Historie og arkeologi

A cultural history of Sápmi and the Nordic countries as told through objects and artifacts Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. …

A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them   Benjamin Franklin once said, “There never was a good war or …

The end of the Cold War was an opportunity—our inability to seize it has led to today’s renewed era of great power competition  “An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the …

The first exploration of the artistic and cultural intersections of the African continent and the Byzantine world Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the …

An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance   “Historically rich and superbly written.”—David J. …

The Cold War roots of liberalism’s present crisis   “[A] daring new book.”—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post  “A fascinating and combative intellectual history.”—Gideon Rachman, …

A comprehensive survey of Abad's visually dazzling and politically prescient works blending fabric and painting This volume surveys three decades of Pacita Abad’s multifaceted …

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience?   In the 1930s, composers and musicians began to flee Hitler’s Germany to …

Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world   What did Jane Austen …

Along the West Coast waterfront and in ship-handling circles around the world, few names are more respected than that of Robert Allan Ltd., the marine architecture firm that has …