Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson’s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions? Why Nations Fail will change the way you look at—and understand—the world.

Origins of Globalization draws widely on ancient sources and modern economic theory to detail the concept of “known world” globalization, arguing that a mixed economy--similar in many respects to our own--existed in a variety of forms ...

Authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain how to use the powerful tool of reframing, deliberately looking at situations from more than one vantage point, to bring order out of confusion and to build high-performing, responsive ...

The work brings together the many facets of global studies into a solid reference tool and will help those developing and articulating an ideological perspective." — Library Journal The Encyclopedia of Global Studies is the reference work ...

This book is ideal for any introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing.

In this 1844 collection of essays, most of which had not been previously published, one of the foremost figures of Western intellectual thought in the late 19th century tackles some technical matters of economics regarding international ...

Presents a statement and defense of capitalist economics, first published in the late eighteenth century by Scottish scholar Adam Smith.

Presenting a thorough analysis of the Dutch participation in the transatlantic slave trade, this book is based upon extensive research in Dutch archives.

Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power.

Part memoir, part history, Schiffrin's account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing offers an engaging counterpoint to recent celebratory memoirs of the industry written by those with more stock options than scruples, ...