The Medium Is Still the Message presents Marshall McLuhan, history's foremost philosopher of media, as the indispensable guide for understanding the impact of technologies. McLuhan (1911-1980) shows that media are not simply tools of communication: they create new environments with transformational effects on politics, economics, culture, ......
The Medium Is Still the Message presents Marshall McLuhan, history's foremost philosopher of media, as the indispensable guide for understanding the impact of technologies. McLuhan (1911-1980) shows that media are not simply tools of communication: they create new environments with transformational effects on politics, economics, culture, ......
The Marlin's Fiery Eye and Other Tales from the Extraordinary World of Marine Fishes dives into the mystery and wonder of the daily lives of saltwater fishes. Joe E. Meisel introduces readers to the fascinating behaviors, remarkable adaptations, and complex life histories of the many species that call the oceans home. From the shallows, where ......
Cornell Lacrosse and the Forty-Eight-Year Quest for Glory
Cornell lacrosse entered 2025 with one objective: end a 48-year championship drought. What followed was a season of grit, heartbreak, and redemption-a relentless march through adversity that tested every ounce of resolve. In The Long Red Line, Christian Swezey details everything from the sting of an early-season overtime loss to Penn State to the ......
In The Limits of Autobiography, Leigh Gilmore analyzes texts that depict trauma by combining elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory in ways that challenge the constraints of autobiography. Astute and compelling readings of works by Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dorothy Allison, Mikal Gilmore, Jamaica Kincaid, and ......
In The Lies That Bind Us, Ahsan I. Butt explores how history textbooks become battlegrounds of national belonging, borders, and memory. History education has always sparked fierce debate. Disagreements erupt not just over what to include, but over whose version to tell-how proud or shameful episodes are portrayed; who bears responsibility; and ......
In The Lies That Bind Us, Ahsan I. Butt explores how history textbooks become battlegrounds of national belonging, borders, and memory. History education has always sparked fierce debate. Disagreements erupt not just over what to include, but over whose version to tell-how proud or shameful episodes are portrayed; who bears responsibility; and ......
Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance
In The Latecomer's Rise, Muyang Chen reveals the nature and impact of a rapidly growing form of international lending: Chinese development finance. Over the past few decades, China has become the world's largest provider of bilateral development finance. Through its two national policy banks, the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import ......
