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The Age of Confiscation

Making and Taking Property in the Creation of the Modern World

by Nicholas Mulder ...

A bold, revelatory account of how the greatest conflicts, atrocities, and social advancements of our time have all hinged on the seizure of property, for readers of Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Why Nations Fail.Expropriation—the act of forcibly taking property—is usually associated with dictators and unstable countries. But in fact, it has been integral to the political and economic his ... Read more

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A bold, revelatory account of how the greatest conflicts, atrocities, and social advancements of our time have all hinged on the seizure of property, for readers of Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Why Nations Fail.Expropriation—the act of forcibly taking property—is usually associated with dictators and unstable countries. But in fact, it has been integral to the political and economic his
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The Age of Confiscation

Making and Taking Property in the Creation of the Modern World

by Nicholas Mulder ...

Narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota ...

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28 hours 15 min

A bold, revelatory account of how the greatest conflicts, atrocities, and social advancements of our time have all hinged on the seizure of property, for readers of Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Why Nations Fail.Expropriation—the act of forcibly taking property—is usually associated with dictators and unstable countries. But in fact, it has been integral to the political and economic his ... Read more

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A bold, revelatory account of how the greatest conflicts, atrocities, and social advancements of our time have all hinged on the seizure of property, for readers of Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Why Nations Fail.Expropriation—the act of forcibly taking property—is usually associated with dictators and unstable countries. But in fact, it has been integral to the political and economic his
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The Economic Weapon

The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War

by Nicholas Mulder ...

The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this developmentEconomic sanctions dominate the landscape of world politics today. First developed in the early twentieth century as a way of exploiting the flows of globalization to defend liberal internationalism, their appeal is that they function as an alternative to war. This ... Read more

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The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this developmentEconomic sanctions dominate the landscape of world politics today. First developed in the early twentieth century as a way of exploiting the flows of globalization to defend liberal internationalism, their appeal is that they function as an alternative to war. This
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The Economic Weapon

The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War

by Nicholas Mulder ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

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12 hours 25 min

The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this developmentEconomic sanctions dominate the landscape of world politics today. First developed in the early twentieth century as a way of exploiting the flows of globalization to defend liberal internationalism, their appeal is that they function as an alternative to war. This ... Read more

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The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this developmentEconomic sanctions dominate the landscape of world politics today. First developed in the early twentieth century as a way of exploiting the flows of globalization to defend liberal internationalism, their appeal is that they function as an alternative to war. This
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Chaos Reconsidered

The Liberal Order and the Future of International Politics

by Jeremy Adelman, Stephen Chaudoin, Susan Colbourn, Martin Conway, James Goldgeier, Richard H. Immerman, Robert Legvold, Anthony Dirk Moses, Sarah B. Snyder, Jennifer Spindel, James Stocker, John A. Thompson, Christy Thornton, Thomas Zeiler, F. Gregory Gause III, Randall Schweller, Dayna Barnes, Frank Ninkovich, William Hitchcock, Jonathan Monten, Elizabeth Economy, Matthew Evangelista, Lindsay Aqui, Audie Klotz, Joshua Busby, Jonathan DiCicco, William Glenn Gray, Samuel Zipp, Angela Stent, Michael Barnett, Deborah Avant, Emma Ashford, Ryan Irwin, Nicholas Mulder, Tanvi Madan, Kathryn Statler, Jason Ludwig, Rebecca Slayton, Nivi Manchada, Helen V. Milner, Dustin Tingley, George N. Georgarakis, Robert Shapiro, Alessandro Brogi, Lawrence Freedman, Charles S. Maier ...

The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against ... Read more

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The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against
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Chaos Reconsidered

The Liberal Order and the Future of International Politics

by Jeremy Adelman, Stephen Chaudoin, Susan Colbourn, Martin Conway, James Goldgeier, Richard H. Immerman, Robert Legvold, Anthony Dirk Moses, Sarah B. Snyder, Jennifer Spindel, James Stocker, John A. Thompson, Christy Thornton, Thomas Zeiler, F. Gregory Gause III, Randall Schweller, Dayna Barnes, Frank Ninkovich, William Hitchcock, Jonathan Monten, Elizabeth Economy, Matthew Evangelista, Lindsay Aqui, Audie Klotz, Joshua Busby, Jonathan DiCicco, William Glenn Gray, Samuel Zipp, Angela Stent, Michael Barnett, Deborah Avant, Emma Ashford, Ryan Irwin, Nicholas Mulder, Tanvi Madan, Kathryn Statler, Jason Ludwig, Rebecca Slayton, Nivi Manchada, Helen V. Milner, Dustin Tingley, George N. Georgarakis, Robert Shapiro, Alessandro Brogi, Lawrence Freedman, Charles S. Maier ...

The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against ... Read more

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The shock of Donald Trump’s election caused many observers to ask whether the liberal international order—the system of institutions and norms established after World War II—was coming to an end. The victory of Joe Biden, a committed institutionalist, suggested that the liberal order would endure. Even so, important questions remained: Was Trump an aberration? Is Biden struggling in vain against
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The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

America and the World in the Free Market Era

by Gary Gerstle ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

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13 hours 21 min

The epochal shift toward neoliberalism—a web of related policies that, broadly speaking, reduced the footprint of government in society and reassigned economic power to private market forces—that began in the United States and Great Britain in the late 1970s fundamentally changed the world. Today, the word "neoliberal" is often used to condemn a broad swath of policies, from prizing free market ... Read more

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The epochal shift toward neoliberalism—a web of related policies that, broadly speaking, reduced the footprint of government in society and reassigned economic power to private market forces—that began in the United States and Great Britain in the late 1970s fundamentally changed the world. Today, the word "neoliberal" is often used to condemn a broad swath of policies, from prizing free market
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Disorder

Hard Times in the 21st Century

by Helen Thompson ...

Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic, and democratic shocks. Their fallout has led central banks to create over $25 trillion of new money, brought about a new age of geopolitical competition, destabilised the Middle East, ruptured ... Read more

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Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic, and democratic shocks. Their fallout has led central banks to create over $25 trillion of new money, brought about a new age of geopolitical competition, destabilised the Middle East, ruptured
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The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

America and the World in the Free Market Era

by Gary Gerstle ...

The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left. The epochal shift toward neoliberalism--a web of related policies that, broadly speaking, reduced the footprint of government in society and reassigned economic power to private market forces- ... Read more

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The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left. The epochal shift toward neoliberalism--a web of related policies that, broadly speaking, reduced the footprint of government in society and reassigned economic power to private market forces-
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The End of the World is Just the Beginning

Mapping the Collapse of Globalization

by Peter Zeihan ...

A New York Times Bestseller!2019 was the last great year for the globalized world economy.For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it.America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it ... Read more

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A New York Times Bestseller!2019 was the last great year for the globalized world economy.For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it.America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it
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The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe ...

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new ... Read more

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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new
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Material World

The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

by Ed Conway ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. • Finalist for the Financial Times ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. • Finalist for the Financial Times
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