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The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty years
Volume three of the classic Islamic history of the world, now available to a new generation of readers in a fully unabridged edition
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed鈥攚hy some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever
鈥淎 landmark book: lucid, deep, and insightful. ....
The landmark translation that introduced an ancient Chinese Classic to the West鈥攎ore than one million copies sold
A revealing look at the covert and institutionalized racism lurking in the congressional workplace
A provocative defense of a forgotten Chinese approach to identity and difference
A new account of Shakespearean tragedy as a response to life in an uncertain world
An exploration of early modern accounts of sickness and disability鈥攁nd what they tell us about our own approach to bodily difference
A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity鈥檚 true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life
How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequality
A collection of important essays by a pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology
鈥淏rilliant.鈥濃�擩oseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize
How an iconic bird鈥檚 final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction
Political strategies for tackling climate change and other 鈥渓ong problems鈥� that span generations
Why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-being
A global history of the climate catastrophe caused by the Tambora eruption
A biography of the remarkable woman whose bestselling Mythology has introduced millions of readers to the classical world
A biography of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, the pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy, and mythology
鈥淎 rounded, gently critical, always interesting portrait of this unique personality.鈥濃�擩oseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces
A collection of colorful and candid essays and other pieces about Freud and his legacy today, featuring twenty-five leading writers
With original contributions by Andr茅 Aciman 鈥� Sarah Boxer 鈥� Jennifer Finney Boylan 鈥� Susie Boyt 鈥� Gerald Early 鈥� Esther Freud 鈥�...
From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a timely and powerful argument for rethinking how the U.S. Constitution is interpreted
An authoritative economic history of Israel from its founding to the present
The new path for economic development that India must create
The obsession with waste in eighteenth-century English literature
The foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religion
Winner of the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, Academy of American Poets
A bilingual edition of three major poetry collections by one of the most important Greek poets of the twentieth century
How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity
The untold story of the role of humanitarian NGOs in building the neoliberal order after empire
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish origin鈥攑rominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of letters鈥攂etween the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries
A landmark account of the Prometheus story as myth and archetype
Why it鈥�s time to enshrine the right to vote in the Constitution
What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discover
A monumental intellectual history of the pivotal figure of Hindu nationalism
A timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation
"A compelling case for valuing care as a societal good and as skilled labor."鈥�The Nation
A groundbreaking history of the ethics of war in the ancient Near East
A landmark account of the divine physician of the Greeks in myth and archetype
The remarkable first two books of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and former U.S. poet laureate鈥攏ow combined in a single volume with a new preface by the author
A persuasive case for building career success through broad education, targeted skills, and social capital
A history of three transnational political projects designed to overcome the inequities of imperialism
How animals conceive of death and dying鈥攁nd what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality
An examination of coined money and its significance to rulers, aristocrats and peasants in early medieval Europe
A landmark study of the archetypal father, husband, and wife in Greek religion and myth
The life and times of Dante鈥檚 soaring poetic allegory of the soul鈥檚 redemptive journey toward God
A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim鈥檚 life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture media
How our reliance on Child Protective Services makes motherhood precarious for those already marginalized
Volume two of the classic Islamic history of the world, now available to a new generation of readers in a fully unabridged edition
A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity
A richly detailed history of the Bacris and the Busnachs, two renowned Jewish families whose influence and reputation shook the capitals of Europe and America
鈥淸An] extraordinary book.鈥濃�擝rian Eno 鈥� 鈥淥ne of the best books about the U.S.S.R. in its late stage.鈥濃�擜lexei Navalny, from Patriot: A Memoir 鈥� 鈥淣ot just history, but a pleasure to read, a true work of art.鈥濃�擲lavoj 沤i啪ek 鈥� 鈥淓xtraordinary and...
An inside look at the culture of surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patients
A powerful case for why majority rule鈥攏ot representation鈥攊s the defining feature of democratic politics