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Democracy and the welfare state
Though the “two Wests,” Europe and the United States, differ in crucial respects, they share a common history of social rights. In Democracy and the Welfare State, leading historians and social scientists rethink this history in light of global transformations of the economic order and the onslau...
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Suicide of the west
James Burnham’s 1964 classic, Suicide of the West, remains a startling account on the nature of the modern era. It offers a profound, in depth analysis of what is happening in the world today by putting into focus the intangible, often vague doctrine of American liberalism. It parallels the loose...
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The rising generation
Chronicles the history of emancipation through the cradle-to-grave experiences of a remarkable generation of black northernersThe Rising Generation chronicles the long history of emancipation in the United States through the cradle-to-grave experiences of a generation of black New Yorkers. Born i...
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Undoing slavery
Undoing Slavery excavates cultural, political, medical, and legal history to understand the abolitionist focus on the body on its own terms. Motivated by their conviction that the physical form of the human body was universal and faced with the growing racism of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century...
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These truths
An exhibition catalog exploring the emergence of the Declaration of Independence during the revolutionary crisis of 1775–1776These Truths explores the emergence of the Declaration of Independence during the revolutionary crisis of 1775–1776, and how the document was drafted, printed, shared, inte...
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Liberty's prisoners
A look at how changing attitudes about work, freedom, property, and family shaped the creation of the penitentiary system in the United States, reissued with a new preface that connects these early penitentiaries to our present debates over mass incarcerationLiberty’s Prisoners examines how chang...
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Independence hall in american memory
A chronicle of the lost history of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, reissued on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, with a new preface updating the constantly evolving public perception of Independence HallIndependence Hall is a place Americans think they know well. ...
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The disaffected
An exploration of the British occupation of Philadelphia that highlights the perspectives of those wearied by and withdrawn from the War for IndependenceElizabeth and Henry Drinker of Philadelphia were no friends of the American Revolution. Yet neither were they its enemies. The Drinkers were a m...
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A new working class
An examination of the efforts by Black public-sector workers and their unions to fight for racial and economic justice in BaltimoreFor decades, civil rights activists fought against employment discrimination and for a greater role for African Americans in municipal decision-making. As their influ...
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Up south
A look at the efforts of two generations of Black Philadelphians to turn the City of Brotherly Love into a place of promise and opportunity for all, reissued with a new preface that continues the story of civil rights activism in Philadelphia up to the Black Lives Matter movementAlthough Philadel...
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Blue-collar conservatism
A nuanced portrait of the blue-collar, white supporters of Philadelphia’s police-commissioner-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo and the populist politics that emerged, reissued with a new preface that explores how the era connects to the rise of Donald TrumpThe postwar United States has experienced many f...
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Ten thousand central parks
A visionary look at Central Park’s creation as an urban success story inspiring bold climate actionClimate change is the existential crisis of our time. With extreme heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods displacing millions, many wonder: What can I do? Ten Thousand Central Parks challenges...
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Brooklyn bridge park
A major social and political phenomenon of how a community overcame overwhelming opposition and obstacles to build the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Stretching along a waterfront that faces one of the world’s greatest harbors and storied skylines, Brooklyn Bridge Park is among the largest and most signif...
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Counter institution
Counter Institution is a history of three re-purposed buildings in the Lower East Side--Peace Pentagon, ABC No Rio, and El Bohio--that have been used by activists as their headquarters to launch various actions over the past forty years.
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A great sacrifice
This study analyzes the effects of the Civil War on northern black families as they sacrificed for a Union victory. This book especially studies the effects of the war on these families as they and their soldiers fully supported the Union war effort and strived to gain full American citizenship.
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New york after 9/11
This book examines the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City and the various ways that this event profoundly reshaped multiple spheres of City life.
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The presidency of joseph r. biden
Leading historians offer the first look at Biden’s four years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-first centur...
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The st. petersburg connection
The book traces the friendly Russian-American friendship from 1775 to 1919 in the context of prevailing international developments and of the individuals who contributed to the story.
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No neutrals there
The definitive history of the US labor movement’s complicity in Zionist settler colonialism, and a call for today’s labor militants to organize in solidarity with Palestinians. US trade unionists are often told to keep quiet and remain neutral on Palestine because “Palestine has nothing to do wi...
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Grace of the ghosts
A profound new volume that reckons with the history of an American Catholic Church embedded in and drawing benefits from White supremacyFor the Church to become a truly anti-racist institution, we must first understand how today’s racial challenges are embedded in the theo-logic of American Chris...
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Young reds in the big apple
The tale of New York’s Young Reds—a riveting journey through the YPA’s rise and influenceYoung Reds in the Big Apple: The New York YPA, 1923–1934 by Jack Hodgson is a compelling historical account that delves into the heart of American communism through the lens of New York City’s Young Pioneers ...
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Haunted by slavery
A stirring memoir by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall: historian of slavery, veteran political activist, and widow of Black Bolshevik author Harry Haywood.
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Wonder city
Reimagining our cities for a sustainable and human-centric futureIn her groundbreaking book Wonder City, Lynn Ellsworth delves deep into the heart of modern urban life, casting a critical eye on the transformative changes sweeping through cities like New York. This compelling journey into the wor...
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War is a racket
The decorated U.S. general who exposed war profiteering and called modern warfare a business scheme.One of the most explosive antiwar documents ever written, War Is a Racket is the 1935 speech and pamphlet in which Major General Smedley Butler—one of the most decorated Marines in U.S. history—pub...
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Trouble! at coal creek
This gripping graphic novel tells the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War—one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in the history of the United States. Told through the eyes of a young Welsh immigrant, Trouble! at Coal Creek is the epic story of a cross-racial str...
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From eve to dawn, a history of women in the world, volume iii
From the New York Times–bestselling author: “A rare find: a page-turning, can’t-put-it-down history text.” —Library JournalWriting about what she calls the “most cheering period in female history,” Marilyn French recounts how nineteenth-century women living under imperialism, industrialization, a...
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"when the welfare people come"
Analyzes the history of the U.S. child welfare system and its implications today, offering ideas for reform and building solidarity.
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Digging our own graves
This fully updated edition of a classic work from one of the leading scholars of Appalachia documents a community’s struggle against the deadly black lung disease.
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The long deep grudge
A powerful account of the epic clash between corporate greed and militant workers in the American Heartland.
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Taking on the big boys
Social-journalistic critique with solutions on how economic equity for women benefits everyone.
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Unforgettable sacrifice
2026 ASALH BOOK PRIZE FINALISTRediscover the Civil War through the voices that refused to be silencedUnforgettable Sacrifice offers a groundbreaking exploration into the heart of African American memory of the Civil War, challenging conventional narratives and revealing a rich history preserved t...
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The war at home
Exploring Minnesota’s history from the beginning of the European war in 1914 through the 1920 U.S. election provides a unique vantage point from which to assess the war’s impact on American society.Americans went to war in 1917 not only against Germany but also against each other. The controversi...
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Baghdad burning
Anonymous Iraqi woman's blog gives a human face to war and occupation.
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Crusading for globalization
The first book to shed light on what caused corporate executives to pursue a pro-globalization agenda over the last eight decadesCrusading for Globalization tells the story of an extraordinarily influential group of business executives at the helms of the largest US multinational corporations and...
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Movement
WINNER, 2025 GOTHAM BOOK PRIZEFINALIST, 2026 PATTIS FAMILY FOUNDATION GLOBAL CITIES BOOK AWARDInsideHook: The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This NovemberA gripping account of how the automobile has failed NYC and how mass transit and a revitalized streetscape are vital to its post-pandemic recov...
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Mistress of herself
The first collection of speeches and writings from the nineteenth century's women's rights leader.
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Selling out santa
Christmas is not just a day or a frame of mind as Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) imparts in Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Christmas is also a vehicle for national mythmaking as an idealising mirror for American cultural and political attitudes of a given moment. Via a case study on Hollywood Chris...
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Baghdad burning ii
Gripping portraits of life under the occupation, insurgency and suicide bombings by internationally acclaimed Iraqi blogger.
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Wildcat of the streets
How Black youth in Detroit made claims for political equality over and against the new order of community policingThe criminalization of Black youth was central to policing in urban America during the civil rights era and continued in Detroit even after the rise of Black political control in the ...
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The tragedy of american science
A compelling and timely account of the corruption, corporatization, and militarization of science in the United States.
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Enmity and empathy
The experiences of Japanese Americans and their allies fighting discrimination in wartime Minnesota demonstrate how diverse groups stood together amidst the turmoil—a legacy relevant in today’s divisive world.The forced eviction and confinement of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor in 1941 was...
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Join the conspiracy
Dive into the electrifying tale of a Brooklyn-born patriot turned radical activist, in an era when America was torn by its ideological extremesIn the shadow of recent turmoil, Join the Conspiracy transports readers to a pivotal moment of division and dissent in American history: the late 1960s. A...
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Chasing chance
An enthralling study of a founding American dynasty –the Peirces and the Princes--in an interwoven story of family heritage that extends from the earliest settlements to the mid-twentieth century.From Pilgrims to Robber Barons, martyred witches to Confederate officers, artists to statesmen, found...
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The war before
From the Black Panthers to political prisoners, one woman's politics paves the way for today's breakthroughs.
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Organized labor and the black worker, 1619-1981
A classic, radical history of Black workers' contribution to the American labor movement.
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Embracing emancipation
WINNER, 2024 LAWRENCE J. McCAFFREY PRIZE FOR BEST BOOK ON IRISH AMERICAChallenges conventional narratives of the Civil War era that emphasize Irish Americans’ unceasing opposition to Black freedomEmbracing Emancipation tackles a perennial question in scholarship on the Civil War era: Why did Iris...
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From eve to dawn, a history of women in the world, volume iv
The conclusion of the “remarkable” four-volume history by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women’s Room (Publishers Weekly).In the twentieth century, women became a force for change, in part through suffrage, and in part through mass organizing. This final volume of Marilyn French’s w...
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Rebel city: a guide to new york’s wild side
New York’s five boroughs tell a million human stories of revolution, rebellion, and resistance in this singular and timely guide to the city that never sleeps. Cities are multifaceted creatures and nowhere is that truer than in New York. Opulent, venal, frenetic, frivolous, full of hubris, it is ...
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Daring to struggle, daring to win
Helen Shiller recounts her independent path of resistance: from the student anti-war movement of the 1960s to a Black Panther Party alliance to Mayor Harold Washington’s 26th vote to lonely voice against Mayor Richard M. Daley on a myriad of issues.
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Tramps and trade union travelers
A thought-provoking analysis of how internal migration in Gilded Age America undermined collective organizing and workers’ political power.
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