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International Rights Guide london 2021
A Note from the Senior International Rights Manager Rebecca Bengoechea
Senior International
Welcome to Princeton University Press’ London 2021 Rights Guide! While we are Rights Manager
disappointed to still not be able to gather in person this spring, we are very much looking rebecca_bengoechea@
forward to seeing many of you during our virtual book fair, and of course to connecting press.princeton.edu
through this rights guide. We are delighted to present here many of PUP’s new and
upcoming titles for 2021!
We hope you’ll be as excited as we are about our Spring 21 list which offers an incredible, Emma Morgan
and wide-ranging, selection of titles. Some highlights, among many, include: Delicious International Rights Associate
by Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez, the story of how the pursuit of flavour has shaped
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human evolution; Russell Poldrack’s Hard to Break shows us the neuroscience behind
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habits and why they are hard to break; Jonathan Haslam’s The Spectre of War presents a
new history of the outbreak of the Second World War, and the role that Communism,
or rather the fear of it, had to play; while in The Spirit of Green, Nobel Laureate in
Economics, William Nordhaus offers a new approach to sustainable economics that
allows the environment to flourish without sacrificing economic prosperity. Eleanor Smith
Rights & Audio Assistant
PUP’s Fall 21 list promises equal excitement, and in this rights guide, we have three titles eleanor_smith@
in particular that we are pleased to be pre-announcing. We’re thrilled to be introducing press.princeton.edu
to you, Twelve Caesars by Mary Beard, Career and Family by Claudia Goldin and Renewal
by Anne-Marie Slaughter—important new books from three women at the very top of
their respective fields.
We hope that there will be something of interest for everybody!
Rebecca Bengoechea
Senior International Rights Manager
Contents 1 Humanities 13 Science 21 Social Science 31 Also Available
Humanities
The fascinating story of how
images of Roman autocrats
have influenced art, culture,
and the representation of
power for more than 2,000 Mary Beard is professor of
years classics at the University of
Cambridge and the author of
SPQR: A History of Ancient
What does the face of power look like? Who
Rome and Women and Power: A
gets commemorated in art and why? And Manifesto. Twitter @wmarybeard
how do we react to statues of politicians we
deplore? In this book—against a back-
Why It Will Sell
ground of today’s “sculpture wars”—Mary
Innovative book exploring the
Beard tells the story of how for more than
variety of images of Roman
two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, emperors and their impact on
and famous in the western world have been visual arts and culture from
shaped by the image of Roman emperors, Ancient Rome to the present day.
especially the “twelve Caesars,” from the The author is one of the world’s
leading scholars and prominent
ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing
public intellectuals, and has
Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these been widely translated before.
murderous autocrats have loomed so large Based on the 2011 A. W. Mellon
in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to lecture.
today, when hapless leaders are still carica-
tured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns.
First Proofs: April
Editor: Michelle Komie
Published in association with the National 368 pages. 254 color illus.
Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Spanish rights sold
Art | Classics
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A bold new history showing
that the fear of Communism
was a major factor in the
outbreak of World War II
The Spectre of War looks at a subject we Jonathan Haslam is the
George F. Kennan Professor in
thought we knew—the roots of the Second
the School of Historical Studies
World War—and upends our assumptions at the Institute for Advanced
with a masterful new interpretation. Look- Study. His books include Near
ing beyond traditional explanations based and Distant Neighbors and
Russia’s Cold War.
on diplomatic failures or military might,
Twitter @HaslamJonathan
Jonathan Haslam explores the neglected
thread connecting them all: the fear of
Communism prevalent across continents Why It Will Sell
during the interwar period. Marshalling Breaks new ground in arguing
that fear of Communism was
an array of archival sources, including
a more important factor in the
records from the Communist International, origins of World War II than
Haslam transforms our understanding of previously believed.
the deep-seated origins of World War II, its International in focus including
conflicts, and its legacy. chapters on Germany, Spain,
Russia, and Japan.
“The Spectre of War is a terrific and exciting Close reading of archival sources
book. Jonathan Haslam does a magnificent and letters yield a new, more
job. . . . He brings the historic findings to life.” complex understanding of well-
known figures.
—A. James McAdams, author of Vanguard
of the Revolution
Final PDF: Available
Editor: Bridget Flannery-McCoy
504 pages.
History
3
A monumental work of history
that reveals the Ottoman
dynasty’s important role in the
emergence of early modern
Europe Gábor Ágoston is associate
professor of history at George-
The Ottomans have long been viewed as town University. His many books
despots who conquered through sheer mil- include Guns for the Sultan and
Encyclopedia of the Ottoman
itary might, and whose dynasty was periph-
Empire.
eral to those of Europe. The Last Muslim
Conquest transforms our understanding
of the Ottoman Empire, showing how Why It Will Sell
Ottoman statecraft was far more pragmatic Presents new view of the
and sophisticated than previously acknowl- Ottoman Empire’s role in Europe,
and its great impact on European
edged, and how the Ottoman dynasty was a politics.
crucial player in the power struggles of early Author’s new research draws
modern Europe. on wide-ranging multi-language
sources.
“Fascinating and wonderfully rich in detail.”
Rich in narrative detail and filled
—Virginia H. Aksan, author of Ottoman with detailed illustrations that
Wars, 1700–1870: An Empire Besieged bring the history to life.
Final PDF: Available
Editor: Priya Nelson
592 pages. 19 b/w illus. 11 maps.
Chinese simplified rights sold
Hungarian and Turkish rights
retained by author
History
4A major history of Central
Asia and how it has been
shaped by modern world
events
Central Asia is often seen as a remote and Adeeb Khalid is the Jane and
Raphael Bernstein Professor
inaccessible land on the peripheries of
of Asian Studies and History
modern history. Encompassing Uzbeki- at Carleton College. His books
stan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, include Making Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of Islam after Communism
China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of
world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the Why It Will Sell
first comprehensive history of Central Asia Offers a new history of Central
from the mid-eighteenth century to today, Asia, from the post-Silk Road era
shedding light on the historical forces that to present day.
have shaped the region under imperial and Paints a holistic picture, combin-
ing traditional Russian and Sino
Communist rule.
spheres of influence, and inte-
“A masterful work. Adeeb Khalid draws grating the region’s relationship
with other parts of the world.
together the legacies of the Russian and
Places Central Asia’s recent
Chinese imperial conquests of Central Asia
history in a global context, look-
to provide a comprehensive and compel- ing at the impact of colonialism,
ling understanding of the region’s political, modern development, etc.
cultural, and social transformations.”
—Marianne Kamp, author of The New
Final PDF: Available
Woman in Uzbekistan: Islam, Modernity, and Editor: Priya Nelson
Unveiling under Communism 576 pages. 27 b/w illus. 9 tables.
8 maps.
Chinese complex rights sold
History | Asian Studies
5A compact, incisive history Itamar Rabinovich is professor
and president emeritus at Tel
of one of the defining Aviv University and vice chair of
the Institute of National Security
conflicts of our time Studies in Tel Aviv.
Twitter @ItamarRabinovi
Leaving almost half a million dead and Carmit Valensi is a research
displacing an estimated twelve million peo- fellow and the director of the
ple, the Syrian Civil War is a humanitarian Syria research program at the
Institute for National Security
catastrophe of unimaginable scale. Syrian Studies. Twitter @CarmitValensi
Requiem analyzes the causes and course of
this bitter conflict—from its first spark in a
peaceful Arab Spring protest to the tenuous Why It Will Sell
victory of the Asad dictatorship—and traces This short but comprehensive
book makes sense of the Syrian
how the fighting has reduced Syria to a
civil war, narrating the whole
crisis-ridden vassal state with little prospect story from start to finish, and
of political reform, national reconciliation, interpreting its enduring politi-
or economic reconstruction. cal, strategic and humanitarian
importance.
“This is an illuminating book, combining a Based on archival research and
rich narrative and a profound analysis of extensive interviews with many
key players in the conflict, from
Syrian history and politics from the coun-
multiple sides.
try’s early days to the present crisis.”
Authors well-placed to
—Tzipi Livni, former Foreign Minister of offer insightful analysis and
Israel interpretation.
Published: February 2021
Editor: Fred Appel
288 pages. 1 map.
Hebrew rights retained by
authors
Middle East Studies | History
6A powerful graphic novel
that traces Turkey’s descent
into political violence in
the 1970s through the
experiences of four students
Jenny White is a social anthro-
on opposing sides of the pologist and professor at the
Stockholm University Institute
conflict for Turkish Studies.
Twitter @WhiteJennyB
Turkish Kaleidoscope tells the stories of four Ergün Gündüz is a critically
unforgettable protagonists as they navigate acclaimed artist and the author
a society torn apart by violent political of numerous books and albums.
factions. It is 1975 and Turkey is on the
verge of civil war. Inspired by Jenny White’s Why It Will Sell
own experiences as a student in Turkey Through this graphic novel, the
during this tumultuous period as well as reader learns about Turkey’s
original oral histories of Turks who lived tumultuous history in the 1970s
but also the wider impact of
through it, Turkish Kaleidoscope reveals how
political factions and violence on
violent factionalism has its own emotional the lives of ordinary people.
and cultural logic that defies ideological Story follows compelling fictional
explanations. characters, drawn from compos-
ites of real people.
“Turkish Kaleidoscope is a meticulously Author’s previous books widely
researched and beautifully illustrated depic- translated.
tion of a pivotal period in twentieth-century
Turkish history. Moving and informative.”
Final PDF: Available
—Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot Editor: Fred Appel
120 pages. 101 color illus.
Graphic Narratives | Anthropology
7From the acclaimed author
of The Gunpowder Age, a
book that casts new light
on the history of China and
the West at the turn of the Tonio Andrade is professor
nineteenth century of Chinese and global history
at Emory University. His books
include The Gunpowder Age,
George Macartney’s disastrous 1793
Lost Colony, and How Taiwan
mission to China plays a central role in the Became Chinese.
prevailing narrative of modern Sino-Eu-
ropean relations. But not all European
Why It Will Sell
encounters with China were disastrous. The
Explores an understudied and
Last Embassy tells the story of the Dutch
mischaracterised event in 18th
mission of 1795, bringing to light a dramatic Century history.
but little-known episode that transforms With the style of a vivid
our understanding of the history of China present-tense travelogue, the
and the West. experiences of the Dutch envoy
travelling to the Chinese court
“Andrade provides a fascinating window are brought to life.
onto late eighteenth-century China.” Draws on Dutch, French, Span-
—Mark C. Elliott, author of Emperor ish, Chinese, and Korean sources
to tell a more complete story of
Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World this dismissed chapter in history.
Final PDF: Available
Editor: Priya Nelson
424 pages. 26 b/w illus. 6 maps.
Dutch, Chinese simplified and
complex rights sold
History
8From the author of the
acclaimed biography Martin
Luther: Renegade and Prophet,
new perspectives on how
Luther and others crafted his Lyndal Roper is the Regius
larger-than-life image Professor of History at the
University of Oxford. Her books
include Martin Luther: Renegade
Martin Luther was a controversial figure
and Prophet and Witch Craze:
during his lifetime, eliciting strong emo- Terror and Fantasy in Baroque
tions in friends and enemies alike, and his Germany.
outsized persona has left an indelible mark
on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague
Why It Will Sell
explores how Luther carefully crafted his
Sheds new light on the complex
own image and how he has been por- and enduring legacy of Luther
trayed in his own times and ours, painting and his image.
a unique portrait of the man who set in Author’s previous books trans-
motion a revolution that sundered Western lated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish,
Chinese and German. Martin
Christendom.
Luther: Renegade and Prophet
“Lively and engaging. Roper’s scholarship is was a bestseller in Germany.
of the very highest caliber, and her writing Book has emerged from the
Lawrence Stone Lecture Series.
is crisp and eloquent. Living I Was Your
Plague is full of brilliant insights.”
—Joel F. Harrington, author of Dangerous Final PDF: Available
Mystic: Meister Eckhart’s Path to the God Editor: Priya Nelson
296 pages. 69 b/w illus.
Within German rights sold
History | Religion
9Timeless advice about how How ancient skepticism
to use humor to win over can help you attain
any audience tranquility by learning to
suspend judgment
Can jokes win a hostile room,
a hopeless argument, or even Along with Stoicism and Epicu-
an election? You bet they can, reanism, Skepticism is one of the
according to Cicero. One of three major schools of ancient
Rome’s greatest politicians, Greek philosophy that claim to
speakers, and lawyers, Cicero offer a way of living as well as
was also reputedly one of antiq- thinking. How to Keep an Open
uity’s funniest people. How to Mind provides an unmatched
Tell a Joke provides a lively new introduction to skepticism by
translation of Cicero’s essential presenting a fresh, modern
writing on humor alongside that translation of key passages from
of the later Roman orator and the writings of Sextus Empir-
Published: March 2021 educator Quintilian. The result Final PDF: Available icus, the only Greek skeptic
328 pages. is a timeless practical guide to 280 pages. whose works have survived.
Classics | Humor | Public Speaking how a well-timed joke can win Philosophy | Classics
“This accessible, engaging
over any audience.
translation of key parts of
Why It Will Sell “Though I had some quibbles Why It Will Sell Sextus’s most famous work
A lesson in how to use humour with the Latin translation, largely Guides the reader in the use of shows how to achieve a more
from one of the greatest wits of the because I don’t read Latin, I skepticism as a route to openmind- tranquil life by suspending
ancient world, Cicero. ness and peace.
agreed with the two-millennium- judgment and keeping an open
Offers advice on how to use humour Provides readers with both the
old rules on humor. Or maybe mind.”
to support, and not undermine, argu- philosophical theory and practical
ments when public speaking. it’s ‘two millennia.’ I should advice in how to think like a skeptic. —Christiana Olfert, Tufts
An addition to the Ancient Wisdom probably learn some Latin.” Titles from the series now licensed University
for Modern Readers series. —Joel Stein, humorist and in 18 languages.
Korean rights sold author of In Defense of Elitism
10A compelling exploration of
how our pursuit of happiness
makes us unhappy
We live in an age of unprecedented pros-
perity, yet everywhere we see signs that our Benjamin Storey is the Jane
pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Gage Hipp Professor of Politics
Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of and International Affairs and
Director of the Tocqueville
change—even if it means undermining the Program at Furman University.
foundations of our common life. In Why Jenna Silber Storey is Assis-
We Are Restless, Benjamin and Jenna Storey tant Professor of Politics and
offer a profound and beautiful reflection on International Affairs and Exec-
the roots of this malaise and examine how utive Director of the Tocqueville
Program at Furman.
we might begin to cure ourselves.
“Benjamin and Jenna Storey’s delightful
Why It Will Sell
Why We Are Restless belongs on the shelf of
An accessible introduction to
thoughtful, accessible books on human hap- the philosophies of Montaigne,
piness like Matthew Crawford’s Shop Class Pascal, Rousseau and Tocqueville.
as Soulcraft and Sarah Bakewell’s How to Explores differing answers four
Live. Through the lens of four French think- French philosophers offered to
help face a world of restlessness,
ers, the Storeys explore perennial questions
and considers how we can learn
about contentment and examine some of from them to better face our
the most compelling responses put forward turbulent modern times.
over the centuries. They are teachers in
the best sense, inviting us to understand
Final PDF: Available
ourselves better than we do.” Editor: Rob Tempio
—Mark Lilla, author of The Once and Future 264 pages.
Liberal Philosophy
11Science
A savory account of how the
pursuit of delicious foods
shaped human evolution
Nature, it has been said, invites us to eat
by appetite and rewards by flavor. But Rob Dunn is professor of applied
what exactly are flavors? Why are some so ecology at North Carolina State
pleasing while others are not? Blending University and in the Center for
Evolutionary Hologenomics at the
irresistible storytelling with the latest University of Copenhagen.
science, Delicious is a deep history of flavor Twitter @RRobDunn
that will transform the way you think Monica Sanchez is a medical
about human evolution and the gustatory anthropologist who studies the
cultural aspects of health.
pleasures of the foods we eat.
“A revolutionary look at the way our
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appetite for the delicious made us human.
A new story that hasn’t been told
Taking readers on an exciting journey into
before, of the evolution of flavor
the past, Dunn and Sanchez reveal how and and its role in human evolution.
why we love to eat the things we do and Covers stories of the biology,
the impact this has had on human biology culture and history of around 25
and culture. You will never look at food the different foods and drinks from
around the world.
same way again.”
Rob Dunn’s hugely successful
—Vanessa Woods, New York Times bestselling
previous books have been widely
author of Survival of the Friendliest translated.
Published: March 2021
Editor: Alison Kalett
304 pages. 25 b/w illus. 1 table.
Chinese simplified rights sold
Science | Food
14The neuroscience of why
bad habits are so hard to
break—and how evidence-
based strategies can help us
change our behavior more Russell A. Poldrack is the
effectively Albert Ray Lang Professor
of Psychology at Stanford
University. He is the author of
We all have habits we’d like to break, but
The New Mind Readers.
for many of us it can be nearly impossible Twitter @russpoldrack
to do so. There is a good reason for this: the
brain is a habit-building machine. In Hard
Why It Will Sell
to Break, leading neuroscientist Russell
Gives a unique perspective, this
Poldrack provides an engaging and author-
book is the first to explore the
itative account of the science of how habits neuroscience of habits and why
are built in the brain, why they are so hard behavior is so hard to change.
to break, and how evidence-based strategies Author, a leading neuroscientist,
may help us change unwanted behaviors. explains what neuroscience can
tell us about habit making, what
“An authoritative guide to habit, with vivid it can’t, and how we know.
examples and an author who really knows Offers some evidence-based
his stuff! Russell Poldrack is the rare scien- strategies that give us the
best chance to break cycles of
tist who can push the frontier of knowledge behavior.
forward and also reach back, offer his hand,
and help the rest of us catch up.”
—Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Final PDF: Available
Editor: Hallie Stebbins
Power of Passion and Perseverance 232 pages. 23 b/w illus.
Chinese simplified rights sold
Science | Self-Help
15From the visionary founder
of the Self-Assembly Lab
at MIT, a manifesto for
the dawning age of active
materials
Skylar Tibbits is founder and
codirector of the Self-Assembly
Things in life tend to fall apart. Cars break Lab and Associate Professor
down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal of Design Research in the
items deteriorate. Yet today’s researchers are Department of Architecture at
the Massachusetts Institute of
exploiting newly understood properties of Technology.
matter to program materials that physically Website selfassemblylab.mit.edu
sense, adapt, and fall together instead of Twitter @SkylarTibbits
Instagram @skylartibbits
apart. These materials open new directions
for industrial innovation and challenge us
to rethink the way we build and collaborate Why It Will Sell
with our environment. Things Fall Together is First trade book to take the read-
a provocative guide to this emerging, often ers inside an emerging revolution.
mind-bending reality. Filled with fascinating examples
that capture the imagination;
“In Skylar Tibbits’s ideal world, roads, from sweaters that adjust their
buildings, and objects are tingling, made thickness according to ambient
temperature, to coastlines that
of active materials whose particles and
leverage the natural forces of the
units bind and unbind and recombine in ocean to rebuild themselves.
mesmerizing harmony. There is little to no
waste, an endless trove of new forms and
Final PDF: Available
solutions, and the ability to test and perfect
Editor: Jessica Yao
along the way. I want to go there.” 224 pages. 29 color + 13 b/w illus.
—Paola Antonelli, Museum of Modern Art Science | Design | Technology
16The classic case for why
government must support
science—with a new essay
by physicist and former
congressman Rush Holt on
Vannevar Bush (1890–1974)
what democracy needs from was director of the US Office of
Scientific Research and Develop-
science today ment during World War II.
Rush D. Holt is CEO emeritus
Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized of the American Association for
as the landmark argument for the essential the Advancement of Science.
role of science in society and government’s Twitter @RushHolt
responsibility to support scientific endeav-
ors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was Why It Will Sell
the director of the US Office of Scientific Timeless and timely argument
Research and Development during the about the importance of science
Second World War, this classic remains vital and its relationship to govern-
ment and society.
in making the case that scientific progress is
This short volume pairs Bush’s
necessary to a nation’s health, security, and
famous 1945 essay with Holt’s
prosperity. This new edition presents a new new essay outlining a new sci-
companion essay from scientist and former ence policy vision for our time.
congressman Rush Holt. Provides historical context for
these debates and serves as a
“This book is a forceful declaration of the contemporary rallying cry for sci-
value of science for our democracy and a entists and concerned citizens.
ringing call to action for policymakers and
the American people alike.” Published: February 2021
—Speaker Nancy Pelosi Editor: Jessica Yao
192 pages. 1 b/w illus. 1 table.
Science
17An unprecedented look at
the complex and beautiful
world of underground ant
architecture
Walter Tschinkel has spent much of his Walter R. Tschinkel is pro-
fessor emeritus of biological
career investigating the hidden subterra-
science at Florida State Univer-
nean realm of ant nests. This wonderfully sity and a world authority on ant
illustrated book takes you inside an unseen biology. He is the author of The
world where thousands of ants build intri- Fire Ants.
cate homes in the soil beneath our feet.
“Among the most notable achievements of Why It Will Sell
ants in their evolution has been the instinc- Explores the hidden world of
underground ant nests and what
tive construction of their complex nests and they reveal about ant biology and
trails. In this remarkable book, Tschinkel social behaviour.
outlines the pioneering methods he has Author’s own story of discovery
used to reveal their many secrets. The result and mystery through his career
is a major achievement in the study of ani- and research.
mal social behavior.” Beautifully illustrated with colour
photos of intricate excavated ant
—Edward O. Wilson, University Professor
nests.
Emeritus, Harvard University
Final PDF: Available
Editor: Alison Kalett
248 pages. 105 color illus.
Science | Biology
18A delightful illustrated A captivating A–Z treasury
treasury of botanical facts about birds and birding
and fancy
Birdpedia is an engaging illus-
Florapedia is an eclectic A–Z trated compendium of bird facts
compendium of botanical lore. and birding lore. Featuring near-
With more than 100 enticing ly 200 entries—on topics rang-
entries—on topics ranging from ing from plumage and migration
achlorophyllous plants that use to birds in art, literature, and
a fungus as an intermediary folklore—this enticing collection
to obtain nutrients from other is brimming with wisdom and
plants to zygomorphic flowers wit about all things avian.
that admit only the most select
pollinators—this collection is With charming illustrations
a captivating journey into the by Abby McBride, Birdpedia
realm of botany. is a marvelous mix of fact and
Published: March 2021 Final PDF: Available fancy that is certain to delight
200 pages. 53 b/w illus. With charming drawings by 272 pages. 50 b/w illus. seasoned birders and armchair
Nature | Gardening Amy Jean Porter, Florapedia is Nature naturalists alike.
the ideal gift book for the plant
“This book is a banquet, each
enthusiast in your life and a rare
Why It Will Sell Why It Will Sell entry a delightful course. And
pleasure for anyone interested in
Captivating prose drawing together International in scope with birds the reader is seated right next to
both scientific information and
botanical art, history, medicine, from different parts of the world. the party’s best raconteur.”
cultural lore. or exploration. The latest edition to our -pedia —Edward S. Brinkley, author of
Examples of flowers from around the series alongside Fungipedia and
the National Wildlife Federation
world. Florapedia, and with more titles to
come! Field Guide to Birds of North
Filled with charming drawings and
beautifully presented in a small- America
format package.
19A photographic exploration of Jessica Wynne is associate
professor of photography at the
mathematicians’ chalkboards Fashion Institute of Technology.
Her photographs are in collec-
tions at the Morgan Library and
“A mathematician, like a painter or poet,
the Museum of Modern Art (SF),
is a maker of patterns,” wrote the British and her work has been exhibited
mathematician G. H. Hardy. In Do Not at the Whitney Museum of
Erase, photographer Jessica Wynne presents American Art and the Cleveland
Center for Contemporary Art.
remarkable examples of this idea through Twitter @jessicawynne6
images of mathematicians’ chalkboards. Instagram @jessica___wynne
While other fields have replaced chalk- Website jessicawynne.com
boards with whiteboards and digital
presentations, mathematicians remain
Why It Will Sell
loyal to chalk for puzzling out their ideas
Beautifully brings together the
and communicating their research. Wynne worlds of mathematics and art,
offers more than one hundred stunning combining stunning photographs
photographs of these chalkboards, gathered from a diverse group of mathematicians around the world. The with accompanying essays.
photographs are accompanied by essays from each mathematician, reflecting on their work and processes. Author brings a creative, human-
istic approach to a field too often
Together, pictures and words provide an illuminating meditation on the unique relationships among mathe-
considered simply analytical.
matics, art, and creativity.
Takes us on a global tour to visit
“What does thought look like? As Jessica Wynne shows us, the action of the mind might have no external mathematicians of different
fields, backgrounds and research
expression as eloquent as the human, timebound, build-it-up-and-break-it-back-down surface of a working processes.
thinker’s chalkboard. Wynne’s daringly soft-spoken photographs testify at once to the breadth, concreteness,
and quietly thrilling historical depth of mathematical thinking as a way of life.”
Final PDF: Available
—Joel Smith, Morgan Library & Museum
Editor: Susannah Shoemaker
240 pages. 108 color illus.
Mathematics | Art
20Social Science
From the acclaimed author Anne-Marie Slaughter is CEO
of New America and the Bert G.
of Unfinished Business, a Kerstetter ’66 University Profes-
sor Emerita of Politics and In-
story of crisis and change ternational Affairs at Princeton
that can help us find renewed University. Her books include
Unfinished Business: Women
honesty and purpose in our Men Work Family and The Idea
personal and political lives That Is America: Keeping Faith
with Our Values in a Dangerous
World. Twitter @SlaughterAM
America and much of the world are deeply
divided over identity, equality, and history.
Renewal is Anne-Marie Slaughter’s candid Why It Will Sell
and deeply personal account of how Latest book from the author who
her own odyssey opened the door to an is a leading figure in politics,
academia, and business.
important new understanding of how we
Memoir meets manifesto, this
as individuals, organizations, and nations
book weaves together personal
can move backward and forward at the narrative and the latest social
same time, facing the past and embracing science research.
a new future. Part personal journey, part Forward-looking, nuanced and
manifesto, Renewal offers hope tempered by contemplative, offering prescrip-
tions for the future.
honesty and is essential reading for citizens,
Argues that a transformative
leaders, and change makers of tomorrow.
approach to leadership is
necessary, based on risk-taking,
resilience, diversity, and collec-
tive expertise.
First Proofs: March
Editor: Eric Crahan
192 pages.
Current Affairs | Women’s
Studies | Business
22A renowned economic
historian traces women’s
hundred-year journey to
close the gender wage gap
and sheds new light on the
Claudia Goldin is the Henry
continued struggle to achieve Lee Professor of Economics at
Harvard University. Her books
equity between couples include Women Working Longer.
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35Index Ágoston, 4 Hard to Break, 15 Rothschild, 34 Andrade, 8 Haslam, 3 Science, the Endless Frontier, 17 Ant Architecture, 18 How to Keep an Open Mind, 10 Series of Fortunate Events, 32 Badre, 33 How to Tell a Joke, 10 Sextus Empiricus, 10 Barrett, 34 Immigration and Freedom, 30 Slaughter, 22 Beard, 2 In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio, 26 Spectre of War, 3 Birdpedia, 19 Infinite History, 34 Spirit of Green, 24 Bush, 17 Keen & Slemrod, 25 Storey & Storey, 11 Career and Family, 23 Khalid, 5 Stovall, 33 Carroll, 32 Kukathas, 30 Syrian Requiem, 6 Catania, 32 Last Embassy, 8 Things Fall Together, 16 Central Asia, 5 Last Muslim Conquest, 4 Think Least of Death, 34 Cicero, 10 Leahy, 19 Tibbits, 16 Conservatism, 33 Living I Was Your Plague, 9 Tolls of Uncertainty, 27 Damaske, 27 Lo & Foerster, 26 Tschinkel, 18 Delicious, 14 Most Interesting Problem, 32 Turkish Kaleidoscope, 7 Desilva, 32 Nadler, 34 Twelve Caesars, 2 Dickson, 28 Nordhaus, 24 Weak Strongman, 29 Do Not Erase, 20 On Task, 33 White, 7 Dunn & Sanchez, 14 Party and the People, 28 White Freedom, 33 Fawcett, 33 Poldrack, 15 Why We Are Restless, 11 Florapedia, 19 Rabinovich & Valensi, 6 Wynne, 20 Frye, 29 Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue, 25 Goldin, 23 Renewal, 22 Gracie, 19 Rome Is Burning, 34 Great Adaptations, 32 Roper, 9 Cover image: Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey.
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