Transcendentalism went underground for a stretch, but is back in full force in Brandom’s new book. An emphasis on our capacity to reason, rather than merely to... Læs mere
Napalm was invented on Valentine’s Day 1942 at a secret Harvard war research laboratory. It created an inferno that killed over 87,500 people in Tokyo—more than died in the... Læs mere
Charles Walker examines the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire, led by Latin America's most iconic revolutionary, Tupac Amaru, and his wife. It began in... Læs mere
The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Encompassing a range of genres, it is geographically and culturally boundless and influenced by great... Læs mere
In her introduction to Northanger Abbey—part of Harvard’s celebrated annotated Austen series—Susan Wolfson proposes that Austen’s most underappreciated, most playful novel is about... Læs mere
Minister to Britain John Adams was unable to enforce the peace treaty of 1783 and renew Anglo-American commerce. But he saved U.S. credit, petitioned to... Læs mere
The aim of this book is to sound the alarm against dangerous tactics for controlling the pests that are an annoying but integral part of our world. The book aims to show how a more measured and discriminating approach to pests might serve us and the natural world much better.
Blake takes a detailed look, based almost exclusively on original source material, at the public health history of the town of Boston. A significant part of... Læs mere