History
A sweeping history of how Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements in Europe and the Americas
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed—why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever
“A landmark book: lucid, deep, and insightful. ....
“1177 B.C. is a spectacular achievement—deftly adapted, beautifully drawn, and captivatingly colored by Glynnis Fawkes. . . . [She] doesn’t just bring history alive, she propels it across the page in an accessible, gripping way.”—Alison Bechdel, New York Times...
The first biography of Henry VIII’s court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age
How the Clinton administration betrayed its progressive principles and capitulated to the right
How cable television upended American political life in the pursuit of profits and influence
“The best book to explain the world J. D. Vance came from is Max Fraser’s Hillbilly Highway.”—Jessica Wilkerson, author of To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice
How the drug war transformed American political culture
A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive—if we want it to
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York City’s northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody Knows
How the “recycling” of the Ottoman Empire’s uses of genealogy and religion created new political orders in the Middle East
Collected writings by one of the most influential Black Brazilian intellectuals of the twentieth century
A capacious history of decolonization, from the decline of empires to the era of globalization
"In this masterly book, [Alfani] offers an insightful long-run perspective and fascinating lessons for the future. A must-read!"—Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century
A sweeping narrative that shows how the rich historically justified themselves by...
An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times
A richly detailed history of the Bacris and the Busnachs, two renowned Jewish families whose influence and reputation shook the capitals of Europe and America
How climate change ushered in the collapse of one of history’s mighty empires
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle
A definitive scholarly edition of the correspondence and papers of Thomas Jefferson
A groundbreaking history of the ethics of war in the ancient Near East
A provocative new history of liberalism that also provides a road map for today’s liberals
A new account of the relevance of Hegel’s ideas for today’s world, countering the postwar anti-Hegel "insurgency"
An incisive critique that examines the origins of contemporary American ideas about surveillance, terrorism, and white supremacy
A history of three transnational political projects designed to overcome the inequities of imperialism
A groundbreaking history of fengshui’s roles in public life and law during China’s last imperial dynasty
A monumental intellectual history of the pivotal figure of Hindu nationalism
A history that reframes the Bolsheviks’ unprecedented attempts to abolish private property after the revolutions of 1917
New perspectives from leading scholars on a defining age in American Jewish history
A definitive biography of the French aristocrat who became one of democracy’s greatest champions
The most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern world
A humanist manifesto for the age of AI
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world
A necessary reckoning with America’s troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people
From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a landmark book that provides vital lessons for understanding financial crises and their sometimes-catastrophic economic effects
From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years
A multifaceted history of Ho Chi Minh’s climactic victory over French colonial might that foreshadowed America’s experience in Vietnam