Society & culture: general books

Winner of the 2020 Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize. In Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire, Lara Blanchard...  Read More >>

Male homosexual narratives in various genres and media—from “high-brow” literature by distinguished female authors...  Read More >>

Labor Markets, Gender and Social Stratification in East Asia addresses the dynamics of inequality and gender in...  Read More >>

Ernst Sieber, der bekannte Pfarrer der Obdachlosen, setzte sich zeit seines Lebens fur die Schwachsten der Gesellschaft...  Read More >>

Eight Septembers: a Woman on Wall Street From 9/11 to Lehman is a gripping memoir that captures the tumultuous landscape...  Read More >>

The prominent businessman Murat Ülker, who has transformed Yildiz Holding into a global company with more than 70,000...  Read More >>

An Unwelcome Reunion Angie's pre-work sanctuary includes a quiet break room, high-test coffee, and no one demanding...  Read More >>

Becoming An Unstoppable Woman MagazineFebruary 2026 EditionBecoming An Unstoppable Woman Magazine presents its February...  Read More >>

Life rarely comes with clear instructions, but it does offer lessons, if we are willing to see them. In Understanding...  Read More >>

This open access book explores the dynamics of human agency within the complex context of settlement-oriented immigration...  Read More >>

In Echoes of Her Strength: A Life of Forgiveness and Resilience, Joycelyn invites readers into the intimate story...  Read More >>

A rescued wild filly and a woman rebuilding her life find healing in each other. Their journey reveals the profound,...  Read More >>

A variety of essays by Mansfield scholars presenting criticism on Katherine Mansfield's relationship to London  Read More >>

Examines three dynamic and overlapping communities of women and adolescent girls who challenged Japanese gender...  Read More >>

This volume in offers a definitive account of newspaper and periodical press activity across Britain and Ireland...  Read More >>

Offers a new understanding of doubt in Montaigne's Essais and early modern intellectual culture  Read More >>

Argues for a rethinking of sexuality as a constellation, rather than substantive identity.  Read More >>

Investigates how the power of stories shapes war's legacy for veterans and societies  Read More >>

Explores the role of gender in shaping premodern Scottish identity and history  Read More >>

Explores Persian tribespeople's changing ethics, feelings and lifeways in tough times.  Read More >>

This second volume in the critical edition reproduces more than 170 lectures delivered by Alfred North Whitehead...  Read More >>

This is a unique collection of essays examining nineteenth-century British and Irish newspaper and periodical history...  Read More >>

Explores the centrality of hope to political thought and policy practice in the Anthropocene  Read More >>

When nineteen-year-old Prince took the stage to perform “I Wanna Be Your Lover” on American Bandstand, those who...  Read More >>

Examines theories of divine ideas from approximately 1250-1325 AD (St Bonaventure through Ockham). This is the only...  Read More >>