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Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Branko Milanovic charts 200 years of the fascinating history of the discourse on inequality through portraits of six key... Læs mere
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Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Established to calm intracolonial tensions, the Mason-Dixon Line first marked a region of breakneck development and Native American resistance, then the boundary... Læs mere
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The Image of the European in African Art (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Image of the European in African Art-a companion to The Image of the Black in Western Art series-is profusely illustrated, including little-known works,... Læs mere
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Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Luna Sabastian traces the evolution of Hindutva since the 1920s, arguing that it is a form of fascism. Influenced by Euro-American race thought, but also... Læs mere
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Progress and Regression (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In the tradition of the great dialecticians, Rahel Jaeggi revitalizes the idea of progress by confronting its opposite: regression. Reckoning with growing inequality, ecological... Læs mere
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Being Reasonable: The Case for a Misunderstood Virtue (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Krista Lawlor offers the first comprehensive study of reasonableness. Being reasonable is critical to law, politics, and daily life. But what exactly... Læs mere
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The Conscience of Care: Navigating Health in the Culture Wars (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
American law categorically protects clinicians who invoke conscience to refuse standard care, from Plan B to IVF. Yet clinicians enjoy no... Læs mere
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The Nature of Nurture: Rethinking Why and How Childhood Adversity Shapes Development (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Jay Belsky argues for a Darwinian interpretation of childhood trauma leading to “antisocial” adult behavior. There is... Læs mere
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The What Are the Odds?: A Statistical Guide to Certainty in an Uncertain World (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Using real-world examples, from brewing beer to finding a lost submarine, What Are the Odds? illuminates the core concepts of statistical thinking, asking not just what the data... Læs mere
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After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The thirteenth-century Persian poet and scholar Rumi is revered to this day. Jamal J. Elias sheds light on the Sufi community he founded: the Mevlevis, whose... Læs mere
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Poor Relief: Why Giving People Money Is Not the Answer to Global Poverty (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
It is widely believed that distributing cash to people in poverty is the best way to help them while avoiding paternalism. Heath... Læs mere
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A World of Resistance: India and the Global Antibiotic Crisis (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
India is the center of the global antibiotic resistance crisis. Examining the enormous social and environmental costs of overreliance on... Læs mere
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