The narcissism of minor differences - Peter Baldwin
how America and Europe are alike
KORTE INHOUD
There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social policy, thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but remarkably informed polemic, he lays out how similar the two continents really are. Drawing on the latest evidence from sources such as the United Nations, the World Bank, IMF, and other international organizations, Baldwin offers a fascinating comparison of the United States and Europe, looking at the latest statistics on the economy, crime, health care, education and culture, religion, the environment, and much more. It is a book filled with surprising revelations. For most categories of crime, for instance, America is safe and peaceful by European standards. But the biggest surprise is that, though there are many differences between America and Europe, in almost all cases, these differences are no greater than the differences among European nations. Europe and ...
Details
2009Uitgever: Oxford University Press336 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0195391209ISBN-13: 9780195391206Koop dit boek tweedehands
bij volgende verkopers
1 foto's
[Auteur: Baldwin, Peter] [Pagina's: 321] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: The Narcissism of Minor Differences. How Europe and America are Alike]
2009, 321pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Baldwin, Peter] [Taal: nl] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: The Narcissism of Minor Differences / How America and Europe Are Alike]
