The History of Akbar, Volume 6 by Abu’l-Fazl details the twenty-third to twenty-eighth years of Akbar’s reign, including accounts of the quelling of rebellions in Bihar,... Læs mere
Like a saint’s relics, Dante’s bones have been stolen, exhumed, and worshiped. Guy Raffa narrates the Florentine poet’s hereafter—the physical afterlife of the... Læs mere
Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences. His... Læs mere
This is an invaluable guide to Lacanian psychoanalysis, how it’s done, and how it differs from other forms of therapy. While... Læs mere
Adult humans have impressive pieces of cognitive equipment, but in Cecilia Heyes's view these cognitive gadgets are not programmed in the genes. They... Læs mere
Serving prison time with hard labor for the crime of gross indecency, Oscar Wilde wrote some of his most powerful works. A savage indictment of society, and... Læs mere
For liberals, the question “Do others live rightly?” seems to demand a follow-up question: “Who am I to judge?” Peaceful coexistence, in this view, is predicated on restraint... Læs mere
Economists investigate the workings of markets and tend to set ethical questions aside. Theologians often dismiss economics, losing insights into the... Læs mere
Cutting a path from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Panama Canal set a new course for the development of Central America—but at considerable cost to... Læs mere
Daniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based... Læs mere
The instructional treatises of Menander Rhetor and the Ars Rhetorica, deriving from the schools of rhetoric that flourished in the Greek East... Læs mere
On the City of God unfolds God’s action in the progress of the world’s history, and propounds the superiority of Christian beliefs over pagan in adversity.