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A diverse selection of contemporary ceramic work by Japanese women, featuring stunning pieces from virtuosic artists   Since World War II, women artists from Japan have made …

A unique, stunning collection of images of Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a testament to the vibrancy of Palestinian society prior to occupation.This book …

“Engagingly written.”—Andrew D Buck, BBC History Magazine “[A] compelling book.”—Ian Garrick-Mason, Spectator Shortlisted for the 2020 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military …

Two of our most celebrated intellectuals grapple with the uncertain aftermath of the American collapse in Afghanistan “Through the structure of a deeply engaging conversation …

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 …

An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire   “A masterwork.”—William Dalrymple, Financial Times   “A landmark …

The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific   Spices drove the …

A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small …

A history of capitalism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century China and India that explores the competition between their tea industries  “Tea War is not only a detailed comparative …

Gaza is among the most densely populated places in the world. Two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half the population is under eighteen years of age. Since …