In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age—today’s heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today’s policies are unbalanced,...

In today’s modern world, most human societies are rapidly evolving. This evolution goes hand in hand with scientific discoveries being made in the areas of technology, sociology, human behavior, and...medicine. An unfortunate stress has almost become a dirty word nowadays! Hans Selye, who coined the term, used it to describe the psychological reactions of an organism when adapting to all forms of aggression. He hardly imagined the importance of his discovery. Present day societies are both the authors and hostages of their own evolution, which has become an inexhaustible source of mental destabilization.

Артхашастра, или “Наука политики” (“Наука о государственном устройстве”) – замечательный политико-экономический трактат древней Индии. Он содержит ценнейшие сведения по государственному, политическому и хозяйственному устройству давнего индийского о6щества и является настоянной энциклопедией политической и экономической жизни страны своей эпохи.

Kautilya's Arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. it is said to have been written by Kautilya, the prime minister of India's first great emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.