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Capitol Story, Third Edition

A lavishly illustrated history of New York's Capitol and its recent renovation.

We, the Students and Teachers

Provides practical applications of democratic teaching for classes in history/social studies education, multicultural and social justice education, community service and civic engagement, and education and public policy.

An Irrepressible Conflict

Examines the pivotal role New York State played in the Civil War.

Ingenious Machinists

Uses the stories of two inventors who took different paths to examine the early industrial revolution in New York and New England.

From Kristallnacht to Watergate

An insider’s account of how the Washington Post broke the Watergate story, depicting the tensions, challenges, and personal conflicts that were overcome as it laid bare the criminal wrongdoings of the Nixon administration.

Language as Sin and Salvation: A Lectura of Inferno 18

Describes several key roles of Canto 18 in the structure of the Commedia.

How to Escape

Passionate and rollicking personal and intellectual essays by philosopher Crispin Sartwell.

Vanished by the Danube

A story of loss and survival.

The Guitar and the New World

A transformative look at a popular instrument and a hidden chapter of American history.

Twenty West

Traces the route, history, and geography of US 20, America’s longest road.

Progressive Minds, Conservative Politics

Compelling account of Strauss's mature Maimonidean writings.

Kant and the Concept of Race

Edited and translated by Jon M. Mikkelsen
Subjects: Philosophy
Series: SUNY series, Philosophy and Race

Late eighteenth-century writings on race by Kant and four of his contemporaries.

The Courtiers of Civilization

Comprehensive study of the diplomat and the diplomatic mission in Western civilization.

Conceiving Identities

Explores how medieval Muslim theologians constructed a female gender identity based on an ideal of maternity and how women contested it.

The Everyday Atlantic

Rethinks the concepts of nation, imperialism, and globalization by examining the everyday writing of the newspaper chronicle and blog in Spain and Latin America.

Indigenous Bodies

An interdisciplinary exploration of indigenous bodies.

The Study of Judaism

Considers Jewish studies as an academic discipline from its origins to the present.

Energy and the Politics of the North Atlantic

Documents how energy resource acquisition has been the driving motivator for European and American international relations.

The Principal's Office

The first comprehensive history of principals in the United States.

Farms, Factories, and Families

Documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing.

Jamestown, New York

A comprehensive guide to the architectural history of Jamestown, New York.

Tribal Worlds

Explores how indigenous nationhood has emerged and been maintained in the face of aggressive efforts to assimilate Native peoples.

From Every Mountainside

Essays on the civil rights movement outside the South and since the 1960s.

Africa, Asia, and the History of Philosophy

A historical investigation of the exclusion of Africa and Asia from modern histories of philosophy.

Envisioning Sociology

Examines the continuing relevance of early British sociologists Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and their associates.