A definitive account of the great revolt of Jews against Rome and the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
A collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death
A deep—and darkly comic—dive into the nature of disasters, and the ways they shape how we think about ourselves in the world
An introduction to poetry geared toward the study of song
A richly illustrated exploration of how late Georgian gardens associated with medical practitioners advanced science, education, and agricultural experimentation
A comprehensive study of the connection between Calvinist missions and Dutch imperial expansion during the early modern period
An in-depth look into the life of Romantic essayist Charles Lamb and the legacy of his work
An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies
Brings together, for the first time, Lucian Freud's oil on copper paintings, including his lost portrait of Francis Bacon and two works that have never been reproduced before.
A beautifully illustrated book exploring the art of Iran and Central Asia from the 5th to the 2nd Millennium BC.
The most complete English-language collection of the prose of Tadeusz Borowski, the most challenging chronicler of Auschwitz, with a foreword by Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny
The Barnes Foundation’s historic Pueblo and Navajo collections are explored alongside works by contemporary Native American artists