Humanities books

A provocative account of contemporary political nihilism and 'end of the world' thinking that makes a plea for punk...  Read More >>

A critical analysis of the United States in the period after the Iraq war (2011-2019) analysing ground warfare employed...  Read More >>

What happens when you are alone in nature and why does it matter? By looking at exceptional experiences of solitude...  Read More >>

Examines the formation of a surveillance state through a close examination of Thomas Jefferson's plantation management...  Read More >>

This innovative volume demonstrates the embodiment of time to be a vital part of the aesthetic experience of cinema....  Read More >>

A study of the early United Nations disputes over South Africa’s racial and expansionist polices to understand how...  Read More >>

Explores the impact of Rome’s globalizing empire upon identity and visual culture in its western and eastern provinces,...  Read More >>

This volume explores the changing field of cultural history to map out its new developments and future directions,...  Read More >>

A novel examination of the nature of labour, drawing deeply on the history and philosophy of thought, and bridging...  Read More >>

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between religion and food, drawing...  Read More >>

This collection explores the relationship between dance and sociability during the 18th century in Britain, Europe,...  Read More >>

An edition with translation and commentary of a Latin poem on Islam by the Cambridge scholar Isaac Barrow, written...  Read More >>

This book explores how Hungarian and American writers, educators, and experts crossed the Cold War divide and built...  Read More >>

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Provides a comprehensive overview and accessible introduction to the influential knowledge-first program in contemporary...  Read More >>

A fascinating cultural history of intelligence.  Read More >>

Reimagines the Anglican Communion as a polycentric and multivocal community serving God’s mission from the perspective...  Read More >>

A fascinating look at the role of a mitigator in the US justice system and the lives of her clients.  Read More >>

The War of 1812--America's ""forgotten war""--was anything but inevitable. This groundbreaking study details how...  Read More >>

The rise of the Mafia and the story of its most vocal opponent, renowned Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia, expertly...  Read More >>

This volume brings together essays on a variety of topics related to the language and social identity within Hellenistic...  Read More >>

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Shameful Sciences documents varied forms of problematic biased theorizing influencing early Western and American...  Read More >>

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The story of Tattoo begins in 1820, when a young Scotsman, William Smith, joins the U.S. Army in Boston. Where he...  Read More >>