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In America
A Lexicon of Fashion
Articulating eight decades of American style through the emotive language of clothing—from celebrated designers that established the modern legacy of sportswear to emerging creatives shaping the future of fashion in the...
Shiva's Waterfront Temples
Architects and Their Audiences in Medieval India
This handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers. The vibrant red sandstone temples of India’s...
A Cotton Mather Reader
An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers Cotton Mather (1663–1728) is one of the best-known Puritan writers, but very few people have ever read a significant...
Queens of the Wild
Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history...
Cezanne
Evoking the sensory richness and ambitions of the beloved French artist’s work through a multifaceted exploration of his art, career, and legacyCezanne presents a new examination of the work of Paul Cezanne ...
Critical Revolutionaries
Five Critics Who Changed the Way We Read
Terry Eagleton looks back across sixty years to an extraordinary critical milieu that transformed the study of literature Before the First World War, traditional literary scholarship was isolated from society at...
Bletchley Park and D-Day
The untold story of Bletchley Park's key role in the success of the Normandy campaign Since the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most...
Courbet's Landscapes
The Origins of Modern Painting
A groundbreaking insight into Gustave Courbet and his bold experiments in landscape painting Between 1862 and 1866 Gustave Courbet embarked on a series of sensuous landscape paintings that would later inspire the...
Scent
A Natural History of Fragrance
A fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the viewpoint of plant and pollinator Plants have long harnessed the chemical characteristics of aromatic compounds...
Adventurer
The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova
A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch The iconic libertine Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) was a storied adventurer through the Enlightenment...