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  • Clodia of Rome

    Champion of the Republic

    by Douglas Boin ...
    **"A breath of fresh air blowing through the history of the Roman world." —Mike Duncan, New York Times best-selling author of The Storm Before the StormA thrilling new history of the late Roman Republic, told through one woman’s quest for justice.**One of Rome’s most powerful women, Clodia has been maligned over two thousand years as a promiscuous, husband-murdering harlot—thanks to her starring ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Coming Out Christian in the Roman World

    How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar's Empire

    by Douglas Boin ...
    "Boin offers a highly original approach to the social and religious anxieties that seized Jesus's followers in the years after his death." —Reza Azlan, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorThe supposed collapse of Roman civilization is still lamented more than 1,500 years later—and intertwined with this idea is the notion that a fledgling religion, Christianity, went from a persecuted fringe ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alaric the Goth

    An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome

    by Douglas Boin ...
    Denied citizenship by the Roman Empire, a soldier named Alaric changed history by unleashing a surprise attack on the capital city of an unjust empire.Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who destroyed “civilization,” at least in the conventional story of Rome’s collapse. But a slight shift of perspective brings their history, and ours, ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Politics of Crisis Management

    Public Leadership under Pressure

    by Arjen Boin, Paul ‘t Hart, Eric Stern, Bengt Sundelius ...
    Crisis management has become a defining feature of contemporary governance. In times of crisis, communities and members of organizations expect their leaders to minimize the impact, while critics and bureaucratic competitors make use of social media to blame incumbent rulers and their policies. In this extreme environment, policymakers must somehow establish a sense of normality, and foster ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Disaster and Crisis Management

    Public Management Perspectives

    Edited by Naim Kapucu, Arjen Boin ...
    A wide range of natural hazards pose major risks to the lives and livelihoods of large populations around the world. Man-made disasters caused by technological failures, industrial accidents, spillages, explosions, and fires, compound this threat. Since 9/11, security threats based on violence (terrorism, insurgency, and civil strife) have attracted much governmental attention and a great deal of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Designing Resilience

    Preparing for Extreme Events

    Edited by Louise Comfort, Arjen Boin, Chris Demchak ...
    In the wake of severe climatic events and terrorist acts and the emergence of dangerous technologies, communities, nations, and global organizations have diligently sought to create strategies to prepare for such events. Designing Resilience presents case studies of extreme events and analyzes the ability of affected individuals, institutions, governments, and technological systems to cope with ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Functional Food

    2nd Edition A synopsis of the legal framework in the European Union and selected other countries

    Edited by G. Boin, Nicola Conte-Salinas, Markus Grube, Giorgio Rusconi ...
    Consumer demand for foods with specific health benefits has increased the economic importance of developing, producing and marketing functional food. However, within in the European Union, this area of food law is harmonized to a minor extent only. Therefore, the economic operators face the difficulty of having to comply with national laws that might differ substantially from one Member State to ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Guardians of Public Value

    How Public Organisations Become and Remain Institutions

    Edited by Arjen Boin, Lauren A. Fahy, Paul 't Hart ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book presents case studies of twelve organisations which the public have come to view as institutions. From the BBC to Doctors Without Borders, from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra to CERN, this volume examines how some organisations rise to prominence and remain in high public esteem through changing and challenging times. It builds upon the scholarly tradition of ... Read more

    Free

  • The Politics of Policymaking

    An Introduction

    by Arjen Boin, Martin Lodge ...
    Never has good policy been so important. From unemployment and a lack of affordable housing to regulating cryptocurrencies and protecting against cybersecurity threats, the challenges we face are complex and global. The text explains how policymaking works: from the emergence of policy ideas to deciding between cutting-edge solutions, from evaluating policies to improving policymaking practices, ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

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    Clodia of Rome

    Champion of the Republic

    by Douglas Boin ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 49 min

    One of Rome's most powerful women, Clodia has been maligned over two thousand years as a promiscuous, husband-murdering harlot―thanks to her starring role in one of Cicero's most famous speeches in the Forum. But Cicero was lying, in defense of his own interests. Like so many women libeled or erased from history, Clodia had a life that was much more interesting, complex, and nuanced than the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Understanding the Creeping Crisis

    Edited by Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren, Mark Rhinard ...
    This open access book explores a special species of trouble afflicting modern societies: creeping crises. These crises evolve over time, reveal themselves in different ways, and resist comprehensive responses despite periodic public attention. As a result, these crises continue to creep in front of our eyes. This book begins by defining the concept of a creeping crisis, showing how existing ... Read more

    Free

  • Audiobook

    Alaric the Goth

    An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome

    by Douglas Boin ...
    Narrated by Chris MacDonnell ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 13 min

    Denied citizenship by the Roman Empire, a soldier named Alaric changed history by unleashing a surprise attack on the capital city of an unjust empire.Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent "barbarians" who destroyed "civilization," at least in the conventional story of Rome's collapse. But a slight shift of perspective brings their history, and ours, ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook