The Best of Scholars and Scholarship in the Humanities

Series Editors:
Prof. Elliot Y. Neaman and Prof. Matthew Feldman
Assistant Editor:
Karim Mamdani

The series showcases the best of the humanities, as collected in essays and other texts by leading scholars. Drawing upon recognized experts across the human sciences, this landmark series brings together scholarly contributions on time-tested humanistic themes. Volumes are comprised of new and/or republished chapters, comment pieces, and interviews by specialists in their fields, grouped around areas of public interest. Throughout, this series remains above the political and media fray, yet without detachment from either area; examines issues critically, but without engaging in polemics or ad hominem attacks; and surveys new and challenging ideas, where robustly evidenced, while refusing to chase superficial trends. In keeping with the much-maligned Enlightenment tradition, in short, this series brings intellectual light where there has too often been both too much heat and the darkness of ignorance. Each volume in the series provides real and demonstrable contributions to humanistic knowledge, with all contributions curated to stand the test of time.