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BEYOND THE ELITE, edited by Elisheva Baumgarten, focuses on the everyday social history of Jews in #medieval northern and central #Europe using four interpretive lenses: people, space, objects, and rituals. Contributors to this innovative volume discuss aspects of daily life through which non-elite Jews interacted with their Christian neighbors. #Religion #History Learn more here: ow.ly/7iTH50XJs2o

In SERVANTS OF GOD, SLAVES OF THE CHURCH, Lisa Kaaren Bailey uncovers the surprising intimacy between sacred devotion and coerced labor in early medieval #Europe. From queens who scrubbed monastery floors to enslaved women forced into lifelong service, acts of humility and acts of subjugation often looked the same and were interpreted through the same religious lens. #Medieval #History #Religion Learn more here: ow.ly/eLEo50XJrZ1

THE HUMAN EDGE is a call to action for anyone who wants to lead—and not merely follow—using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the way we make decisions. But as Cheryl Strauss Einhorn shows, AI can either simplify complex problems or obscure them. #AI #Leadership Order this book here:ow.ly/l6J250XJsiw

More than two hundred and fifty years after the revolution began, FIRE AND FREEDOM, edited by Thomas S. Wermuth, Devin Lander and Robert Chiles, invites readers to rediscover #America's journey to independence, showcasing New York's central role in the revolution. #USHistory Order this book here: ow.ly/JlxW50XJsgW

THE HUMAN EDGE is a call to action for anyone who wants to lead—and not merely follow—using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the way we make decisions. But as Cheryl Strauss Einhorn shows, AI can either simplify complex problems or obscure them. #AI #Leadership Order this book here:ow.ly/l6J250XJsiw

More than two hundred and fifty years after the revolution began, FIRE AND FREEDOM, edited by Thomas S. Wermuth, Devin Lander and Robert Chiles, invites readers to rediscover #America's journey to independence, showcasing New York's central role in the revolution. #USHistory Order this book here: ow.ly/JlxW50XJsgW

In ATOMIC BILL, Vincent Kiernan examines the fraught career of New York Times science journalist, William L. Laurence and shows his professional and personal lives to be a cautionary tale of dangerous proximity to power. 🔗 Learn more: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150176…

LYRIC POETRY AS STATE CRITICISM IN MODERN JAPAN reshapes how we understand voice, complicity and critique in repressive regimes, as Marianne Tarcov reframes the role of poetry in twentieth-century #Japan. #Poetry #Literatur Learn more here: ow.ly/v0iE50XJscB

CRITICAL FAILURES revisits the overlooked messiness at the heart of #Japan's early experiments with modern criticism. In the Meiji era, young intellectuals posited that mastering the art of critical reading—called hihyō—was essential for Japan's advancement on the world stage. Miyabi Goto argues that this gap between theory and practice—hihyō's failure—opened unexpected pathways for what critical reading could be. #History Learn more here: ow.ly/Vh6x50XJs8n

ALWAYS UNDER SIEGE presents a remarkable and harrowing account of life in dark times that describes and embodies strategies of physical and moral survival. Irina Paperno brings to light the autobiographical chronicle of Olga Freidenberg, who endured Stalin's purges and the Leningrad blockade during World War II. #History #Russia Learn more here: ow.ly/EXgt50XJs71

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In ROGUE STATES, Matthew A. Frakes argues that #Reagan and #Bush's improvised responses to crises of terrorism, aggression, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction established a lasting enforcement role for the United States against rogue states in the post–#ColdWar world. #History Learn more here: ow.ly/JSO950XJrVb

Join Wah Guan Lim, author of DENATIONALIZING IDENTITIES for a talk on The Transnational Impact on Identity Formation in Theatre Across the Chinese-Speaking World. 🗓️ March 10, 2026 🔗Info: asia.ubc.ca/events/event/t…

CRITICAL FAILURES revisits the overlooked messiness at the heart of #Japan's early experiments with modern criticism. In the Meiji era, young intellectuals posited that mastering the art of critical reading—called hihyō—was essential for Japan's advancement on the world stage. Miyabi Goto argues that this gap between theory and practice—hihyō's failure—opened unexpected pathways for what critical reading could be. #History Learn more here: ow.ly/Vh6x50XJs8n

ALWAYS UNDER SIEGE presents a remarkable and harrowing account of life in dark times that describes and embodies strategies of physical and moral survival. Irina Paperno brings to light the autobiographical chronicle of Olga Freidenberg, who endured Stalin's purges and the Leningrad blockade during World War II. #History #Russia Learn more here: ow.ly/EXgt50XJs71

BEYOND THE ELITE, edited by Elisheva Baumgarten, focuses on the everyday social history of Jews in #medieval northern and central #Europe using four interpretive lenses: people, space, objects, and rituals. Contributors to this innovative volume discuss aspects of daily life through which non-elite Jews interacted with their Christian neighbors. #Religion #History Learn more here: ow.ly/7iTH50XJs2o

In SERVANTS OF GOD, SLAVES OF THE CHURCH, Lisa Kaaren Bailey uncovers the surprising intimacy between sacred devotion and coerced labor in early medieval #Europe. From queens who scrubbed monastery floors to enslaved women forced into lifelong service, acts of humility and acts of subjugation often looked the same and were interpreted through the same religious lens. #Medieval #History #Religion Learn more here: ow.ly/eLEo50XJrZ1

In ROGUE STATES, Matthew A. Frakes argues that #Reagan and #Bush's improvised responses to crises of terrorism, aggression, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction established a lasting enforcement role for the United States against rogue states in the post–#ColdWar world. #History Learn more here: ow.ly/JSO950XJrVb