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The ecology of nations

American democracy in a fragile world order

How democracies compete with autocracies to bias international order in their favor-and why democracies are losing It is well known, and much discussed, that liberal democracy is in trouble worldwide. Much of this discussion focuses on conditions within individual countries: their inequalities of wealth, political ...

The globalization myth

why regions matter

A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years as companies, money, ideas, and people went abroad, they increasingly looked regionally rather than globally ...

Supreme hubris

how overconfidence is destroying the court, and how we can fix it

How to repair the dysfunction at the Supreme Court in a way that cuts across partisan ideologies The Supreme Court, once the most respected institution in American government, is now routinely criticized for rendering decisions based on the individual justices’ partisan leanings rather than on ...

Circle of stars

a history of the EU and the people who made it

A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it—from Maastricht to today The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created. Decisions made in Brussels shape the lives ...

The globe

how the Earth became round

The Globe tells the story of humanity's quest to discover the form of the world. Philosophers in ancient Greece deduced the true shape of the Earth in the fourth century BCE; the Romans passed the knowledge to India, and from there it spread to ...

Games people played

a global history of sport

Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer-and to think. Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports. The book shows how sports have been practiced, experienced, and made meaningful by players ...

The return of inflation

money and capital in the 21st century

Both a history and a contemporary analysis, an illuminating investigation of the defining economic concern of our time. The last year has seen the return of inflation as a preoccupation of political decision-makers, economists, and the general public. After two decades of wondering why inflation ...

Statistical thinking

analyzing data in an uncertain world

An essential introduction to statistics for students of psychology and the social sciences Statistical thinking is increasingly essential to understanding our complex world and making informed decisions based on uncertain data. This incisive undergraduate textbook introduces students to the main ideas of statistics in a ...

Shame

the politics and power of an emotion

The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violence Today, we are caught in a shame spiral-a vortex of mutual shaming that pervades everything from politics to social media. We are shamed for ...

Corporate crime and punishment

the politics of negotiated justice in global markets

The geopolitics of American law enforcement and how it changed corporate criminal accountability in other countries Over the past decade, many of the world's biggest companies have found themselves embroiled in legal disputes over corruption, fraud, environmental damage, tax evasion, or sanction violations. Corporations ...

How to interpret the Constitution

From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a timely and powerful argument for rethinking how the U.S. Constitution is interpreted The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the right to abortion and is revisiting other fundamental questions today-about voting rights, affirmative action, gun ...

The wealth of a nation

institutional foundations of English capitalism

How the development of legal and financial institutions transformed Britain into the world's first capitalist country Modern capitalism emerged in England in the eighteenth century and ushered in the Industrial Revolution, though scholars have long debated why. Some attribute the causes to technological change ...

The civic bargain

how democracy survives

A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive-if we want it to Is democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country's system of governance is being "tested" or is ...

A fabulous failure

the Clinton presidency and the transformation of American capitalism

How the Clinton administration betrayed its progressive principles and capitulated to the right When Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992, he ended twelve years of Republican rule and seemed poised to enact a progressive transformation of the US economy, touching everything from health care ...

The British constitution

a very short introduction

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its ...

The Senkaku paradox

risking great power war over small stakes

America needs better options for resolving potential crises. In recent years, the Pentagon has elevated its concerns about Russia and China as potential military threats to the United States and its allies. But what issues could provoke actual conflict between the United States and either ...

Thug criminology

a call to action

Thug Criminology combines the urgent and as yet silenced voices of former gang/street-involved peoples turned academics, alongside their allies, in order to challenge and disrupt mainstream and academic knowledge about urban youth gangs specifically, and the "streets" more broadly. The book questions how the ...

Data-driven HR

how to use AI, analytics and data to drive performance

How can HR professionals utilize and leverage their organization's data effectively, with the use of AI, for more talent attraction, better employee engagement and higher talent retention to ultimately drive performance? AI is now an integral part of being data-driven. With this updated edition ...

Ukraine's patronal democracy and the Russian invasion

Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 jeopardizes the country's independence and its chances for Western-style development. However, the heroic attitude of the Ukrainian people, combined with a solidifying national identity, makes the domestic foundations for a western turn stronger than ever. After the ...

Russia's imperial endeavor and its geopolitical consequences

Volume 2: The Russia-Ukraine war

Aside from the near-complete devastation of a sovereign state and reversal of the global balance of power, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is leading to a radical transformation in the Eastern European and Eurasian regions - including Russia itself. The 12 chapters in this ...