Area Studies
Cleansing the Temple: Dante, Defender of the Church
Dante as protector and purifier of the Church.
Judicial Power and National Politics, Second Edition
Chronicles the conflict between religious and secular forces in Israel.
Malady and Genius
Analyzes the theme of self-sacrifice in Puerto Rican literature through psychoanalytic theory.
Radical Poetry
Engages in a critical reanalysis of historical Ibero-American experimental poetry in order to demonstrate how the contemporary digital vanguard owes much to this tradition.
Between the Rule of Law and States of Emergency
Raises concerns about the degree to which the rule of law and emergency powers have become fundamentally entangled, using Israel as a case study.
Poetic Fragments
Bilingual English-German edition of second collection published by the German poet, dramatist, and philosopher Karoline von Günderrode (1780–1806).
Global Women, Colonial Ports
Combines analysis of transnational prostitution and traffic in women with a social history of the League of Nations and interwar globalization.
Ahmad al-Ghazālī, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love
Discusses the work of a central, but poorly understood, figure in the development of Persian Sufism, Aḥmad al-Ghazālī.
The Bitter Taste of Hope
Essays that critically evaluate America's domestic and foreign policy landscape since President Obama took office.
Climate and Cultural Change in Prehistoric Europe and the Near East
Rich case studies examining responses to climatic events in ancient Europe and the Near East.
From Italy to the North End
Documents the arc of the Italian American immigrant experience on both sides of the Atlantic.
Text/ures of Iraq
Presents work by Halahmy and eight other contemporary artists from Iraq: Hayder Ali, Amal Alwan, Mohammed al Hamadany, Ismail Khayat, Hanaa Malallah, Hassan Massoudy, Naziha Rashid, and Qasim Sabti.
In-Between
Draws from Latina feminism, existential phenomenology, and race theory to explore the concept of selfhood.
Two Confessions
First English translation of these important works by two of Spain’s most gifted writers and intellectuals.
Contemporary Italian Political Philosophy
Highlights and critically assesses the work of contemporary Italian political philosophers.
Social Media in Iran
First comprehensive account of how the Internet has impacted life in Iran.
Existence and Heritage
Explores overlapping concerns and themes in African(a) and continental philosophy.
The Heart and the Island
Makes the case for a distinctly Sicilian American literature.
Borges, the Jew
Explores Borges’ infatuation with Jewish history and culture.
Beirut on the Bayou
Tells the story of Lebanese immigrant Alfred Nicola, the fortune he began building as a peddler in Louisiana, and the family that founded Al-Kafaat University, an iconic institution serving the underprivileged and disabled of Lebanon, through two centuries of unrest in the Middle East.
Beyond Post-Zionism
Comprehensive and critical analysis of the post-Zionist debates and their impact on various aspects of Israeli culture.
The Arab Revolution of 2011
Comparative analysis of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Sweet Burdens
Examines the lives of recent Russian-Jewish immigrants in Germany.
Imagining the Postcolonial
A comparative study of Latin American and francophone postcoloniality.
Minima Cuba
Explores the ideological and emotional trauma created after the withering of the socialist utopia in Cuba.