Cultural Studies
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
Paperback
A startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living
The Season: A Social History of the Debutante
Paperback
“...Kristen Richardson’s sharp account of how the season evolved... is a more absorbing story than any period drama.”—Financial Times
The Season: A Social History of the Debutante
Hardback
In this enthralling history of the debutante ritual, Kristen Richardson sheds new light on contemporary ideas about women and marriage.
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
Hardback
An NPR Favorite History Book of 2021
The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics.Seven Games: A Human History
Hardback
A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them