2019 Princeton University Press

How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world order What accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the ...

2019 Princeton University Press

A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuan At first glance, the modern history of the global economic system seems to support the long-held view that the leading ...

2019 Princeton University Press

A timely and incisive look at austerity measures that succeed'and those that dont Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits ...

2019 Princeton University Press

How modern economics abandoned classical liberalism and lost its way Milton Friedman once predicted that advances in scientific economics would resolve debates about whether raising the minimum wage is good policy. Decades later, Friedmans prediction ...

2019 Princeton University Press

A groundbreaking new historical analysis of how global capitalism and advanced democracies mutually support each other It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined ...

2019 Princeton University Press

How silver influenced two hundred years of world history, and why it matters today This is the story of silvers transformation from soft money during the nineteenth century to hard asset today, and how manipulations ...

2019 Princeton University Press

A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic history Guilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They ...

2019 Princeton University Press

How creditors came to wield unprecedented power over heavily indebted countries'and the dangers this poses to democracy The European debt crisis has rekindled long-standing debates about the power of finance and the fraught relationship between ...

2019 Princeton University Press

An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequality Parents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition ...

2019 Princeton University Press

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization A few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and ...

2019 Princeton University Press

In America, fraud has always been a key feature of business, and the national worship of entrepreneurial freedom complicates the task of distinguishing salesmanship from deceit. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history ...

2019 Princeton University Press

What makes WiFi faster at home than at a coffee shop? How does Google order search results? Why do Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube use fundamentally different rating and recommendation methods'and why does it matter? Is ...

2019 Princeton University Press

How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupations In todays new economy'in which 'good' jobs are typically knowledge or technology based'many well-educated and culturally savvy ...

2019 Princeton University Press

The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropy Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to todays democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for societys benefit, Just Giving shows ...

2019 Princeton University Press

From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a brisk, provocative book that shows what freedom really means'and requires'today In this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. ...

2019 Princeton University Press

An exploration of mathematical style through 99 different proofs of the same theorem This book offers a multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem. Each chapter solves an otherwise ...

2019 Princeton University Press

A thoroughly revised new edition of a leading textbook that equips MBA students with the powerful tools of economics This is a thoroughly revised and substantially streamlined new edition of a leading textbook that shows ...

2019 Princeton University Press

Why nationalism is a permanent political force'and how it can be harnessed once again for liberal ends Around the world today, nationalism is back'and its often deeply troubling. Populist politicians exploit nationalism for authoritarian, chauvinistic, ...

2019 Princeton University Press

An accessible primer on how to create effective graphics from data This book provides students and researchers a hands-on introduction to the principles and practice of data visualization. It explains what makes some graphs succeed ...

2018 Princeton University Press

More than three centuries after its creation, calculus remains a dazzling intellectual achievement and the gateway to higher mathematics. This book charts its growth and development by sampling from the work of some of its ...