Regional Studies
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A People’s History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
$21.95 Add to cartBuilding on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes.
An “indispensable volume” on class… [more below]- Author: Harman, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1786630818
- Language: English
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Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home
$30.00 Read moreJoin an adventurous and charismatic independent journalist (perhaps you know him from YouTube) on a journey through some of the very best of America, reminding us of all the reasons we’ve got to love … [more below]
- Author: Santenello, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 1668214342
- Language: English
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Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations
$15.95 Add to cartJapanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and remarkably readable journey through Japan’s cultural history.
This much-anticipated sequel to- Author: Davies, Roger J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 4805311630
- Language: English
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Speaking American: How Y’All, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
$17.99 Add to cartFrom the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a stunning and delightful exploration of American language.
Did you know that … [more below]
- Author: Katz, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0358359937
- Language: English
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Rubble Masonry
$29.95 Add to cartRubble Masonry is a collection of lyric essays that takes its title from the practice of stone masons who, rather than using materials cut to ideal measurements, work with found rocks’ natural shapes…. [more below]
- Author: McLarney, Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: March 27 2026
- ISBN10: 0807185892
- Language: English
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Nine Mile Canyon: The Archaeological History of an American Treasure
$34.95 Read moreWith an estimated 10,000 ancient rock art sites, Nine Mile Canyon has long captivated people the world over. The 45-mile-long canyon, dubbed the “World’s Longest Art Gallery,” hosts what is believed t… [more below]
- Author: Spangler, Jerry D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: April 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1607812266
- Language: English
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From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan
$30.00 Add to cartOne neighborhood in Istanbul: a window on a city, country, region, and world in a state of upheaval.
Karagumruk, an Istanbul neighborhood once dominated by Ottoman-era homes, is now known for its chea- Author: Hansen, Suzy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0374298432
- Language: English
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Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration
$19.95 Add to cartFor decades, Louisiana has had the highest incarceration rate in the United States. If it were a country, it would have the second-highest incarceration rate in the world. Far from a modern phenomenon… [more below]
- Author: Seiferth, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: October 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0917860942
- Language: English
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Human Geography: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Human geography offers answers to some of the most important challenges of our time. To understand contemporary struggles over global economic ine- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Daley, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 26 2025
- ISBN10: 0192869302
- Language: English
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Greater Philadelphia and the Nation: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2
$44.95 Add to cartInformed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia and the Nation and its companion volumes The Greater Philadelphia Region and Greater P
- Author: Mires, Charlene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1512826634
- Language: English
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Greater Philadelphia and the World: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 3
$44.95 Add to cartInformed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia and the World and its companion volumes The Greater Philadelphia Region and Greater Ph
- Author: Heath, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 151282738X
- Language: English
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The Greater Philadelphia Region: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1
$44.95 Add to cartInformed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, The Greater Philadelphia Region and its companion volumes Greater Philadelphia and the Nation and Greater P
- Author: Gillette, Howard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1512826049
- Language: English
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The Nature of Pain: Roots, Recovery, and Redemption Amid the Opioid Crisis
$29.95 Add to cart- Author: Sheffel, Mandi Fugate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1985903105
- Language: English
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Tennesseans and Their History
$26.95 Add to cartThe history of Tennessee is full of dramatic episodes and colorful characters that give the Volunteer State a major place in the American saga. From the bloody battle of Shiloh in 1862 to the Dayton “… [more below]
- Author: Bergeron, Paul H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 30 1999
- ISBN10: 1572330562
- Language: English
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A History of Sautee Nacoochee
$34.95 Add to cartVirtually every landscape is a palimpsest, created by the imprint, however ephemeral, that people have left everywhere they have been. As one peels back layers of history, the true nature of a place c
- Author: Jones, Tommy Hart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0820369586
- Language: English
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Grabbing A Slice Of “Minnesota Nice”
$28.99 Add to cartMinnesota has a code, don’t cha know?
Knowing this code is essential for living in the state famous for an accent only the Coen Brothers could replicate. But if you only focused on the accents in Fargo
- Author: Lamont, Lucas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: November 06 2024
- ISBN10: 9798823204309
- Language: English
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Rainbow Fleur de Lis: Essays on Queer New Orleans History
$28.00 Add to cartRainbow Fleur de Lis: Essays on Queer New Orleans History is an anthology of eighty-five short, easy-to-read essays that originally appeared in Ambush Magazine and French Quarter Journal. Author Frank… [more below]
- Author: Perez, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: May 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1496857585
- Language: English
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The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence
$17.99 Add to cartIn this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and th
- Author: Kurczy, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0062945505
- Language: English
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The Afghans: Three Lives Through War, Love, and Revolt
$35.00 Add to cart“An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation.”–Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amity and Prosperity
From the inter- Author: Seierstad, Ã…sne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1639736263
- Language: English
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100 Mitos de la Historia de M?xico 1 / 100 Myths of the History of Mexico 1
$16.95 Add to cartLa historia de M?xico no es como te la contaron…
Con la pluma filosa y espl?ndidamente documentada que lo caracteriza, Francisco Mart?n Moreno indaga en la deslumbrante historia de M?xico y sus zo… [more below]- Author: Mart?n Moreno, Francisco
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 24 2024
- ISBN10: 6073848447
- Language: Spanish
