Princeton University Press
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Irrationality ; A History of the Dark Side of Reason
Justin E. H. Smith
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691210513
From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us-and always will beIn this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues ...
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Pantheon ; A New History of Roman Religion
Joerg Rupke
- Princeton university press
- 3 Novembre 2020
- 9780691211558
From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean worldIn this ambitious and authoritative book, Joerg Rupke provides a comprehensive and strikingly original narrative history of ancient Roman and Me...
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The Infinite Desire for Growth
Daniel Cohen
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691210063
Why society's expectation of economic growth is no longer realisticEconomic growth-and the hope of better things to come-is the religion of the modern world. Yet its prospects have become bleak, with crashes following booms in an endless cycle. In the United States, eighty percent of the population ...
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Austerity ; When It Works and When It Doesn't
Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, Francesco Giavazzi
- Princeton university press
- 1 Décembre 2020
- 9780691208633
A revealing look at austerity measures that succeed-and those that don'tFiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs...
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The Politics of Opera ; A History from Monteverdi to Mozart
Mitchell Cohen
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691211510
A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuriesThe Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the turn of the nineteenth century. What political backdrops have shap...
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When All Else Fails ; The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
Jason Brennan
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691211503
Why you have the right to resist unjust governmentFor centuries, almost everyone has believed that we must allow the government and its representatives to act without interference, no matter how they behave. We may complain, protest, sue, or vote officials out, but we can't fight back. But in When A...
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Reading Machiavelli ; Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics
John P. McCormick
- Princeton university press
- 15 Décembre 2020
- 9780691211541
A new reading of Machiavelli's major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misreadTo what extent was Niccolo Machiavelli a "Machiavellian"? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian patriot? A revive...
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The Gull Next Door ; A Portrait of a Misunderstood Bird
Marianne Taylor
- Princeton university press
- 27 Octobre 2020
- 9780691208961
A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's leading wildlife writersFrom a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic wilderness. Up close, however, they can be loud, aggressive and even violent. Yet gulls fascinate birdwatchers, and seafarers regard th...
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Moscow Monumental ; Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin's Capital
Katherine Zubovich
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691178905
"An in-depth history of the Stalinist skyscraper"--...
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Human Flow ; Stories from the Global Refugee Crisis
Weiwei Ai
- Princeton university press
- 1 Décembre 2020
- 9780691207049
A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our time, from the director of Human FlowIn the course of making Human Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis, the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than 600 refugees, aid workers, politic...
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What Is a Bird? ; An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691200163
A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of birdsThere are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly astounding, from the tiny bee hummingbird to the large flightless os...
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Bravura ; Virtuosity and Ambition in Early Modern European Painting
Nicola Suthor
- Princeton university press
- 2 Février 2021
- 9780691204581
The first major history of the bravura movement in European paintingThe painterly style known as bravura emerged in sixteenth-century Venice and spread throughout Europe during the seventeenth century. While earlier artistic movements presented a polished image of the artist by downplaying the creat...
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Dreamworlds of Race ; Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America
Duncan Bell
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691194011
How transatlantic thinkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the unification of Britain and the United StatesBetween the late nineteenth century and the First World War an ocean-spanning network of prominent individuals advocated the unification of Britain and the United ...
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Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings
Frederick II
- Princeton university press
- 1 Décembre 2020
- 9780691176420
The first modern English edition of diverse Enlightenment-era writings by Prussian monarch Frederick the GreatFrederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), best known as Frederick the Great, was a prolific writer of philosophical discourses, poems, epics, satires, and more, while maintaining extensive corres...
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The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020 makes available to a w...
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Brutal Aesthetics ; Dubuffet, Bataille, Jorn, Paolozzi, Oldenburg
Hal Foster
- Princeton university press
- 17 Novembre 2020
- 9780691202600
How artists created an aesthetic of "positive barbarism" in a world devastated by World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bombIn Brutal Aesthetics, leading art historian Hal Foster explores how postwar artists and writers searched for a new foundation of culture after the massive devastation of ...
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Millions, Billions, Zillions ; Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers
Brian W. Kernighan
- Princeton university press
- 10 Novembre 2020
- 9780691209098
An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading dataNumbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive-especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such numb...
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On Task ; How Our Brain Gets Things Done
David Badre
- Princeton university press
- 10 Novembre 2020
- 9780691175553
A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday livesWhy is it hard to text and drive at the same time? How do you resist eating that extra piece of cake? Why does staring at a tax form feel mentally exhausting? Why can your child expertly fix ...
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Bedeviled ; A Shadow History of Demons in Science
Jimena Canales
- Princeton university press
- 10 Novembre 2020
- 9780691175324
How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities-demons-to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible Science may be known for banishing the demons of superstition from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted world was being ...
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Life on Mars ; What to Know Before We Go
David A. Weintraub
- Princeton university press
- 3 Novembre 2020
- 9780691209258
The search for life on Mars-and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans thereDoes life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a...
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Tales of the Narts ; Ancient Myths and Legends of the Ossetians
- Princeton university press
- 3 Novembre 2020
- 9780691211527
An exciting collection of mythology about heroes, heroines, villains, and monsters in the intriguing world of the nomad warriors of the CaucasusThe Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. Tales of the Narts expands the canon of this precious body of lore by pr...
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The Italian Executioners ; The Genocide of the Jews of Italy
Simon Levis Sullam
- Princeton university press
- 8 Décembre 2020
- 9780691209203
A gripping revisionist history that shows how ordinary Italians played a central role in the genocide of Italian Jews during the Second World WarIn this brief history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively participated...
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Dark Commerce ; How a New Illicit Economy Is Threatening Our Future
Louise I. Shelley
- Princeton university press
- 10 Novembre 2020
- 9780691209760
A comprehensive look at the world of illicit tradeIn the past three decades, technology has changed the fundamentals of trade, in legitimate and illegal economies. The most advanced forms of illicit trade have broken with all historical precedents and operate as if on steroids, tied to computers and...
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Digging Deeper ; How Archaeology Works
Eric H. Cline
- Princeton university press
- 3 Novembre 2020
- 9780691208572
From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., an accessible primer to the archaeologist's craftAn archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork around the world, from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. In Digging Deeper, Cline ans...
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