Studies Plato's approach to argumentation, exploring his role as logician, rhetorician, and dialectician in a way that sees these three aspects working together.

Illuminating study of the ideas and influences of a near-forgotten American philosopher.

Explores the question of whether heroes matter in the modern republic.

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

An explorer’s walking guide to downstate New York’s awesome boulders and rock formations.

A granddaughter's intimate portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt at her longtime home of Val-Kill as well as on a diplomatic trip to Europe and the Middle East.

The most comprehensive collection of writings by an important twentieth-century radical writer.

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

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

A detailed, historic guide to the rich physical history of New York City, from its founding by Dutch settlers to the turn of the twentieth century.

Takes a multicultural, interdisciplinary approach to the rhetoric of science to expand our toolkit for the collective management of global risks like climate change and pandemics.

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.

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

Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in Haight-Ashbury from 1964–1967.

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

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

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

An “all-you-can-eat” tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved.

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.

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

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.

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.

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