Humanities books

Introducing the critical and previously overlooked role played by protest brokers in South Africa, this study explores...  Read More >>

This book offers a sociological account of the political conversion from democratic socialism to fascism in interwar-France....  Read More >>

A leading group of scholars debate the 'big picture' approach in an engagement with renowned scholar Barry Buzan....  Read More >>

In this rich study of the pre-industrial city in early modern Europe, Jan de Vries uses modern demographic techniques...  Read More >>

A panoramic, non-Eurocentric view of theatre history that emphasizes the variety of connections among the world's...  Read More >>

Drawing from the author's family history, this book charts the intimate and global transformation of a rural region...  Read More >>

War is far more likely to occur in countries where women lack equal standing in society. Focusing on gendered political...  Read More >>

According to Immanuel Kant, citizenship amounts to freedom, equality, and civil self-sufficiency. This Element provides...  Read More >>

This Element explores the textile crafts and cloth cultures of the Aegean Bronze Age, focusing on excavated textiles...  Read More >>

This Element presents a case study of the authors' partnership with the Pintada community in their excavation of...  Read More >>

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This gripping history offers a unique understanding of the pervasive influence of nationalism in both politics and...  Read More >>

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Debates about homosexuality are historically shaped by national specificities. In comparative and empirically rich...  Read More >>

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This Element explores Nietzsche's provocative views on suffering not as a flaw in life, but as essential to growth...  Read More >>

Hans Urs von Balthasar's work has had an increasingly significant impact on theology of 20th century. This anthology...  Read More >>

Through an in-depth analysis of wartime essays and literary works, Literature and Cultural Identity during the Korean...  Read More >>

This paper is intended to be a reconstruction, as accurate as possible, based on the historical documentary and...  Read More >>

This thrilling historical mystery sees a young female Pinkerton detective take on the lawless American frontier...  Read More >>

Gold, greed, empire – the hidden history of Britain’s stolen West African treasure  Read More >>

A razor-sharp, utterly immersive political travelogue that reveals one of the world’s most enigmatic regions  Read More >>

A stunning memoir that transforms our understanding of a generation In my home country, they call me a 'bornfree'....  Read More >>

A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the world If there are lessons from history,...  Read More >>