Books published by Yale University Press

A leading scholar sheds light on the experiences of ordinary Cubans in the unseating of dictator Fulgencio Batista

A writer for whom the journey has always mattered reinvents the very form itself in this inviting collection of in-the-moment impressions of his journeys

A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries

Aims to present an intellectual history of 200 years of American constitutional theory and an original philosophical inquiry into the possibility of self-government. Kahn sees the development of constitutional theory as a continuous effort to balance self-government and history.

An irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability

A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought

A leading scholar of Jewish history's bracing and challenging case for the role of the historian today

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"Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this ... book presents a ... survey of British and Irish country house libraries"--Amazon.com.

A cybersecurity expert and former Google privacy analyst's urgent call to protect devices and networks against malicious hackers and misinformed policymakers

A foremost thinker on science and religion argues that an adequate understanding of cosmic history requires attention to the emergence of interiority, including religious aspiration

A timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included

How do we bring the law into line with people's psychological experience?

A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin

A new translation and commentary on the book of Amos, forgoing speculation about his life to provide an innovative analysis of the book itself

The masterful and poignant story of three African-American families who journeyed west after emancipation, by an award-winning scholar and descendant of the migrants

This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome

A challenging study offering a new perspective on classical Japanese poems and how they interact with and are part of material culture

A penetrating critique tracing how under-regulated trading between European and U.S. banks led to the 2008 financial crisis-with a prescription for preventing another meltdown

A captivating history of a notorious neighborhood and the first book to reveal why London's East End became synonymous with lawlessness and crime

From beloved storyteller and Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano, a masterful and gripping crime novel set in picturesque Nice on the French Riviera

Beautifully written, sympathetic and incisive, this is the first English biography of a major Scandinavian author who is ripe for rediscovery

The story of humanity's last major source of food from the wild and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization

A compelling and original recovery of Native American resistance and adaptation to colonial America

An enthralling, big-picture history that examines the Six Day War, its causes, and its enduring consequences against its global context