A history of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, and how the ambiguity built into that technology helps companies and exploits workers Seeing Like a Supply...

With the United States and the world it leads in disarray, how should we construct a new international order? The stable and open international order erected on America’s watch is unraveling...

Exploring the gardens of William Morris--Red House, Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott House, and his factory garden at Merton Abbey--and the central role they played in his life, his patterns, and work...

"Looking at the global picture-including Vietnam, India and Egypt-Guy Laron charts the connection between oil, gas and political power from the First World War, through the Cold War, to the crises of...

A profound, bittersweet portrait of a Gazan immigrant's heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy.

Featuring more than 450 awe-inspiring images curated by Stephen Ellcock, Ark is a celebration of the living wonders of this planet. Stephen Ellcock - renowned curator and author of The Cosmic Dance,...

With his signature flair, historian Philip Matyszak explores the strangest and most spellbinding places of ancient belief, where gods walked, spirits lingered and the underworld was just a step away...

Combining powerful imagery of artworks and ritual objects with insightful analysis and expertly written text, Magick tells the visual story of the magical arts, from personal and community-based folk...

An accessible illustrated history of the art of the Americas examining art across all media from traditionally understudied regions.A superbly illustrated history of the arts of the Americas before...

"An incisive account of the seventeenth-century English dissidents and political philosophers like Hobbes and Locke who dared to imagine equality for all when it still remained an abstract ideal."--...

A poignant return to Korea's forgotten "Asian Spring"--a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation. When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean...

"In this richly detailed cultural and political history, David Narrett shows how Cherokee nationhood emerged from the pressures of colonial encounter. Cherokee diplomats - primarily women - take...

"In an unnamed city completely torn apart by civil war, a teenage sniper has only one goal: to fire the perfect shot. He sublimates himself into his weapon, controls his breath, stays serenely calm,...

In ancient China, a chef was seen as a kind of magician, able to combine the five tastes--sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and pungent--harmoniously in a dish. In her latest cookbook, Fuchsia Dunlop...

In this "monumental and impressive" biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on...

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! From the brilliant mind behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, 300, and Sin City, comes Push the Wall is part memoir, part master class for budding...

A necessary and timely exploration of art activism today, informed by centuries of protest. How contemporary artists and activists are navigating and resisting the collapse of historical time in our...

"The sixteenth-century poet and Saint Mirabai has long been an iconic figure in India. Tagore famously named his daughter after her and praised her as a figure of female liberation; Gandhi referenced...

"The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their...

Presenting Charles Tomlinson's finest poems, this edition of Selected Poems provides perfect entry into the work of one of England's contemporary masters. Rendering with remarkable precision the...