Few poets have led lives as tempestuous as that of Vladimir Mayakovsky. Born in 1893 and dead by his own hand in 1930, Mayakovsky packed his thirty-six years with drama, politics, passion, and – most important – poetry. An enthusiastic supporter of t...

Vladimir Jankelevitch was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century philosophy. In "The Bad Conscience" – published in 1933 and subsequently revised and expanded – Jankelevitch lays the foundations for his later work, Forgiveness, grapp...

From the Mormon Wars to the Border Wars to gangs of Bald Knobbers and Bushwhackers, Missouri's reign of vigilante justice during the nineteenth century is unparalleled by any other state in the nation. Situated as the Gateway to the West, Missouri ex...

In 1975, James Jones – the American author whose novels "From Here to Eternity" and "The Thin Red Line" had made him the preeminent voice of the enlisted man in World War II – was chosen to write the text for an oversized coffee table book edited by...

Now in its third edition, "Traditio: An Introduction to the Latin Language and Its Influence" has firmly established its excellence as a textbook, whether for use in a full-year course or in a more intensive program of study. The text is designed to...

Now in its third edition, "Traditio: An Introduction to the Latin Language and Its Influence" has firmly established its excellence as a textbook, whether for use in a full-year course or in a more intensive program of study. The text is designed to...

Since the Great Depression, researchers and statisticians have recognized the need for more extensive methods for measuring economic growth and sustainability. The recent recession renewed commitments to closing long-standing gaps in economic measure...

Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! Dvorak's opera Rusalka at the National Theatre. A punk concert in an underground club. The hypnotic chanting of Hare Krishnas joyfully dancing through the streets. These are the sounds of...

In "Stambeli", Richard C. Jankowsky presents a vivid ethnographic account of the healing trance music created by the descendants of sub-Saharan slaves brought to Tunisia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Stambeli music calls upon an ela...

The word "possession" is trickier than we often think, especially in the context of the Black Atlantic and its religions and economy. Here possession can refer to spirits, material goods, and, indeed, people. In "Spirited Things", Paul Christopher Jo...