3574 results for '"Wilkinson, Jeffrey S.'

The distinct religious culture of early modern Spain -- characterized by religious unity at a time when fierce civil wars between Catholics and Protestants fractured northern Europe -- is further...

A cross-genre poetry collection that troubles the idea of poetic voice while considering history, biology, the shamanistic, and the shapes of racial memory.In the final section of Negro Mountain, C...

Livy's account of the Hannibalic War in his Third Decade (Books 21-30) is our fullest source for one of the most crucial wars of all time; it is also a narrative history of unparalleled richness,...

Moral universalism, or the idea that some system of ethics applies to all people regardless of race, color, nationality, religion, or culture, must have a plurality over which to range—a plurality of...

How an eccentric spiritualist from Trenton, New Jersey, helped create the most famous text of Tibetan BuddhismThe Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold...

A groundbreaking account of the Secret Gospel of Mark, one of the most hotly debated documents in Christian historyIn 1958, at the ancient Christian monastery of Mar Saba just outside Jerusalem,...

Does being in motion change how we think? Tracing the connections between thinking and transit--including walking, being transported by a vehicle, and many other modes--this innovative book shows how...

During the presidency of Richard Nixon, homegrown leftist guerrilla groups like the Weather Underground and the Black Liberation Army carried out hundreds of attacks in the United States. The FBI had...

The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of...

The life and times of C. S. Lewis's modern spiritual classicMere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the...

R.E.M.'s debut album, released in 1983, was so far removed from the prevailing trends of American popular music that it still sounds miraculous and out of time today. J. Niimi tells the story of the...

H. S. Cross returns to “a school as nuanced and secretive as J. K. Rowling’s Hogwarts” (The Rumpus) in Grievous, the sequel to her coming-of-age novel Wilberforce.St. Stephen’s Academy, Yorkshire,...

A New York Times Editors’ ChoiceAn “essential” (Jane Mayer) account of the dangerous marriage of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals ― and how it threatens the pillars of...

Almost a decade ago, Peter S. Silin wrote Nursing Homes: The Family's Journey to provide family members with practical advice and emotional support. This successor volume incorporates the new and...

Highlights from the Peabody Essex Museum’s Herwitz Collection of Indian art, the preeminent public collection outside of IndiaA revolutionary art movement asserted itself in India between the...

This unique collection showcases India's leading experts on Shakespearean drama, providing a refreshingly different viewpoint on some of Shakespeare's finest work. The seven essays range from an...

Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is...

Why have Israelis and Palestinians failed to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict that has cost so much and lasted so long? In Paradigm Lost, Ian S. Lustick brings fifty years as an analyst...

Would you read this book if a computer wrote it? Would you even know? And why would it matter? Today's eerily impressive artificial intelligence writing tools present us with a crucial challenge: As...