 1, 1933-1934
- Princeton, 2019
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 256 páginas
PVP: 29,95 €
ISBN 978-0-691-18169-1
EAN 9780691181691
Jung's lectures on the history of psychology--in English for the first timeBetween 1933 and 1941, C. G. Jung delivered a series of public lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich.Intended for a general audience, these lectures addressed a broad range of topics, from dream analysis to yoga and meditation. Here for ...
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