Humanities books

Concerns about political polarization and threats to democratic ideals are on the rise in the US. The Authoritarian...  Read More >>

This book tells the stories of the last generation to work on manned lighthouses in Scotland. The interviews record...  Read More >>

Surnames give us a sense of identity and belonging. Even in today's mobile society they can have strong links with...  Read More >>

The 2000-plus years of Scottish history have seen a huge variety of events, from great national moments to personal...  Read More >>

How nineteenth-century environmental sciences laid the groundwork for global mineral extraction. Unearthed depicts...  Read More >>

This Element aims to explore borders in ancient Egypt, both the territorial and ideological boundaries of the state....  Read More >>

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines...  Read More >>

Anthropologists and archaeologists have struggled with the concept of the food taboo for over a century. This Element...  Read More >>

This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. It explores some recurring themes...  Read More >>

This Element investigates whether non-human animals possess genuine temporal cognition– the capacity to mentally...  Read More >>

Theophrastus' so-called metaphysics presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles,...  Read More >>

This Element focuses on the villancicos (or choral poems) of the Novohispanic philosopher Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz....  Read More >>

This Element examines the history, beliefs, and practices of the QAnon movement, described by supporters as a military...  Read More >>

This Element explores Greek mythology through diachronic narratology, focusing on how stories evolve over time....  Read More >>

In this new edition, Derek Gillman provides an updated overview of long-standing and more recent controversies over...  Read More >>

This volume brings together all the major essays by Jenny Wormald on James VI and I. She wrote on almost every aspect...  Read More >>

This Element provides an opinionated survey of the ideal and nonideal theory debate in political philosophy. It...  Read More >>

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Treasure makes respectable people do dishonourable things…  Read More >>

A sparkling biography of the legendary Fulvia of Ancient Rome, described by Cicero as 'a thoroughly rapacious woman'....  Read More >>

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A compelling and detailed investigation into the historic persecution of women as witches from the 1500s to the...  Read More >>