Thomas Robert Malthus, Joyce E. Chaplin
The world’s population is now 7.4 billion people, placing ever greater demands on our natural resources. As we stand witness to a possible reversal of modernity’s positive trends, Malthus’s pessimism is worth full reconsideration.More
Thomas Robert Malthus, Joyce E. Chaplin
The world’s population is now 7.4 billion people, placing ever greater demands on our natural resources. As we stand witness to a possible reversal of modernity’s positive trends, Malthus’s pessimism is worth full reconsideration.More
Herodotus, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts, Walter Blanco
Second Edition
Walter Blanco’s acclaimed translation of The Histories is now available in its entirety in this revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition.More
Herbert Marks
Volume(s): 1
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More
Gerald Hammond, Austin Busch
Volume(s): 2
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More
Thomas Paine, J. M. Opal
Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time.More
Jonathan Swift, Ian Higgins, Claude Rawson
This Norton Critical Edition is the fullest single-volume collection of Jonathan Swift's writings, encompassing not only the major prose satires—A Tale of the Tub, Gulliver’s Travels, and A Modest Proposal—but also a large number of other works, including his most important poems and political writings. The texts are accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations by Ian Higgins, thirty illustrations, and a full introduction by Claude Rawson. This is an indispensable edition for scholar and student alike.More
Jacob Riis, Hasia R. Diner
How the Other Half Lives occupies a premier place on a small list of American books—along with Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Jungle, Silent Spring, The Feminine Mystique, and Unsafe at Any Speed—that changed public opinion, influenced public policy, and left an indelible mark on history.More
Mary Wollstonecraft, Deidre Shauna Lynch
Third Edition
Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work.More
Max Weber, Richard Swedberg
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is Max Weber’s most important work and, since its publication in 1904, has been widely considered the most important sociological study of the twentieth century.More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeves, Isaac Kramnick
The Norton Critical Edition presents Tocqueville’s classic text in the Henry Reeves translation.More
Lee Gutkind
Volume(s): 1
Narrative nonfiction at its cutting-edge best from writers at the cusp of recognition and fame.More
Saint Paul, John T. Fitzgerald, Wayne A. Meeks
Second Edition
The Second Edition of this perennially popular Norton Critical Edition is based on the Today’s New International Version of Paul’s letters, a new translation that is heralded for its inclusiveness and accuracy in representation of gender.More
Judith Kitchen
Invigorating creative nonfiction—short, but never slight—gathered by the co-editor of In Short and In Brief.More
John Locke, Paul E. Sigmund
John Locke’s revolutionary writings created a sea change in political theory and, eventually, in liberal democracy in practice.More