Society, Politics & Philosophy Books

Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation

(9781405135108)

Borderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the US-Mexico Boundary

(9780520283947 / 9780520283947)

Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of Burma

Yale University Press (9780300204513 / 20 b/w illus.)

Neither Gods nor Emperors: Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China

(9780520211612) | Neither Gods Nor

The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies

KLO80 (9781594038631)

The Courting of Marcus Dupree

(9780878055852)

American Machiavelli: Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy

(9780521708746) | Alexander Hamilton

The People's Property? Power Politics and the Public

Routledge (9780415955232)

Managing Conflict in a Negotiated World: A Narrative Approach to Achieving Productive Dialogue and Change

(9780761918899)

The Dark Sahara: America's War on Terror in Africa

(9780745324524) | Packaging No quibbles

Minds Behind the Brain: A History of the Pioneers and Their Discoveries

Explore how early neurologists, psychologists, and philosophers unraveled brain mysteries, revealing the evolution of thought, sensation, and consciousness through groundbreaking experiments and daring theories.

Refusing the Favor: The Spanish-Mexican Women of Santa Fe 1820-1880

(9780195145946 / 8 figures, 2 maps)

Femmes Fatales

Explore how cinema shapes gender myths and power dynamics in Femmes Fatales, a sharp critique that blends feminist theory, psychoanalytic insight, and film history to reveal hidden narratives behind iconic female characters.

The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age

Explore how Amsterdam’s merchants, artists and scientists forged a global empire in the 1600s, shaping modern economics, culture and science while navigating political intrigue and maritime rivalry.

The taxation of petroleum and minerals: principles, problems and practice

(9780415781381)

Blessed Anastacia: Women, Race and Popular Christianity in Brazil

Routledge (9780415912600 / illustrations) | Christianity in Brazil

Thinking Through the Skin

(9780415223560) | Chantal Nadeau engages, Growing feminist

China

(9780340741344 / 9780340741344)

Feminist Genealogies, Colonial Legacies, Democratic Futures

(9780415912129) | Capitalist nation

The Seven Years War in Europe: 1756-1763

Explore how shifting alliances, decisive battles, and colonial ambitions reshaped Europe’s map, setting the stage for modern nation‑states and influencing global power dynamics.

The Anthropology of Food and Body: Gender, Meaning and Power

Explore how food shapes identity through gendered rituals, symbolic meanings, and power dynamics, revealing the intimate link between nourishment, culture, and social structures.