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Creation Stories
Landscapes and the Human Imagination
Drawing from a vast array of creation myths—Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more—this short, illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our...
The Craft of Poetry
A Primer in Verse
How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms—all through her own original verse. Each poem...
Intentions in Great Power Politics
Uncertainty and the Roots of Conflict
Can great powers be confident that their peers have benign intentions? States that trust each other can live at peace; those that mistrust each other are doomed to compete for arms and allies and may even go to war. Sebastian Rosato...
Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment
Enhancing prospects for democracy is an important objective in the process of creating a new constitution. Donald L. Horowitz argues that constitutional processes ought to be geared to securing commitment to democracy by those who...
Bald
35 Philosophical Short Cuts
The moderator of the New York Times’ Stone column and author of numerous books on everything from Greek tragedy to David Bowie, Simon Critchley has been a strong voice in popular philosophy for over a decade. This volume brings...
Artists and the Rothko Chapel
50 Years of Inspiration
African Americans and Africa
A New History
An introduction to the complex relationship between African Americans and the African continent What is an “African American” and how does this identity relate to the African continent? Rising immigration...
Hector Guimard
Art Nouveau to Modernism
A beautifully illustrated retrospective of Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard, positioning him at the forefront of the modernist movement The aesthetic of architect Hector Guimard (1867–1942)...
Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism
From Dictatorship to Populism
On the tenth anniversary of his rise to power in 1932, Mussolini seemed to many the “good dictator.” He was the first totalitarian and the first fascist in modern Europe. But a year later Hitler’s entrance onto the political...
Raphael
Among the great figures of the Italian Renaissance, Raphael (1483–1520) is unarguably the artist who has been most widely and consistently admired across the centuries. He had an extraordinary and perhaps unrivaled capacity...