Thursday, October 26, 2017

Reading for Autumn

When I was a student at Strathclyde Business School my professors recommended reading reading and reading. In words of Professor Howard Williams our course director "you read for your degree here". The habit of reading picked up than is vaild till date.

If you are looking to pick a book for reading I would recommend the following ;

The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter


The book is everything you need to know about the root of Donald Trump's rhetoric and "fake news."

'Orfeo,' by Richard Powers

It is a story of music and genetics in our contemporary age of terror and surveillance. Amazing book and you'll learn a hell of a lot about music, science, politics and even about life.

'The Strategy of Conflict,' by Thomas Schelling

The Strategy of Conflict' is probably the best book ever written about conflict and still very useful and important for understanding strategic interaction among states (and individuals).

A Theory of the Drone,' by Gregoire Chamayou

A must read to understand how drones have revolutionized warfare and its implication for just war theory and notions of military valor.

The Soul of Inequality in American Life,' by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields.R

Given the resurgence of questions  around race in American society I think everyone should take a look at this book.

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