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Between Traditional and the Contemporary in African Art
South African–born Belgian artist Kendell Geers changed his date of birth to MAY 1968 as a performance, effectively giving birth to himself as a work of art. His artistic practice weaves together African animism, European...
A Man and His Presidents
The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.
A new understanding of William F. Buckley, the man who changed the face of American politics“Deeply researched and smoothly written. . . . A superb political biography.”—Lee Edwards, Wall Street...
Heretics and Believers
A History of the English Reformation
WINNER OF THE 2018 WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Centuries on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply contentious. Peter Marshall’s sweeping new history—the first major overview for general...
Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present
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This book—the first comprehensive reader of Arabic literature from pre-Islamic times to the present—is an essential work for advanced students of the Arabic language. Presenting seventy works by seventy authors, it...
Journeying
A writer for whom the journey has always mattered reinvents the very form itself in this inviting collection of in-the-moment impressions of his journeys A writer of enormous erudition and wide-ranging...
How to Rig an Election
An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are...
European Porcelain
In The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A beautifully illustrated book showcasing masterpieces of European porcelain from The Met’s renowned collection The quest to discover the process of making porcelain was one of the defining aspects of post...
NAGA
Awe-Inspiring Beauty
Taking an approach that is equal parts anthropological and art historical, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a rare look at the art, artifacts, and culture of the Naga people, an ethnic group spanning several tribes...
Steven Spielberg
A Life in Films
A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented “Everything about me is in my films,” Steven Spielberg has said...
The Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History
The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians...