Future Is Asian - Global Order in the Twenty-first Century (Khanna Parag)(Paperback / softback)

Future Is Asian - Global Order in the Twenty-first Century (Khanna Parag)(Paperback / softback)

Five billion people, two-thirds of the world's mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massive technological innovation, the newest crop of

Connectography - Mapping the Global Network Revolution (Khanna Parag)(Paperback / softback)

An ever-increasing proliferation of cross-border connectivity, between people, companies, cities and nations, is reshaping the world for

The Age of Football - The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century (Goldblatt David)(Pevná vazba)

The critically acclaimed global story of football in the twenty-first

Global Crime Today: The Changing Face of Organised Crime (Galeotti Mark)(Paperback)

Crime is recognized as a constant factor within human society, but in the twenty-first century organized crime is emerging as one of the distinctive security threats of the new world order. The more complex, organized and interconnected society becomes, its crime becomes too. This book recognizes

Merchants of Culture - The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century (Thompson John B.)(Paperback / softback)

Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century (Jenkinson Keith A.)(Paperback)

Keith A. Jenkinson looks at the story of Stagecoach in the twenty-first century, with a array of rare and previously unpublished

Passion Economy - The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century (Davidson Adam)(Paperback / softback)

An indispensable roadmap and a refreshingly optimistic take on our economic future: Award-winning New Yorker staff writer and brilliant creator of NPR's Planet Money shows us how the 21st century economic paradigm offers unprecedented opportunities for curious, ambitious individuals to combine the

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Archer Neil)(Paperback)

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings

Avocado: A Global History (Miller Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

The avocado is arguably the most iconic food of the twenty-first century. In less than one-hundred years, it has gone from a little-known regional delicacy to global embrace and social media fame. This may seem like an astounding trajectory for a fruit that isn't sweet, that gets bitter when it is

Chinese Martial Arts (Lorge Peter a.)(Paperback)

In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China and essential for the smooth functioning of society. Individuals who were adept in

Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century (Krieg Andreas)(Paperback)

This book explores the emerging phenomenon of 'surrogate warfare' in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of war is that it is fought en masse by one military versus the other state's military. But the reality today is that both state and non-state actors are increasingly looking to

The Breaking of Nations: Order and Chaos in the Twenty-First Century (Cooper Robert)(Paperback)

An essential contribution to the dialogue on how civilized countries survive in an uncivilized world, Robert Cooper sets out his radical new interpretation of the new international order that has emerged from the debris of communism.In The Breaking of Nations, Cooper shows that the greatest

Planetary Gentrification (Lees Loretta)(Paperback)

This is the first book in Polity's new 'Urban Futures' series.At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrification had gone global. But what do we mean by 'gentrification' today? How can we compare 'gentrification' in New York and London with that in Shanghai,

Move: How Mass Migration Will Reshape the World – and What It Means for You - Parag Khanna

Where will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like in 2050?In the 60,000 years since people began colonising the continents, a recurring feature of human civilisation has been mobility - the constant search for resources and stability

Macroeconomics for Professionals (Lipschitz Leslie)(Paperback)

Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of

Environmental Policy - New Directions for the Twenty-First Century(Paperback / softback)

A New History of the Future in 100 Objects: A Fiction (Hon Adrian)(Paperback)

Imagining the history of the twenty-first century through its artifacts, from silent messaging systems to artificial worlds on asteroids.In the year 2082, a curator looks back at the twenty-first century, offering a history of the era through a series of objects and artifacts. He reminisces about

Losing Control: Global Security in the Twenty-First Century (Rogers Paul)(Paperback)

Originally published just before the 9/11 terror attacks, Losing Control warned that such catastrophic attacks were on the horizon. Paul Rogers saw a world where traditional military warfare could no longer maintain the West's global control. He even predicted how the United States would respond to

Shadrach in the Furnace (Silverberg Robert)(Paperback)

In the twenty-first century, a battered world is ruled by a crafty old tyrant, Genghis II Mao IV Khan. The Khan is ninety-three years old, his life systems sustained by the skill of Mordecai Shadrach, a brilliant young surgeon whose chief function is to replace the Khan's worn-out organs. Within

The Membranes (Heinrich Ari Larissa)(Paperback)

It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates and runs on exploited cyborg labor. Momo

British Policewoman (Lock Joan)(Paperback / softback)

Here, now fully updated for the twenty-first century, is the complex and fascinating history of the formation of the British Women Police. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the

Lonely Century - A Call to Reconnect (Hertz Noreena)(Paperback / softback)

Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century.But it's also one we have the power to reverse.Combining a decade of research with first-hand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a 'how

Transmission (Kunzru Hari)(Paperback / softback)

It's the twenty-first century, and everything and everyone is connected. Meet Arjun Mehta, an Indian cybergeek catapulted into California's spiralling hi-tech sector; Leela Zahir, beguiling Bollywood actress filming in the midge-infested Scottish wilds; and Guy Swift, hyped-up marketing exec lost

Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century (Meadow Tey)(Paperback)

Trans Kids is a trenchant ethnographic and interview-based study of the first generation of families affirming and facilitating gender nonconformity in children. Earlier generations of parents sent such children for psychiatric treatment aimed at a cure, but today, many parents agree to call their