Only 5-star books from my list
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Created by Ben Waber
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The Saltwater Frontier by Andrew Lipman
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Andrew Lipman’s eye-opening first book is the previously untold story of how the ocean became a “frontier” between colonists and …
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Promise to Pay by Katie A. Moore
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Promise to Pay follows America’s first paper money—the “bills of credit” of British North America—from its seventeenth-century origins as a …
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The Trouble with Ancient DNA by Anna Källén
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In recent years, discoveries brought to light through analysis of ancient DNA—or aDNA—have made headlines around the world. While ancient …
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Fighting for a Living by Erik-Jan Zürcher
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Fighting for a Living investigates the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different …
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If You’re So Ethical, Why Are You So Highly Paid? by Alexander Pepper
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In the past 30 years, senior executive pay has increased dramatically in the UK, US and other developed countries, causing …
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Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Workers around the World by Marcel van der Linden, Raquel Varela, Hugh Murphy
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Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and …
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The Informal Economy Revisited by Martha Chen, Françoise Carré
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This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates …
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African Motors by Joshua Grace
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In African Motors, Joshua Grace examines how Tanzanian drivers, mechanics, and passengers reconstituted the automobile into a uniquely African form …
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In Strip Club, Kim Price‒Glynn takes us behind the scenes at a rundown club where women strip out of economic …
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Humans in Shackles by Ana Lucia Araujo
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During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas …
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The Dutch and English East India Companies by Adam Clulow, Tristan Mostert
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The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to …
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Equal Opportunities and Ethnic Inequality in European Labour Markets by John Wrench, Karen Kraal, Judith Roosblad
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The need to analyse labour market mechanisms in post-industrial Western societies is urgent. Despite laws and policy measures being developed …
