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A Life Together
Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853
An eminent historian’s biography of one of Mexico’s most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers Lucas Alamán (1792–1853) was the most prominent statesman, political economist, and historian in nineteenth-century...
The Faiths of Others
A History of Interreligious Dialogue
The first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosity In recent decades, organizations committed to interreligious or interfaith dialogue have...
An Essay on Man
An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture
One of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man’s cultural achievementsAn Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique...
Words as Grain
New and Selected Poems
An authoritative new collection by one of China's most lauded poets A leading poet from the Cultural Revolution to the present day, Duo Duo is one of China’s most influential contemporary writers. He began writing...
How the Just So Stories Were Made
The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kipling’s Celebrated Tales for Little Children
A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling’s world-famous children’s classic From "How the Leopard Got Its Spots" to "The Elephant’s Child," Rudyard Kipling’s ...
Sons of the Waves
The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare“No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such...
The Life of Music
New Adventures in the Western Classical Tradition
Nicholas Kenyon explores the enduring appeal of the classical canon at a moment when we can access all music—across time and cultures Immersed in music for much of his life as writer, broadcaster and concert...
The Science of Abolition
How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress
A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and Black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slaveholders In the context of slavery, science is usually associated with slaveholders’ scientific...
To Kidnap a Pope
Napoleon and Pius VII
A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope...
Unrevolutionary Mexico
The Birth of a Strange Dictatorship
An essential history of how the Mexican Revolution gave way to a unique one-party state In this book Paul Gillingham addresses how the Mexican Revolution (1910-1940) gave way to a capitalist dictatorship of...