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In 1792, nearly 1,200 freed American slaves crossed the Atlantic and established in Freetown, West Africa, a community dedicated to anti-slavery and opposed to the African chieftain hierarchy that was tied to slavery. Lamin Sanneh’s engrossing book narrates this story.
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In Biology Is Technology, author Robert Carlson offers a uniquely informed perspective on the endeavors that contribute to current progress in the science of biological systems and the technology used to manipulate them.
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In 1895 not a single case of dementia praecox was reported in the United States. By 1912 tens of thousands of people with this diagnosis were locked... Læs mere
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Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority... Læs mere
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As they immerse themselves in foreign cultures, trained anthropologists find that accepting difference is one thing, experiencing it is quite another. In... Læs mere
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When Chief Justice Taney declared Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus unconstitutional and demanded the release of John... Læs mere
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In a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active... Læs mere
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Alongside unprecedented improvements in longevity and material well-being, the twentieth century saw the rise of fascism and communism... Læs mere
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From the 1920s through World War II, hundreds of thousands of Americans took part in a campaign to overcome racial, ethnic, and religious prejudices. Progressive... Læs mere
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In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction—that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control—is wrong. At... Læs mere
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Kepel urges us to escape the ideological quagmire of terrorism and martyrdom and explore the terms of a new and constructive dialogue between... Læs mere