New and noteworthy – 4 May 2017
New monographs explore sudden sight loss, stoicism, botanical beauty, a Buddhist take on the dismal science, and tough women
New monographs explore sudden sight loss, stoicism, botanical beauty, a Buddhist take on the dismal science, and tough women
Economics, modernised; remembering Bob Crow; the emergence of globalisation from a war-torn world; Big Brother; and a history of squatting
Story time for social scientists; tax owed is not tax loathed; the mighty river of free-flowing curiosity; and the truth, short and sweet
Why you need a ‘No’ hat, rethinking the economic wisdom of ‘necessary luxuries’, restoring financial power to the people, and lessons learned from teaching prisoners to read
Africa’s 17th-century warrior queen; the modern equivalent of tinkering in your shed; mergers and acquisitions in the world of HE; and what tax havens really do to the economy