Yale University Press: 2009 books
by Charles Ross
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2011
Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical...
Egypt on the Brink
From Nasser to the Muslim Brotherhood, Revised and Updated
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
In this immensely readable and thoroughly researched book, Tarek Osman explores what has happened to the biggest Arab nation since President Nasser took control of the country in 1954. This new edition takes events up to summer 2013, looking at how Egypt has become increasingly divided under its new Islamist government.
by Nigel Saul
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Richard II is one of the most enigmatic of English kings. Shakespeare depicted him as a tragic figure, an irresponsible, cruel monarch who nevertheless rose in stature as the substance of power slipped from him. By later writers he has been variously portrayed as a half-crazed autocrat or a conventional...
The End of the Asian Century
War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
An urgently needed “risk map” of the many dangers that could derail Asia’s growth and stability
Since Marco Polo, the West has waited for the “Asian Century.” Today, the world believes that Century has arrived. Yet from China’s slumping economy to war clouds over the South China...
Hitler's Soldiers
The German Army in the Third Reich
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
For decades after 1945, it was generally believed that the German army, professional and morally decent, had largely stood apart from the SS, Gestapo, and other corps of the Nazi machine. Ben Shepherd draws on a wealth of primary sources and recent scholarship to convey a much darker, more complex picture....
Wellington
The Path to Victory 1769-1814
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
The Duke of Wellington was not just Britain’s greatest soldier, although his seismic struggles as leader of the Allied forces against Napoleon in the Peninsular War deservedly became the stuff of British national legend. Wellington was much more: a man of vision beyond purely military matters, a politically...
by William Monter
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs—the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine...
by Victoria Clark
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
by Richard Cockett
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
Sudan
The Failure and Division of an African State
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Over the past two decades, the situation in Africa’s largest country, Sudan, has progressively deteriorated: the country is in second position on the Failed States Index, a war in Darfur has claimed hundreds of thousands of deaths, President Bashir has been indicted by the International Criminal Court,...
Possession
The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Whether it's the discovery of $1.6 billion in Nazi-looted art or the news that Syrian rebels are looting UNESCO archaeological sites to buy arms, art crime commands headlines. Erin Thompson, America's only professor of art crime, explores the dark history of looting, smuggling, and forgery that lies...
In Pursuit of Ancient Pasts
A History of Classical Archaeology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
The stories behind the acquisition of ancient antiquities are often as important as those that tell of their creation. This fascinating book provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of classical archaeology, explaining how and why artifacts have moved from foreign soil to collections...
Class Matters
The Strange Career of an American Delusion
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life
From the decks of the Mayflower straight through to Donald Trump’s “American carnage,” class has always played a role in American life. In this remarkable work, Steve Fraser twines our...