Place Making, History, and Urban Transitions on the Tibetan Plateau
High Lands, Pure Earth foregrounds Tibetan experiences of urban transitions in China's late-reform-period. In the twenty-first century, China's accelerated urbanization has transformed the Tibetan Plateau. However, Tibetan urban experiences continue to be profoundly shaped by senses of being in the world that long pre-date Tibet's subjugation into ......
Place Making, History, and Urban Transitions on the Tibetan Plateau
High Lands, Pure Earth foregrounds Tibetan experiences of urban transitions in China's late-reform-period. In the twenty-first century, China's accelerated urbanization has transformed the Tibetan Plateau. However, Tibetan urban experiences continue to be profoundly shaped by senses of being in the world that long pre-date Tibet's subjugation into ......
How State Colleges Used Athletics to Expand Educational Opportunity
Playing the Game uncovers the history of state and regional colleges as engines of opportunity in postwar America. By 1970, these institutions enrolled more students than elite private or flagship public universities, and yet they remained on the margins of public attention and scholarly research. Marc A. VanOverbeke shows how these colleges ......
In The Triumph of Christianity Redescribed, Eric Rebillard argues that the appearance of Christian signs and practices in the Roman Empire has long been misunderstood. Rather than marking a rapid wave of conversions or the triumph of belief, the spread of Christian signs reflected a more complex and fluid religious landscape. Rebillard offers a ......
Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China
Lex Lu argues in Appearance Politics that crafting an appealing and powerful outward image has long been an essential political instrument in China. Its traces may be found in historical records, imperial portraits, physiognomic prognostications, photographs, posters, statues, and digital images. Employing rare archival materials from Beijing, ......
The Human Edge is a call to action for anyone who wants to lead-and not merely follow-using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the way we make decisions. But as Cheryl Strauss Einhorn shows, AI can either simplify complex problems or obscure them, expand your thinking or constrain it. With AI becoming more embedded in our work and personal ......
The Human Edge is a call to action for anyone who wants to lead-and not merely follow-using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the way we make decisions. But as Cheryl Strauss Einhorn shows, AI can either simplify complex problems or obscure them, expand your thinking or constrain it. With AI becoming more embedded in our work and personal ......
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 ......
One element of historical work that greatly enriches the entire field is the importance of perspective in understanding the past. Approaching history from diverse individuals' points of view, or with a particular sensitivity to group objectives or experiences, or through a particular disciplinary lens can yield distinctive new understandings of ......
