David Brion Davis

Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees.

Homicide has many social and psychological implications that vary from culture to culture and which change as people accept new ideas concerning guilt

Inhuman Bondage is the definitive study of slavery for our time, providing a global perspective on the subject with an emphasis on the United States.

Challenging the boundaries of slavery ultimately brought on the Civil War and the unexpected, immediate emancipation of slaves long before it could ha

The Fear of Conspiracy brings together 85 speeches, documents, and writings that illustrate the role played in American history by the fear of conspir

From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our priso

The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du Tilh, and ree

To receive a royal pardon in sixteenth-century France for certain kinds of homicide—unpremeditated, unintended, in self-defense, or otherwise excusabl

In this gem of a book, Natalie Zemon Davis explores the role of gifts in Renaissance France. From the King's bounty to the beggar's alms, from the la

Johannes Esser (1877-1946) hoort thuis in het rijtje Albert Einstein, Hugo de Vries en Wilhelm Röntgen. Hij was Nederlands schaakkampioen, Mondriaan-o

'Winter warmers' biedt 60 hartverwarmende cocktails voor de koude dagen. Steek je open haard maar aan en ga aan de slag om klassiekers als Hot Toddy e

Mensen komen kortstondig samen in een trein, een restaurant of op straat; gesprekken worden zijdelings opgevangen en verkeerd begrepen; een klein kind

A new collection of short fiction from the critically acclaimed master of the form and winner of the Man Booker International Prize, Lydia Davis

The trial of Angela Davis is remembered as one of America's most historic political trials, and no one can tell the story better than Davis herself. O

A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny- lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition

David Darling travels through space and time to find the largest, smallest, stickiest, loudest, quietest, fastest, slowest, heaviest and brightest…

A chilling dystopia exploring AI technology and migration

A fresh look at the world’s water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them   It is not your imagination: water c

"Jamais aucune époque n'a autant été marquée par le désir de changer de vie. Nous voulons tous, à un moment de notre existence, être un autre".

The multi-million copy bestselling novel that brilliantly captures the experiences of a generation. From beloved author David Nicholls.