Books published by Yale University Press

A collection of philosophical writings addressing a range of topics, from eros, poetry and freedom to problems like negation and the epistemological status of sense perception. It demonstrates that philosophical investigation must be oriented in terms of everyday language and experience.

Presenting 32 works of literary decadence written between 1884 and 1927, Schoolfield throws light on the close intellectual kinship of authors from August Strindberg to Bram Stoker to Thomas Mann, and on the ingredients, themes, motifs and preconceptions that characterized decadent literature.

Based on an array of diaries and letters, this work explores the shifting experiences of adolescent girls in the late 19th century. It shows how, in leaving school, female students left an institution that had treated them more equally than any other they would encounter in their lives.

Shows how civil society was first invented as an idea of renewed community for the provincial and defeated elites in the provinces of the British Empire and how this innovation allowed them to enjoy liberty without directly participating in the empire's governance, until the limits of the concept were revealed.

The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled. Is Britain a part of Europe? The British have been ambivalent on this question since the Second World War, when the Western European nations sought to prevent the return of fascism by creating strong international ties throughout the Continent. Britain reluctantly joined the Common Market, the European Community, and ultimately the European Union, but its decades of membership never quite led it to accept a European orientation. In the view of the distinguished political scientist Vernon Bogdanor, the question of Britain's relationship to Europe is rooted in "the prime conflict of our time," the dispute between the competing faiths of liberalism and nationalism. This concise, expertly guided tour provides the essential background to the struggle over Brexit.

A major biography of one of the most important figures in modern drama, evoked through a biographical reading of his plays

A fascinating social history of the guitar, reasserting its long-forgotten importance in Romantic England

A prominent authority on China's Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing's project of the century

An authority on Asia and globalization identifies the challenges China's growing power poses and how it must be confronted

An exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, and how people navigate dispossession

A one-volume collection of the prose and poetry of eighteenth-century Britain's pre-eminent lexicographer, critic, biographer, and poet Samuel Johnson

An exploration of what hermeneutic psychoanalysis is and how the approaches of hermeneutic psychoanalysts differ. It finds that these psychoanalysts use the same words, concepts and analogies, but they hold to at least five different positions on the truth of psychoanalytic interpretations.

The first part of a sweeping two-volume history of the devastation brought to bear on Indian nations by U.S. expansion

During his nearly forty years as a music journalist, Ralph J. Gleason recorded many in-depth interviews with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. These informal sessions, conducted mostly in Gleason's Berkeley, California, home, have never been transcribed and published in full until now. A This remarkable volume, a must-read for any jazz fan, serious musician, or musicologist, reveals fascinating, little-known details about these gifted artists, their lives, their personas, and, of course, their music. Bill Evans discusses his battle with severe depression, while John Coltrane talks about McCoy Tyner's integral role in shaping the sound of the Coltrane quartet, praising the pianist enthusiastically. Included also are interviews with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Jon Hendricks, and the immortal Duke Ellington, plus seven more of the most notable names in twentieth-century jazz.

As financial turmoil in Europe preoccupies political leaders and global markets, it becomes more important than ever to understand the forces that underpin the European Union, hold it together and drive it forward. This timely book provides a gripping account of the realities of power politics among European states and between their leaders. Drawing on long experience working behind the scenes, Luuk van Middelaar captures the dynamics and tensions shaping the European Union from its origins until today. It is a story of unexpected events and twists of fate, bold vision and sheer necessity, told from the perspective of the keyplayers – from de Gaulle to Havel, Thatcher to Merkel. Van Middelaar cuts through the institutional complexity by exploring the unforeseen outcomes of decisive moments and focusing on the quest for public legitimacy. As a first-hand witness to the day-to-day actions and decisions of Europe’s leaders, the author provides a vivid narrative of the crises and compromises that united a continent. By revisiting the past, he sheds fresh light on the present state of European unification and offers insights into what the future may hold.

An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950

Features anecdotes from the quirky lives of the famous and the obscure - all of whom confronted urban nuisances and physical ailments. This book addresses an unpleasant aspect of city life (noise, violence, mouldy food, smelly streets, poor air quality). It creates a nuanced portrait of early modern English city life.

A fascinating look at the partnership of artist James McNeill Whistler and his chief model, Joanna Hiffernan, and the iconic works of art resulting from their life together

A beautiful presentation of a new suite of works made for the Menil Collection by Allora & Calzadilla

A beautifully illustrated look at the work of one of todayâEUR(TM)s most exciting artists

A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran

The sixth and final volume documenting the work of an iconic American artist

A revealing exploration of Spain's significant impact on American painting in the 19th and early 20th century

"Originally published in 2019 in Hebrew as Chazara b'li t'shuva: al chiloniyut acheret ve'al datiyut acheret (The philosophical roots of the secular-religious divide) ... by Kinneret, Zmora, Dvir--Publishing House Ltd."--Copyright page.

A revelatory resituation of Van Gogh's familiar works in the company of the surprising variety of nineteenth-century art and literature he most revered

"To accompany the exhibition Ravishing: The Rose in Fasion at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York."--Verso.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.