Never before have our cities been as important as they are now. The drivers of innovation and growth, they are essential to the prosperity of nations. But they are also destructive, plunging us into housing crises and deepening inequality.

How can we keep the good and break free of the bad?In this bracingly original work of research and analysis, leading urbanist Richard Florida explores the roots of this new crisis and puts forward a plan to make this the century of the fairer, thriving metr...

We hebben tegenwoordig zo’n grote invloed op de natuur dat we vernietigen wat we niet actief beschermen. En de natuur is zo complex dat we haar nooit helemaal zullen doorgronden. Kunnen we wel beschermen wat we niet kennen?

In De ontsnapping van de natuur komen Thomas Oudman en Theunis Piersma met voorbeelden van problemen die juist verergeren door te denken dat we alles kunnen weten. Bloemrijke weilanden vol mysteries worden vervangen door synthetisch groen, trekvogels leggen het af tegen ...

This clear and engaging book offers readers an introduction to European Literary History from antiquity through to the present day. Each chapter discusses a short extract from a literary text, whilst including a close reading and a longer essay examining other key texts of the period and their place within European Literature. Offering a view of Europe as an evolving cultural space and examining the mobility and travel of literature both within and out of Europe, this guide offers an introduc...

The gold standard anthology for anyone who wants to understand the development and current state of literary theory. Offering 191 pieces by 157 authors, The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, Third Edition, is more comprehensive and more varied in its selection than any other anthology. Forty-eight NEW selections—concentrated mostly on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries—make the book not only the best overview of the history of theory, but also a remarkably up-to-date portrai...