The 1795 Caribbean uprising against British rule was forgotten for centuries, until now. Paul Friedland shines vivid light on the... Læs mere
Common Justice responds to objections to cosmopolitanism by tracing shared relational norms across disparate societies.... Læs mere
Liberalism is widely mistaken as a comprehensive ideology of individual freedom. In truth, Judith Shklar argues, it is less ambitious but more vital: a fragile bulwark against... Læs mere
Four renowned professors—a physician, a theologian, an anthropologist, and a historian—offer a master class on living in uncertain times. Affirming that wisdom is not a... Læs mere
Paul Kosmin argues that the coast—not individual shores, but the coast as such—was fundamental to ancient history. The social and natural dynamics of the coast profoundly shaped not... Læs mere
Richard Primus challenges the prevailing view that Congress is constrained to exercise only those powers enumerated in the Constitution.... Læs mere
Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be... Læs mere
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