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The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy
How America's Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest
A fierce critique of civil religion as the taproot of America’s bid for global hegemony Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Walter A. McDougall argues powerfully that a pervasive but radically changing faith...
Maroon Nation
A History of Revolutionary Haiti
A new history of post-Revolutionary Haiti, and the society that emerged in the aftermath of the world’s most successful slave revolution Haiti is widely recognized as the only state born out of a...
Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune
How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England
A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good family but small fortune ?In Regency England the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his...
Red Flags
Why Xi's China Is in Jeopardy
A trusted economic commentator provides a penetrating account of the threats to China's continued economic rise Under President Xi Jinping, China has become a large and confident power both at home and...
Literary Theory and the New Testament
A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of...
Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider
How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels
An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance, “More fun than you’ve ever had with taxonomy in your whole entire life!" (Diana...
Four Words for Friend
The Rewards of Using More than One Language in a Divided World
A compelling argument about the importance of using more than one language in today’s world In a world that has English as its global language and rapidly advancing translation technology, it’s easy to...
Magnum Opus
The Cycle Plays of Eugene O’Neill
An original and provocative analysis of Eugene O'Neill's unfinished cycle play project From 1935 to 1939, Eugene O’Neill worked on a series of plays that would trace the history of an American family through several...
Empire and Jihad
The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920
A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 "An epic account of the British Empire’s activities in Africa and the Middle East. . . ...
Othello
The Annotated Shakespeare Series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world’s greatest dramatist"A drama . . . get[s] Yale’s red-carpet treatment."—Library Journal...