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Author: Glenda Sluga
In 1814, after decades of continental conflict, an alliance of European empires captured Paris and exiled Napoleon Bonaparte, defeating French military expansionism and establishing the Concert of Europe.
This new coalition planted the seeds for today’s international order, wedding the idea of a durable peace to multilateralism, diplomacy, philanthropy, and rights, and making Europe its center.
In “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. Haidt diagnoses the “collective action problems” that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.
Bruce Robbins’ “Atrocity” explores the literary representations of mass violence and traces the emergence of a cosmopolitan recognition of atrocity.
What is achieved is a profound exploration of the emergence of abhorrence and indignation in the face of mass violence and a critical examination of the conditions for the emergence of cosmopolitanism — the ability to look at your own nation with the critical eyes of a stranger.
Courtney Carver’ “Gentle” is the “don’t do it all” self-help book you need to live with less stress and more ease, less overwhelm and more joy.
Grounded in self-compassion and a fierce commitment to less, becoming “Gentle” isn’t about taking the easy road.
It’s a practice of real self-care that, over time, will soothe your nervous system and strengthen your relationships.
The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity.
In “Nationalism,” historian Eric Storm sheds light on contemporary nationalist movements by exploring the global evolution of nationalism, beginning with the rise of the nation-state in the 18th century through the revival of nationalist ideas in the present day.
In “Lost Realms,” Thomas Williams focuses on nine kingdoms representing every corner of the island of Britain.
From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, Williams uncovers the forgotten life and untimely demise of realms that hover in the twilight between history and fable.
This is a book about those lands and peoples who fell by the wayside: the lost realms of early medieval Britain.
