Books published by Yale University Press

A comprehensive study of the connection between Calvinist missions and Dutch imperial expansion during the early modern period

An in-depth look into the life of Romantic essayist Charles Lamb and the legacy of his work

An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies

An unusually clear and comprehensive examination of transatlantic relations during the Nixon/Kissinger era

The first full-length study of the evolution of self and agency in ancient Israelite anthropology

A sweeping history of early American trade and the foundation of the American economy

Close technical examinations of the techniques and materials of Edward Steichen, Mark Rothko, Jules Olitski, Jasper Johns, and others are accompanied by essays that probe issues of conserving contemporary art

The story of the extraordinary relationship between a former slave and England's most distinguished man of letters

A timely reassessment of the artist's early performances and feminist sculptures, affirming their radical engagements and art historical significance

An extensive retrospective dedicated to Roger Raveel (1921-2013), one of the most important Belgian painters of the second half of the 20th century

A rare insider's account of the inner workings of the Japanese economy, and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy, by a career central banker

A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debates

A lush visual document of the Clark Art Institute's first-ever outdoor exhibition, featuring the work of six significant contemporary artists working in sculpture today

A brand new look at the extraordinary accomplishments of early modern Italian women artists

A prominent scholar explores King Arthur's historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century

A vivid, original, and intimate hour-by-hour account of Armistice Day 1918, to mark its centenary this year

A sweeping, ambitious history of American democratic socialism from one of the world's leading intellectual historians and social ethicists

A blueprint for creating sustainable businesses, emphasizing the power and potential of cooperative models

A fascinating history of Jorge Luis Borges's efforts to revolutionize and revitalize literature in Latin America

How a strategist's ideas were catastrophically ignored in 1914-but shaped Britain's success in the Second World War and beyond

A rich reconsideration of a short-lived but visionary voice in twentieth-century American painting and his enduring relevance

In the fourth volume in the Why I Write series, the iconic Samuel Delany remembers fifty years of writing and shaping the world of speculative fiction

A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864).

A brilliant distillation of the key ideas behind successful self-improvement practices throughout history, showing us how they remain relevant today

A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trials

A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape

A biography of the elusive but celebrated Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer connecting his Jewish background to his life and art

The first integrative history of Nazi mass killing-showing how policies of mass murder were crucial to the regime's strategy to win the war