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American Politics in the Early Republic
The New Nation in Crisis
During the years from 1789 to 1801, the republican political institutions forged by the American Constitution were put to the test. A new nation—born in revolution, divided over the nature of republicanism, undermined by deep...
Russian Orientalism
Asia in the Russian Mind from Peter the Great to the Emigration
The West has been accused of seeing the East in a hostile and deprecatory light, as the legacy of nineteenth-century European imperialism. In this highly original and controversial book, David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye...
Young Mr. Turner
The First Forty Years, 1775–1815
A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner’s early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work A complex figure, and divisive during his lifetime, Joseph...
Augustine and the Jews
A Christian Defense of Jews and Judaism
Now in paperback with a new postscript, this updated edition of Paula Fredriksen’s critically acclaimed Augustine and the Jews traces the social and intellectual forces that led to the development of Christian...
Seasons of Life
The Biological Rhythms That Enable Living Things to Thrive and Survive
How do plants and animals “know” that the seasons will change? How do seasonal changes affect humans? What happens when the timing of seasonal events is altered? Just as daily events are timed by living...
Perspectives on Teaching Language and Content
An overview of current issues and developments in foreign language education, designed for instructors of language, literature, and culture at any stage of their careers A contemporary guide to language...
Broken Bargain
Bankers, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street
A history of major financial crises—and how taxpayers have been left with the bill In the 1930s, battered and humbled by the Great Depression, the U.S. financial sector struck a grand bargain with the...
Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water
A novel about the horrors of war and its aftermath from one of Europe’s most brilliant authors Award-winning author António Lobo Antunes returns to the subject of the Portuguese colonial war in Angola with...
From Lascaux to Brooklyn
“An instructive trip through the mind of one of America’s great designers.” —Communication Arts (1996) Hailed upon its publication as “discriminating, erudite, and eclectic,” From Lascaux to...
Firsts
100 Years of Yale Younger Poets
A masterfully curated collection, drawn from a century of works in the acclaimed Yale Series of Younger Poets The Yale Younger Poets prize is the oldest annual literary award in the United States. Its...