The Architecture of Red Vienna 1919-1934 – Eve Blau
Eve Blau looks at how ideological conflict shaped the buildings of Red Vienna and how political meaning became manifested in architecture.
Making Money – Gary Hamilton and Cheng-Shu Kao
Western retailers and merchandisers ship their production overseas, primarily to Asia. Hamilton and Kao trace the rise and fall of Taiwan as the main OEM destination for these retailers. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Taiwanese businesspeople, they show how intermediate-demand driven supply chains structure production according to the logic
China’s New Red Guards – Jude D. Blanchette
Blanchette sheds light on ideological battles waged within China since the death of Mao Zedong. He claims that China is undergoing a Maoist revival and analyzes individuals and groups that are behind it.
Superpower Showdown – Bob Davis and Lingling Wei
Davis and Wei chronicle the Trump administration's trade war with China, documenting successive rounds of failed negotiations and frustrated plans.
The Case for a Job Guarantee – Pavlina R. Tcherneva
Tcherneva presents the case for a universal, permanent, federally funded and decentralized program that offers voluntary employment opportunities to those willing and ready to work.
Schism – Paul Blustein
In his book, Blustein chronicles the contentious diplomatic history that led to China's WTO membership and the subsequent trade woes that resulted from the China Shock.
Afropean – Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts travels the Continent to uncover its African communities carving spaces for their identities within broader national European ones. It is a documentary, bottom-up, look at spaces Afropeans inhabit with a blend of observation and history that produces a revealing narrative.
Capitalism, Alone – Branko Milanovic
Milanovic divides capitalism into two administrative regimes - the liberal meritocratic and the political, one represented by the US, the other by China. He analyzes features and forces that generate inequalities within them and tries to address the question of where capitalism itself is headed.
Makers and Takers – Rana Foroohar
Foroohar shows how financialization perpetuates Wall Street's reign over Main Street, widens the gap between the rich and the poor and imperils our future.