Humanities books

What was 'race' in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds? How did Classics become the province of dead 'White' men?...  Read More >>

For K-12 and higher ed leaders and educators, civil society leaders, other citizens concerned about America's fracturing...  Read More >>

Why do governments get overthrown? Why are many political systems chronically unstable? This book answers these...  Read More >>

Examines the challenges of living with social and religious difference, the politics of recognition, violence and...  Read More >>

In the nineteenth century, France embarked on the colonization of whole swathes of Africa and Asia. What drove this...  Read More >>

An evocative celebration of the seventh day in all its rich variety  Read More >>

From the author of A Ghost in the Throat, an unforgettable book - both history and ghost story - that will leave...  Read More >>

Sincerity is essential to communication: without a norm of sincerity, we could hardly trust what other people tell...  Read More >>

The modern phenomenon of fan fiction involves readers writing creative pieces that answer questions left open in...  Read More >>

Past climate fluctuations significantly shaped human ways of life. This Element reconstructs Southern Levant climate...  Read More >>

This Element investigates the 2016 installation of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) toponym signs throughout the...  Read More >>

The recently discovered gripping escape memoir of WWII POW Raymond Bailey  Read More >>

Twelve essays on Kant's political-legal philosophy, focusing on the moral foundations of Kant's political theory,...  Read More >>

The Element examines various facets of craftwork in small-scale societies in Central Europe during the Bronze Age....  Read More >>

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This Element explores a range of conceptions of politically relevant merit found in the philosophical texts (the...  Read More >>

This Element examines many philosophical theories that attempt to explain the epistemological limits and powers...  Read More >>

The Element adopts a historical approach to explore the psychological functioning of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler...  Read More >>

HMS Hood: The Pride and the Fall marks 85 years since the iconic battlecruiser's loss to Bismarck in 1941. Blending...  Read More >>

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spitfire and The Unknown Warrior, Blitz is a searing account of a nation...  Read More >>

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From the New York Times Bestselling authors of Ghosts of Honolulu comes their most harrowing true story yet.  Read More >>

From Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, author of Persians and The Cleopatras, comes a fresh and exciting exploration of the...  Read More >>