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Jacob
Unexpected Patriarch
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a meditation on the complex life of the father of the Twelve Tribes and how the ancient writers and storytellers shaped his identity “An engaging analysis of...
Moshe Dayan
Israel's Controversial Hero
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a vivid portrait of one of the most powerful leaders in Israel’s first decades of statehood Instantly recognizable with his iconic eye patch, Moshe Dayan (1915...
Bernard Berenson
A Life in the Picture Trade
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an illuminating new biography of the connoisseur who changed the art world and the way we see art When Gilded Age millionaires wanted to buy Italian Renaissance paintings,...
Dubai
Gilded Cage
In less than two decades, Dubai has transformed itself from an obscure Gulf emirate into a global center for business, tourism, and luxury living. It is a fascinating case study in light-speed urban development,...
Rav Kook
Mystic in a Time of Revolution
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the life and thought of Rav Kook, a forceful figure in Israel’s religious and political life“Moving, invaluable, and indispensable . . . As a biography,
The Art of Not Being Governed
An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia
James Scott, recognized worldwide as an eminent authority in Southeast Asian, peasant, and agrarian studies, tells the story of the peoples of Zomia and their unlikely odyssey in search of self-determination. He redefines...
The Persians
Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran
In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons—its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East—but there is much more to the story of this...
Europe Between the Oceans
9000 BC-AD 1000
A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe...
Why Translation Matters
From the celebrated translator of Cervantes and Garciá Márquez, a testament to the power of the translator's art Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural importance of translation and for a...
Grand Strategies
Literature, Statecraft, and World Order
From “the man on whom nothing was lost,” a unique guide to the elements of statecraft, presented through spirited interpretations of classic literary works “The international world of states and their...