The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World 1250262828, 9781250262820

The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World 9781250262813, 9781250262820, 125026281X

"Enriching" —Publisher's Weekly "Excellent and illuminating"—Wall Street Journal In the tradi

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Europa: How Europe Shaped the Modern World 1681778246, 9781681778242

European history is deeply embedded in the global civilization that has emerged in the 21st century. More than two third

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 9781803991504, 180399150X

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 0750996668, 9780750996662

A sweeping history of the Roman Empire's influence beyond its borders and through time At its height in the secon

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Bananas : how the United Fruit Company shaped the world [2nd print. ed.] 9781841958811, 1841958816

Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized

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Finders Keepers? : How the Law of Capture Shaped the World Oil Industry 9781936331765, 9781933115849

Since the beginnings of the oil industry, production activity has been governed by the 'law of capture,' dicta

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The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Chinese Edition) [1 ed.] 9787521705324, 7521705327

进入现代社会以来，在提及全球重大转型事件时，人口一直是被忽略的关键因素。从大英帝国的崛起到美国全球霸权的建立，从日本经济大萧条到中国经济腾飞，从阿拉伯之春到欧洲难民潮……这些现代化进程中的大事件，都可以从人口的角度给以全新的解读。 前工业革

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The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Chinese Edition) [1 ed.] 9787521705324, 7521705327

进入现代社会以来，在提及全球重大转型事件时，人口一直是被忽略的关键因素。从大英帝国的崛起到美国全球霸权的建立，从日本经济大萧条到中国经济腾飞，从阿拉伯之春到欧洲难民潮……这些现代化进程中的大事件，都可以从人口的角度给以全新的解读。 前工业革

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Justinian's Indecision: How Social Networks Shaped Imperial Policy 1463242271, 9781463242275

Since the time of Eduard Schwartz, scholars have tended to treat ecclesiastical policy under the influence of Justinian

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The Scientific Revolution : How Science and Technology Shaped the World [1 ed.] 9781534563896, 9781534563889

The Scientific Revolution is known as the time period when modern science was born. Without the people who made discover

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