This is an age of deception. Con men ply the roadways. Bogus alchemists pretend to turn one piece of silver into three. Devious nuns entice young women into ... | CUP| Columbia University Press
A woman seduces her landlord to extort the family farm. Gamblers recruit a wily prostitute to get a rich young man back in the game. Silver counterfeiters wr... | CUP| Columbia University Press
Around the world, growing populations of older adults need social care. Aging is typically associated with steady physical and cognitive decline; the practic... | CUP| Columbia University Press
In August 2020, Donald Trump announced that his administration had brokered a groundbreaking treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the first no... | CUP| Columbia University Press
Cities are central to prosperity: they are hubs of innovation and growth. However, the economic vitality of wealthy cities is marred by persistent and pervas... | CUP| Columbia University Press
Valentinus was a popular, influential, and controversial early Christian teacher. His school flourished in the second and third centuries C.E. Yet because hi... | CUP| Columbia University Press
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda is celebrated as a landmark global framework for achieving gender equality in peace and security governance. Its ... | CUP| Columbia University Press
Winner, 2024 Bela Kornitzer Alumni Award, Drew UniversityLife and death are commonly seen as representing the starkest of binaries: Death is the ultimate adv... | CUP| Columbia University Press
"This is that rarity, a useful book."--Warren BuffettHoward Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful a... | CUP| Columbia University Press
Rastafari is an Afrocentric social and religious movement that emerged among Afro-Jamaican communities in the 1930s and has many adherents in the Caribbean a... | CUP| Columbia University Press
