Jihad vs. McWorld is a groundbreaking work, an elegant and illuminating analysis of the central conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. These diametrically opposed but strangely...

A provocative and original book which argues that the nation-state has become democratically dysfunctional and obsolete, and it is cities and the mayors that run them that are doing a better job in the face of the challenges of our time:...

A powerful sequel to Benjamin R. Barber's best-selling Jihad vs. McWorld, Consumed offers a vivid portrait of a global economy that overproduces goods and targets children as consumers in a market where there are never enough...

If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

"Cool Cities: Urban Sovereignty and the Fix for Global Warming" von Benjamin R. Barber untersucht die Rolle von Städten im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel. Barber argumentiert, dass Städte aufgrund ihrer Dichte, Innovationskraft und...