The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations, Paperback - Ian Morris

Reducere. In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civiliz...

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Reducere. The Fate of Empires asks why many civilizations throughout human history have risen to greatness but later collapse into ruin. Can there be a perma...

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DescriptionThe Fate of Empires asks why many civilizations throughout human history have risen to greatness but later collapse into ruin. Can there...

Reducere. James Morris Webb argues that the black man was the father of civilization, born in the land of Egypt, and that the different branches of science a...

When we think of climate change, we often picture man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occur...

Offers a thought-provoking, necessary alternative to paralysis in the face of alarming planetary change. The report's release comes as the COVID-19...

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This evaluation of UNDP's contribution to disability inclusive development is part of the work programme for the Independent Evaluation Office appr...

Reducere. "I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contrary...

This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in Iraq was conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Pro...

From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, an "expansive" global history that highlights "how textiles truly changed the world" (Wall Street Journal)Pub...

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Analyses the ways in which the management of natural resources may impact climate change, and how climate change impacts the adaptation strategies ...

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Reducere. First published in 1959, "The Measure of a Man" is a collection of two influential sermons given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the first National C...

Publisher: BookBabyAuthor(s): Barak LurieNumber of pages: 354Collection: Atheism KillsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 29Cover type: P...

Reducere. An intimate insight into the life and work of Francis Bacon, written by Yves Peyre, a close friend of the artist.Illustrations: 130 colour

Assists African countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in improving the integration of the fisheries and aquaculture sector into policy...

Reducere. The United Nations has been an essential actor in world politics for 75 years. Its entities have eliminated smallpox, protected the ozone layer, pr...

A book about the rise of English nationalism and the impending breakup of the United Kingdom.

A book about the rise of English nationalism and the impending breakup of the United Kingdom.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Gavin EslerNumber of...

Reducere. Rita AwardsRachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possi...

Reducere. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of th...

DescriptionFirst published in 1776, The Wealth of Nations is considered the seminal work on political economy. Its author, Adam Smith, formulated t...

200 years after it was written, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations is still debated by governments internationally. Smith argued that 'merc...

Provides guidance for national and local policymakers on the management of their assets in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ...

Presents fresh analytical and empirical evidence on the future of industrialization in the context of a technological paradigm shift. According to ...

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Reducere. Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"Edwards combines the well-known (Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers) with the obscure (former ac...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Cathy (Cathy Crimmins) CrimminsNumber of pages: 340Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 141 x 208 x 19Cover ty...

Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" was recognized as a landmark of human thought upon its publication in 1776. As the first scientific argument f...

While it has been pointed to time and again by governments and pundits promoting laissez-faire economics, The Wealth of Nations actually shows that...

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Publisher: Kensington PublishingAuthor(s): J.A. JohnstoneNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 122 x 178 x 41Cover type: Paperback ...

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