Combines historical, literary, art historical, and archaeological perspectives to explore the idea of the Hindu temple in the British colonial imagination.

An approachable and readable translation of a classic work of Chinese literature and landmark work of non-Western fiction writing.

Offers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse.

Seeks to introduce an "affective turn" to the study of China's political modernization process.

Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China's past.

An analysis of the China Race—the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People's Republic of China.

Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York.

Looks at how digitalization has changed the way we produce and interact, and the implications for working classes and countries of the Global South.

Provides a philosophical, cultural, and historical answer to the question: Where did China come from?

Essays that describe the efforts of several groups in a variety of political settings to achieve greater control over the policies that affect them, the strategies they employ to do so, and their status today.

An intellectual-political biography of Otto Heller, the most prominent and prolific communist theoretician of the Jewish question.

Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.

A deeply researched, pathbreaking collection of original and newly translated essays on slavery in Spain, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.

Shows how Britain's trans-imperial engagements in the long nineteenth century have come to shape global cultural commodity flows today.

A pioneering study of a formative chapter in Middle East intellectual history, examining the historical myth that underlies the "Canaanite" brand of Israeli nationalist anti-Zionism.

Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.

A collection of original essays and previously untranslated critical writings on the renowned Brazilian documentary filmmaker, Eduardo Coutinho.

Explores the role of democracy in NATO expansion decisions throughout the organizations history and looking forward into the future.

Provides a new model for reading the Shiji and other early Chinese historical texts.

Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.

Uses the intellectual encounter between Islam and modernity to explore the nature of culture, civilization, religion, and tradition.

Originally published in Hebrew in 1944, this fascinating and moving account may well be the first memoir of the Holocaust.

Considers how popular Haitian films not only provide entertainment but also help audiences in Haiti and the diaspora think through daily challenges.

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