adrienne mayor

A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethr

A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethr

A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels—and the surprising truths behind themAdrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science

Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles dis

Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles dis

Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while f

'Affecting and powerful' OBSERVER'Beautiful, lyrical and unvarnished' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER'A page-turner' FINANCIAL TIMESA riveting novel about Cape

A radical manifesto for the transformation of post-pandemic politics

Tracing the intricate connections between financial power, economic injustice and ecological crisis, Adrienne Buller examines the biases, myopic econo

"I came to explore the wreck. / The words are purposes. / The words are maps. / I came to see the damage that was done / and the treasures that prevai

A reissue of the classic Adrienne Rich selection, revised and expanded to cover the entirety of her career, with a new Introduction.

A highly interdisciplinary work, The Black Skyscraper reclaims the influence of race on modern architectural design as well as the less-well-understoo

Hoe zag het leven van kinderen eruit tegen het einde van de 19de eeuw? Door de ogen van kunstenaars als Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Suze Robertson, Thérè

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.