Western Europe
Uncertainty about the future and myopic thinking drive boom-and-bust cycles in financial markets. Lynn, a journalist, captures the conventional wisdom behind that pessimism.
Few have contributed more to understanding the Spanish Civil War than Casanova, an eminent professor at the University of Zaragoza. Here, he synthesizes new research, much of it by a generation of young historians, into a lively, engaging account -- the best available in English.
In world politics, idealistic schemes often begin with high hopes and end with disappointment. Such has been the case with Europe's response to recent genocides. So, also, is the experience of this book's author in applying trendy social science to this issue.
Oxford University's Darwin offers a brilliant modern synthesis of the British Emprie's history.
This book is not just a sociocultural critique but also a personal memoir by an Indian-born, British-raised research psychologist and journalist who has toiled in the trenches of the culture wars.
