Sovereign Debt: A Guide for Economists and Practitioners
By: S. Ali Abbas
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The last time global sovereign debt reached the level seen today was at the end of the Second World…
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1. Orientalism
By: None , Edward W. Said
4.12
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the W… read more
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"Toda época y toda sociedad recrea sus «otros»."-None, Orientalism
"الإستشرق في جوهره مذهب سياسي فُرِضَ فَرْضاً على الشرق لأن الشرق كان أضعف من الغرب، وإنه تجاهل اختلاف الشرق الراجع إلى ضعفه."-None, Orientalism
"It seems a common human failing to prefer the schematic authority of a text to the disorientations of direct encounters with the human."-None, Orientalism
"إن مناقشات الشرق كانت تتسم بالغياب الكامل للشرق، لكن المرء يحس بأن المستشرق ومايقوله حاضران، ومع ذلك فيجب ألا ننسى أن الذي يمكِّن المستشرق من الحضور هو الغياب الفعلي للشرق."-None, Orientalism
2. The Cold War: A New History
By: John Lewis Gaddis
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the g… read more
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"The sign of a good novel is what it can cause its reader to see, even if this lies beyond the author's own vision."-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History
"Enrollments in American colleges tripled between 1955 and 1970, 250% in the Soviet Union, 400% in France, and more than 200% in China by 1965. Gaddis writes, "What governments failed to foresee was t…"-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History
3. Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System
By: Barry Eichengreen
3.00
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's.… read more
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4. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
5. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
By: Tony Judt
4.37
Format: 933 pages, Paperback
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of th… read more
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"Broken eggs make good omelettes. But you cannot build a better society on broken men."-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Far from addressing the Soviet nationalities question, the Afghan adventure had, as was by now all too clear, exacerbated it. If the USSR faced an intractable set of national minorities, this was in …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"The imposition of a Russian rather than a German solution cut Europe’s vulnerable eastern half away from the body of the continent. At the time this was not a matter of great concern to western Europ…"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Maastricht had three significant side-effects. One of them was the unforeseen boost it gave to NATO. Under the restrictive terms of the Treaty it was clear (as the French at least had intended) that …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
6. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
By: Elizabeth Kolbert
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life… read more
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7. Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis
By: Kenneth N. Waltz
4.07
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Professor Waltz examines the ideas of major th… read more
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8. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
By: Daron Acemoğlu , James A. Robinson
4.08
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
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"Central planning was just not good at replacing what the great eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith called the “invisible hand"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"As mudanças graduais também impediram aventuras em territórios inexplorados. O derrube violento do sistema significa que é necessário construir algo inteiramente novo, em vez daquilo que foi eliminad…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"Sem o petróleo, os países do Médio Oriente são também todos pobres. (…) Foi a expansão e consolidação do Império Otomano, e é devido ao legado institucional desse império que o Médio Oriente continua…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"A América do Norte tornou-se mais próspera precisamente porque adotou com entusiasmo as tecnologias e os progressos da Revolução Industrial. (…) A desigualdade no mundo atual é, em grande medida, uma…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
9. A Little History of the World
By: E.H. Gombrich , Clifford Harper , None
4.11
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich w… read more
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10. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order
By: Robert Gilpin
3.80
Format: 25 pages, Paperback
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11. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
By: Paul Kennedy
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
THE WIDELY ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER THAT BOLDLY AND LUCIDLY PUTS OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DIL… read more
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12. Diplomacy
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4.07
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
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13. China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know
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4.30
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
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14. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
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15. Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace
By: Matthew C. Klein
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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16. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
By: Javier Blas
4.34
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17. Sovereign Debt: A Guide for Economists and Practitioners
By: S. Ali Abbas
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The last time global sovereign debt reached the level seen today was at the end of the Second World… read more
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