Looks at the role of the Hunan First Normal School in fostering a generation of founders and key figures in the Chinese Communist Party.

A comprehensive history of Australian Aboriginal whaling and sealing.

An innovative approach to historical records assesses how evidence claims and policy arguments were put forth in the royal courts of early China.

Explores the influence of Dutch law and jurisprudence in colonial America.

A bold work of feminist international relations that contributes to our understanding of the gendered, racialized, and heteronormative dynamics of U.S. foreign policy, both in relations with Russia and in the invasion of Iraq.

An exploration of John Dee’s Enochian magic of angel contact, its reinterpretation over the years, and its endurance to the present day.

The definitive account of a Lake Champlain legend.

Three mysteries precipitate an investigation into an otherwise ordinary suburban property, revealing a past inextricably woven into four centuries of American history.

A haunting record of the destruction and rebirth of the neighborhood surrounding Ground Zero.

A new, multifaceted look at Korean women during a period of strong Confucian ideology.

Multidisciplinary study of the citrus industry in Palestine before World War II.

A fascinating look at Chinese perceptions of the United States and the cultural and political background that informs them.

Puts commentators on Global government in conversation about their often provocative global institutional visions.

Chronicles how the SED, a once villified political party, transformed itself into a viable national political party.

Second volume of papers from a well respected annual seminar that showcase the latest research on Dutch colonial history in New York State.

A lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service to the city and state of New York.

An English translation of Biondo Flavio’s Italia Illustrata, with commentary.

A comprehensive examination of multiple dimensions of terrorism

An exploration of Chinese during a time of monumental change, the period after the fall of the Han dynasty.

Explores the new literary and interpretive milieu that emerged in the years following the decline of China’s Han dynasty.

Examines the combat experience of Israel’s ground forces in the Al-Aqsa Intifada in order to offer a set of innovative concepts for understanding irregular warfare.

Examines Victorian conceptions of home and identity by looking at portrayals and accounts of middle-class emigration to Australia.

Revisionist analysis of the role of strong leadership in democracies, drawing primarily upon the work of Alexis de Tocqueville.

A biography of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, one of the founding directors of the Dutch West India Company and a leading figure in the establishment of the New Netherland colony

Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era.