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The ground-breaking, "provocative" ( The New York Times Book Review) work that exposed the racially discriminatory precursors of affirmative action, n

Cultural psychology through a global lens.

Incorporating the latest scholarly research, the third edition of A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 323 BC presents a comprehensive overv

Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding

A sweeping history of data and its technical, political and ethical impact on our world

Critics, Compilers, and Commentators is the first comprehensive introduction to Roman philology-the study of Latin language and Latin texts. It explai

A provocative argument against the idea that we view the world through the lens of the language we speak.

This book shows why it is that Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy thro

What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza's Thinking About History, a general

This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our worl

A bold exploration of the Holocaust by a pre-eminent scholar in the field.

"This book is an introductory essay on archaeological theory. It tries to explain something of what 'theory' is, its relationship to archaeological pr

This succinct introduction uses a precise style, clear structure, and engaging narrative approach to inspire a sophisticated understanding of the subj

This book gathers together and extends to new frontiers Joseph Stiglitz's lifelong work, drawing upon the challenges and insights of each of these pha