Off the Shelf is a Columbia News series in which professors discuss their recently published books, as well as what they have read recently and recommend, and who they would invite to the perfect dinner party.
What does a relationship between an American woman and her Italian military husband tell us about the pervasiveness of fascism under Mussolini?
In Persianate Selves, Professor Mana Kia explores the complex legacy of Persia and Iran.
In Machines for Living, Professor Victoria Rosner also considers the relationship between gender and design.
Justin Clarke-Doane asks the big questions in Morality and Mathematics.
In a new book, The Wolf at the Door, realistic policies and strategies are proposed to make lives and communities more secure.
In Critique & Praxis, Bernard E. Harcourt explains how to become engaged citizens.
In her new book, Bombay Hustle, Professor Debashree Mukherjee tells the story of the rise of the Indian film industry.
In his new book, Professor Matthew Hart proposes that many forthcoming novels will take place in spaces that are extraterritorial.
Alexander Cooley's Exit from Hegemony examines the US international system from the end of World War II to President Donald Trump.
Professor David Klass’ new novel, Out of Time, is his 20th book.
Sorry for Your Trouble is a book of short stories about Irish Americans, or "Americans in Ireland.”
Professor Michael Cole's new book, "Sofonisba's Lesson," illuminates the work of an artist ahead of her time.