A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando
An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success
The intriguing history of Dickens’s London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years
An exploration of southern China’s ceramic industry and its links to Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond via the maritime trade
An examination of shifting notions of identity in modern-day Germany—and the diverse artists challenging conventional meanings of “Germanness” today
This volume discusses several previously little-known masterpieces by Jacopo Bassano and reconsiders the remarkable success of his workshop located outside the artistic center of Venice.
The sixteenth winner of the Yale Drama Prize, a big-hearted evocation of queer intimacy set in a bathhouse at the end of the world
A worldwide exploration of the history, purpose, and inescapable influence of the Iliad and the Odyssey that will inspire readers to think anew about Homer’s work
How access to and control over marine resources in Madagascar are negotiated, and the inextricable link between equity and sustainability
A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth century
An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America