A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world
Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life’s most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of...
A fun, focused guide to making words work for you
Whether you are working on the novel that's been in the back of your mind for years or simply facing an increasing demand to write well at work or school, the fact remains: we all write more often...
The Burnout Society
The Transparency Society
The agony of eros
In the Swarm: Digital Prospects
Psychopolitics
Saving Beauty
The Scent of Time
Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese
The Expulsion of the Other
Topology of Violence
What Is Power?
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If history scares you or bores you silly, that's probably because a teacher once required you to memorize a bunch of dates - when things like the Magna Carta and the Versailles Treaty were signed, for example. Admittedly, dates are a big part of...
For over a decade now, the reigning consensus has held that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this astute,...
The Second World War left indelible marks on both the landscape and the people, not just of Britain and Germany, but the world. This book aims to put the well-known stories, memories and ruins of the war into context, and bring to life the events...