A classic in its field, Space, Time and Architecture has been revised and expanded four times since its... Læs mere
The authors offer a balanced, authoritative account of the history of the Palestinian people from their modern origins to the Oslo peace process and beyond. They unravel... Læs mere
Measuring Up demystifies educational testing—from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Bringing statistical terms down to earth, Koretz takes readers through the... Læs mere
Reiss uses P. T. Barnum's Joice Heth hoax to examine the race relations in the antebellum North. Barnum's first exhibit as a showman,... Læs mere
No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and... Læs mere
Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines... Læs mere
Branko Milanovic presents a bold account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Using vast data sets, he explains the... Læs mere
America is a nation making itself up as it goes along—a story of discovery and invention unfolding in speeches and images, letters and poetry, unprecedented feats of... Læs mere