A collection of essays by the Bulgarian historian Maria Todorova (known for Imaginary Balkans), compiled especially for the 20th Century Library. Indispensable for understanding post-communist transitions, culture of memory and Balkan studies.
Alzheimer's disease, an incurable progressive memory disorder and a real public health scourge of the near future, is the main character of this very readable and comprehensibly written book.
Algoritam, 2005.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.98 €
Economy • Sociology • Manuals and guides
An accessible, illustrated introduction to capitalism - its history, key ideas and impact on the world. Ideal for beginners and anyone who wants to quickly understand how capitalism shapes the economy, politics and values of the modern world.
Icon Books, 2013.
English. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.32 €
Economy • Sociology • Political journalism
In the book, economist Jeffrey Sachs presents an optimistic plan for eliminating extreme poverty by 2025. He argues that this is feasible with political will, because world wealth is growing, and poverty is not fate, but the result of inefficient systems.
The philosophical and theoretical study by a Bosnian-Herzegovinian author analyzes how the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 was a biopolitical project of creating a "pure" national body through the systematic killing, expulsion, and rape of