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Capital Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 Karl Marx

Marx for the twenty-first century
The first new English translation in fifty years鈥攁nd the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself
Featuring extensive original commentary, including a foreword by acclaimed political theorist Wendy Brown
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We Have Never Been Woke We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite Musa al-Gharbi

How a new 鈥渨oke鈥 elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status鈥攚ithout helping the marginalized and disadvantaged

The African Revolution The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century Richard Reid

A panoramic global history of Africa in the age of imperialism

To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause (Pulitzer Prize Winner) To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement Benjamin Nathans

WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE

A "riveting history" (Wall Street Journal) of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the USSR and still provides a model of opposition in Putin鈥檚 Russia鈥攁nd beyond

Europe without Borders Europe without Borders: A History Isaac Stanley-Becker

The contested creation of free movement鈥攆or people and goods鈥攊n the Schengen area of Europe

The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism Yanni Kotsonis

A sweeping global history of the birth of modern Greece

Ancient Christianities Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years Paula Fredriksen

How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety

Relics of War Relics of War: The History of a Photograph Jennifer Raab

How a single haunting image tells a story about violence, mourning, and memory

The Book of Yerba Mate The Book of Yerba Mate: A Stimulating History Christine Folch

The untold story of South America鈥檚 most interesting beverage