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The Year of Peril
America in 1942
A fascinating chronicle of how the character of American society revealed itself under the duress of World War II The Second World War exists in the American historical imagination as a time of unity and...
Engineering Ethics
Contemporary and Enduring Debates
An engaging, accessible survey of the ethical issues faced by engineers, designed for students The first engineering ethics textbook to use debates as the framework for presenting engineering ethics topics,...
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace
A provocative look at how today’s trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elites at the expense of workers Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries...
Taking Back the Constitution
Activist Judges and the Next Age of American Law
How the Supreme Court’s move to the right has distorted both logic and the Constitution The Supreme Court has never simply evaluated laws and arguments in light of permanent and immutable constitutional...
Lie Machines
How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives
A disturbing account of how today’s technologies are used to distract, mislead, and confuse us about politics—and what we can do about it Artificially intelligent “bot” accounts bolster or berate...
The Iceman Cometh, Critical Edition
A critical edition of O’Neill’s most complex and difficult play, designed for student readers and performers This critical edition of Eugene O’Neill’s most complex and difficult play helps students and...
Constitutional Revolution
An examination of how constitutional paradigms change Few terms in political theory are as overused, and yet as under-theorized, as constitutional revolution. Providing theoretical and comparative...
Slowdown
The End of the Great Acceleration—and Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives
A powerful and counterintuitive argument that we should welcome the current slowdown—of population growth, economies, and technological innovation Drawing from an incredibly rich trove of global data, this...
Fundamentals of Physics II
Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics
Expanded Edition
A beloved introductory physics textbook, now including exercises and an answer key, accessibly explains electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics ?R. Shankar is a well-known physicist and contagiously...
Sons of the Waves
The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of...