History
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
Paperback
A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
Paperback
The ground-breaking, “provocative” ( The New York Times Book Review) work that exposed the racially discriminatory precursors of affirmative action, now updated with a new introduction
When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Paperback
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Hardback
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe
Paperback
A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century