History
The Sage Returns
An interdisciplinary exploration of the contemporary Confucian revival.
Southern Life, Northern City
The inspirational story of an African American community that migrated from the Deep South to Albany, New York, in the 1930s.
The Losing War
Critical analysis of Plan Colombia, a multibillion dollar US counternarcotics initiative.
Regulating Desire
Examines the organized efforts to reshape the law relating to young women’s sexuality in the United States.
Delicious December
Food and history combine in this exploration of the Dutch influence on American holiday traditions. Includes more than one hundred easy-to-make holiday recipes.
Upstate Cauldron
A guide to the phenomenal crop of prophets, cults, and utopian communities that arose in Upstate New York from 1776 to 1914.
The Three Graces of Raymond Street
A compelling story about three murders in Brooklyn between 1872 and 1873 and the young women charged with the crimes.
The Worlds of the Seventeenth-Century Hudson Valley
Essays by eleven prominent scholars provide the latest insights into the seventeenth-century history of the Hudson Valley and its environs.
Communication and Cooperation in Early Imperial China
Challenges traditional views of the Qin dynasty as an oppressive regime by revealing cooperative aspects of its governance.
Witchcraft and the Rise of the First Confucian Empire
Contests long-standing claims that Confucianism came to prominence under China's Emperor Wu.
Happiness, Democracy, and the Cooperative Movement
Examines the political significance of ideas about happiness through the work of utilitarian philosophers William Thompson and Jeremy Bentham.
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.
Vanished by the Danube
A story of loss and survival.
The Courtiers of Civilization
Comprehensive study of the diplomat and the diplomatic mission in Western civilization.
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.
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.
Systems of Violence, Second Edition
Expanded new edition of an important study of the protracted violence in Colombia.
John Dewey and the Ethics of Historical Belief
Uses the thought of John Dewey to address the ethics of historical belief within religious and critical historiographical traditions.
Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Scofflaws
Uses previously unstudied Coast Guard records for New York City and environs to examine the development of Rum Row and smuggling in New York City during Prohibition.
Key to the Northern Country
Offers nearly forty years of interdisciplinary scholarship on the Hudson River Valley’s role in the American Revolution.