Think in Public: A Public Books Reader

Publisher: Columbia University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 509
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Think in Public presents a selection of inspiring essays that exemplify the distinctive approach of the online magazine Public Books to public scholarship. Today’s leading thinkers offer a guide to the most exciting contemporary ideas about literature, politics, economics, history, race, capitalism, gender, technology, and climate change.

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