A leading economic historian presents a new history of financial crises, showing how some led to greater globalization while others kept nations apart
An expansive collection of texts providing insight into the inner life, creativity, and practice of the innovative American artist Anne Truitt
How objects associated with the American, French, and Haitian revolutions drew diverse people throughout the Atlantic world into debates over revolutionary ideals
Why some of the most vulnerable communities in Europe, from independent cities to new monarchies, welcomed refugees during the Age of Revolutions and prospered
The rise and fall of one of America’s first Black sports celebrities
The complete short stories of acclaimed Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri, translated into English and collected in one volume for the first time
How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science
A writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supply
A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution
A daring reassessment of Louise Nevelson, an icon of twentieth-century art whose innovative procedures relate to gendered, classed, and racialized forms of making
A compelling firsthand investigation of how social media and big data have amplified the close relationship between privacy and inequality
The seminal writing of Carlos Cruz-Diez, best known for his experiential works exploring color and its properties