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Author
Publisher
Economist Books, an imprint of Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 308 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The world today rests on increasingly unstable fault lines. From the conflict in Ukraine or fresh upheavals in the Middle East to the threats posed to humanity by a global pandemic, climate change, and natural disasters, the world's danger zones once again draw their battle lines across our hyper-connected, yet fragmented globe. In this revised and updated fourth edition, join veteran Economist journalist John Andrews as he analyzes the old enmities...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on FDR's achievements with new liberal reforms. But then, in just ten months between September 1949 and June 1950, the president's ambitions were overtaken by events that left the country gripped by rage and fear. The Soviets tested an atomic bomb, Mao's army...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk—the early decades of the twenty-first century may be the most revolutionary period in modern history. But it is not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What are these revolutions, and how can they help us to understand our fraught world? Fareed Zakaria investigates...
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 672 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. The Cold War started long before 1945. But the West fought back after World War II, mounting its own shadow war, using disinformation, vast intelligence networks, and new technologies against the Soviet Union. This fresh reading of history, combined with practical takeaways for our current great power struggles, make Spies a unique and essential addition...
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