Lees, Andrew (distinguished Professor of History, Distinguished Professor of History, Rutgers University Camden)

The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in

This compact volume identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, whi

Paul Thagard uses new accounts of brain mechanisms and social interactions to forge theories of mind, knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning,

This book demonstrates that women have been and key to understanding processes of development and explores the importance of greater gender equality f

The story of Europe's emergence from the catastrophe of fascism and world war - and how the broad anti-fascist consensus on which this was based has o

An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a rel

Written by a leading academic and broadcaster and drawing on interviews with readers, writers, reading groups, bookshop owners, librarians, and figure

Ranging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy

Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a gr

Law in Common draws on a large body of unpublished archival material from local archives and libraries across the country, to show how ordinary people

The gentrification of Brooklyn has been one of the most striking developments in recent urban history. Considered one of the city's most notorious ind

Drawing on examples from across the globe and throughout history, Andrew Kahn explores the key characteristics of the short story. He shows how its ri

The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in

In Human-Centered AI, Professor Ben Shneiderman provides an optimistic realist's guide to how artificial intelligence can be used to augment and enhan

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy

A fully updated new edition of Ronald Hutton's classic work on the history of modern pagan witchcraft.

Life's Values offers new analyses of the nature of pleasure, happiness, well-being, and meaning in life. Recognizing how individuals have different pr

This book offers a new global history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, exploring the conflict both within and beyond the framework of the Cold W

A timely overview of populism, one of the most contested concepts in political journalism and the social sciences.

This book applies contemporary linguistic theories and the findings of traditional grammar to the study of Latin syntax. It the first full-scale work