Tag: America

  • Science & Tech

    The Amazon as engine of diverse life

    Researchers believe that many of the plants and animals that call Latin America home may have their roots in the Amazon region.

    Alexandre Antonelli
  • Arts & Culture

    Chicago as urban microcosm

    For his new book, Robert Sampson studied the Second City’s ups and downs for 15 years to outline patterns for many modern American cities.

  • Arts & Culture

    Fleeing America

    In “Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World,” historian Maya Jasanoff reveals the lesser-known history of loyalists after the Revolution.

  • Arts & Culture

    A New Literary History of America

    This compilation of original essays features a myriad of voices from Harvard. Ingrid Monson, Peter Sacks, Cass Sunstein, Helen Vendler, and others take on Americana’s finest: porn, country music, and J.D. Salinger.