In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our “stuff” has a political life. The high stakes of logistics are not surprising, Deborah Cowen reveals, if we understand its genesis in war. In The Deadly...(展开全部)

In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our “stuff” has a political life. The high stakes of logistics are not surprising, Deborah Cowen reveals, if we understand its genesis in war. In The Deadly...(展开全部)

From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win. Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investin...(展开全部)

India is the top provider of surrogacy services in the world, with a multi-million dollar surrogacy industry that continues to grow exponentially, as increasing numbers of couples from developed nations look for wombs in which to grow their babies. Some scholars have exulted transnational surrogacy for the possibilities it opens for infertile couples, while others have offered ...(展开全部)

When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slop...(展开全部)

When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slop...(展开全部)

The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken synthesizes the latest ideas and empirical data to blaze a clear path through the thicket of globalization processes and debates. The book highlights the dynamic interactions among transnational corporatio...(展开全部)

Widely adopted throughout the world, this definitive text comprehensively examines how the global economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken provides a balanced yet critical analysis of globalization processes and debates. The text synthesizes a wealth of data on production, distribution, consumption, and innovation, including detailed case studies of key ...(展开全部)

【美】 帕拉格 ·康纳 （Parag Khanna） 帕拉格是全球战略家，畅销书作家，风靡TED讲坛的主讲人，美国国家情报委员会顾问，新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院高级研究员，新美国基金会负责人，布鲁金斯学会研究员，2007年出任美国特种作战司令部高级地缘政治顾问。他也是美国有线电视新闻网、英国广播公司、《纽约时报》、《金融时报》等全球知名媒体特约供稿人，被《时尚先生》评为“21世纪最有影响力人物之一”，荣登美国著名杂志《连线》“智慧人物”排行榜。帕拉格在乔治敦大学获学士、硕士学位，获得伦敦经济学院博士学位，曾著有《第二世界：大国时代的全球新秩序》《如何转动世界：全球未来的复兴之路》，合著有TED系列大热作品《混合现实》，他游历近100个国家，被达沃斯世界经济论坛授予“全球青年领袖”荣誉称号。帕拉格的网站：paragkhanna.com。

In this engaging new study, John Wong examines the Canton trade networks that helped to shape the modern world through the lens of the prominent Chinese merchant Houqua, whose trading network and financial connections stretched from China to India, America and Britain. In contrast to interpretations that see Chinese merchants in this era as victims of rising Western mercantilis...(展开全部)