How two roadside craft shops in upstate New York transformed American crafts into a fine art.

Ranges widely and deeply across William Blake's oeuvre to show how his post-Newtonian vision of space-time anticipates Einsteinian relativity.

Explores how Victorian women writers used the popular science of phrenology to challenge socially constructed forms of power.

Presents the history of central New York State from the Ice Age to the present day.

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

Establishes the central role of Afro-Puerto Ricans in the island's history and the creation of its capital city, San Juan.

Examines the Yiddish-Hebrew writer I. L. Peretz's alignment with the Jewish working-class in Eastern Europe and his devotion to progressive politics.

Detailed assessment of the People's Republic of China as an alternative mode of political system and as a distinctive model of socioeconomic development.

A classic work on the history of New York City written by one of America's greatest politicians.

Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes.

The first comprehensive study of village government formation and dissolution in New York State.

The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.

A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley

Five innovative essays demonstrating how Aristotle's biology is an integral part of Aristotle's understanding of the universe.

Explores the potential for a novel philosophy of history to be uncovered by tracing the connections between Giorgio Agamben's work (theoretical practice) and contemporary art (artistic practice).

Addresses the question of China's rise and what it portends for the future.