A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley

Explores the potential for a novel philosophy of history to be uncovered by tracing the connections between Giorgio Agamben's work (theoretical practice) and contemporary art (artistic practice).

Five innovative essays demonstrating how Aristotle's biology is an integral part of Aristotle's understanding of the universe.

Addresses the question of China's rise and what it portends for the future.

Develops a pragmatist approach to the philosophy of the humanities, interpreting history, literature, and religion in terms of pragmatic realism.

Presents the most important portrayals of the Daoist master Yang Zhu throughout Chinese history, from the Warring States period until today.

A richly scholarly yet accessible and imaginative account of society in the time of the Buddha.

An annotated collection of over one hundred Civil War letters that trace a Union soldier's transformation from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran.

Examines the ways in which writers and artists have attempted to address children’s experience of atrocity.

Explores the delicate interplay between emigration of Jews from Israel to Germany and the construction of a new identity in the shadow of antisemitism both past and present in their new home.

Examines the fascination with identity fraud in sensation fiction and Victorian culture more broadly.

First history of New York's women legislators within the larger story of New York State politics.

Reveals the life and lore of a vanished era of railroad history.

A critical interrogation of elements of Hobbes's political and natural philosophy and its capacity to enrich our understanding of the nature of democratic life.

A time capsule of a classic Italian American neighborhood, told in the voices of its inhabitants.

Delves into the meaning of stories, their tellers, and those who experience them.

A searing, personal look at conditions on Texas's Death Row—told in the words of the prisoners themselves.

Recounts the compelling stories of Civil War soldiers and sailors who lived in Oswego County, New York.

Argues that Progressive Era reforms had the counterintuitive effect of weakening political parties and their role in representative government.

Chronicles the efforts of the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court to establish a federal court system during the country's uncertain early years.

Examines the colonization of Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the durability of Portuguese rule.

Reconsiders key concepts in Marxist thought by examining the relationship between accumulation and subjectivity in Latin American narrative, film, and social and political theory.

Traces the complex and contradictory representations of Hawai’i in popular film and television programs from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Relates Chinese Realism to contemporary political and ethical challenges, such as in international relations and the morality of the public sector.

Examines the place of history in the political thought of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, one of the key architects of modern Hindu nationalism.