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Spymaster
The Man Who Saved MI6
The dramatic story of a man who stood at the center of British intelligence operations, the ultimate spymaster of World War Two: Thomas Kendrick Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret...
By Her Hand
Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500-1800
A brand new look at the extraordinary accomplishments of early modern Italian women artists This generously illustrated volume surveys a sweeping range of early modern Italian women artists, exploring their...
Kashmir at the Crossroads
Inside a 21st-Century Conflict
An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict—from 1947 to the present The India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is one of the world’s incendiary conflicts. Since 1990, at least 60,000...
Ogata Korin
Art in Early Modern Japan
A lush portrait introducing one of the most important Japanese artists of the Edo period Best known for his paintings Irises and Red and White Plum Blossoms, Ogata Korin (1658–1716) was a highly...
Poisoned Abstraction
Kurt Schwitters between Revolution and Exile
A definitive resource, full of fresh insights and new revelations, on one of the most influential interwar artists This richly illustrated book offers a definitive new assessment of the oeuvre of Kurt Schwitters ...
The Presence of the Past in French Art, 1870–1905
Modernity and Continuity
This innovative book introduces a vivid new reading of French art and society at a crucial period of history The study of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art tends to focus on a search for the...
Collapse
The Fall of the Soviet Union
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By...
The Week
A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we live We take the seven-day week for granted, rarely asking what anchors it or what it does to us. Yet...
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Power, Profits, and Productivity in Modern America
Concentrated market power and the weakened sway of corporate stakeholders over management have emerged as leading concerns of American political economy. Samuel Milner provides a historical context for contemporary efforts to resolve...
Disorder
A History of Reform, Reaction, and Money in American Medicine
An incisive look into the problematic relationships among medicine, politics, and business in America and their effects on the nation’s health “A comprehensive, revealing and surprising account of the history of...