Global Union

Bloomsbury presents… Reds: A Global History of Communism Written and read by Paul Mason Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century, and exploring communist ideas, movements, and regimes. It starts in antiquity, not in 1917. It centres not just on...

A powerful, unsparing new history of World War II, recasting the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers In popular memory, the Second World War was an unalloyed victory for freedom over totalitarianism, marking the demise of the age of empires...

"Leighton Pugh narrates this work as if it were an unsolved mystery...In a voice of nuanced emotion, Pugh creates muted characters to paint a vivid picture of what the author was up against as he tried to save his country." — AudioFile Magazine A Number One Sunday Times Bestseller transformed...

An irreverent and invaluable guide to our new era of economic competition, written by Financial Times columnist and podcaster Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. We used to take trade for granted. Trillions of dollars of goods and services...

Misha Glenny's groundbreaking study of global organized crime is now the inspiration for an 8-part AMC crime drama starring James Norton (War and Peace), Juliet Rylance, and David Strathairn. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of...

An urgent call-to-action outlining how we can prevent a global conflict in the near-future from Tobias Ellwood, former Defence Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee. 'Crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams' - WILLIAM HAGUE 'Thoughtful...

The Union of the Snake A Global Psychosis Exposed: Lies That Built the System—and the Truth That Breaks It Free By Joseph William Dopp What if the world you live in is a lie built on whispers? What if the same force that deceived Eve in the garden is still running governments, manipulating food, rewriting history, and digitizing your existence? From the Garden of Eden to the Great Reset, a system of control has slithered through every empire, ideology, and screen. It promises safety, progress, and peace—but delivers slavery, surveillance, and soul death. This book doesn’t just expose ...

Do you want to get ahead in your career in international affairs and help build a peaceful prosperous world? You need to know the rules and reasons of international and European law. This book gives you a complete detailed guide to European Union law, with over 400 pages of commentary, legislation, regulations, directives, and case-law. Your book covers key concepts such as proportionality, subsidiarity, margin of appreciation, discretion, balancing, general principles of law, competition law, taxation, capital markets law, environmental law, direct effect, third party effect, fundamental ...

This book includes 3 scholarly works on Global Human Trafficking including an expose on Human Trafficking by the US Church of Scientology; Russia - a major sender State; Pakistan - the leading transit State and a discussion on how the Schengen Agreement will enhance the flow of trafficking victims around the expanded European Union. More than 10 individual stories of real victims of Global Human Trafficking. An interview with a leading criminologist in Russia who identifies actual ways victims are trafficked from Russia. Strongly recommended as an added source for students studying ...

From “possibly the most engaged mainstream journalist of our age” (New Statesman) comes a new global history of communism—ranging from Renaissance England to 21st century China and tracing communism’s transformation from a political idea, into a mass movement, and ultimately into...

From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures...

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by forecasts of limitless expansion into newly open markets. No one would foresee that the greatest success...

África en la reconfiguración del orden global Durante gran parte del siglo XX, África fue interpretada desde los márgenes del sistema internacional: un espacio atravesado por dinámicas externas, condicionado por herencias coloniales y frecuentemente reducido a un escenario de crisis, dependencia o intervención. Sin embargo, esa visión resulta hoy insuficiente. En las primeras décadas del siglo XXI, el continente africano ha comenzado a ocupar un lugar cada vez más central en la arquitectura del poder global, no como objeto pasivo, sino como espacio de competencia, negociación y ...

As beautiful as marriage is intended to be, many of us have learned through firsthand experience that expectations are often a far cry from reality. The covenant of marriage is always riddled with paradoxes that are seemingly a struggle to make feasible and such seems to be the case for Marcellus and his wife Sara in this touching narrative, U.N.I.O.N, (undermining, neglect, infidelity, omission, and naive), all traits that exude the opposite of a healthy and loving partnership.

Dive into modern European history, where bloody revolutions and fallen empires forge fragile global unions. Perfect for your daily commute or deep-focus learning, this gripping narrative tracks the turbulent shift from absolute monarchies to industrial powerhouses. Feel the weight of mass...

Achieve a Unified Africa with a Single Currency in Just 3 Years, even if We’ve Struggled with Economic Integration for Decades Do you aspire to witness the economic revitalization of Africa through a single unified currency? Are you curious about the practicalities behind an African fiscal union and how it can foster continental unity? Do you want to know the tangible steps and strategies needed to overcome political and social fragmentation? If so, you’re not alone. Countless African policymakers, students, Pan-Africanists, and visionaries share a common dream of economic unity. ...

'A magnificent book that sings of the romance and mystery that only old maps possess' EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHING 'Astonishingly fresh and insightful ... A triumph' ALICE ROBERTS 'Engaging, deeply satisfying and elegantly designed' SIMON WINCHESTER, SPECTATOR The remarkable story of an overlooked map...

Bloomsbury presents Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire, written and read by Howard Amos 'A different level of insight to anything I’ve read for a long time about Russia.' - Sophy Roberts, author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia 'Exquisitely observed.. Full of empathy, Amos...

Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, and personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff.

Fractured Continent is an urgent examination of how the political and social volatility in Europe impacts the United States and the rest of the world. The dream of a United States of Europe is unraveling in the wake of several crises now afflicting the continent. The single Euro currency threatens to break apart amid bitter arguments between rich northern creditors and poor southern debtors.