Humanities books

This book examines Greek and Roman pharmacology in its mercantile dimensions, studying the people who were involved...  Read More >>

First published in 1945, this historic collection of songs composed by Jewish victims of the Holocaust is being...  Read More >>

A fascinating biography of Kenneth More one of Britain's leading film stars from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes contributions...  Read More >>

This book provides valuable insights into some of the key issues in Chinese music research, spanning both historical...  Read More >>

This book is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of Mongolian Buddhism of the late nineteenth and early...  Read More >>

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A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation—the home—and its effects on the land, cities and people...  Read More >>

A vibrant new vision of food justice that celebrates Black food...  Read More >>

A nuanced and personal look at the Latino art world in New York from the 1970s to the new millennium In this deft...  Read More >>

An accessible and authoritative biography of Walter Benjamin that guides the reader through the complexity of his...  Read More >>

Tracing the origins of Britain's current malaise to the abandonment of social democracy  Read More >>

Celebrate 250 years of American history-and witness the nation's decade-by-decade evolution-in this gorgeously illustrated...  Read More >>

This book presents an exhaustive analytical history of the great Spanish publishing house Editorial Gustavo Gili,...  Read More >>

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This fascinating history of phrenology reveals how one family, despite their flawed framework, helped shape early...  Read More >>

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Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction offers a clear and engaging overview of the major ideas, figures, and...  Read More >>

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This book examines the relationship between philosophy and literature. It encompasses political philosophy, the...  Read More >>

This book brings together recent results of extensive and varied archaeological, stable isotope and ancient DNA...  Read More >>

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Egypt's Mediterranean explores the intersections of commerce and statecraft in the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the impact of the European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) program on cities, cultural policies, and...  Read More >>

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