Michael Bess: 3 books
Choices Under Fire
Moral Dimensions of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What...
Our Grandchildren Redesigned
Life in the Bioengineered Society of the Near Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
A panoramic overview of biotechnologies that can endlessly boost human capabilities and the drastic changes these “superhuman” traits could trigger
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Biotechnology is moving fast. In the coming decades, advanced pharmaceuticals, bioelectronics, and genetic interventions will be used not only...
Routes of Compromise
Building Roads and Shaping the Nation in Mexico, 1917-1952
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
In Routes of Compromise Michael K. Bess studies the social, economic, and political implications of road building and state formation in Mexico through a comparative analysis of Nuevo León and Veracruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He examines how both foreign and domestic actors, working at local,...