Обществено-политически науки
SuperFreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt , Stephen J. Dubner
Издател: Allen Lane
Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? And what's the smartest way to think about global warming? Published in
Ten Years On
Lee Rotherham
Издател: The TaxPayers' Alliance
"If you traded something, made something, ran something, policed something, protected something, transported something, taught something, learned something, powered something, published something, research something, reported something or supported something, Brussels has a say in it."
Britain has been a member of the EU for a third of a
Terrorizing Ourselves
Jim Harper , Benjamin H. Friedman , Christopher A. Preble
Издател: Cato Institute
Terrorizing Ourselves dismantles much of the flawed thinking that dominates U.S. counterterrorism policy today and lays out alternative approaches informed by experience, deliberation, and the well-established norms of a free society.
Leading experts in the field contributed to this important new book, which shows that politicians use fear for
The American Political Tradition
Ricgard Hofstadter
Издател: Vintage Books
Hofstadter's work largely omits the people of the United States, in postulating a monolithic "American Political Tradition." He justifies his approach by arguing that these "practical politicians" can’t help represent the "climate of opinion that sustains their culture." His iconoclastic scholarship is strengthened by his general unwillingness
The Antitrust Laws
John H. Shenefield , Irwin M. Stelzer
Издател: The AEI Press
The return of antitrust activism in recent years and the rapid developments in the communications and technology industries have enhanced the need for a good, basic guide to antitrust laws. In The Antitrust Laws, a former top antitrust officer at the U.S. Department of Justice and a noted economist guide readers through the increasingly complex
The Balkans 1804-1999
Misha Glenny
Издател: Granta Books
A survey of two centuries of history, by Britain's commentator on the Balkans, Misha Glenny. It offers general readers a single narrative that explains the background to the terrible events on their television screens and provides insights into the roots of the region's reputation for violence. It also explores the origins of modern Serbia,
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