Humanities books

Outlines British literature's relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Twenty-one chapters...  Read More >>

What happens when states experience a rapid increase in resource wealth? This study examines the significant diamond...  Read More >>

Hubris is now a term of art in a number of academic disciplines and remains a hotly debated topic in Classics. This...  Read More >>

From British country homes to Republican Spain and civil rights America, the inspiring, wildly entertaining story...  Read More >>

This Element examines Walter Scott's work by investigating the influence of his French wife, Charlotte Charpentier,...  Read More >>

How do we arrive at aesthetic knowledge? This Element argues that aesthetic knowledge is both valuable and attainable,...  Read More >>

This Element seeks to characterize key aspects of the cult and culture of the Judean populace at large, in Judea...  Read More >>

“A great leap forward in understanding and contextualizing Mary’s life, after two millennia of her being dismissed...  Read More >>

This Element examines the historical context and intellectual implications of the Thomistic revival inaugurated...  Read More >>

How the drama of Shakespeare's time demonstrates the tensions within civility Is civility merely a matter of reinforcing...  Read More >>

Today, we are caught in a shame spiral a vortex of mutual shaming that pervades everything from politics to social...  Read More >>

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Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been...  Read More >>

""A microhistory in the form of a biography of Jane Welborn Spurgin, an outspoken supporter of the Revolution whose...  Read More >>

Examining patterns of urban settlement and abandonment across several centuries, this book offers the first comprehensive...  Read More >>

A meditative reconsideration of what it means to love as ever-changing beings in an ever-changing world. We live...  Read More >>

American policy toward Iran has remained remarkably consistent since the earliest years of the Reagan administration....  Read More >>

Spanning nearly 4 million square kilometers, the Tibetan river system—including the Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween,...  Read More >>

An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times. The world's...  Read More >>

The World in Flames is a bottom-up history of the Seven Years’ War, exploring this epochal conflict from the perspective...  Read More >>

""Explores the surprising and complicated legacy of the brilliant strategist of the civil rights movement - Bayard...  Read More >>

A noted historian of Gaza provides a first-hand account of conditions on the ground in early 2025.  Read More >>

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, yet the nation's founding is controversial now...  Read More >>

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