Humanities books

This book examines the complex interrelationship between rugby, honour, and the African moral philosophy of ubuntu,...  Read More >>

1989 in the East revisits the processes that led to the collapse of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe,...  Read More >>

This book examines the attitudes of Chilean President Salvador Allende and General Augusto Pinochet toward Jews...  Read More >>

This Element is an opinionated introduction to Heidegger's phenomenology in Being and Time and surrounding works,...  Read More >>

“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story...  Read More >>

Available in a beautiful print edition for the first time, this brilliant lecture delivered by László Krasznahorkai,...  Read More >>

From the acclaimed author of The Alchemist's Daughter, comes a tale of obsession and deceit...Fool: A Dwarf's Reckoning...  Read More >>

This Element discusses the roles played by the idea of God in René Descartes' epistemology, physics, and metaphysics,...  Read More >>

This Element explores the historiography of madness in the Modern era, including publications in the overlapping...  Read More >>

This Element is composed of three sections that explore Gregory of Nyssa's understanding of the resurrected life....  Read More >>

100 Wisdom Lessons for Life and Living is a year-long guide to spiritual growth, practical faith, and purposeful...  Read More >>

This Element centers the 'Black Pacific' as a generative site for comparative and intersectional methodologies and...  Read More >>

Millennial Dreams retells Oman's development story from the perspective of labour, moving beyond traditional discussions...  Read More >>

In a compelling new take on the legacies of slavery, Sascha Auerbach explores the origins of the 'global labor market'...  Read More >>

""Lee Surrenders!"" ""President Murdered!"" ""Booth Killed!"" screamed the headlines of American newspapers in April...  Read More >>

When scholars discuss whether Wittgenstein was a relativist, they draw their criteria from recent proposals. This...  Read More >>

This Element examines – for the first time in a single volume – the written evidence from the 'Far East' of the...  Read More >>

Living the Gita is a bridge that helps cross the divide between wisdom shared on a battlefield and the banality...  Read More >>

A young machine gunner's war with the Big Red One;from D-Day through the Hurtgen Forest;the Battle of the Bulge;Remagen...  Read More >>

A poignant and playful exploration of what comes next, from bestselling author and illustrator Jim Benton.  Read More >>

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A fully illustrated account of how Axis forces under Rommel achieved the high point of their success in North Africa...  Read More >>

A complete history of the maritime struggle in the Mediterranean and Middle East during World War II.  Read More >>