Humanities - Page 113

The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism

In 1821, a diverse territory in the southern Balkans on the fringe of the Ottoman Empire was thrust...

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The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter, and Belief in the Mediterranean World of Martin Crusius

The surprising story of the sixteenth-century Lutheran scholar who became Europe’s foremost auth...

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Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics

Steven Weinberg shares his candid thoughts, in his own words, on theoretical physics and cosmology,...

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The Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket 1944: Encirclement of Hube’s 1st Panzer Army

A detailed exploration of a critical month-long battle, which set the stage for German strategic-lev...

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Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

WINNER OF THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2010A spectacularly revealing and harrowing p...

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Against Progress

To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to i...

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Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Death might seem to render pointless all our...

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I've Been Thinking

'A generous book written by a figure who has made a significant impact on philosophy ... Anyone inte...

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Marx's Ethical Vision

"The communists do not preach morality at all"; this line from The Communist Manifesto might seem to...

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The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman: Émilie du Châtelet and the Making of Modern Philosophy

Suppressed for centuries, the ideas of French philosopher Émilie Du Châtelet are ever relevant today...

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Life in the Viking Great Army: Raiders, Traders, and Settlers

The Viking Great Army that landed in East Anglia in late 865 had a lasting impact on English society...

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Reading the Odyssey: A Guide to Homer’s Narrative

Reading the Odyssey is an introduction to Homer’s masterpiece like no other. It combines a cultural...

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Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman's Astonishing Life of Seduction, Intrigue and Power

An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from...

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The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed ju...

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Western Marxism: How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn

A stinging critique of Western Marxism, counterposing its complicity with imperialist logic against...