Aesthetics, Industry, and Science: Hermann Von Helmholtz and the Berlin Physical Society

Aesthetics, Industry, and Science: Hermann Von Helmholtz and the Berlin Physical Society

On January 5, 1845, the Prussian cultural minister received a…
Genetics in the Madhouse

Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity

The untold story of how hereditary data in mental hospitals gave…
Naissance

Naissance de l’écologie: polémiques françaises sur l’environnement, 1800-1930

(This book is a translation of Natural Interests: The Contest…
The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World

A never-before-published book by the Pan-Africanist and socialist…
The Economic History of China

The Economic History of China: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past…
The Killing Season

The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66

The Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest,…
L'Inde Sous Les Yeux De L'Europe

L’Inde sous les yeux de l’Europe – Mots, peuples, empires – 1500-1800

(This is a French translation of Europe's India: Words, People,…
Opera and the City

Opera and the City: The Politics of Culture in Beijing, 1770-1900

Link to purchase English version Link to purchase Chinese…
Oduduwa's Chain

Oduduwa’s Chain: Locations of Culture in the Yoruba-Atlantic

Yoruba culture has been a part of the Americas for centuries,…
Connectivity in Motion

Connectivity in Motion: Island Hubs in the Indian Ocean World

This original collection brings islands to the fore in a growing…