Books published by Yale University Press

';The Russia that Satter depicts in this brave, engaging book cannot be ignored... Required reading for anyone interested in the post-Soviet state' (Newsweek). Anticipating a new dawn of freedom after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: A country impoverished and controlled at every level by organized crime. This riveting book views the 1990s reform period through the experiences of individual citizens, revealing the changes that have swept Russia and their effect on Russia's age-old ways of thinking. ';With a reporter's eye for vivid detail and a novelist's ability to capture emotion, he conveys the drama of Russia's rocky road for the average victimized Russian... This is only half the story of what is happening in Russia these days, but it is the shattering half, and Satter renders it all the more poignant by making it so human.' Foreign Affairs ';[Satter] tells engrossing tales of brazen chicanery, official greed and unbearable suffering... Satter manages to bring the events to life with excruciating accounts of real Russians whose lives were shattered.' The Baltimore Sun ';Satter must be commended for saying what a great many people only dare to think.' The Globe and Mail (Toronto) ';Humane and articulate.' The Spectator ';Vivid, impeccably researched and truly frightening... Western policy-makers would do well to study these pages.' National Post

A deep dive into the pioneering collection of 19th-century French photographs, equipment, and ephemera, which is a cornerstone of the George Eastman Museum.

A groundbreaking examination of Mel Bochner's inventive drawing practice produced collaboratively with the artist

A comprehensive survey of the photography of rising and influential Black artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden

An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine

In response to the attacks on America of 11th September 2001, photographer Nathan Lyons, known for his honest and often questioning depictions of American culture, has created a portfolio of images.

A challenge to the conventional wisdom surrounding financial risk, providing insight into why easy solutions to control the financial system are doomed to fail.

A resplendent celebration of the spectacular fashion designs of Guo Pei, China's first and preeminent couturier

A new translation and commentary on I Maccabees that offers a fresh interpretation of the author's values and purpose

An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers

The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it

The full story of the thirty-nine female agents of SOE F section who went undercover in France, revealing for the first time how their fates contrasted and overlapped as the war progressed

The first history of London to show just how far the city has been built, shaped, and made a great success through immigration

How the suppression of the slave trade and the "disposal" of liberated Africans shaped the emergence of modern humanitarianism

An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous

The essential history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) during the Nixon Administration

The extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of Britain

A compelling examination of French sculptor Auguste Rodin from the perspective of his enthusiastic American audience

Vivid, clear-sighted images of American vernacular signage and architecture encountered along old US highways showcase the early black-and-white work of the acclaimed photographer Jim Dow

A powerful reframing of the study of Black art and the historical and contemporary status of Black lives

Traces the feminist icon Carolee Schneemann's prolific six-decade output, spanning her remarkably diverse, transgressive, and interdisciplinary expression

A global history of self-taught artists advocating for a nuanced understanding of modern and contemporary art often challenged by the establishment

This handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers.

Brings together a superb collection of over 650 detailed examples English furniture and needlework from 1600 to 1760