The word Elverhoj which is Danish for “hill of the fairies” refers to an arts and crafts colony established by…

Marjorie Sewell Cautley’s impact on the field of architecture is undeniable. She was the first woman landscape atheist to design…

In Merchants of Virtue (University of California Press), Cherian explores what it meant to be Hindu in precolonial South Asia…

Zeltsman explores the impact of the printing press, by taking readers into the printing shops, government offices, courtrooms, and stress…

This book tells the story of diplomatic travelers on the Silk Road — the network of Eurasian trade routes spanning…

In this new book, Bartsch highlights China’s interpretation (and misinterpretation) of the Greek classics as a way to better understand…

It’s no secret that the lines between fact and fiction continue to blur — and are further fueled by the…

In this second edition, Race, Monogamy, and other Lies They Told You (University of California Press) again tackles common myths…

Near the end of the 19th century, Freud published his famous work I nterpretation of Dreams. In it he lays…

This true story uncovers Lighte’s harrowing journey to adopt his two daughters from Hong Kong, China. A gay Jewish scholar…

Possessing a rich, unique history unparalleled by nearly any of the other 49 states, the political history of Texas is…

Often forgotten in the bloody history of the early 20th century, Japan embarked on a series of colonial conquests, seeking…

Case studies are one of the dominant pedagogical tools across a wide variety of disciplines, from business to higher education…

With a print run from January 1920 to December 1921, The Brownies’ Book was the first magazine published for Black…

Weinstein, a comparative literature professor at Brown University, mixes passion and humor to reflect on the role that literature plays…

In this new book, Gardner translates the essential teaching of the new Confucian philosophical system that was forged by Zhu…

The study of the everyday and memory studies are brought together in this book about memorials, such as those commemorating…

Scattered across thousands of universities, hospitals, military bases, and various other places, chaplains are often the predominant connection to the…