Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The net delusion The net delusion E. Morozov,Eduardo G. Murillo,Evgeny Morozov In this spirited book, journalist and social commentator Evgeny Morozov shows that by falling for the supposedly democratizing nature of the Internet, Western do-gooders may have missed how it also e… OL15415061W
Soccer vs. the State Soccer vs. the State Gabriel Kuhn Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-… OL17519914W
Interactivity Interactivity Alec Charles From the Arab Spring to British summer riots, from the War on Terror to The X Factor, from social networking sites to online electioneering, the significance of new media technologies seems clear. Th… OL18026497W
Balance Balance R. Glenn Hubbard A quarter century after Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Glenn Hubbard and Tim Kane present a bold, sweeping account of why powerful nations and civilizations break down under th… OL19969873W
Dangerous digestion Dangerous digestion E. Melanie DuPuis "Throughout American history, ingestion (eating) has functioned as a metaphor for interpreting and imagining this society and its political systems. Discussions of American freedom itself are pervade… OL20020281W
Transnational policy flows in European education Transnational policy flows in European education Daniel Sundberg,Andreas Nordin This book provides an in-depth analysis of the development of international large-scale assessments. The life and achievements of transnational educational experts who paved the way for these assessm… OL28770413W