Humanities books

Life of the Buddha presents an English translation of P'alsangnok, a celebrated biography of the Buddha written...  Read More >>

Entertaining Ambiguities explores the intersections of male-male sexual activities, subcultures, and coded language...  Read More >>

The story of the Unitarian Service Committee, an organization of Americans who rescued European refugees during...  Read More >>

From the perspective of residents seeking assistance, Conflict and Correspondence examines the critical transition...  Read More >>

Spanning nearly 4 million square kilometers, the Tibetan river system—including the Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween,...  Read More >>

In The Eloquent Tyrant, Pamela Klasova presents a cultural history of speech in the early Islamic empire, examining...  Read More >>

Women’s history traveled a long and fascinating path before it became a respected and recognized academic field...  Read More >>

Mid-twentieth-century student activism is a pivotal chapter in American history. While college activism has been...  Read More >>

How the United States' confrontation with North African raiders established its legitimacy on the world stage For...  Read More >>

The World in Flames is a bottom-up history of the Seven Years’ War, exploring this epochal conflict from the perspective...  Read More >>

Reignite Your Power is a compassionate and practical guide to breaking free from the grip trauma can have on your...  Read More >>

First published fifty years ago, Émile Benveniste’s two-volume Problèmes de linguistique générale revolutionized...  Read More >>

History records Cordy Tindell ""C.T."" Vivian as a civil rights preacher-activist who conveyed a clarity of theological...  Read More >>

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Developing Advanced Proficiency in Chinese through Modern Issues serves as a solid foundational textbook for the...  Read More >>

Musical Argonauts of Central Asia tells the story of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP) and its sustained efforts...  Read More >>

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How the drama of Shakespeare's time demonstrates the tensions within civility Is civility merely a matter of reinforcing...  Read More >>

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