Experience the Words That Ignited a Revolution. First published anonymously in January 1776, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was the spark that turned colonial discontent into a full-scale demand for independence. Written in clear, forceful language designed to be understood by everyoneーnot just the eliteーthis masterp...

A free man kidnapped. Twelve years in chains. A truth the world could not ignore. In this harrowing memoir, Solomon Northup recounts how he was abducted and sold into slavery despite being a free man. Through brutal labor, cruel masters, and relentless injustice, he clings to hope, intelligence, and the belief that ...

This volume reflects the latest historiographical discussion about the decline, transformation, heritagisation, and re-invention of industrial cities in Europe during the late 20th century. It argues that the notion of “mediation” as it has been used in the history of technology helps to shed new light on the proces...

A new nation at risk. A bold Constitution on trial. Arguments that still shape democracy today. Written to persuade a divided public, The Federalist Papers present a powerful case for the U.S. Constitution through clear reasoning, practical wisdom, and enduring insight. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay explore federalism,...

Flourishing Fasts is the first book in any language to explore the history of the Zhaijiao, commonly translated as “vegetarian sects,” that originated in southeastern China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and are still active in contemporary Taiwan. Combining historical analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, Nikola...

Power is never given freelyーit is taken, protected, and mastered. Written for rulers navigating danger and ambition, The Prince strips leadership down to its hard realities. Machiavelli explores how power is gained, maintained, and lost, arguing that effectiveness often matters more than virtue. With bold clarity, ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”ーThe New Yorker (Best Books of the Year)** It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two pri...

'A masterpiece of history' DAILY TELEGRAPH Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchis...

In every war, there are those battles that mark a turning point, after which everything is different. These are the battles that help determine how the war will proceed. The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of those battles in the American Revolutionary War. While it was a battle that the American rebels lost, it was s...

Depuis leur réinvention à Paris et à Athènes à la fin du xixe siècle, les Jeux olympiques semblent refléter la marche du monde. En fait, ils progressent à leur propre rythme, quadriennal, et ils ne sont jamais qu’un interlude posé dans les interstices des États, des sociétés et des économies. Faire l’histoire de leu...

A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrele...

H. H. Holmes' story has become one of legend. Holmes committed his crimes at a time in history where the idea of murdering on a mass scale was just being introduced to the world through the actions of Jack the Ripper. Unlike Jack the Ripper though, Holmes' motives were clear; he killed out of greed, convenience, and...

Bold, controversial, and endlessly discussed, The Prince is one of the most influential political works ever written. Niccolò Machiavelli examines power as it truly operates, offering unflinching insights into leadership, authority, and political strategy. Written with sharp realism, the book challenges traditional ...

Epic in scope and unforgettable in depth, War and Peace is a monumental achievement in world literature. Leo Tolstoy masterfully blends history, philosophy, romance, and personal struggle against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Through a vast cast of richly drawn characters, the novel explores love, honor, ambi...

The Falklands War, which erupted in 1982, was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands, a group of largely uninhabited islands in the South Atlantic. The islands had under two thousand inhabitants and little particular strategic or commercial importance wh...

Allegories of Format examines the significance of format to the literary oeuvre of the nineteenth-century Swiss author, Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), best known for his 1855 novel, Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich). Malika Maskarinec understands format as the organization of a media object's relationship to a world o...