Biography

Claude McKay

The Making of a Black Bolshevik Winston James

One of the foremost Black writers and intellectuals of his era, Claude McKay (1889–1948) was a central figure in Caribbean literature, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black radical tradition. Winston James offers a revelatory account of McKay’s political and intellectual trajectory, from his upbringing in Jamaica through the early years of his literary career and radical activism.

$32.00 / £28.00 paper 978-0-231-13593-1 $135.00 / £104.00 cloth 978-0-231-13592-4 2022 464 pages

The Insider

A Life of Virginia C. Gildersleeve Nancy Woloch

Virginia C. Gildersleeve was the most influential dean of Barnard College, which she led from 1911 to 1947. In this biography, historian Nancy Woloch explores Gildersleeve’s complicated career in academia and public life.

$30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-20425-5 $120.00 / £94.00 cloth 978-0-231-20424-8 2022 328 pages 8 illus. I Have No Enemies

The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo Perry Link and Wu Dazhi

I Have No Enemies is the definitive biography of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life.

$34.95 / £28.00 cloth 978-0-231-20634-1 June 2023 560 pages

Young Foucault

The Lille Manuscripts on Psychopathology, Phenomenology, and Anthropology, 1952–1955 Elisabetta Basso Foreword by Bernard E. Harcourt. Translated by Marie Satya McDonough. Recently discovered manuscripts from the mid1950s, when Michel Foucault was a lecturer at the University of Lille, testify to the significance of the philosopher’s early work. Elisabetta Basso offers a groundbreaking and in-depth analysis of Foucault’s Lille manuscripts that sheds new light on the origins of his philosophical project.

$30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-20585-6 $120.00 / £94.00 cloth 978-0-231-20584-9 2022 352 pages