Carson’s 1962 work Silent Spring was one of the first books ever to highlight environmentalist issues.
David Hume’s 1748 Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a modern philosophical classic that helped reshape epistemology – the... Læs mere
David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical classic that displays a powerful mastery of the critical thinking... Læs mere
200 years after it was written, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations is still debated by governments internationally. Smith argued that... Læs mere
In Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam argues that Americans have become disconnected from one another and from the institutions of their common life, and investigates the consequences of this change.
Published in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man argues that capitalist democracy is the final destination for all societies.
In The Age of Revolution, Eric Hobsbawm focuses on the tumultuous late 18th and early 19th centuries. He argues that the “dual revolutions”... Læs mere
First published in 1978, Batatu’s extraordinarily detailed text is considered the definitive social history... Læs mere
Our Common Future, produced in 1987 by a United Nations commission, responded to a growing number of environmental concerns faced by the global community.
Haraway’s ‘Cyborg Manifesto’ is a key postmodern text and is widely taught in... Læs mere
Erwin Panofsky's Meaning in the Visual Arts has been a core text in the study of art and art history since its publication.
The first volume of his acclaimed series ‘Christian Origins and the Question of God’ which comprehensively addresses the historical and... Læs mere