With Commonwealth, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri conclude the trilogy begun with Empire and continued in Multitude, proposing an ethics of freedom for living in our common world and articulating a possible constitution for our common wealth.
Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the fifteenth century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the... Læs mere
Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in... Læs mere
In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the... Læs mere
The unrivaled doyenne of close reading offers an interpretive introduction to Emily Dickinson’s brilliant, enigmatic verse. In commentaries accompanying 150... Læs mere
Huntington examines the persistent gap between the promise of American ideals and the performance of American politics. He shows how Americans have always... Læs mere
The Yiddish socialist movement shaped Jewish communities across the U.S. well into the 20th century and left a political legacy that extends to the... Læs mere
The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople,... Læs mere
The ancient Greeks’ concept of “the hero” was very different from what we understand by the term today. In 24 installments, based on the Harvard course Nagy has taught... Læs mere
Scholars have long claimed that the Eastern Roman Empire, a Christian theocracy, bore little resemblance to ancient Rome. Here, Anthony Kaldellis... Læs mere
Illustrated with many color images, The Annotated Wuthering Heights provides those encountering the novel for the first time, as well as those returning to it, with a... Læs mere
More than 50 years later the murky circumstances and tragic symbolism of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination trouble people around the world. Emmanuel Gerard and... Læs mere