Humanities books

We spend our lives seeking improvement, peace, and purpose, operating from the core assumption that we are a separate...  Read More >>

A dazzling new standalone novel set in the Roman world about the daughter of one of Britain’s most powerful heroines,...  Read More >>

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Since the end of World War II, the United States has been the world's pre-eminent military power. Yet it has suffered...  Read More >>

This Element explores Hegel's engagement with Spinoza's metaphysics. It defends Spinoza's monism, critiques his...  Read More >>

As the populist right gains political legitimacy and the backlash against feminist movements grows, pay and health...  Read More >>

The conclusion of the critically acclaimed music writer's Elvis trilogy, focusing on his relationship with the 'Colonel',...  Read More >>

A leading genocide scholar explores the history of Zionism, Israel's lurch towards extreme oppression and violence,...  Read More >>

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Told in her own words, this is the incredible true story of one young woman's survival of Auschwitz and Belsen because...  Read More >>

Two activists: one Palestinian, one Israeli. A unique friendship and a life-changing journey across the holy land....  Read More >>

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This Element examines how archaeology can contribute to the investigation of ancient wealth disparities, using the...  Read More >>

Newly re-issued under the White Rabbit imprint comes the second of three volumes that make up the definitive Elvis...  Read More >>

This Elements talks about archaeoastronomy being an interdisciplinary field that combines scientific principles...  Read More >>

Anne Shakespeare's grave is commemorated with a brass plaque that has an English section of basic biographical information,...  Read More >>

The regular public transmission of news was one of the great inventions of the Renaissance. This Element will convey...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of A Tomb With A View and Steeple Chasing comes a new travel narrative spanning the...  Read More >>

This Element explores Hegel's political thought in relation to republicanism, from its roots in Aristotle to Renaissance...  Read More >>

A comprehensive overview of the work and creative practice of American artist Theaster Gates. A self-designated...  Read More >>

Many people have a relationship with God(s). This Element explores how and why this relationship might influence...  Read More >>

This Element describes the most common educational processes of religious communities in the late antique period....  Read More >>

In 1950, Ian Robertson Hamilton, a law student, took the Stone of Destiny from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster...  Read More >>

This Element is a critical analysis of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments, attributed to the pseudonymous author...  Read More >>