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Industrialization in the Modern World

From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet [2 volumes]

by John Hinshaw, Peter N. Stearns ...

This unique two-volume work analyzes the Industrial Revolution from a global perspective and traces its influences up to the present day—encouraging students to rethink the significance of events past and present.By taking a fresh approach to its topic, Industrialization in the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet enables students to see this ongoing phenomenon not as a ... Read more

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This unique two-volume work analyzes the Industrial Revolution from a global perspective and traces its influences up to the present day—encouraging students to rethink the significance of events past and present.By taking a fresh approach to its topic, Industrialization in the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet enables students to see this ongoing phenomenon not as a
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The Roman Empire: 30 Novels of Power, Warfare and Defiance

Quo Vadis, The Gladiators, Ben-Hur, The Last Days of Pompeii, Cleopatra, The Burning of Rome

by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Felix Dahn, George J. Whyte-Melville, Lew Wallace, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Henry William Herbert, Frederick Rolfe, Georg Ebers, G. A. Henty, Edward Lucas White, J. G. Lockhart, H. Rider Haggard, Wilkie Collins, Harold MacGrath, Walter Pater, Ernst Eckstein, Alfred J. Church, James De Mille, William Henry Giles Kingston, John W. Graham, William Stearns Davis, Gustave Flaubert, Irving Bacheller, Nathan Gallizier, Talbot Mundy ...

The Roman Empire: 30 Novels of Power, Warfare and Defiance is a richly curated anthology, capturing the sprawling essence of one of history's most formidable civilizations through an eclectic array of literary styles. This collection weaves together vivid narratives of valor, political intrigue, and cultural upheaval, from sweeping epics to intimate character studies. Each piece contributes to a ... Read more

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The Roman Empire: 30 Novels of Power, Warfare and Defiance is a richly curated anthology, capturing the sprawling essence of one of history's most formidable civilizations through an eclectic array of literary styles. This collection weaves together vivid narratives of valor, political intrigue, and cultural upheaval, from sweeping epics to intimate character studies. Each piece contributes to a
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Panem & Circenses - 30 Fascinating Novels of Ancient Rome

The Emperor, A Friend of Caesar, Marius the Epicurean, Hadrian the Seventh, The Roman Traitor, Callista

by Lew Wallace, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Henryk Sienkiewicz, George J. Whyte-Melville, Henry William Herbert, Frederick Rolfe, Georg Ebers, G. A. Henty, Edward Lucas White, J. G. Lockhart, H. Rider Haggard, Wilkie Collins, Harold MacGrath, Walter Pater, Ernst Eckstein, Felix Dahn, Alfred J. Church, James De Mille, William Henry Giles Kingston, John W. Graham, William Stearns Davis, Gustave Flaubert, Irving Bacheller, Nathan Gallizier, Talbot Mundy ...

The anthology 'Panem & Circenses' presents some of the greatest historical novels and masterpieces of world literature - tales that represent the brightest the forever fascinating era of Ancient Rome. The edition offers a profound exploration of the rich tapestry of Roman history, culture, and politics as envisioned by some of the most celebrated and diverse authors in literary history. This ... Read more

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The anthology 'Panem & Circenses' presents some of the greatest historical novels and masterpieces of world literature - tales that represent the brightest the forever fascinating era of Ancient Rome. The edition offers a profound exploration of the rich tapestry of Roman history, culture, and politics as envisioned by some of the most celebrated and diverse authors in literary history. This
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Slouching Towards Utopia

An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

by J. Bradford DeLong ...

**This instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists offers a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsatisfied.“A magisterial history.” —Paul KrugmanNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times * Economist * Fast Company**Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset ... Read more

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**This instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists offers a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsatisfied.“A magisterial history.” —Paul KrugmanNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times * Economist * Fast Company**Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset
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The Energy of Slaves

Oil and the New Servitude

by Andrew Nikiforuk ...

"A robustly researched and smoothly written overview of the many challenges confronting our devotion to fossil fuels" from the author of Tar Sands ( Quill & Quire).Ancient civilizations relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. Nineteenth-century slaveholders viewed critics as hostilely as oil companies and governments now ... Read more

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"A robustly researched and smoothly written overview of the many challenges confronting our devotion to fossil fuels" from the author of Tar Sands ( Quill & Quire).Ancient civilizations relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. Nineteenth-century slaveholders viewed critics as hostilely as oil companies and governments now
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Bad Samaritans

The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang ...

"Lucid, deeply informed, and enlivened with striking illustrations." -Noam ChomskyOne economist has called Ha-Joon Chang "the most exciting thinker our profession has turned out in the past fifteen years." With Bad Samaritans, this provocative scholar bursts into the debate on globalization and economic justice.Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang ... Read more

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"Lucid, deeply informed, and enlivened with striking illustrations." -Noam ChomskyOne economist has called Ha-Joon Chang "the most exciting thinker our profession has turned out in the past fifteen years." With Bad Samaritans, this provocative scholar bursts into the debate on globalization and economic justice.Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang
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Global Economic History

A Very Short Introduction

by Robert C. Allen ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of ... Read more

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Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of
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The Tyranny of Experts

Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

by William Easterly ...

In this "bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and the rights that poor individuals have had taken away for generations.In The Tyranny of Experts, renowned economist William Easterly examines our failing efforts to fight global poverty, and argues that the "expert approved" top-down approach to ... Read more

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In this "bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and the rights that poor individuals have had taken away for generations.In The Tyranny of Experts, renowned economist William Easterly examines our failing efforts to fight global poverty, and argues that the "expert approved" top-down approach to
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The Fourth Revolution

The Global Race to Reinvent the State

by John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge ...

From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited ... Read more

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From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited
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The Commanding Heights

The Battle for the World Economy

by Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw ...

The Commanding Heights is about the most powerful political and economic force in the world today -- the epic struggle between government and the marketplace that has, over the last twenty years, turned the world upside down and dramatically transformed our lives. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize joins with a leading expert on the new marketplace to explain the revolution in ... Read more

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The Commanding Heights is about the most powerful political and economic force in the world today -- the epic struggle between government and the marketplace that has, over the last twenty years, turned the world upside down and dramatically transformed our lives. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize joins with a leading expert on the new marketplace to explain the revolution in
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The New Class War

Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite

by Michael Lind ...

In both Europe and North America, populist movements have shattered existing party systems and thrown governments into turmoil. The embattled establishment claims that these populist insurgencies seek to overthrow liberal democracy. The truth is no less alarming but is more complex: Western democracies are being torn apart by a new class war.In this controversial and groundbreaking new analysis, ... Read more

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In both Europe and North America, populist movements have shattered existing party systems and thrown governments into turmoil. The embattled establishment claims that these populist insurgencies seek to overthrow liberal democracy. The truth is no less alarming but is more complex: Western democracies are being torn apart by a new class war.In this controversial and groundbreaking new analysis,
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The Lost Massey Lectures: Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers

by Bernie Lucht, John Galbraith, Jane Jacobs, Eric Kierans, Martin King, Paul Goodman ...

Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the greatest minds of modern times, have been lost for many years -- unavailable to the public in any form. Important thinkers whose Massey Lectures are lamentably out of print include the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr ... Read more

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The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the greatest minds of modern times, have been lost for many years -- unavailable to the public in any form. Important thinkers whose Massey Lectures are lamentably out of print include the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr
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