History
Quixotism
Exposes the cultural roots of Spanish fascism.
The Mystic Experience
Explores the human experience of mysticism and looks at it within the spiritual traditions around the world.
Jewish American and Holocaust Literature
Deepens and enriches our understanding of the Jewish literary tradition and the implications of the Shoah.
Margins of Disorder
Traces how progressive liberals in Edwardian Britain responded to contemporary intellectual trends.
The Mediating Effect of Public Opinion on Public Policy
Examines how public opinion has influenced health care policy.
The Best of All Possible Islands
Uses the world's fair of 1992 to spotlight changes in the political cultures of Spain and Europe.
In the Name of Harmony and Prosperity
Offers an analysis of the dynamics of Taiwan's export-oriented industrialization, particularly its impact on women and other workers.
Life in the White House
Interdisciplinary essays on the White House and the lives of first families.
The Bear River Massacre and the Making of History
Explores how a pivotal event in U.S. history—the killing of nearly 300 Shoshoni men, women, and children in 1863—has been contested, forgotten, and remembered.
Confronting Evil
Using insights from behavioral science, a Holocaust survivor explores how evil actions can seem "moral" to the perpetrators and how we must alter our thinking to prevent this.
A Geography of Hard Times
Unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience.
First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature
Schelling's first systematic attempt to articulate a complete philosophy of nature.
From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns
Comprehensive study of two towns on either side of the U. S.-Canadian border.
Dante and the Jewish Question
Addresses Jacoff’s own discomfort with Dante’s reiteration of the deicide charge against the Jews in Paradiso 7 and elsewhere.
Dante the Book Glutton, or, Food for Thought from Italian Poets
Explores Dante’s love of books.
Beverwijck
Paints a detailed picture of everyday life in an early American community.
Indian Critiques of Gandhi
Through examinations of Gandhi's critics, both individuals and groups, this book shows the complexity of Indian society and opinion at the time of the Indian Independence Movement.
Subdued by the Sword
Presents the life of Captain John S. Kidder during the Civil War, as told through letters to his wife, Harriet, at home in rural New York.
Traumatic Encounters
Addresses the difficulty of representing the Holocaust in literature and on film.
Ethics and Selfhood
Argues that a coherent theory of ethics requires an account of selfhood.
About Psychology
A critical and historical overview of psychology.
Deciding to Leave
The first sustained examination of the process by which justices elect to leave the United States Supreme Court.
Calling Down Fire
Explores how the agrarian setting of Jefferson County, New York, influenced the revival methods of Charles Grandison Finney, with implications for the study of revivalism more generally.
Sarajevo Essays
Draws on the Bosnian situation to argue for a reconciliation between modernity and tradition.
The Crusades
Examines the effects of the Crusades from a variety of perspectives.