Books published by Yale University Press

The story of North Korea's information underground and how it inspires people to seek better lives beyond their country's borders

Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization

A compelling account of how women shaped the common law right to privacy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

An unprecedented portrait of Moses's inner world and perplexing character, by a distinguished biblical scholar

When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken?

A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what the United States can do in response

A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste

The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual

An urgently needed examination of the current cyber revolution that draws on case studies to develop conceptual frameworks for understanding its effects on international order

A bold transatlantic history of American independence revealing that 1776 was about far more than taxation without representation

A poignant collection of letters written by the Latvian poet, novelist, and newspaper editor Arsenii Formakov while interned in Soviet labor camps

A sumptuously written people's history and a major retelling and reinterpretation of the story of the English Reformation

A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself

The first archive-based study of official corruption under Stalin and a compelling new look at the textures of everyday Soviet life after World War II

A fresh, vivid look at Disraeli's life, achievements, and temperament that casts doubts on his much-touted commitment to Jewish rights

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history

A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion

This fascinating new biography of the great Scottish hero focuses on his kingship in the fifteen years that followed his triumphant victory at Bannockburn.

Focuses on helping school and university students to acquire the skills to read and appreciate the great works of Latin literature. This edition not only presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples, but also offers direct access to original, unaltered Latin writings.

An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the ecology of Wyoming and adjacent Rocky Mountain states

A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich

Offers a comprehensive look at a powerful and controversial early Christian text, the biblical Book of Revelation. The author provides richly textured descriptions of the book's setting and language, making extensive use of Greek and Latin inscriptions, classical texts, and ancient Jewish writings, including the Dead Sea Scrolls.

One of our finest critics gives us an altogether original history of rock 'n' roll

One of Greece's most beloved contemporary writers, the author is considered by many to be her homeland's national poet. This title offers a collection of 80 poems that are selected from throughout his long career.

Winner of the 2013 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize

Reintroduces us to Thomas Jefferson's eighteenth-century world and reveals how Jefferson used science, thought about it, contributed to it, and became the leading scientific intellectual of his time. This book shows us a new side of Jefferson.

Perhaps America's best environmental idea was not the national park but the garden cemetery, a use of space that quickly gained popularity in the mid-nineteenth century. In this title, the author argues that American cemeteries embody a forgotten landscape tradition that has much to teach us in our current moment of environmental crisis.