The definitive biography of Hu Yaobang, who, as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s, promoted popular reforms... Læs mere
In this richly detailed cultural and political history, David Narrett shows how Cherokee nationhood emerged from the pressures of colonial encounter. Cherokee... Læs mere
Since the 1960s, the Supreme Court has enabled mass incarceration through rulings that violate... Læs mere
Rebecca Haw Allensworth pries open the inner workings of professional licensing boards, showing how they erect arbitrary... Læs mere
Dreaming Reality looks to mystical traditions to challenge orthodoxies of brain science that model consciousness... Læs mere
Sarah Lewis unearths the critical moment when Americans were confronted with the fictions shoring up the nation’s racial regime and learned to... Læs mere
After liberation in 1945, Koreans erupted with hopes for reform that had been bottled up during forty years of Japanese imperial rule. Arguing that... Læs mere
The Book of Genocides is a haunting, captivating interactive graphic narrative delving into five centuries of extermination and atrocity. More than a lament, this unique work from... Læs mere
Ritual and the Body explores how people experience life’s most profound transitions: birth, marriage, and death. Drawing on Ukrainian folk traditions,... Læs mere
Behind Your Back paints a portrait of womanhood in war-torn Ukraine. In 2015, Marta’s comfortable life, distant from politics and war, is upset when her boyfriend Max is drafted to... Læs mere
The World Is Not Made combines three distinct narratives: about contemporary artist Inna in France and war-torn Ukraine, revolutionary Oleksii on the steppe fighting with anarchists, and peasant Lesia in the mountains of Austro-Hungary.