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The Dynamics of Learning in Early Modern Italy: Arts and Medicine at the University of Bologna (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A longstanding tradition holds that universities in early modern Italy suffered from cultural sclerosis and... Læs mere
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The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Central banks are supposed to stabilize markets, yet decades of mounting central bank power have seen wave after wave of financial crisis. Leon Wansleben offers novel explanations for the rise of central banks and the problematic implications of their finance-dependent policies.
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Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Lu Xun was China’s greatest literary modernist and a key thinker of the early twentieth century. This new translation assembles some of Lu Xun’s essays... Læs mere
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Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book That Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Travis Zadeh revives the work of the thirteenth-century Persian scholar Qazwini, whose Wonders and Rarities was for... Læs mere
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Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Guru to the World tells the story of Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu ascetic who introduced the West to yoga and to a tolerant,... Læs mere
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In Praise of Failure: Four Lessons in Humility (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Success is all very well, but failure teaches us what is most important: humility. Costica Bradatan tells the stories of four thinkers who, for all their... Læs mere
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Uncertainty in the Empire of Routine: The Administrative Revolution of the Eighteenth-Century Qing State (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Maura Dykstra shows how information overload resulting from the administrative revolution of... Læs mere
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Happiness in Action: A Philosopher’s Guide to the Good Life (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Adam Sandel revives one of the oldest philosophical questions: What constitutes a good life? Drawing on thinkers ancient and modern, as well as... Læs mere
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The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Solutions to workplace burnout often involve victim-blaming: Stressed? Try therapy—or a new job. But burnout is a sign of defective... Læs mere
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Riots and Community Politics in England and Wales, 1790-1810 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Though celebrated at the peak of his career, Australian architect John Andrews’ fame waned over time. His body of work exemplifies the late-modern development of... Læs mere
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