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Claretta
Mussolini's Last Lover
A master historian illuminates the tumultuous relationship of Il Duce and his young lover Claretta, whose extraordinarily intimate diaries only recently have become available Few deaths are as gruesome and...
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Third Edition
This is a landmark intellectual history of Britain’s working classes from the preindustrial era to the twentieth century. Drawing on workers’ memoirs, social surveys, library registers, and more, Jonathan Rose uncovers which...
Hubbub
Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of...
Yale French Studies, Number 139
Photography and the Body in Nineteenth-Century France
The first Yale French Studies issue on photography, examining French photography's place in art, identity, and society through a lens of diversity and interdisciplinary investigation In its first issue on...
Trading with the Enemy
Britain, France, and the 18th-Century Quest for a Peaceful World Order
A ground-breaking account of British and French efforts to channel their eighteenth-century geopolitical rivalry into peaceful commercial competition Britain and France waged war eight times in the century...
Collecting Inspiration
Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.
The first publication to examine the pioneering designer and prolific collector who led Tiffany & Co. to creative and commercial success Edward C. Moore (1827–1891) was the creative leader who brought...
Nikolai Astrup
Visions of Norway
A compelling introduction to the life and artistic output of a trailblazing Norwegian painter, printmaker, and horticulturist Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928) was a highly individual Norwegian Modernist artist...
Jacqueline de Jong
The Ultimate Kiss
A fresh look at the multidimensional career of the Dutch avant-garde artist Dutch avant-garde artist Jacqueline de Jong (b. 1939) is best known for her involvement in the Situationist International and for her...
Enlightened Eclecticism
The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
A beautifully illustrated exploration of opulent tastes and the power of patronage in 18th-century Britain The central decades of the 18th century in Britain were crucial to the history of European taste and design....
Private Lives
Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889-1900
Four “prophets” of art whose luminous work unfolds the mysteries of domestic life In 1889, avant-garde artists in Paris formed a brotherhood to promote a radical new direction in art. Adopting the name Nabis—Hebrew...