Humanities books

This unique approach to the story of the American Revolution weaves the tale around two quite similar leaders--George...  Read More >>

This book examines Kripke's influential interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy, as presented in his celebrated...  Read More >>

Part 6 brings new questions to the ancient texts, and explores how they can respond to contemporary concerns on...  Read More >>

In this striking, highly personal volume, acclaimed cookbook author Nancy Singleton Hachisu introduces readers to...  Read More >>

Building on the sensual style of her previous book, The Last Days of Summer, this evocative collection of sunlit...  Read More >>

This book explores sustainable development and resilience in Mediterranean landscapes, focusing on architecture,...  Read More >>

Lament psalms are often imagined as private cries to God. Yet most laments are also directed outward—toward friends,...  Read More >>

For centuries, both the Aztec and the Spanish sought to control catastrophic flooding in Tenochtitlan and later...  Read More >>

The archangel Azrael enforces the divine command that all living things must return to God in death. The very word...  Read More >>

A landmark history of trans activism in Britain, and a map for the road ahead  Read More >>

This is the story about twenty-eight Polish philosophers who shaped both the continental and the analytical traditions...  Read More >>

A history of the institutional reform of monetary policy in Latin America, with lessons for today After years of...  Read More >>

Nestled between Brazil, Venezuela, and Suriname, Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state in mainland South...  Read More >>

The first biography of a neglected but crucial revolutionary figure and fascinating window into his world Study...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of essays and research articles honoring Walter Carnielli and his work. It brings together...  Read More >>

This book offers reflections and applications of politics as an activity. It focuses on a selection of Kari Palonen's...  Read More >>

This book is about Jacques Lacan’s place in the history of Marxist thought. It argues that psychoanalysis, as understood...  Read More >>

This book develops a detailed account of the emergence of world histories from the discontinuous, stochastic micro...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking comparative study of the weird apocryphal hells found in the vernaculars of medieval Ireland, England,...  Read More >>

This is a study of disasters cyclones, earthquakes and famines in British India, 1770-1934, through a reading...  Read More >>

The Carolingian South brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to examine the impact...  Read More >>

The book explores whether critical theory constitutes a political argument for modernity as well as an argument...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive account of the underground shelters in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia....  Read More >>

This study of Voltairine de Cleyre's transnational anarchism focuses on her work as pedagogue and translator to...  Read More >>

The translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger details the unique birth narrative, monastic life, and martyrdom...  Read More >>