Though nearly 1500 years old, The Rule of St. Benedict remains one of the most influential texts in the Western monastic movement. It offers a unique... Læs mere
Theory of International Politics created a “scientific revolution” in international relations, starting two major debates. It defined the... Læs mere
Haraway’s ‘Cyborg Manifesto’ is a key postmodern text and is widely taught in... Læs mere
Written in 1887, when Nietzsche was at the height of his powers as a philosopher and writer, On the Genealogy of Morality criticizes the idea that there is just one acceptable moral code.
Carson’s 1962 work Silent Spring was one of the first books ever to highlight environmentalist issues.
A critical analysis of Karl Marx’s Capital. Controversial and passionately debated to this day, it is nonetheless a fine example of the creative combination of a... Læs mere
Classical economics suggests that market economies are self-correcting in times of recession or depression, and... Læs mere
Europeans once thought all swans were white, and white’ was part of how they defined ‘swan.’ Then black swans were discovered, and the definition changed forever.
A flagbearer for the increasingly fashionable genre of "transnational history," Snyder's Bloodlands is a stunning example of... Læs mere
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman offers access to over six decades of insight and expertise from a Nobel Laureate in an accessible and... Læs mere
The Selfish Gene is that rarest of things: an outstanding work of scholarship that has seeped into popular culture.
A critical analysis of Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973), an explosive and indispensable contribution to debates... Læs mere