Novedades

The Dignity of Difference was the first major statement by a Jewish leader on the ethics of globalization. At the time of writing, the politics of identity had began to replace the politics of ideology that dominated the globe in the twentieth-century. Now Rabbi Sack’s heartfelt, clear-sighted and radical proposal for how we might reconcile our differences without violence is as relevant as ever. In it, Sacks argues that we must do more than just search for values common to all faiths.

"Threads of Unity: Weaving Haiti's New Dawn" In the vibrant tapestry of "Threads of Unity: Weaving Haiti's New Dawn," the resilient spirit of a nation takes center stage. Amidst the challenges that have long cast shadows over Haiti, a diverse group of leaders, both local and international, comes together with a shared purpose—to unravel the threads of despair and weave a new narrative of hope. President Martine Laurent, alongside Annette, Marcus, Professor Sophie, Jean-Claude, Sheikh Ahmed, Bishop Ruiz, and Rabbi Cohen, orchestrates a symphony of change. From the sunlit conference rooms ...

What if the conspiracy wasn’t a theory—but policy? Behind the Facade – When Reality Outpaces Fiction is a gripping investigation into real-world conspiracies, psychological operations, media manipulation, and global systems of control. Drawing on declassified documents, whistleblower testimony, and historical evidence, this book reveals how surveillance, censorship, and unelected networks—often described as the deep state—have quietly shaped our modern world. From CIA infiltration of Western media to pandemic-era censorship, from The Great Reset to digital ID systems, Behind the ...

What do a barracks for British troops in the Falklands War, a floating jail off the Bronx, and temporary housing for VW factory workers in Germany have in common? The Balder Scapa: a single barge that served all three roles. Though the name would eventually change to Finnboda 12. And then to Safe Esperia. And later on, to the Bibby Resolution. And after that . . . in short, a vessel with so many names, and so many fates, that to keep it in our sights—as the protagonist of this fascinating economic parable—Ian Kumekawa has no choice but to call it, simply, the Vessel.

A forceful and clarifying challenge to conventional accounts of geopolitics, Near and Far Waters offers an accessible introduction to the combination of economic and political relations that are the reason behind, and the result of, the development of seapower to control near waters and project force into far waters.

As nationalism and anti-immigration rhetoric surge in France (and elsewhere), The Shortest History of France presents a portrait of a nation whose politics and society have always been shaped by global forces. Grounded in up-to-date historical scholarship that avoids the traps of national exceptionalism, Jones reminds us that it was only after the first millennium of French history that a nation-state began to emerge.

A collection of essays from Rescue!History, a group of historians concerned with the challenge of climate change - how we got here and where we go next. This collection of essays proposes that climate change means serious peril. Our argument, however, is not about the science per se. It is about us, our deep and more recent history, and how we arrived at this calamitous impasse. With contributions from academic activists and independent researchers, History at the End of the World challenges advocates of ‘business as usual’ to think again. But in its wide-ranging assessment of how we ...

Daniel Wagner lived in China during COVID-19 while working at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications in Beijing and in Abu Dhabi as its first-ever secondee, to the COP28 Secretariat as Adaptation Finance Lead. The AIIB is a Chinese created, domiciled, and led multilateral development bank that remains enigmatic to the outside world. As one of the world's two newest MDBs (the other also based in China), the only people who really understand what the Bank is all about and how it functions are its past and present employees.