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We are excited to bring you an early look at the new books from Anne Case and Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton, Jim Al-Khalili, and Eric Cline from our forthcoming Spring 2020 REBECCA BENGOECHEA list, while this season Walter Scheidel brings us his new take on ancient economics in International Rights Manager Escape from Rome. In the fields of science and mathematics, we have a fantastic set rebecca_bengoechea@ of offerings exploring everything from the revolutionary new frontiers of science and press.princeton.edu medicine in Sonia Contera’s Nano Comes to Life, to the fun and beautiful art of linear optimization in Opt Art. Highlights from our Humanities list include the philosophy of AI in Artificial You by Susan Schneider, the first comprehensive look at the menopause from prehistory to today in Susan Mattern’s The Slow Moon Climbs and Michelangelo, God’s EMMA MORGAN Architect, the untold story of the artist’s final decades from the world’s foremost expert, International Rights Associate William E. Wallace. emma_morgan@ press.princeton.edu Please do take a look through this curated selection, and of course our complete seasonal catalogue available on our website, and we hope you enjoy!

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Contents

1 SCIENCE

11 HUMANITIES

21 SOCIAL SCIENCE

27 ALSO AVAILABLE

2 The World According to Physics Jim Al-Khalili 3 Why Trust Science? Naomi Oreskes 4 Nano Comes to Life Sonia Contera Science 5 At the Edge of Time Dan Hooper 6 Fungipedia Lawrence Millman 7 Elephant Errol Fuller 8 Tales of Impossibility David S. Richeson 9 Opt Art Robert Bosch Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating Nevols Sebastian © look at what physics reveals JIM AL-KHALILI is professor of physics at the University of about the world Surrey. He is one of Britain’s best-known science communi- Shining a light on the most profound cators and has written numer- insights revealed by modern physics, Jim ous books. He is a fellow of the Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what Royal Society. this crucially important science tells us about the universe and the nature of reality Why It Will Sell itself. Gentle introduction to some of “This book presents a comprehensive most profound and fundamental ideas in modern physics, from account of modern physics, weaving to- world-renowned science com- gether a tapestry of new and familiar topics. municator. Al-Khalili has a distinctively light voice An inviting, approachable and that comes across throughout and works compelling book, aiming to draw incredibly well.” more people to science. —Pedro G. Ferreira, author of The Perfect Al-Khalili’s popular science Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the books have been translated into Battle over General Relativity over 20 languages.

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Physics

2 Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy

Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts NAOMI ORESKES is professor at their word when they warn us about the of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and perils of global warming? Why should we planetary sciences at Harvard trust science when our own politicians University. Her books include don’t? In this landmark book, Naomi The Collapse of Western Civili- Oreskes offers a bold and compelling zation and Merchants of Doubt. defense of science, revealing why the social Twitter @NaomiOreskes character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength—and the greatest reason Why It Will Sell we can trust it. Lively and timely new argument for trust in science’s conclusions “How do we get to the truth? How do at a time of increasing disdain for we safeguard scientific knowledge (and academia, experts, and evidence. ourselves) from those whose interests are Persuasive and accessible defense threatened by it? With her trailblazing work of science from one of the world’s on climate denial and much else, Naomi leading historians of science. Oreskes offers essential perspective on Uses relevant historical and these questions. She tackles them head-on everyday examples, from conti- in this clear, utterly compelling book.” nental drift to birth control. —Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough and This Changes Everything Final PDF: Available Editor: Alison Kalett 376 pages. 2 b/w illus. 1 table.

History of Science | Politics

3 The nanotechnology revolution that will transform human health and longevity

Nano Comes to Life opens a window onto SONIA CONTERA is professor the nanoscale—the infinitesimal realm of biological physics in the of proteins and DNA where physics and Department of Physics at the cellular and molecular biology meet—and University of Oxford. introduces readers to the rapidly evolving Twitter @SONIACONTERA nanotechnologies that are allowing us to manipulate the very building blocks Why It Will Sell of life. Sonia Contera gives an insider’s perspective on this new frontier, revealing Explores revolutionary new fron- tiers of science and medicine. how nanotechnology enables a new kind of Introduces readers to the rapidly multidisciplinary science that is poised to evolving science that is giving hu- give us control over our own biology, our mans access to, and potentially health, and our lives. control of, their own biology. Global perspective from an au- “Your body is built and maintained by thor with connections to Spain, molecular nanomachines, and the future of Japan, the UK, Korea, Russia, medicine will depend on our ability to work Brazil among others. in the nanoscale realm. Nano Comes to Author a dynamic leading Life tells the story of progress and the path researcher in this interdisciplin- forward. The prospects are amazing.” ary field. —K. Eric Drexler, author of Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Final PDF: Available Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization Editor: Ingrid Gnerlich 240 pages. 12 color + 11 b/w illus. Chinese Simplified rights sold

4 Physics | Biology A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang—and how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our DAN HOOPER is a senior scientist and the head of the universe Theoretical Astrophysics Group at the Fermi National Accelera- Scientists in the past few decades have tor Laboratory and a professor made crucial discoveries about how our of astronomy and astrophysics cosmos evolved over the past 13.8 billion at the University of Chicago. years. But there remains a critical gap in Twitter @DanHooperAstro our knowledge: we still know very little about what happened in the first seconds Why It Will Sell after the Big Bang. At the Edge of Time Elegantly written, accessible focuses on what we have recently learned book. and are still striving to understand about Author appeared in high profile this most essential and mysterious period media and publications such as of time at the beginning of cosmic history. BBC and New Scientist. First book on the topic in many “What a journey, from the very birth of the years since since Weinberg’s The universe to its ultimate future. In accessible First Three Minutes. fashion, Hooper’s book does a great job Broadly addresses central mys- explaining the fundamental laws of physics teries in cosmology. and showing how they play out in cosmic evolution.” Final PDF: Available —Sean Carroll, author of Something Editor: Jessica Yao Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the 248 pages. 11 b/w illus. Emergence of Spacetime Chinese Simplified rights sold

Popular Science | Astronomy 5 An illustrated mini- encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terrence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy LAWRENCE MILLMAN is rings a mycologist and author of numerous books. Fungipedia presents a delightful A–Z trea- is an art- sury of mushroom lore. With more than AMY JEAN PORTER ist, illustrator, and naturalist. 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and Why It Will Sell waxy caps—this collection will transport Brightly written with an anecdot- both general readers and specialists into al humorous style, and present- the remarkable universe of fungi. With ed in a beautiful small-format charming drawings by artist and illustra- package. tor Amy Jean Porter, Fungipedia offers a Meant to captivate and inspire, treasure trove of scientific and cultural through a marvelous mix of sci- entific information and cultural information. lore. “With whimsy, wisdom, and deep knowl- Author’s decades of experience and research underpin the edge, abetted by Amy Porter’s thoroughly whimsical, brief entries with charming drawings, Lawrence Millman has useful and insightful information conjured the most interesting, readable, on various species. and useful fungus book ever. His introduc- tion, full of art and mirth, is the best essay I have read on this mysterious kingdom.” Final PDF: Available Editor: Robert Kirk —Robert Michael Pyle, author of Mariposa 200 pages. 51 b/w illus.

Road and Magdalena Mountain Nature

6 A lavishly illustrated celebration of these glorious animals—and a poignant lament for their future ERROL FULLER is an ac- Elephants are among the most beloved claimed writer and painter and of all creatures. Their behavior can seem a world authority on animal almost human, from their complex social extinction and the curiosities of interactions to their need to mourn their natural history. His many books dead. They are also among the most include the award-winning Extinct Birds. persecuted of animals, subjected to untold cruelty at the hands of humans through the ages. In this stunningly illustrated book, Why It Will Sell Errol Fuller provides a rich and moving Brilliant, comprehensive, and portrait of elephants, exploring their natural sweeping look at the elephant, history, the legends that have grown up it’s natural history and evolution, around them, their unique place in art and from prehistory to the present, as well as their cultural impact literature, and their urgent need for protec- and significance. tion today. Timely ode highlighting the “In this fascinating, informative, and beau- importance of elephants as they face competition for resources, tifully illustrated book, Errol Fuller traces and threats from poachers and the cultural and historic significance of to their habitats. elephants while also presenting them in their evolutionary context. A thoroughly enjoyable read.” Final PDF: Available Editor: Robert Kirk —Lucy Bates, University of Sussex 288 pages. 202 color illus. Thai rights retained by author

Nature 7 A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics

Tales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied ques- DAVID S. RICHESON is tions in the history of mathematics. First professor of mathematics at Dickinson College and editor of posed by the ancient Greeks, these com- Math Horizons. pass and straightedge problems—squaring Twitter @divbyzero the circle, trisecting an angle, doubling the cube, and inscribing regular polygons in a circle—have served as ever-present muses Why It Will Sell for mathematicians for more than two Readers will learn more about millennia. David Richeson follows the trail the mathematicians behind these four problems, discovering of these problems to show that ultimately that scholars sometimes even their proofs—demonstrating the impossi- work on problems with the goal bility of solving them using only a compass of proving them unsolvable. and straightedge—depended on and result- Author has a committed follow- ed in the growth of mathematics. ing through his books and his blog; Division by Zero. “This engaging and well-written book covers Author’s previous book has more ground than previous books on the been translated into Japanese, classical improbability problems. Numer- Chinese Simplified, Portuguese, ous historical asides add to the enjoyment and Korean. of this work. Highly recommended!”

—Eli Maor, author of Music by the Numbers Final PDF: Available Editor: Susannah Shoemaker 456 pages. 163 b/w illus. 5 tables. Chinese Simplified rights sold

Mathematics 8 A fun and stunningly illustrated introduction to the art of linear optimization

Linear optimization is a powerful modeling ROBERT BOSCH is professor method for discovering the best solution of mathematics at Oberlin to a problem among a set of available alter- College and an award-winning natives. It is one of today’s most important writer and artist. Visit branches of mathematics and computer dominoartwork.com for more science—and also a surprisingly rich me- of Bosch’s mathematical art. dium for creating breathtaking works of art. Twitter @baabbaash Opt Art takes readers on an entertaining tour of linear optimization and its applica- Why It Will Sell tions, showing along the way how it can be Uses art to generate deeper used to design visual art. interest in mathematics. Each chapter begins with a “Opt Art is a book of Bosch’s personal problem or puzzle, and shows explorations of optimization techniques to how solution can be derived develop geometric art patterns. Reading it, using various art methods and I felt like he was sharing his secrets of how mediums, including 3D printing to use the power of computing to discover and carving. new ideas and create new art.” Style of writing and mathematics incorporated in the book are —Erik D. Demaine, coauthor of Games, accessible to the general reader. Puzzles, and Computation

Final PDF: Available Editor: Susannah Shoemaker 200 pages. 22 color + 143 b/w illus. 4 tables.

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Humanities

12 Digging Up Armageddon Eric H. Cline 13 Artificial You Susan Schneider 14 The Slow Moon Climbs Susan P. Mattern 15 From Peoples into Nations John Connelly 16 Michelangelo, God’s Architect William E. Wallace 17 Our Great Purpose Ryan Patrick Hanley 18 The World Philosophy Made Scott Soames 19 How to Think about God Cicero 19 How to Be a Leader Plutarch A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed ERIC H. CLINE is professor In 1925, James Henry Breasted, famed Egyp- of classics and anthropology tologist and director of the Oriental Institute and director of the Capitol at the University of Chicago, sent a team of Archaeological Institute at archaeologists to the Holy Land to excavate George Washington University. Three the ancient site of Megiddo. Their exca- His many books include Stones Make a Wall and 1177 vations made headlines around the world. B.C. (both Princeton). Digging Up Armageddon brings to life one of the most important archaeological expedi- tions ever undertaken, describing the site Why It Will Sell and what was found there, and providing an First full-length history of search up-close look at the internal workings of a for the site of biblical Armageddon. dig in the early years of biblical archaeology. Draws on the author’s own experience digging at the site “I enjoyed reading Digging Up Armageddon. for almost 20 years, as well as a Cline’s successful detective work in figuring treasure-trove of letters & diaries out the interpersonal relationships among bringing the stories to life. these archaeologists, including the scan- Author’s previous books translat- dals and gossip that severely impacted their ed into 19 languages. fieldwork, is extremely important.” —Rachel S. Hallote, author of Death, Burial, Final PDF: December and Afterlife in the Biblical World: How the Editor: Rob Tempio Israelites and Their Neighbors Treated the 496 pages. 51 b/w illus. 3 tables. Dead 2 maps. Archaeology | Religion 12 A sober-minded philosophical exploration of what AI can and cannot achieve

Humans may not be Earth’s most intelli- SUSAN SCHNEIDER is the gent species for much longer: the world NASA/Baruch Blumberg Chair champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! at the Library of Congress and are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of the director of the AI, Mind and progress in AI, many predict that it could Society Group at the University advance to human-level intelligence within of Connecticut. the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. Why It Will Sell What do these developments mean for the Original and important in-depth future of the mind? exploration into the philosophi- cal questions surrounding AI, ro- “This riveting book is both entertaining and bot consciousness, biotechnolo- profound: it presents a humane perspective gy and the future of humanity. on AI, a topic that has attracted too much Clear, engaging, imaginative and naive hype and scaremongering. Classic cutting edge writing on a very philosophical problems of the self, the mind, timely subject. and consciousness will soon—through Author has a fantastic profile, transformative advances in AI—become both scholarly and for the popu- crucial to practical ethics and individual lar media including a TEDx talk. choices. Schneider offers sophisticated insights on what is perhaps the number one Final PDF: Available long-term challenge confronting humanity.” Editor: Matt Rohal —Martin Rees, author of On the Future: 192 pages. 9 b/w illus. Prospects for Humanity Chinese Simplified rights sold Philosophy | Cognitive Science | Computer Science 13 The first comprehensive look at menopause from prehistory to today

Are the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Historian Susan Mattern says yes, and The Slow Moon Climbs reveals just how SUSAN P. MATTERN is Dis- wrong we have been. Taking readers from tinguished Research Professor of History at the University of the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Georgia. Tokyo, Mattern draws on historical, scientif- ic, and cultural research to reveal how our perceptions of menopause developed from Why It Will Sell prehistory to today. For most of human Truly comprehensive history of history, people had no word for menopause essential and unique role meno- and did not view it as a medical condition. pause has played in human histo- ry; its evolution, its positive part Rather, in traditional foraging and agrarian in development of civilization, societies, it was a transition to another and different meanings it has had important life stage. This book, then, in different cultures and times. introduces new ways of understanding life Puts menopause in context; beyond fertility. includes pop science, anthropolo- gy, evolutionary, as well as cultural “In The Slow Moon Climbs, Mattern dispels and women’s history angles. old myths about menopause and illumi- Says it is an essential stage in nates the evolutionary, social, and personal life, and not a problem. advantages of a long-misunderstood natural phase of life: freedom from fertility. This is an important book, filled with vivid Final PDF: Available Editor: Rob Tempio examples, scientific realities, and new 480 pages. 5 b/w illus. insights.” Korean rights sold

—Adrienne Mayor, author of The Amazons History | Women’s Studies

14 A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today

In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph JOHN CONNELLY is professor II decreed that henceforth German would of history and director of the be the language of his realm. His intention Institute for East European, was to forge a unified state from his vast Eurasian, and Slavic Studies and disparate possessions, but his action at the University of California, had the opposite effect, catalyzing the emer- Berkeley. gence of competing nationalisms among his Hungarian, Czech, and other subjects, Why It Will Sell who feared that their languages and cul- The first authoritative history of tures would be lost. In this sweeping narra- central and eastern Europe from tive history of Eastern Europe since the late mid 19th century to the present; eighteenth century, John Connelly connects how nationhood has shaped this the stories of the region’s diverse peoples, history and shared experience. telling how, at a profound level, they have a Lively, accessible writing and shared understanding of the past. filled with fantastic stories. A new history of the rise of “John Connelly has written a history of East- nationalism and national self- ern Europe that is vast in scope, yet rich in assertion in the region during detail. The work of a skilled historian at the late 19th and 20th centuries. peak of his scholarly powers, From Peoples into Nations will no doubt be discussed and Final PDF: October debated within the field—and beyond—for Editor: Eric Crahan years to come.” 824 pages. 88 b/w illus. 6 tables. —Holly Case, author of The Age of Questions 24 maps. History

15 The untold story of Michelangelo’s final decades—and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian Renaissance WILLIAM E. WALLACE is the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distin- Michelangelo, God’s Architect is the first guished Professor of Art History book to tell the full story of Michelange- at Washington University in St. Louis. lo’s final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other Why It Will Sell major buildings. Leading Michelangelo Offers a new and vibrant story expert William Wallace sheds new light on of the renowned artist with cap- this least familiar part of Michelangelo’s tivating prose that combines art biography, revealing a creative genius who history, history, and biography. was also a skilled engineer and enterprising Author is the world’s foremost businessman. scholar on Michelangelo with 8 previous books on the artist; he “William Wallace has produced a book that is advised the Vatican on the resto- ration of the Sistine Chapel, and poignant and enlightening. By looking at Mi- is currently consulting on upcom- chelangelo’s life from the perspective of his ing Michelangelo TV series. later years, Wallace offers a reflection on the Much to learn here about sec- artist’s sense of his legacy, mission, and the ond careers, the life-sustaining God’s work he was meant to do. This book value of work, and reinvention. not only helps us understand Michelangelo and his work on St. Peter’s Basilica, it allows us all to reflect on how we hope to fathom Final PDF: Available Editor: Michelle Komie the meaning of our own lives.” 328 pages. 62 color + 33 b/w illus.

—Walter Isaacson, author of Leonardo da Vinci Art | Biography 16 Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics

Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher RYAN PATRICK HANLEY is who was especially interested in the peren- professor of political science at Boston College. He is the author nial question of how to live a good life. Our of Adam Smith and the Char- Great Purpose is a short and illuminating acter of Virtue and the editor of guide to Smith’s incomparable wisdom on Adam Smith: His Life, Thought, how to live well, written by one of today’s and Legacy (Princeton). leading Smith scholars.

“A brilliant and original way to encounter Why It Will Sell Adam Smith—a book that will still be read A wonderfully acessible and in fifty years.” thematically organized intro- duction to Adam Smith’s moral —David Warsh, author of Economic Principals: philosophy. Masters and Mavericks of Modern Economics Provides guidance on how to live by drawing on 28 quotations “Smith, as Ryan Patrick Hanley understands from Smith’s writings. well, was a modern heir to the great clas- Shines light on Adam Smith’s sical search for the good life, as much a moral thinking as well as better student of the soul as of modern commer- known economic thinking. cial society. In translating him for our times, Hanley offers a gem of a book, a guide to Final PDF: Available a great thinker that is full of insights about Editor: Rob Tempio the practical pursuit of living well.” 176 pages.

—Darrin M. McMahon, author of Happiness: Philosophy | Economics A History

17 How philosophy transformed human knowledge and the world we live in

Philosophical investigation is the root of all human knowledge. Developing new concepts, reinterpreting old truths, and reconceptualiz- SCOTT SOAMES is Distin- ing fundamental questions, philosophy has guished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern progressed—and driven human progress— California and a member of the for more than two millennia. In short, we live American Academy of Arts and in a world philosophy made. In this concise Sciences. history of philosophy’s world-shaping impact, Scott Soames demonstrates that the modern world—including its science, technology, and Why It Will Sell politics—simply would not be possible with- Sweeping history of Western philosophy, highlighting major out the accomplishments of philosophy. figures and movements in sci- ence, from Plato to Turing. “Philosophy is everywhere, so much so that we don’t always notice it, or how it affects Shows how philosophical ideas have underpinned scientific us. Scott Soames makes a powerful case advances, as well as contribut- that philosophy has not devolved into ing to many other subjects from abstractions suited only for the ivory tower. physics to political philosophy, Rather, it continues to vibrantly and crucially computer science to economics. interact with our intellectual concerns and Answer to criticism of philoso- our everyday lives. This is the story of philos- phy as circular or never answer- ophy that needed to be told.” ing questions. —Sean Carroll, author of The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Final PDF: Available Universe Itself Editor: Rob Tempio 464 pages. 13 b/w illus. 1 table. Chinese Simplified rights sold

18 Philosophy A vivid and accessible Timeless advice on how new translation of to be a successful leader Cicero’s influential in any field Stoic writings on the divine The ancient biographer and essay- ist Plutarch thought deeply about In How to Think about God, the leadership qualities of the Philip Freeman presents vivid eminent Greeks and Romans he new translations of Cicero’s On profiled in his famous—and mas- the Nature of the Gods and The sive—Lives, including politicians Dream of Scipio. In these brief and generals such as Pericles, works, Cicero offers a Stoic view Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, of belief, divinity, and human and Mark Antony. Luckily for us, immortality, giving eloquent ex- Plutarch distilled what he learned pression to the religious ideas of about wise leadership in a hand- one of the most popular schools ful of essays, which are filled with of Roman and Greek philosophy. essential lessons for experienced Final PDF: Available Final PDF: Available and aspiring leaders in any field 168 pages. “How to Think about God should 416 pages. today. In How to Be a Leader, Jef- Philosophy | Religion be essential reading for anyone Chinese Simplified rights sold ferey Beneker presents the most interested in ancient belief. . . . Philosophy important of these essays. Freeman’s translations allow Why It Will Sell modern readers to experience “These writings of Plutarch are Presents notions of religion which Why It Will Sell the grandeur of this vision, which surprisingly relevant to polit- seek to work alongside science/logic Part of our successful Ancient ical life in twenty-first-century of modern age, tapping into Stoicism still inspires awe.” Wisdom for Modern Readers series, democracies and deserve to be as a growing worldview and popular —Donald Robertson, author of along with How to Think About God. better known. How to Be a Leader philosophy. How to Think Like a Roman Incredibly timely essays which distill brings these works to modern Can answer questions of how to fit Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of the essence of wise leadership, pro- readers in an accessible way.” religion into one’s life and how to Marcus Aurelius viding principles not only for those approach and conceive of it. new to or engaged in politics, but for —Timothy Duff, University of all leaders more broadly. Reading 19

Social Science

22 Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Anne Case & Angus Deaton 23 Escape from Rome Walter Scheidel 24 A Republic of Equals Jonathan Rothwell 25 Meeting Globalization’s Challenges Edited by Luís A. V. Catão & Maurice Obstfeld 26 Markets, State, and People Diane Coyle The flaws in capitalism that are fatal for America’s working class

In America today, deaths of despair—from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism— are on the rise among working-class whites. ANNE CASE is the Alexander Life expectancy in the United States as a Stewart 1886 Professor of Eco- nomics and Public Affairs Emer- whole has now fallen for three years in a itus at Princeton University. row, a drastic trend unique among wealthy ANGUS DEATON is the Dwight nations and not seen since the great flu D. Eisenhower Professor of Eco- pandemic of 1918. Anne Case and Angus nomics and International Affairs Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm Emeritus at Princeton University about deaths of despair, shed light on the and Presidential Professor of social and economic forces that make life Economics at the University of harder for those without a college de- Southern California. gree. They explain why, for those with less education, who used to prosper in America, Why It Will Sell capitalism is no longer delivering. Eye-opening, interdisciplinary exploration from two highly “From the authors who uncovered the respected experts; Deaton is epidemic of ‘deaths of despair,’ comes the the 2015 Nobel Laureate for definitive and eminently readable account Economics. of why it happened, and more optimistically, Deaton’s previous book translat- its potential cures.” ed into 20 languages. —Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College First Proof: October Editor: Joe Jackson 288 pages. 22 b/w illus. 3 maps. Chinese Simplified rights sold

Economics | Sociology 22 The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world

The fall of the Roman Empire has long been WALTER SCHEIDEL is the considered one of the greatest disasters Dickason Professor in the Hu- in history. But in this groundbreaking manities, Professor of Classics book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome’s and History, and a Kenne- dramatic collapse was actually the best dy-Grossman Fellow in Human thing that ever happened, clearing the path Biology at Stanford University. for Europe’s economic rise and the creation Twitter @WalterScheidel of the modern age. Ranging across the entire premodern world, Escape from Rome Why It Will Sell offers new answers to some of the biggest Major new history of the rise of questions in history: Why did the Roman the West and how, counterintu- Empire appear? Why did nothing like it ever itively, it can be traced back to return to Europe? And, above all, why did the Fall of the Roman Empire. Europeans come to dominate the world? Author’s previous book sold into 12 languages. “Escape from Rome presents a fascinating Widely applicable and includes account of why modernity appeared first cross-comparisons with other in western Europe—it was precisely the empires. failure of the Roman project and not its legacy that allowed the emergence of a decentralized and competitive system that Final PDF: Available Editor: Rob Tempio became the ultimate platform for modern 696 pages. 29 b/w illus. economic growth.” 5 tables. 36 maps. —Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of Chinese Simplified rights sold History and the Last Man History | Classics 23 Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice

Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other dem- ocratic nations, those with political power JONATHAN ROTHWELL have special access to markets and public is the Principal Economist at Gallup and a visiting scholar at services. A Republic of Equals traces the George Washington University’s massive income inequality observed in the Institute of Public Policy. United States and other rich democracies Twitter @jtrothwell to politicized markets and avoidable gaps in opportunity—and explains why they are the root cause of what ails democracy today. Why It Will Sell Ambitious, original and “Jonathan Rothwell’s book debunks much provocative, argues that political of the conventional wisdom and sheds new inequality is the cause of eco- nomic and social inequality. light on the real sources of inequality—in the twin realities of racism and unequal Author draws on range of cross-disciplinary sources and political and institutional power. The genius uses latest research on genetics of the book is in charting a path to how to combined with history to under- build a far more just and prosperous soci- stand prevalence of inequality. ety. A must-read for all those who wish for a Directly relates to key topical better future for America and the world.” issues in world at the moment. —Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class Final PDF: Available Editor: Sarah Caro 392 pages. 72 b/w illus.

Politics

24 Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalization

Globalization has expanded economic op- portunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed, LUÍS A. V. CATÃO is associate disenfranchised, and angry. Luís Catão and professor in the Lisbon School of Economics and Management Maurice Obstfeld bring together some of at the University of Lisbon. today’s top economists to assess the ben- MAURICE OBSTFELD is the efits, costs, and daunting policy challenges Class of 1958 Professor of of globalization. This timely and accessible Economics at the University of book combines incisive analyses of the California, Berkeley. anatomy of globalization with innovative and practical policy ideas that can help to Why It Will Sell make it work better for everyone. Featuring essays from Daron “Catão and Obstfeld’s book offers valuable Acemoglu, Anne Krueger, Jeffrey insights into what globalization can and Frieden, François Bourguignon, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, cannot deliver. The rich diversity of perspec- Angus Deaton, Martin Wolf, and tives among a distinguished cast of con- Larry Summers, as well as a fore- tributors makes these collective readings word from Christine Lagarde. unique, stimulating, and informative to Seeks to provide reasoned and policymakers, academics, and the general measured arguments in a frank, public at large.” honest and ambitious debate. —Carmen M. Reinhart, coauthor of This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly Final PDF: Available Editor: Joe Jackson 280 pages. 45 b/w illus.

Economics | Politics

25 A textbook that examines how societies reach decisions about the use and allocation of economic resources

While economic research emphasizes the DIANE COYLE is the inaugural importance of governmental institutions Bennett Professor of Public Policy for growth and progress, conventional at the University of Cambridge. public policy textbooks tend to focus on She is a member of the UK Coun- macroeconomic policies and on tax-and- cil of Economic Advisers and spend decisions. Markets, State, and People the Natural Capital Committee. stresses the basics of welfare economics Twitter @DianeCoyle1859 and the interplay between individual and collective choices. It fills a gap by showing Why It Will Sell how economic theory relates to current New and fresh approach to the policy questions, with a look at incentives, field of public economics. institutions, and efficiency. How should Combines classical theory with resources in society be allocated for the fresh insights from field of polit- most economically efficient outcomes, and ical economics, and aims to give how does this sit with society’s sense of the field a real-world relevance. fairness? High profile author, whose previ- ous books have been translated “Integrating economic theory into social and into over 10 languages. political contexts, this is the textbook on public policy that students need. A pleasure Final PDF: October to use.” Editor: Sarah Caro —Paul Collier, University of Oxford 368 pages. 66 b/w illus. 19 tables. Japanese & Chinese Simplified rights sold

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28 Narrative Economics 29 The Technology Trap Robert J. Shiller Carl Benedikt Frey 28 A World Divided 30 Why Nationalism Eric D. Weitz Yael Tamir 29 Not Working 30 Irrationality David G. Blanchflower Justin E. H. Smith From Nobel Prize– A global history of winning economist human rights in a world and New York Times of nation-states that bestselling author grant rights to some Robert Shiller, a new while denying them to way to think about how others popular stories help drive economic events Once dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into The stories people tell—about close to 200 independent coun- economic confidence or panic, tries with laws and constitutions housing booms, the Ameri- proclaiming human rights—a can dream, or Bitcoin—affect transformation that suggests economic outcomes. Narrative that nations and human rights Economics explains how we can inevitably developed togeth- begin to take these stories seri- er. But the reality is far more problematic, as Eric Weitz shows Published: October 2019 ously. It may be Robert Shiller’s Published: September 2019 400 pages. 18 b/w illus. most important book to date. 576 pages. 12 color + 34 b/w illus. in this compelling global history of the fate of human rights in a Economics | Finance 2 tables. 22 maps. “This is a fascinating and import- world of nation-states. History | Politics ant book, written in an engaging Explains how popular stories go viral style and packed with intriguing “In this magisterial and riveting and contribute to major economic examples.” Offers a global history of the work of global history, Weitz events such as booms and crashes. nation-state and its relationship to chronicles the gradual, uneven, —Diane Coyle, University of Introduces a new way of thinking human rights. and disputed emergence of con- Cambridge about, and guiding, economic Helps explain current crisis situations temporary norms of international change to the field. around the globe, for example the human rights from the struggles Author’s previous work has been volume of refugees and rise of right- between and within nation-states translated into 30 languages. wing nationalism, and argues for the over the past two centuries.” continual advance of human rights Chinese Simplified, Chinese Complex, protections at the international level. —Aryeh Neier, cofounder of Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, German, Korean, Italian & Japanese rights sold Spanish rights sold Human Rights Watch 28 A candid assessment How the history of why the job market of technological is not as healthy as we revolutions can help think us better understand economic and political Don’t trust low unemployment polarization in the age numbers as proof that the labor of automation market is doing fine—it isn’t. Not Working is about those who can’t From the Industrial Revolution find full-time work at a decent to the age of artificial intelli- wage—the underemployed—and gence, The Technology Trap takes how their plight is contribut- a sweeping look at the history of ing to widespread despair, a technological progress and how worsening drug epidemic, and it has radically shifted the distri- the unchecked rise of right-wing bution of economic and political populism. power among society’s members.

Published: June 2019 “In this thought-provoking study Published: June 2019 “The Technology Trap draws on the 456 pages. 32 b/w illus. 21 tables. 480 pages. 22 b/w illus. 2 tables. of the functioning—and mal- experiences of the first and sec- Economics | Politics functioning—of the labor market, Economics ond Industrial Revolutions, and David Blanchflower presents a the first Computer Revolution, powerful analysis of one of the Colourful and passionate look at Highly original take on an issue to answer some of the burning the hidden problems in the labour most important issues facing our central to all our lives, and those of questions of our time. Frey’s key market and the ties between unhap- society today: the quest for good generations to come; AI, automation, point—that technological disrup- piness and unemployment. jobs. This is a book that will be and the future of work. tion of the labor market is usually Explores how economists and of interest to economists and Argues that to thrive in the future, painful in the short run, whatever policymakers can better address the policymakers around the world.” we need to ensure the benefits of innovation’s long-run benefits— problem. automation are shared equeally —Mohamed A. El-Erian, author of is of vital importance to voters throughout society. Global in scope with analysis and The Only Game in Town: Central and policymakers alike.” examples from around the world. Chinese Simplified, Chinese Complex, Banks, Instability, and Avoiding Korean, Italian & Japanese rights sold —Niall Ferguson, author of the Next Collapse The Square and the Tower 29 Why nationalism is a A fascinating history permanent political that reveals the ways force—and how it can in which the pursuit be harnessed once again of rationality often for liberal ends leads to an explosion of irrationality Around the world today, national- ism is back—and it’s often deep- Rich and ambitious, Irrational- ly troubling. Populist politicians ity ranges across philosophy, exploit nationalism for authori- politics, and current events. tarian, chauvinistic, racist, and Challenging conventional xenophobic purposes, reinforcing thinking about logic, natural the view that it is fundamentally reason, dreams, art and science, reactionary and antidemocratic. pseudoscience, the Enlighten- But Yael (Yuli) Tamir makes a ment, the internet, jokes and passionate argument for a very lies, and death, the book shows different kind of nationalism— how history reveals that any Published: February 2019 Published: April 2019 one that revives its participatory, triumph of reason is temporary 224 pages. 7 b/w illus. 1 table. 344 pages. 1 b/w illus. creative, and egalitarian virtues, Politics | Philosophy and reversible, and that rational answers many of the problems Philosophy | History scheme often result in their polar caused by neoliberalism and opposite. Illuminating unreason A novel and provocative defense of hyperglobalism, and is essential History of irrationality and the ever at a moment when the world civil and responsible nationalism and to democracy at its best. present role it has played in our lives appears to have gone mad again, how it can be constructive. and the history of the modern world. Irrationality is fascinating, provoc- Provides a compelling historical nar- “A book for our times, Why Na- A timely book which speaks to our ative, and timely. rative of the ways neoliberalism and tionalism is carefully argued and own seemingly unique form of irratio- hyperglobalism allowed the right to fiercely written.” nality; e.g. the anti-vaccination move- “Irrationality is a masterpiece.” co-opt nationalism, with a diagnosis ment and climate change deniers. of one of the major sources of global —Michael Walzer, author of —Yascha Mounk, author of The Historical and philosophical take from political discontent. A Foreign Policy for the Left People vs. Democracy: Why Our a remarkably deep and original thinker. Italian, Japanese & Chinese Complex Freedom Is in Danger and How to Chinese Simplified & Italian rights sold rights sold Save It 30

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Al-Khalili, Jim, 2 How to Be a Leader, 19 Smith, Justin E. H., 30 Artificial You, 13 How to Think about God, 19 Soames, Scott, 18 At the Edge of Time, 5 Irrationality, 30 Tales of Impossibility, 8 Blanchflower, David G., 29 Markets, State, and People, 26 Tamir, Yael, 30 Bosch, Robert, 9 Mattern, Susan P., 14 Technology Trap, 29 Case, Anne & Angus Deaton, 22 Meeting Globalization’s Challenges, 25 Wallace, William E., 16 Catão, Luís A. V. & Maurice Obstfeld, 25 Michelangelo, God’s Architect, 16 Weitz, Eric D., 28 Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 19 Millman, Lawrence, 6 Why Nationalism, 30 Cline, Eric H., 12 Nano Comes to Life, 4 Why Trust Science?, 3 Connelly, John, 15 Narrative Economics, 28 World According to Physics, 2 Contera, Sonia, 4 Not Working, 29 World Divided, 28 Coyle, Diane, 26 Opt Art, 9 World Philosophy Made, 18 Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, 22 Oreskes, Naomi, 3 Digging Up Armageddon, 12 Our Great Purpose, 17 Elephant, 7 Plutarch, 19 Escape from Rome, 23 Republic of Equals, 24 Frey, Carl Benedikt, 29 Richeson, David S., 8 From Peoples into Nations, 15 Rothwell, Jonathan, 24 Fuller, Errol, 7 Scheidel, Walter, 23 Fungipedia, 6 Schneider, Susan, 13 Hanley, Ryan Patrick, 17 Shiller, Robert J., 28 Hooper, Dan, 5 Slow Moon Climbs, 14 @PUP_Rights WeChat @PrincetonUPress @PrincetonUniversityPress @princetonupress PrincetonUP_CHINA