A dynamic history of life in turn-of-the-century Warsaw through the eyes of a young woman and her Jewish family who converted to Catholicism. When Alicja Lewental's parents came of age in the middle of the nineteenth century, they believed they did...

An intimate portrait of James Baldwin, offering a new understanding of his life and works as seen through his close relationships and private life. James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a pivotal figure of the twentieth century, an influential author, inte...

A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history. From the emergence of money in the ancient world to today's interconnected landscape of high-f...

A timely and compelling argument for a revitalized and restructured global politics. The future seems increasingly uncertain. Our democracies are failing to prevent financial crises, energy shortages, climate change, and war – so how can we look to...

An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors. In this sweeping history, from the Stone Age to the present day, Witold Rybczynski shows how architectural ideals have been affected by tech...

Nazi Germany killed approximately 13 million civilians and other non-combatants in deliberate policies of mass murder, mostly during the war years. Almost half the victims were Jewish, systematically destroyed in the Holocaust, the core of the Nazis'...

In 1943, the twenty-year-old Polish poet Tadeusz Borowski was arrested and deported to Auschwitz as a political prisoner. What he experienced in the camp left him convinced that no one who survived Auschwitz was innocent. All were complicit; the ca...

Emotionally resonant photographs of everyday life in the Jewish Lodz Ghetto taken during WWII. From 1941 to 1944, the Polish Jewish photographer Henryk Ross (1910-1991) was a member of an official team documenting the implementation of Nazi policies...

This book examines the history of early secret police forces in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War. Molly Pucci delves into the ways their origins diverged from the original Soviet model based on differi...

Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America's first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cul...