In American Women Authors and Literary Property, 1822-1869, Homestead explores how copyright and married women’s property laws shaped the careers of popular American women authors. Five case studies show how…

Reform in China succeeded because government failed to prevent local officials from forcing prices to market levels.

When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe’s book is a bold critique of US…

This book addresses enduring questions about American political culture and statecraft. Its critique of Wilson’s diplomacy highlights the limits of his definition of American internationalism, notably with respect to religion…

Examines German theories and practices of play, parenting, and pedagogy from 1631 to 1912. Explores the role of the domestic sphere and home economies in establishing transatlantic networks that influenced…

The Police in America provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a…

I strongly encourage teachers, administrators, districts, and state boards of education to make time to read this book together. David Moshman’s flawless research, probing questions, and insightful principles will lay…

Drawing evidence from transatlantic literary texts of childhood as well as from nineteenth and early twentieth century children’s and family card, board, and parlor games and games manuals, Nineteenth-Century Fictions…