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The Hidden Victims
A staggering new account of the civilian death toll of the world wars—and what it reveals about the true nature and cost of modern warSoldiers have never been the only casualties …
Plagues upon the Earth
A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand …
The Winding Road to the Welfare State
How did Britain transform itself from a nation of workhouses to one that became a model for the modern welfare state? The Winding Road to the Welfare State investigates the …
Raised to Obey
How the expansion of primary education in the West emerged not from democratic ideals but from the state’s desire to control its citizensNearly every country today has universal …
Brazil in Transition
Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country …
The Laissez-Faire Experiment
Why Britain’s attempt at small government proved unable to cope with the challenges of the modern worldIn the nineteenth century, as Britain attained a leading economic and …
Controlling Contagion
How human institutions—markets, states, communities, religions, guilds and families—have helped both to control and to exacerbate epidemics throughout history.How do societies …
Lending to the Borrower from Hell
Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt? When can this type of lending work? As the United States and many European nations …
Why Australia Prospered
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has …
Power to the People
Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes …
The Chosen Few
In 70 CE, the Jews were an agrarian and illiterate people living mostly in the Land of Israel and Mesopotamia. By 1492 the Jewish people had become a small group of literate …
The Mystery of the Kibbutz
How kibbutzim thrived for much of the twentieth century despite their inherent economic contradictions The kibbutz is a social experiment in collective living that challenges …