An account of the life and reign of George I. An enigmatic character whose real character has long been concealed by anti-Hanoverian propaganda, George emerges in this biography as an impressive ruler who grasped the responsibilities accession brought him.
Experience the world of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame, with the help of Stoic philosophy
An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance
An engrossing guide to fraudulent elections around the world—fully updated to mark the biggest election year in history in 2024, as over four billion people cast their votes
An authoritative guide to Prokofiev’s nine piano sonatas by the pianist and teacher Boris Berman
An engaging guide to the waterways of Rome and their role in shaping the city’s culture, history, and landscape
Commemorating the life and scholarship of Lingyi Zeng, this volume considers production and exchange within the larger context of early Eurasian societies
A biography of Vergil, Rome’s greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid
The origins and evolution of Irish American identity, from colonial times through the twentieth century
A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir
The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance