World is Flat - The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century (Friedman Thomas L.)(Paperback / softback)

World is Flat - The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century (Friedman Thomas L.)(Paperback / softback)

Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation, and using a phone or iPod whilst

An Analysis of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Broten Nick)(Paperback)

Thomas Piketty is a fine example of an evaluative thinker. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, he not only provides detailed and sustained explanations of why he sees existing arguments relating to income and wealth distribution as flawed, but also gives us very detailed evaluations of the

Revolutionizing World Trade: How Disruptive Technologies Open Opportunities for All (Suominen Kati)(Paperback)

Almost 15 years ago, in The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman popularized the latest wave of globalization as a world of giant corporate supply chains that tripled world trade between 1990 and 2010. Major corporations such as Apple, Dell, and GE offshored manufacturing to low-cost economies; China

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux - Thomas Fletcher

To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now.We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics, authoritarian capitalism

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

Journalism: A Very Short Introduction (Hargreaves Ian)(Paperback)

Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud of suspicion: from politicians,

Last Lingua Franca - The Rise and Fall of World Languages (Ostler Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

In the twenty-first century, can we really take the dominance of English for granted? In their time, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian have each been world languages, sweeping the globe for centuries at a time. This title explores the rise of a linguistic diversity we could never before

Wealth of Nations - Books IV-V (Smith Adam)(Paperback / softback)

The classic economic treatise that inspired Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century With this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market - fired by competition yet guided as if by an 'invisible hand' to

How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century (Wright Erik Olin)(Paperback)

What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it? Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values--equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity--can provide both the basis for a

New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First Century (Shepherd Philip)(Paperback)

'New Self, New World' challenges the primary story of what it means to be human, the random and materialistic lifestyle that author Philip Shepherd calls our 'shattered reality'. This reality encourages us to live in our heads, self-absorbed in our own

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

The Glass Half-Empty: Debunking the Myth of Progress in the Twenty-First Century (Aguilera Rodrigo)(Paperback)

Is the world really getting so much better? Rodrigo Aguilera argues that, despite what some say about 'progress' in the twenty-first century, we are still falling far short of where we could be. Despite the doom and gloom of financial crises, global terrorism, climate collapse, and the rise of the

Global East Asia, 4: Into the Twenty-First Century (Pieke Frank N.)(Paperback)

Home to a rapidly rising superpower and the two largest economies in the world after the US, a global East Asia is seen and felt everywhere. This dynamic text views the global square from the perspective of the world's most important rising global center. East Asia's global impact is built on a

Enlightenment - Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century(Paperback / softback)

The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World (Slaughter Anne-Marie)(Paperback)

From a renowned foreign-policy expert, a new paradigm for strategy in the twenty-first century In 1961, Thomas Schelling's The Strategy of Conflict used game theory to radically reenvision the U.S.-Soviet relationship and establish the basis of international relations for the rest of the Cold War

If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities (Barber Benjamin R.)(Paperback)

Can cities solve the biggest problems of the twenty-first century better than nations? Is the city democracy's best hope? In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the nations of the world seem paralyzed

This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century (Engler Mark)(Paperback)

There is a craft to uprising -- and this craft can change the world From protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to Occupy, the Arab Spring, and #BlackLivesMatter, a new generation is unleashing strategic nonviolent action to shape public debate and force political change. When mass

Making Of Global Capitalism - The Political Economy Of American Empire (Gindin Sam)(Paperback / softback)

The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed to the superiority of competitive markets. Globalization had appeared to be the natural outcome of this unstoppable process. But today, with global markets roiling and increasingly

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

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

The World of Indicators: The Making of Governmental Knowledge Through Quantification (Rottenburg Richard)(Paperback)

The twenty-first century has seen a further dramatic increase in the use of quantitative knowledge for governing social life after its explosion in the 1980s. Indicators and rankings play an increasing role in the way governmental and non-governmental organizations distribute attention, make

Babel - Around the World in Twenty Languages (Dorren Gaston)(Paperback / softback)

A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world - what puts them a cut above the other six

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