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Mechanisms of Loss
Two Novellas
A duet of provocative novellas that examine contemporary Greek identity, translated by one of the foremost experts in Greek literature From esteemed Greek writer Michel Faïs comes a duet of novellas that...
The Global Indies
British Imperial Culture and the Reshaping of the World, 1756-1815
A study of British imperialism’s imaginative geography, exploring the pairing of India and the Atlantic world from literature to colonial policy In this lively book, Ashley Cohen weaves a complex portrait...
Sons of the Waves
The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare“No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such...
Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I
An award-winning professor’s introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciences This is the first of a two-part series exploring essential concepts of calculus...
The Elizabethan Image
An Introduction to English Portraiture, 1558–1603
The new paperback edition of Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture Written for the general reader, Roy Strong’s popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture synthesizes...
Behind the Screen
Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media
An eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing humanity’s worst on today’s commercial internet Social media on the internet can be a nightmarish place. A primary shield against...
1 Maccabees
A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
A new translation and commentary on I Maccabees that offers a fresh interpretation of the author’s values and purpose First Maccabees, composed in the second century BCE, chronicles four decades of clashes between...
The Saxophone
In the first fully comprehensive study of one of the world’s most iconic musical instruments, Stephen Cottrell examines the saxophone’s various social, historical, and cultural trajectories, and illustrates how and why this...
The Road to Terror
Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks, 1932-1939
Updated and Abridged Edition
Now updated with new facts, and abridged for use in Soviet history courses, this gripping book assembles top secret Soviet documents, translated into English, from the era of Stalin’s purges. The dossiers, police reports,...
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the...