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How the West Was Lost
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Dambisa Moyo |
"In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times bestselling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the economic supremacy of the West. She examines how the West's flawed financial … |
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Mood matters
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John L. Casti |
Casti argues that human affairs-- fashions, economic trends and the fall of governments or wars-- can be traced back to an underlying social mood, which heavily biases the way things develop. |
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Borderless economics
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Robert Guest |
"Today, thanks to the ease of technology and travel, we enjoy unprecendented levels of interconnectedness. Societies are increasingly mobile, and immigrant populations maintain strong ties with their… |
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Overheated
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Andrew T. Guzman |
“Deniers of climate change sometimes quip that claims about global warming are more about political science than climate science. They are wrong on the science, but may be right with respect to its p… |
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Resurgent China
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Nazrul Islam |
This exploration of the Chinese economy analyses the latest data from China, and looks at recent trends in order to better understand the possible future of the country. |
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Aging Asia
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Karen Eggleston,Shripad Tuljapurkar |
Demographic shift. Whatever you call it, Asia is aging, and this development will radically alter the region--and the globe--for decades to come.
In the Past Fifty Years, two factors have led to glo… |
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Kidworld
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Joe L. Kincheloe,Gaile Sloan Cannella |
Annotation
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The Best Olympics Ever?
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Helen Lenskyj |
"Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympic… |
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Contemporary China
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Mike Dillion |
This book presents a concise introduction to contemporary China. Intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, it provides the essential information that most people need to know, wit… |
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The Global City
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Saskia Sassen |
This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. What distinguishes Sa… |
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