History
Rebels on the Niagara
Offers a detailed account of the political and military history of the Irish American Fenian Brotherhood in the nineteenth century.
Reluctant Reformer
Tells the untold story of the life and career of Nathan Sanford, a New York State lawyer-politician who capitalized on opportunities created by the new politics of the early Republic to achieve social mobility.
Votes for Women
Chronicles the history of the women’s rights and suffrage movements in New York State and examines the important role the state played in the national suffrage movement.
Cleansing the Temple: Dante, Defender of the Church
Dante as protector and purifier of the Church.
Sixty-Four Campuses—One University
Handsome, fully illustrated history of the sixty-four State University of New York campuses.
The Suffragents
The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.
Beauty in the City
Presents a major new interpretation of the Ashcan School of Art, arguing that these artists made the working class city at the turn of the century a subject for beautiful art.
National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
Explores the rich history, collections, and significance of the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to the art form of dance.
Race Still Matters
Essays debunking the notion that contemporary America is a colorblind society.
Slavery and Freedom in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Explores the long-neglected rural dimensions of northern slavery and emancipation in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.
The Politics of the Second Slavery
Sheds new light on both pro and antislavery politics in the nineteenth-century Americas.
Undervalued Dissent
Uses two case studies to demonstrate how neoliberal reforms in India have de-democratized labor politics.
A Vanished Ideology
First comprehensive examination of the rise and decline of the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world.
The Heir and the Sage, Revised and Expanded Edition
A comprehensive analysis of the transformations of ancient history in early Chinese texts.
Hopes and Expectations
Describes in rich detail African American daily life among free blacks in the North in the 1860s.
Crossing the Gate
Challenges the accepted wisdom about women and gender roles in medieval China.
Beyond Memory
Uncovers an overlooked aspect of the Italian American experience.
Anarchism in Korea
A regional and transnational history of anarchism in Korea.
The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn
Shows how the text evolved from a non-narrative historical record into a Confucian classic.
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.
Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation Reconsidered
Essays on one of Fichte's best known and most controversial works.
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.
The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region
Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.
New York Art Deco
The first guidebook devoted exclusively to New York City’s Art Deco treasures.
An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman
A rare nineteenth-century journal of an everyday woman richly infused with the minutiae of antebellum daily life and work.