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A timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included

How do we bring the law into line with people's psychological experience?

A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin

A new translation and commentary on the book of Amos, forgoing speculation about his life to provide an innovative analysis of the book itself

The masterful and poignant story of three African-American families who journeyed west after emancipation, by an award-winning scholar and descendant of the migrants

This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome

Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano's spellbinding tale of adolescent schoolmates and the vicissitudes of fate

A challenging study offering a new perspective on classical Japanese poems and how they interact with and are part of material culture

A penetrating critique tracing how under-regulated trading between European and U.S. banks led to the 2008 financial crisis-with a prescription for preventing another meltdown

A captivating history of a notorious neighborhood and the first book to reveal why London's East End became synonymous with lawlessness and crime

From beloved storyteller and Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano, a masterful and gripping crime novel set in picturesque Nice on the French Riviera

Beautifully written, sympathetic and incisive, this is the first English biography of a major Scandinavian author who is ripe for rediscovery

A sharp, often surprising, view of the classical world by a major classics scholar at Cambridge and author of The Glittering Prizes

The story of humanity's last major source of food from the wild and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization

An enthralling, big-picture history that examines the Six Day War, its causes, and its enduring consequences against its global context

A masterful introduction to and appreciation of sociology as a window into our world

In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display

A bold new interpretation of Germany's democratic transformation in the twentieth century, focusing on a group of intellectuals who shaped the post-Nazi reconstruction

An illuminating study of the complex relationship between children and media in the digital age

An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations

From one of Europe's most revered authors, a tale of one man's obsessive project to collect the instruments of death, evil, and humanity's darkest atrocities in order to oppose them

A definitive new biography of James Fenimore Cooper, early nineteenth century master of American popular fiction

A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more

A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured "The Great Stink" together

An intimate portrait of two pivotal Restoration figures during one of the most dramatic periods of English history

An examination of remedies for violent rage rediscovered in ancient Greek myths

A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue

A captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religion

Behind the scenes at the legendary Warner Brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of American fantasy