In this signal work of history, Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after… Read More… Continue reading A CONSUMER’S REPUBLIC / Lizabeth Cohen
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH NATION by David Edgerton
It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an… Read More… Continue reading THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH NATION by David Edgerton
DROOD / Dan Simmons
On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old… Read More… Continue reading DROOD / Dan Simmons
Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India, by Shashi Tharoor
In the eighteenth century, India’s share of the world economy was as large as Europe’s.… Read More… Continue reading Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India, by Shashi Tharoor
Hillbilly elegy, a memoir of a family and culture in crisis, by J. D. Vance
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up… Read More… Continue reading Hillbilly elegy, a memoir of a family and culture in crisis, by J. D. Vance
Weapons of math destruction
“Welcome to the dark side of Big Data”. This is how Cathy O’Neil introduces her… Read More… Continue reading Weapons of math destruction