Society & culture: general books

Maurizio Lazzarato's Revolutions of Capitalism charts a new theory of contemporary capitalism and the politics against...  Read More >>

A richly illustrated history of the flour factories that transformed the milling industry worldwide-and forever...  Read More >>

A daring reassessment of the critical method that reshaped the humanities—and an invitation to imagine new ways...  Read More >>

Maurizio Lazzarato's Revolutions of Capitalism charts a new theory of contemporary capitalism and the politics against...  Read More >>

This probing account shines a new light on the problem of anti-Asian violence and inspires us to build lasting solidarity....  Read More >>

How the iconic publication's unruly first decade rewrote the rules of journalism. Rolling Stone's first decade...  Read More >>

William and Benjamin Frank joined the Second Rhode Island Regiment in the spring of 1777, following the tradition...  Read More >>

An incisive conceptual history of global democracy in the transnational political thought of W.E.B. Du Bois. The...  Read More >>

This book is based on the author's work concerning the academic mission of anthropology, the discipline's way of...  Read More >>

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

When James meets Luke, everything changes- an exhilarating tale of hidden desire and sudden freedom in the wild...  Read More >>

DON'T LET IT BREAK YOU, HONEY is an empowering and moving memoir - for readers of NOBODY'S GIRL and A HYMN TO LIFE...  Read More >>

An accessible and moving second book of poems from Clint Smith, the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author...  Read More >>

Once common across most of the country, beavers were hunted to extinction in the sixteenth century, but have gradually...  Read More >>

This book provides a thorough reconsideration of Joan of Arc’s 1431 trial, detailing the canon law of inquisitorial...  Read More >>

How the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gendered inequities in academic labor—and how to overcome them Although the...  Read More >>

Asks what performance can do to expand representations of becoming a mother. Using mimesis, liveness, and digital...  Read More >>

This book touches on the complex relationship between masculinity and financial behaviour, and explores the psychological,...  Read More >>

This volume celebrates identity theory as a leading framework that organizes research on identities across a wide...  Read More >>

This book explores how religious traditions can play a decisive role in addressing the complexity of the current...  Read More >>

From the bestselling writer who has been called 'incandescent' by Stephen King and 'absolutely mesmerizing' by Gillian...  Read More >>

This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the mental health challenges faced by vulnerable refugees and...  Read More >>

Major cities in China have witnessed unprecedented expansion towards outer suburban areas through various forms...  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 >>