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Kyiv does not want to incur Trump’s wrath, given that Trump could set back Ukraine’s war effort by abandoning it. (In his ...
Kudelia’s forensic town-by-town analysis focuses on the decision-­making of local elites, such as mayors and entrepreneurs.
Tejani’s sweeping, colorful narrative is populated by naive government scientists, relentless railroad magnates seeking monopoly profits, and earnest municipal reformers advancing the public interest.
This short collection of poems brings together some of the most powerful work of the Gazan librarian, poet, and essayist Mosab Abu Toha.
In this timely, compelling history, Cook explores the important role that Canada played in the defense of North America during World War II.
Three new biographies vividly sketch the lives and legacies of soldiers and spies who navigated the convulsions of the twentieth century.
In this dazzling work of intellectual history, Skinner offers a sweeping account of the politics and philosophy of the idea of freedom.
This engaging book offers a journalistic view of how the Labour Party under Keir Starmer won the 2024 election.
Gorski, a literary and culture scholar, examines the breakneck commercialization of book publishing, and Russian literature more broadly, following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This book argues that in a region known largely for its fragile states and durable autocracies, Kuwait’s history of vigorous parliamentary politics has made it a salutary exception. From the ...
Lee confirms the conventional wisdom that this is a policy choice, in part because reform would upset local power structures. Yet at times, the author does not seem entirely convinced by his own ...
Rico, an art historian and preservationist, argues that standard conceptions of what counts as “global heritage” eschew religious definitions of history and identity in favor of a secular ...