History

In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a …

Although some define hardcore as a very specific sound, most believe it's more than that; a set of varying ideas, …

It used to be that rich white men were the only ones allowed to vote. Everyone else - including women - had to fight …

The man, the myth - the legend: Bigfoot! Find out about the historical context for the most well-known cryptid hanging …

The fight for civil rights wasn't all that long ago - and, more importantly, the struggle continues to this day. …

Take a peek as to what actually happened in Salem, Massachusetts in this illustrated version of the Salem Witch …

Stories of 50 women who changed the course of history by refusing to accept that their place wasn't where men told …

If Microcosm was a person, they'd be in their early twenties, chock full of the messy connotations that this …

A collection of personal essays that detail the west coast punk scene from 1977-1982 from well known participants in …

Michel Foucault’s work was described at his death as ‘the most important event of thought in our …

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? Philosophers such as Kant and Hegel …

Ever wonder why we take such fascination in watching horse racing, or the Indy 500? Well, it didn't used to always …

What do Renaissance magic, anarchism and the New Age movements have in common? Well, more than you might think. In …

There has recently been a reinvigoration of Keynesian economics as governments are attempting to stimulate the market …

The Holocaust is often portrayed as a single horrific event in history, never to be forgotten, but a unforseen …

What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday …

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a ‘useful mistake’? …

In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory – evolution by natural selection. One hundred and …

Introducing Lévi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss …

“Introducing Semiotics” outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to …

What is psychotherapy? How can we choose wisely from so much on offer?This book provides a valuable summary of the main …

Chaos theory attempts to answer baffling questions such as the ramifications of a butterfly flapping its wings. This …

A graphic guide to Freud. Freud is universally recognized as one of the most important figures in modern culture, but …

Infinity is a difficult concept to grasp. In fact the ancient Greeks were so flabberghasted by the concept that …

Reaching the early 1900s, almost two million children were employed in the United States—sorting coal in …

Check out the eerie and strange artwork of Nxoeed in this 16th issue. Chalk full of Nxoeed's artwork, from …

From Chick-Fil-A to the Boston Tea Party, Nike to Women's Suffrage in the U.S., United Farm Workers to the …

Venture into the contemporary evolution of recipes and culinary confections with this book that not only offers tasty …

A graphic novel of the life of Che Guevara, the famous revolutionary whose image is plastered on t-shirts and bumper …

A short, easy to read booklet drawing on ways in which pirates of old organized. Their history offers suggestions …