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  • The Forever Crisis

    Adaptive Global Governance for an Era of Accelerating Complexity

    by Adam Day ...
    This book is an introduction to complex systems thinking at the global governance level. It offers concepts, tools, and ways of thinking about how systems change that can be applied to the most wicked problems facing the world today.More than an abstract argument for complexity theory, the book offers a targeted critique of today’s highest-profile proposals for improving the governance of our ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Model of a City in Civil War

    by Adam Day ...
    Men carry a mattress retrievedfrom a dumpster past the floodedfoundations of an unfinishedhigh-rise, an old woman catchesa pigeon in the folds of her dressthe dead smile and rise from swimmingpools or stand at attentionon stamps. The landscape can't believeit's real—there is no groundbeneath it, like what mirrors do.Adam Day is the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Society of America and... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance

    Complexity Theory Applied to UN Statebuilding in the DRC and South Sudan

    by Adam Day ...
    Today's vision of world order is founded upon the concept of strong, well-functioning states, in contrast to the destabilizing potential of failed or fragile states. This worldview has dominated international interventions over the past 30 years as enormous resources have been devoted to developing and extending the governance capacity of weak or failing states, hoping to transform them into ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • The History of Pompey the Little

    Or The Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog

    by Francis Coventry ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1974, this volume of The History of Pompey the Little includes a critical introduction and a biographical sketch of the author based on new material from unpublished documents, together with explanatory notes for the novel's many classical and contemporary allusions.Francis Coventry's The History of Pompey the Little was the talk of London in 1751; it continued to captivate ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Left-Handed Wolf

    Poems

    by Adam Day ...
    Adam Day’s Left-Handed Wolf offers short lyrical meditations and narratives that wrestle with contemporary issues of the environment, spirituality, and the social. These compact, imagistic poems welcome space and silence as a way of addressing both the commonality and complexity of people and experience. Day’s poems—influenced by meditation practice, as well as by classical Japanese and Chinese ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Wander in the Night

    A Poem for Children and Grownups

    by Adam Day ...
    Bedtime and Im tucked in tightly, teeth are clean and all my nightlyStories have been read to me, Im ready for my goodnight hug.I cuddle close with teddy bear while mother brushes through my hairAnd as shes leaving she declares, Sleep now safe and snug.Children love to hear bedtime stories, invitations to where their imagination might lead them in their sleep. But sometimes even kids can get tired ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Computability and Complexity

    Essays Dedicated to Rodney G. Downey on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday

    Edited by Adam Day, Michael Fellows, Noam Greenberg, Bakhadyr Khoussainov, Alexander Melnikov, Frances Rosamond ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This Festschrift is published in honor of Rodney G. Downey, eminent logician and computer scientist, surfer and Scottish country dancer, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.The Festschrift contains papers and laudations that showcase the broad and important scientific, leadership and mentoring contributions made by Rod during his distinguished career. The volume contains 42 papers presenting ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    by Michael Muthukrishna ...
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    $18.99 USD

  • International Migration

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Khalid Koser ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Delphi Classics)

    by Jonathan Swift, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 19 - Delphi Series Three
    This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jonathan Swift, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Swift's life and works* Concise introductions to the satires and other works* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* ... Read more

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  • Fragile States

    by Lothar Brock, Hans-Henrik Holm, Georg Sorenson, Michael Stohl ...
    Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
    Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries are often trapped in cycles of conflict and poverty, which make them acutely vulnerable to a range of shocks and crises.This engaging book defines and clarifies what we mean by fragile states, examining their characteristics in relation to ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Elia; and The Last Essays of Elia

    by Charles Lamb ...
    Lamb's greatest work. According to Wikipedia: "Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an English/Welsh essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (17641847). Lamb has been referred to by E.V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as the most lovable figure in English ... Read more

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