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In Search of the River Jordan
A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water
A writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supply Access to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has diverted the...
By the Rivers of Babylon
A profound and genre-defying work of literature about love, death, and illness from one of Portugal’s most celebrated writers Incapacitated after the removal of a malignant tumor, the narrator, António, spends his...
Into the World’s Great Heart
Selected Letters of Edna St. Vincent Millay
An annotated selection of the letters of the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay, from childhood through the last year of her life Throughout her life, Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote...
The Throne of the Great Mogul in Dresden
The Ultimate Artwork of the Baroque
A masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth century The Throne of the Great Mogul (1701–8) is a unique work of European decorative art:...
The Age of Guilt
The Super-Ego in the Online World
How Freud’s concept of the super-ego can help us to understand the harsh cultural climate of the digital age Cancellation, scapegoating, raving on Twitter. How did the Internet, which began as a place for open...
China and Russia
Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respectively, have...
Transparency
The Material History of an Idea
A wide-ranging illustrated history of transparency as told through the evolution of the glass window Transparency is a mantra of our day. It is key to the Western understanding of a liberal society. We expect...
The Rediscovery of America
Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of...
Amongst the Ruins
Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
Amongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed under 3,000-year-old peat,...
The Stories Old Towns Tell
A Journey through Cities at the Heart of Europe
A fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were...