Books published by University of Wisconsin Press

Best known for his two-year sojourn at Walden Pond in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau is often considered a recluse who emerged from solitude only occasionally to take a stand on the issues of his day. This book explores Thoreau's nature writings to offer a way of understanding the unique politics of the so-called hermit of Walden Pond.

Identifying and documenting the conditions of Russian serfs has proven difficult because the Russian state discouraged literacy among the serfs and censored public expressions of dissent. This title offers a collection of autobiographies by serfs.

In 2004 director Oliver Stone's epic film ""Alexander"" generated a renewed interest in Alexander the Great. The critical response to the film offers a fascinating lesson in the contentious dialogue between historiography and modern entertainment. This book scrutinizes Stone's project from its inception and design to its production and reception.

Tells the story of voting in elections across the years and investigates electoral trends and patterns over the course of Wisconsin's history. This book explores the ways that ethnic and religious groups in the state have voted historically and looks at the successes and failures of the two major parties over the years.

Reveals the author's experience of Hollywood in its golden days and tells the stories of the stars who appeared in his films, including Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, and many others.

Investigates the changes that have taken place in university research over the years, gauging the state of research in higher education and examines issues and challenges crucial to its future. This work also explores the cost of doing science, the commercialization of university research, and the changing composition and number of PhD students.

Chronicles twentieth century history as ""universal civil war"" between a succession of conflicting dualisms such as freedom and equality, race and class, capitalism and communism, liberalism and fascism, East and West.

One of the significant philosophical works of the 20th-century, ""Contributions to Philosophy"" is also one of the most difficult. This collection of essays, unravels this challenging work. It highlights Heidegger's ""being-historical thinking"" as thinking that sheds light on theological, technological, and scientific interpretations of reality.