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.

Establishes the central role of Afro-Puerto Ricans in the island's history and the creation of its capital city, San Juan.

An exciting adventure tale of sealers caught in the Antarctic ice in the early nineteenth century and forced to winter over in extreme conditions.

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.

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

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

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.

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).

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.