Cultural Studies

1. Inventing Human Rights: A History

   Lynn Hunt

   “A tour de force.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book ReviewMore

2. The Vale of Kashmir

   John Isaac, Art Davidson

   A world-renowned photographer's spectacular tribute to the land and people of this remote region.More

3. Holding On: Dreamers, Visionaries, Eccentrics, and Other American Heroes

   David Isay, Harvey Wang, Henry Roth

   "A collection of unexpected characters, intriguing characters, lovingly assembled. It's a fine read."--Mike WallaceMore

4. Out of the East: Transition and Tradition in Asia

   Hiroji Kubota

   More than two hundred magnificent, full-color photographs document the enormous productivity of eastern Asia against the background of traditional life and culture.More

5. Japan

   Hiroji Kubota, Elliott Erwitt

   A photographic portrait of Japan today.More

6. Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism

   Walter LaFeber

   New Edition

   Walter LaFeber's timely analysis looks at the ways that triumphant capitalism, coupled with high-tech telecommunications, is conquering the nations of the world, one mind—one pair of feet—at a time.More

7. The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

   Christopher Lasch

   When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.More

8. The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics

   Christopher Lasch

   "A major and challenging work. . . . Provocative, and certain to be controversial. . . . Will add important new dimension to the continuing debate on the decline of liberalism." —William Julius Wilson, New York Times Book ReviewMore

9. Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America

   Maria Laurino

   "One of the best books about the immigrant experience in America....unique and gracefully written."—San Francisco ChronicleMore

10. In the Eye of the Sun: Mexican Fiestas

    Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, Richard Rodriguez, Geoff Winningham

    Geoff Winningham began photographing the popular fiestas of Mexico in 1984. Returning to the same Mexican villages several times a year, he formed personal relationships with families who permitted him to photograph them in the intimacy of their homes, and local officials who gave him special access to all phases of the celebrations.More

11. Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America

    Warren Lehrer, Judith Sloan

    A kaleidoscopic view of new immigrants and refugees living in Queens, New York the most ethnically diverse locality in the United States.More

12. The Land I'm Bound To: Photographs

    Jack Leigh

    This retrospective volume places Jack Leigh in the company of other documentary giants such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lang.More

13. In the Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican Literature, Pre-Columbian to the Present

    Miguel Leon-Portilla, Earl Shorris

    The first anthology in any language to represent the full trajectory of this remarkable literature.More

14. Long Time Coming: A Photographic Portrait of America, 1935-1943

    Michael Lesy

    Over 400 rarely or never-seen photographs of a vanished America.More

15. Next: The Future Just Happened

    Michael Lewis

    The New York Times bestseller. "His book is a wake-up call at a time when many believe the net was a flash in the pan."—BusinessWeekMore