Cultural studies

Nietzsche wrote the philosophical work for which he is most famous while he was coming apart at the seams.

This book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world.

The Politics of Worldling presents Philippe Descola's Tanner Lectures on Human Values, delivered in 2023 at the University of California, Berkeley.

The first history of the formidable campaign that transformed Los Angeles into one of the world's greatest coastal metropolises, revealing how the city's man-made shores became the site for the reinvention of seaside leisure and the triumph of modern bodies.

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century.

In a surveillance culture, the ubiquity of audio-visual recording devices has enabled the unprecedented documentation of private indiscretions, scandalous conversations, and obscene behaviors performed by both ordinary and high-profile people.

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century.

In a surveillance culture, the ubiquity of audio-visual recording devices has enabled the unprecedented documentation of private indiscretions, scandalous conversations, and obscene behaviors performed by both ordinary and high-profile people.

This book examines how older adults with physical disabilities living at home develop dietary resilience strategies to maintain independence, agency, and dignity in later life.

Tells the story of the changing relationship between sport and religion from 1800 to the present day Both religion and sport stir deep emotions, shape identities, and inspire powerful loyalties.

In The Inner Life of Catholic Reform, Ulrich Lehner offers a longue duree overview of the sentiments and spiritual ideas of the 250-year long time span following the Council of Trent, known as Catholic Reform.

In The Inner Life of Catholic Reform, Ulrich Lehner offers a longue duree overview of the sentiments and spiritual ideas of the 250-year long time span following the Council of Trent, known as Catholic Reform.

Every literary household in nineteenth-century Britain had a commonplace book, scrapbook, or album.

Every literary household in nineteenth-century Britain had a commonplace book, scrapbook, or album.

Tells the story of the changing relationship between sport and religion from 1800 to the present day Both religion and sport stir deep emotions, shape identities, and inspire powerful loyalties.

As a prominent figure of the 18th century Enlightenment, Kant advocated faith in reason and in the possibility of human progress through the development of human beings' rational capacities.

History is rarely told through the food people ate.

A timely analysis of the myths that underpin white supremacy--and how to counteract themFor centuries, white men in the West have cultivated and perpetuated a set of false narratives about Black people in order to subjugate and maintain power over them.

This book is a study in cultural collegiality and interchange.

He was a Pony Express rider at fourteen, a Civil War soldier, a scout who earned the Medal of Honor, and the showman who brought the Wild West to the world's stage.

The past is not only remembered.

Is traditional American religion doomed?

Race and Racism: A Decolonial Approach argues that the topics of race and racism need a decolonial framing if we are to understand their genealogy in the modern world, and explores their current iterations and the path forward.

The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through interviews with his collaborators, friends, and family Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andrae Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction.

The first history of the formidable campaign that transformed Los Angeles into one of the world's greatest coastal metropolises, revealing how the city's man-made shores became the site for the reinvention of seaside leisure and the triumph of modern bodies.

The Soul as a Map, the Self as a MirrorIn the Islamic worldview, the soul (nafs), heart (qalb), spirit (ruh), and intellect ('aql) are not abstract theological ideas—they are real faculties that shape how we perceive, respond, and heal.

From Chinese K-Pop fans on social media, to professional cosplayers in Australia and video game communities that stretch from Hong Kong to Singapore, this book explores the varied world of fan cultures across the Asia Pacific.

An innovative philosophical study using the lens of epistemic injustice to demonstrate the threefold value of feminist rage in noticing, understanding, and combatting injustice.

Were Renaissance women merely passive and voiceless subjects in the cultures of portraiture through which they were represented?

An innovative philosophical study using the lens of epistemic injustice to demonstrate the threefold value of feminist rage in noticing, understanding, and combatting injustice.

From Chinese K-Pop fans on social media, to professional cosplayers in Australia and video game communities that stretch from Hong Kong to Singapore, this book explores the varied world of fan cultures across the Asia Pacific.

The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the great scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition.

In the middle of the twentieth century, liberal intellectuals and policymakers in the United States came to see poverty as a global problem.

A bold reinterpretation of Georgian Britian and North America that puts inns at the heart of the imperial project.

Are we alone in the universe?

The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through interviews with his collaborators, friends, and family Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andrae Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction.

Were Renaissance women merely passive and voiceless subjects in the cultures of portraiture through which they were represented?

Drawing from local archives alongside national and international records, this book argues that warfare was the defining feature of government and politics in Scotland for the two decades following the death of James V.

'Country music is the heartbeat of American music, and its soul comprises a long, complex, and storied history.

Drawing from local archives alongside national and international records, this book argues that warfare was the defining feature of government and politics in Scotland for the two decades following the death of James V.

A groundbreaking exploration of how fatherhood transforms men s brains, bodies, health, skills and relationships - showing that men are wired to participate in care, just as women are.

Why do certain books, films, and songs seem to know what is coming long before the rest of the world?

Are we alone in the universe?

This book examines the practice of archaeology and cultural heritage management in Indonesia through a series of current case studies.

This book examines the practice of archaeology and cultural heritage management in Indonesia through a series of current case studies.

For much of the Crescent City's history, days began with the cries of roaming street vendors and the percussive thwack of butchers' meat cleavers echoing out from the municipal markets.

Reimagining the American Dream: A Generational Comparison offers a clear, thoughtful look at how American life has changed from the Greatest Generation to Generation Beta.