Discusses the first decades of Peking University and its role in shaping Chinese intellectual culture.

Shows how Chinese intellectuals with varying politics envisioned the peasantry and its role in changing society during the first half of the twentieth century.

Essays on the early disciplinary history of international relations.

Examines how Israel was caught by surprise in the opening stages of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

A historical romp through the fascinating subject of murder jurisprudence in the United States from the colonial period to the present, showing how changing social mores have influenced the application of murder law.

A collection of historical articles and essays by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.

Looks at how foreigners were regarded in three ancient civilizations, finding that cultural, not biophysical, differences were key in distinguishing "us" from "them. "

Uses the world's fair of 1992 to spotlight changes in the political cultures of Spain and Europe.

Offers an analysis of the dynamics of Taiwan's export-oriented industrialization, particularly its impact on women and other workers.

Unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience.

Paints a detailed picture of everyday life in an early American community.

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.

A critical and historical overview of psychology.

Examines recent developments in historical fiction, with particular attention to the way contemporary writers have portrayed Shakespearean England.

A Buddhist interpretation of Western history that shows civilization shaped by the self's desire for groundedness.

Explains why military interventions with humanitarian goals consistently fail.

Lithographs by American painter George Bellows, depicting the horrors and atrocities of World War I.

A critical examination of the rise of national history in early-twentieth-century China.

Investigates the cultural and social constructions of issues related to war, the armed forces, and national security in Israel.

A historical and interpretive study of three aspects of Western esotericism from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

A systematic study of Wang Bi's (226-249) commentary on the Laozi, this book provides the first systematic study of a Chinese commentator's scholarly craft and introduces a highly sophisticated Chinese way of reading the Taoist classic, one that differs greatly from Western interpretations.

The first English edition and critical study of an anonymous thirteenth-century text about the disputations of a learned young woman with a series of wise men.

Provides an in-depth introduction to the Christian theosophic tradition that began with Jacob Bo¬hme, bringing us into a startling new world of Christian experiential spirituality that is the Christian equivalent of Sufism and Kabbalism.

Examines the career of the nation's most prominent liberal labor lawyer during a period of ascending labor power. Pressman was also one of the most prominent underground communists active in American political life from the early New Deal to the beginning of the Cold War.

Explores how Rutini’s experimental work in sonata-allegra formal procedures played a significant role in the history of music.