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A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace by Jonathan Holslag
26.00 NZD
Category: Politics | Series: Pelican Bks.
A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent ...Show more
A Short History of Brexit by Kevin O'Rourke
40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Series: Pelican Bks.
A succinct, expert guide to how we got to Brexit After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowhere: it is the culmination of events that have been under way for decades and have historical roots str ...Show more
A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop by Kevin O'Rourke
26.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Series: Pelican Bks.
How have the intertwined histories of Britain and EU shaped Brexit?Why does the Irish border matter?How will these interactions shape Europe's future?After all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin O'Rourke writes, Brexit did not emerge out of nowher ...Show more
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell
24.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Pelican Bks.
Melanie Mitchell separates science fact from science fiction in this sweeping examination of the current state of AI and how it is remaking our world No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intellige ...Show more
Artificial Intelligence - A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Pelican Bks.
No recent scientific enterprise has been so alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. How intelligent are the best of today's AI programs? To what extent can we entrust them with decisions that affect our lives? How human-like do we ex ...Show more
Chinese Thought: From Confucius to Cook Ding by Roel Sterckx
28.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Pelican Bks.
How did the ancient Chinese think about the world? What does environmental consciousness stand for in the Chinese tradition? Where does China's obsession with education come from? We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China's century. Never before has Chinese culture been so ...Show more
National Populism by Roger;Goodwin Eatwell
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Pelican Bks.
A crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populismAcross the West, there is a rising tide of people who feel excluded, alienated from mainstream politics, and increasingly hostile towards minorities, immigrants and neo-liberal economics. Many of ...Show more
The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene by Simon L. Lewis and Mark A. Maslin
24.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | Series: Pelican Bks.
'Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read' - Ellie Mae O'Hagan A remarkable exploration of the science, history and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites, methane, mega-vo ...Show more
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