Yale University Press: 2009 books
Uniting America
Restoring the Vital Center to American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
In Uniting America, some of the country’s most prominent social thinkers-among them Francis Fukuyama, Daniel Yankelovich, Amitai Etzioni, Alan Wolfe, Uwe Reinhardt, and Thomas E. Mann-reject the myth of polarization. On topics ranging from the war on terrorism, health care, economic policy, and Social...
by Professor Jeremy Seekings, Nicoli Nattrass
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The distribution of incomes in South Africa in 2004, ten years after the transition to democracy, was probably more unequal than it had been under apartheid. In this book, Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass explain why this is so, offering a detailed and comprehensive analysis of inequality in South...
Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice
The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
The economic crisis in Greece is a potential international disaster and one of the most extraordinary monetary and political dramas of our time. The financial woes of this relatively small European nation threaten the long-term viability of the Euro while exposing the flaws in the ideal of continental...
Imperial Nature
The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when it seemed likely to fall? This pathbreaking book is the first close examination of the inner workings of the Bank, the foundations of its achievements, its propensity for intensifying the problems it intends...
The Power of Knowledge
How Information and Technology Made the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive...
by Robert J. Flanagan
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
This book analyzes the economic challenges facing symphony orchestras and contrasts the experience of orchestras in the United States (where there is little direct government support) and abroad (where governments typically provide large direct subsidies). Robert J. Flanagan explains the tension between...
Mayhem
Post-War Crime and Violence in Britain, 1748-53
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
After the end of the War of Austrian Succession in 1748, thousands of unemployed and sometimes unemployable soldiers and seamen found themselves on the streets of London ready to roister the town and steal when necessary. In this fascinating book Nicholas Rogers explores the moral panic associated with...
Status Update
Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2013
Social media technologies such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook promised a new participatory online culture. Yet, technology insider Alice Marwick contends in this insightful book, “Web 2.0” only encouraged a preoccupation with status and attention. Her original research—which includes conversations...
Organic Futures
Struggling for Sustainability on the Small Farm
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
An exploration of the lived experience of small-scale organic farmers in New England that unpacks how they balance their ideals with economic realities In recent years, the popularity of organically grown produce has exploded. In 2014, organic fruits and vegetables accounted for 12% of all produce sales...
by Thomas Sowell
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
This book moves the discussion of affirmative action beyond the United States to other countries that have had similar policies, often for a longer time than Americans have. It also moves the discussion beyond the theories, principles, and laws that have been so often debated to the actual empirical...
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges
To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti–Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the...