Books published by Yale University Press

The comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece from the 13th to the early 17th century

An engaging investigation of how the relationships between four U.S. photographers and Mexican artists forged new developments in modernism

A ground-breaking account of British and French efforts to channel their eighteenth-century geopolitical rivalry into peaceful commercial competition

How providential history-the conviction that God is an active agent in human history-has shaped the American historical imagination

A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state

The first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosity

A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America

An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what "canon" really means

A revealing new look at modernist architecture, emphasizing its diversity, complexity, and broad inventiveness

A lyrical collection of the finest poems by a leading Mexican poet, superbly translated for English readers

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slaveholders

An innovative study of how the Victorians used books, portraits, fairies, microscopes, and dollhouses to imagine miniature worlds beyond perception.

A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space

An eminent historian's biography of one of Mexico's most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers

Sonallah Ibrahim's 2000 masterpiece offers readers a view of twentieth-century world events through the diary pages of his titular character.

An award-winning professor's introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciences

An accessible guide to writing Chinese at the intermediate level

An authoritative new edition of the fourth volume in Marcel Proust's epic masterwork, In Search of Lost Time

Investigates both the pragmatic how's and the philosophical why's of education in ancient Israel and its surroundings. This book demonstrates how the practice of teaching and learning was transformed into the supreme act of worship.

A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling's world-famous children's classic

A helpful, engaging guide to the revision of scholarly writing by an editor and award-winning author

A celebration of Houston's Rothko Chapel on its fiftieth anniversary, featuring work by contemporary artists responding to its continuing impact

An award-winning scholar and teacher explores how Shakespeare's greatest characters were built on a learned sense of empathy

A new and expansive collection of essays from one of the world's best-known popular philosophers

An unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influence

An authoritative and comprehensive celebration of the life and work of one of the most prominent artists of the Venetian Renaissance

Restoring a "perfect painter" to the Cubist canon

Celebrating 250 years of male self-expression, investigating the portraiture and wardrobe of the fashionable British man

Why the future of great power politics is likely to resemble its dismal past

An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environment