In this paper I sketch key episodes in the two thousand year history of interactions between society and environment that have shaped the…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has the chance to become to his country what South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and Brazilian…
This essay analyzes the persistence of the death penalty in the United States--a topic that has long been the subject of debate among legal…
The Cold War and decolonization transformed the twentieth century world. The book begins by exploring ideas of modernity, development, and…
After the Soviet Union collapsed, Richard Nixon observed that the United States had won the Cold War, but had not yet won the peace. Since…