The 1980s saw spirited debate in China, as officials and the public pressed for economic and political liberalization. But after Tiananmen,... Læs mere
Success is all very well, but failure teaches us what is most important: humility. Costica Bradatan tells the stories of four thinkers who, for all their... Læs mere
On Leaders and Tyrants contains works, the majority by Renaissance humanist Poggio Bracciolini, relating to a debate on Scipio Africanus and Julius Caesar that discusses tyranny,... 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
David Rabban provides the first comprehensive synthesis of the case law on academic freedom and the First Amendment at American... Læs mere
The first complete English-language collection of Simone Weil’s letters to her loved ones, A Life in Letters deepens appreciation of one of the twentieth century’s great thinkers by... Læs mere
David Rabban provides the first comprehensive synthesis of the case law on academic freedom and the First Amendment at American... Læs mere
Constant digital surveillance has inspired a heated but also limited privacy debate. Lowry Pressly looks beyond the narrow discourse of rights and... Læs mere
Solutions to workplace burnout often involve victim-blaming: Stressed? Try therapy—or a new job. But burnout is a sign of defective... Læs mere
Management experts Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev sift through decades of data to show why workplace diversity training fails and what works. Arguing... 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